The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-07-20

of carrying it into execution 10 its
hands, not only falsified it, but
through its leading men ridiculed
it.
Baltimore Gazette The respon-
sibility for the death of Custer and
the gallant officers and soldiers who
were massacred with him rests with
the government. A fair, square,
honest administration of the Indian
service would put an end to outrages
on the frontier, but so long as the
Indian bureau is conducted in the
interest of rings and thieying con
tractors the savages will be on the
ar-path, and the country will have
to mourn brave and gallant officers
like the ill-fated Custer.
N. Y. Nation Ind: Whether Mr..
Tilden be elected or not, we are
indebted to him for having raised
politics to higher level, and for
having wiped out, as far as it can
be wiped out by mere utterance,
the national reproach that party
containing nearly half the voters
was avowedly given over to obstruc-
ton or mischief, and occupied itself
solely with lamenting the irretrieva-
BILE and proposing the impracticable.
N. Y. San: There was no good
cause for the present difficulties with
the Sioux. They grew out of gross
violations of treaty stipulations
upon our own part, instigated by
motives of greed, and promoted by
the Rings, in the Interior Depart
ment and elsewhere in Washington.
All the cost and loss of life and
misery that may accrue from the
war will spring from no other cause
than the desire of the Administra-
ton to crafty the avarice Of specu-
lators and political jobbers. This
war is but once of the results Of
. Grantism.
| Baltimore Gazette There can be
no boubt that the masses of the
American people are as honest and
free from corruption, political or
otherwise, as ever they were. OH
Gals may be corrupt, and tales OF
fraud and rascality sometimes come
to light which make US blush for the
country's honor, but there are never
theless thousands and thousands oil
honest men in Office, and there are
millions Of voters-and here is where
our strength lies-who will turn
dishonest men out Of Office, no mat
ter to what party they belong, al
D soon as they become convinced O
their rascality. In them lies the
f hope and safety of the republic.
! Philadelphia Times und): Tilder
] will be opposed by some who believ.
= more in the Democracy of the pas
j, than in the grandeur of nationa
regeneration, but unless the audible
r whispers of Republican disconten
# are utterly meaningless; each set
ting sun will rise again on Governo
: Tilden strengthened in the trust o
!. the people. Such is the teaching
q of today, and there must be reae
: tionary wave stronger even thai
: that of August, 1872, ii he shal
not be the Centennial President Q
!. Peace.
Baltimore Gezette: The gallan
General Custer has been for som
!, time in deep disfavor at the Whit
u House and War department. Fl
= committed the objectionable offe2s
y !: of telling the truth about the pos
!. traders when summoned before tn
= investigating committee. He test
- fed to the shameful robberies of tn
~ poor soldiers on the frontier station
10 by the post traders in their league
with Belknap, and the PresideI
h never forgave him. Grant can
b, bear high spirited, honorable mai
e. He likes the Babcock type of 90
e. dier better. The same spirit tn;
y, makes him shield and protect Bal
te cock, now that he is known to be
"a rascal, made him send the gallal
is Custer back to his command, an
a deprive him of his we'll earned pc
of honor out there.
he N. Y. Herald: Grants malls
in influence is as evident in the co
m duct of the hostilities as it was
ut the creation of the war. At Il
Ter outset he did what lay in his pow
T a to degrade and dishonor the dist
ed guished officer who is the most br
,ty liant victim of the butchery al
thereby to dishearten to some q
lid gree every other soldier. Gust