The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-21

| doubt, MUNITIONS Oh war, weapons VI ~
kinds, and the like. AS it happens, the
manufacture OF instruments OF de-
struction is the leading manufacture Tor
export of the United States at this time
Our factories in this kind at Hartford
and elsewhere are busy in full blast,
and while from all other branches OF
American industry we hear complaints
both loud and deep Of stagnation both
in the home and the foreign trade, our
makers OF guns, pistols, and artillery
| have quite as much rs they can do.
NeU York World DEM.
The London Saturday Rerieu, in dis
cussing the Beecher scandal, makes
remark which expresses thought that
must have occurred to foreigners gen
orally. It is to the effect that the toler-
ance which is shown to conduct like that
Of Mr.. Beecher, even admitting that he
is not guilty of the specific crimes
charged against him, affords an indica-
ton of d general unsOundness OF opln-
ion and morality in this country.-Ne'o
York Sun (IndJ.
As for Blaine, he has lost his emf
nence. Not merely have his failure in
provoking discord in the Democracy or
folly from the ex-Confederate members,
and his ignominiOus defeat in debate,
frustrated his most demagogueish
effort to clutch the Republican Presl-
Dental nomination; Blaine himself mas,
i'm one short week, made 1t Impossible
for the Republican party to nominate
him, and therefore, next to Grant, ne
had had one of the best chances. He
would now be the easiest to defeat
at the polls.
But the Presidency is not. perhaps,
the supreme good. Blaine has lost what
most honorable statesmen would think
more precious all popular belief In MS
sf, al 70 a
mans influence. Blaine is clever,
amusing, brilliant, q dexterous fighter,
an adroit parliamentarian, but unscru,
i pulous, dishonest. insincere. he dld
not feel the fanaticism he sought TO ex-
press, He pretended to feel it that he
might profit by its reaction from South
ern members He did not regard am
nesty as our foremost need, or its re-
fusal to Jeff Davis as our foremost duty,
He pretended to.--N. Y. World, (Dem.)
The Washington correspondent OF the
Boston Herald has been studying the
Presidential question, and comes to the
conclusion that the nomination on the
Republican side now lies between Mr..
Blaine and Senator Morton, with very
large possibility that Coy. Hayes may
come in as "a compromise candidate.
Senator Conkling, he thinks, is only
strong in ''the ability to derange the
rivals" The correspondent adds; The
two men to whom the Democratic nomi-
nation to-day IS possible are Hendricks
and Thurman
The Republican party now stands at
the parting of the ways Long before
the Convention meets 1t will be clear to
everybody, as it is now to close obser-
vers, that the October election in Ohio
: will insure the defeat or render probable
Ia . Mi fn
!, for President, and that the Independent
voters in Ohio have the power to
make that election end in Repub-
} lican victory or defeat, as they
, may choose. Hence, the situation is this
} If the Republican party wishes to win in
1876, it must secure the support of the
! Independents, particularly in Ohio. IL
it prefers to cling to its old policies, and
J. to the leaders who have brought 1t to
disgrace; If it chooses to go down with
, the old notions, full of pluck and OF
stupidity to the last, it will spurn the
! wishes Of independents, listen only tc
the men who have obeyed Grant and
Z Morton, and earn its defeat. The Conven-
ton will choose. The independents, we
) do not doubt, will make their wishes
g known so clearly that the choice will be
: a simple one.-N Y. Tribune, (Rep)
Y The latest classification Of Repub-
$ lican journals in this State In regard to
: the delegation to the National Conven.
Y ton shows that Of "a newspapers II arc
Q in favor of an unpledged delegation
l while only are in favor Of one pledged
G to Senator Conkling. A Conkling Clul
v was formed at Utica last Thursday, and
/, 40 persons signed the constitution
], which declares the object Of the organ
J zation to be the election Of the senior
!, New York Senator to the Presidency
: The Utica Observer says: ct Is proba
, BILE that dozen Conkling clubs will be
, formed in the county within a week
: and long before the time fixed for thu
: Republican National Convention We
q shall probably be called upon to recort
4 some enthusiastic demonstration in hi
, behalf on the part Of his neighbors ant
;, friends" The Observer says it does no
: advocate the Conkling movement, bu
}, simply prints the news about it which
: the Utica Herald studiously suppresses
a Keeping Step TO the Music of the Union