The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-16
PUBLIC OPINION.

under the late secretary, ~ tllustrateu
by the fact that 5000 rifles and muskets
were sold few months ago TO private
partiea. at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
Tor ar cents apiece. portion Of the
rifles cost &2a each. and the balance &1a.
The arms were entirely new Louis
Vile Courier-Journal (Dem.)
Mr.. English'a prospects as Presi-
Dental candidate are being freely can
vssaed at Washington. and II IL thought
he will have n large vote at st. Louis.
New Haven Palladium U,epl
Mr.. Seymour and Mr. Iilden have
worked amcably together In politics
during tho past quarter OF century
and they were never more IN perfect ao-
cord than they are to-day. fdovernor
Tilden's opponents will consent to FOL
low the lead Of Governor Seymour we
shall have the most perfectly united
party that ever entered Presidential
canvass. Utica Observer Dcm.l
1ildcn and Hendricks Would this
ticket please everyhody2 Mind YOU. we
haven't said II was our ticket. We are
for the strongest men. Wilmington
IN ca Star nem)
Tho Government pledged itself last
year to aend troops To protect the In
dams property In the Black Hills from
mining parties. Instead Of that. tho
Government has aent troops 10 esterm-
nate the Indians. The rod brother
thinks this iH n cruel violation Of solemn
atipuationa, and he Ia right in 80 think
ing. The bloodHhodding the Govern
mcnt IL responsible FOR Louisville
Courier Journal Dcm.l
IL the EaHt must aupplv the candi
date, there are Bayard aud Hancock
and Eaton all good men. " the nom
inee muat come from the West. there
are pondletun and Hendricks and Kerr.
IT financial issues he ignored. where
can stronger candidate be found than
old Bill AlleuP Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel dDem)
IT Ia no disparagement of the charac-
ter Of Mr.. Hayes, Of Ohio. or Mr..
wheeler Of New York. or any other
respectable Republican unknown to
fame. to cay that his nomination IA n
compromise among those who cannot
secure Blaine. or Gonkling. OF Morton.
will 10 weak one. and failure OF the
movement for reform. on which
the heart and will Of the people are 81
strongly act. - Boston Globe tlndl
II seems that after Grant exhausted
the liat Of his own relatives. aud Of Mira.
Grants relatives. and Of all their ac-
uuain,anceR. ho commenced with the
| Tavoritcs of his favoritea, and so on.
This Ia tho aort Of Administration that
the Cincinnati Convention II expected
to indorae with enthusiasm Cincin-
natl Commercial Und)
If the developing signs Of the liopubli-
can party and the developing certainty
Of a strong Democratic nomination. Civ
ing assurance Of protection from the DO
petiing vices of the old Democracy. shall
Riill further increaHc the fear Of Repuh-
| lioan defeat. and throw doubt over even
Mr.. Biiatow power and salvation this
may turn both politicians and people to
Mr.. Adams IN u aiill stronger power to
save. ISpringiield Republican IndD
! Those enemies of tho Democratic
party who have hopefully predicted
| irrrroncilahlc differences and disson-
siona that would necessarily split the
party in twain in the general election OF
/ this year, have only IT, read tho several
| platforms. SO far adopted hy tho state
conventions. to discover how sadly they
have mistaken the esprit dc corps Of the
grand old party. The question of
| finance tho rock upon which we were
certainly 10 split. ia nothing more than
u pebble stone in the path of the iugger
uaut Of reform and honesty that will
crush beneath its wheels every minor
issue interposed TO hinder it's progress
/ tChcago Courier lDcm.N
One thing IA Naid to ID in favor Of tho
! Democratic aspirants for the Pres idency
aa against their Republican opponents.
\ They act towards each other rs gentle
| men and III u courteous manner. while
the Republicans fight among themselves
! with n bitterness which would lead one
to believe that ii would be impossible
! for any one Of them to work in the
ranks If his rival should secure the
| longed-for nomination. Torre llaute
| Gazette Inu
| To any fair minded. impartial person
| the chances OF the future arc all
with the Democracy and against the
Republican party If the Democrats
mean TO win they can do 1t. But TO do
il they must stand together shoulder TO
shoulder. and under the leadership Of
the best mon who can be found IN the
whole country. march resolutely and
determinedly TO the victory before them.
That IL the way to win the November
battle Philadelphia Times lInd.)
The meanest ten-cent gambler could
not do more contemplate thing than
Campbell did, If Miss Sweets story Is
true, and we have no reason to doubt IT,.
To employ the language Of the World,
the story lis n revelation Of hypocrisy,
fraud and cruel imposition upon help
lessncss. which is n disgrace to American
manhood. =" Pittsburg Chronicle Und.
/ The Rristow people issue u circular
saying that the Bristow Club had its
origin in tho demand that tho reform
/ movement ought TO be organized Too
late. Ii was organized" two years ago.
when the people elected Democratic
/ House of Representatives, and II is get
ting along pretty we'll in the way Of re-
form, thank you. ID Boston Post Dem
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