The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-27
PUBLIC OPINION.

or Hancock or Hendricks less. but sue
cess more. Nearly every Democratic
newspaper In the country has declared
iIayard an unexceptional candidate w'
might publish four pages Of journalist
eulogy Of this peerless candidate. lie Il
or the politicians make the nomination
~ st. Louis Richmond Enquirer
DEM
Republican papers Just now ravinp
about "bloo1v niassaores" and assaa
sinations In Louisiana. should also In
form their readers that Louisiana if
governed by the Republican rarty. and
has been for some time. Az long IA that
weak and corrupt organization con.
trolled Arkansas and Mississippi. II
was Tho same old story Of outrage aud
disorder Republicans long ago de
monatrated their incapacity tn govern.
tCourier Journal Dem)
The exposure of fraud in the New Or
leans Customhouse is now enlarged by
the evidence that money was drawn on
fraudulent pay-rolls Furnished by Con
gressman Sypher. While the character
Of the witnesses IN this investigation II
not assuring. II seems not unlikely that
the officials who winked ut smuggling
were also ready to take hand In
forgery. IN. Y. Tribune Und)
The Alabama delegation is reported
| for Hriatow. kcntucky's whole vote
will, Of course. be for Bristow There
are Bristow votes from south Carolina.
Missisaippi and Georgia. He will have
more than half the vote 0f Missouri.
He has votes from Nevada and Califor-
mia, lie has nearly half tho vote from
Michigan. and half the 1llinois vote
may safely be counted for him. Then
he starts with more than half Of New
England led IN oil probability by the
splid vote Of Massachusetts,. Bftstow
appears we'll In front already. Cincin
hati Commercial tRep.)
Thomas +. Bayard, Of Delaware, has
every personal quality that could be
desired in public man. 1le II able, he
understands public affairs, his learning
IL extensive and solid. hiH character and
motives are lofty and noble. his Dem
octacy In the best sense In beyond uues-
tion. "A Carl Schurz once said to Gov
Tilden, "Bayard would make M ideal
President. IN. Y. Sun NndD
Conkling stock In steadily rising. Late
news from Washington is to the effect
that Conkling will have tho delegations
from Kansas and Nebraska. Conkling
has at least four Of tho Arkansas dele
gation. and larger number from the
Georgia delegation. The others Of the
last two States named are divided be-
tween Morton, Bristow and Blaine. a.
TROY Budget usep) ert.r .a
The cautious man who wishes to avoid
risk and worry will not go astray II he
avoids stocks. m a general rule. for
strictly Investment purposes. CONNER
ciai paper aud mortgages are private
debts and come under no general rule
hn hpu In 1rt trf vvh i,t,
can bo remembered by whoever has u
surplus for disposal, ia that advice even
the advice Of n newspaper Ais good only
about as far M IL Is general: that keep
ing money IL harder than getting II. but
that timidly burying money IL n sure
although slow way of losing it.-[N. Y.
World Dcm.)
u has been anccringly said of the
members of the Fifth avenue conference
and of tho thousands of independent
citizens whom II represents, that they
would vote for President for nobody less
than "an angel Of light" We will go
further and say that they will not vote
for ian angel of light 7 unless he is
man. .- New York Evening Post Utcp)
As Gov. Allen has developed no
outside Of Ohio no viii doubt
less receive only a complimentary vote
on the first ballot. after which Ohio will
most probably bc cast for Gov. Hen
bricks, whose position on the financial
question accords with the Ohio platform
on the repeal OF the resumption act and
the section opposing forced contraction
or rinflation. which form indeed tho ma
tcrial issues on the financial question
now before the country. Indianapolis
lDcm)
La. u =
port the nominee Of the st. louis Con
whoever he may be. and we are
saying not one word against any aspi
rant which we shall have to qualify or
retract after the nomination has been
made. The present campaign Is u Dem
ocratic ground hog affair. It is with us
now or never. Beaten this year with n
square, straight-out ticket. upon u
square, old line platform, what hope
shall we have or n revival The fates
decrced that the party shall not die. 1t
swallowed the frog IN ~, and, as a con
sequence OF Its well-timed prudence. It |
lives II lives to fight another battle.
Let that be good fight and 1t will win.
The Kellogg government will expire
with the current year. and with its de-
cease. whatever may be the politics or
tho personnel Of that administration
which succeeds to the inheritance OF
the obligation Of the United
States.to uphold by main force govern
ment distrusted by the people OF the
whole country, and hateful to a ma
ority OF the people OF Louisiana will
come to an end. Boston Advertiser !
Rep.1
Our advices from the Southern States
Indicate n larger attendance from that
region at the St Louis Convention than
las ever been seen at u national conven-
ion. Texas will be here in force, and
Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
will be very largely represented also
St Eouis Republican lDem.)
The Democracy can win this year
without Ohio; it cannot win with Ohio,
,urdened with Bill Allen and soft
money platform and the party will
move along much more easily and
accomplish more by letting the Bill
\ Allenites Of Ohio fight their own bat
les. Detroit Free Press Dem.)
1t is for Pennsylvania second choice