The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

Tho new Congress has been long
enough I'm session to enable the country
to gauge tho capacity Of It's leading
members, and even the most indulgent
estimate cannot be favorable. 1t OK.
hibits thus far q greater dearth 81 politi-
cal sagacity than any Of its predecessors
since the beginning Of the government
II. Y. Herald.
When Mr.. Morton makes to tho Sen.
ate such an infiammatory speech as that
which he made on Wednesday no Is do
ing no possible good on the contrary
no is doing vast deal Of harm. .--Philn.
delphia Inquirer fRep.).
THIS land cries out In agony for a
ruler. One man OF wisdom and power,
who would give the country q settled
financial policy, would be worth more
than can be computed i'm millions. But
the country looks to Congress, thus fur,
in vain.-N Y. Tribune.
or one thing the politicians may be
assurcd--the people OF this country are
not going back to the war. or beyond il,
for political ideas. Boston HeraLd Und. j
The Democratic party Is the party
which Ia destined to save the nation and
To restore the country to It's former pros
porous and exalted position. Let the
work Of publication, Of wisdom and
craftsmanship be begun at once, and
the people will rejoice thcreat. Syrn-
cuse Courier (Dem).
| The Intlationists gained Senator in
the election Of Mr.. Beck in Kentucky
Mr.. Beck clasped the rag baby to his
bosom In the Ohio campaign last sum
mer. Cincinnati Commercial (I1d)
A revolt Of Southern Republicans
against the Administration is lively
item for the opening CANVASS. Our
Charleston correspondent telegraphs us
that u convention to be composed of
such reculcitrant Republicans will be
shortly called, and that the effort will
bo made to wash their hands free of
the misgovernmcnt which has pro-
ceeded from Washington in the South
during the past eight years, and which
! has taken eight Republican States out
OF ten into the Democratic fold. This
promises most interesting campaign
material Some attribute 1t to Mr..
Blaine's ambition to kill off Grant In his
Southern stronghold but we scarcely
expect to SEQ the ex.Spcaker take so
bold u step as TO father it.-Ne,o York
HerdM
The great need OF Den ocratic organ
ut Washington, :" II only to correct the
falsehoods Of the third-term press" Is
strongly urged by the Richmond En-
qMirer. IL argues that the party need
not try to elect President IL it has not
enough brains, patriotism, capital and
experience TO found and maintain
lirst-class Democratic newspaper. .--Ne,c
York Tribune.
Senator Morton wagged the "bloody
shirt" once more in the Senate yestcr-
day. The Mississippi election was what
troubled him, and he gave up the CO.
nundrum OF how that State came to go
Conservative when black men form n
majority Of tho population. unless the
words EARNED revolution were the
answer His thunder was all directed
against "the color line," but we pre-
sumo his fanaticism has blinded him to
the fact that his argument was based on
the color line itself The explanation
Is that his line Is drawn with charcoal
and the other sides with chalk, and he
was color-blind to the difference. N Y.
Herald (Ind.)
The day laborers, the mechanics, the
farmers and the honest merchants and
traders have never been in Wall street,
and they are the real sufferers in the
financial depression which has been
upon us for the last two or three years.
Production is the basis Of all prosperity,
but the producer has become almost q
pauper. Why is It? What is wrong in
our economy? The whole country has
been blooming and biossoming and
bearing fruit as 1t never bore before.
The Western fields and farms have been
groaning under their load Of golden
grian the Southern States have been
singularly blessed in their productions !;
but Notwithstanding 1t all the whirr Of
our machinery has ceased to be heard,
and poverty and starvation stalk through
all the large centres Of population.
There must be q cause and rea-
son somewhere. We were told two years
ago that We had ovcrproduced; that we
had ovcrtraded; that we were doing
business upon an imitation basis, and
that In short time-a few weeks or
few mOnths-the Olden days would come
back and we should be again prosper
Gus. The days have glided into weeks
and the months into years, and the end
Is not yet. AS we said, whether Justly
or unjustly, the people believe that the
evil lies In the legislation Of the general
Government, and the remedy Is change
OF that legislation. Will Congress, ire
spective OF party or OF politics, toll the
country how 1t is!
The question is: Why is the country
In the pitiable plight it is in ana how
can 1t be restored to the prosperity it
once knew? The party that solves this
question will be t,ao winning party next
November. And TO all whom it may CON
cerr ws send these words greSsing. .-Bat-
ss,l.Gre Gazette (Dena.
The Catoosa Ga Courier represents
the general sentiment Of the press OF
that State when it says Of Ben Hills re-
ply 70 Blaine; "It was bold, manly
refutatlon OF malignant slander. Hill
has taken rank with the foremost men
~ the House, We care not what ths