The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-01
PIII,I,IC OPINION.

/ ana tn weigh rnfntUllY the NoEf'EIfbUN-
ence which he produced 10 vindieate
him. We nre constrained to say that he
has not met the roal points III contro
versy. but has dealt with n case which
he himself made NJ for public judg-
mrnt. and which differs radically from
| tho true issue. His statement is an
evasion of the direct charge. aud there
| fore must fail to satisfy the country N.
Y. Sun Und.)
If we are to take their word for an
others character. IT. must be admitted
that the four leading Republican candi
dates will do well to initiate Schuyler
Colfax. who has Just declined to run for
Congress. For If either nf the four
should be nominated nt tinein-
natl H. Is certain not only that no
ono IT his competitors can honestly and
consistently Vote for him. but also that
nobody who respects aud has faith IN
any of his competitors can do SO. N.
Y World CDcml
The garments of n candidate. rs the
name impliea. should At least be neat
and clean. and most Of these bedraggled
Republican leaders seem disposed 10
rely on n free iiae Of whitewnEh to secure
| this result Nj I!ristow in particular
| hna u perfect passion ior whitownsh
with every buokotful Of slops that is
aimed ~ him by blaine OF Morton or
ding. hr shouts to tho Democratic
| House to fetch up the Investigators aud
the quick lime N y World Dom.l
The Now York HfprM'H Washington
correspondent says that President Grant
l,nH now determined to 20 before an in
vestipating committee aud tell every
thing he knnws. rrgaulless II CONG
| uurnnnR 4" II III .nplafty NNkfn 'ffHlf
before lc docs that terrible thing Bah
cock. Williams aud some others will
take enrly trains aud got beyond extra
,litiou Louisville Courier Journal
| nrm.l
Great credit is duo to Mr.. Blaine. not
only for his export larceny Of Grants
common school slogan aud Morton =
bloody shirt. but his great foresight In
denying charges before they aro made.
| llo hnR made m elaborate statement
proving Mr.. Harrison. Of Indiana. ~
liar. hernre tho latter has been called on
ia testify as to what he really knows
fittsburg Post Detn)
The fact that the Indiana Democratic
Convention declares in favor Of tho
ancient doctrine that gold and silver
arc tho true aud snfe basis Tor the cur
tenrY' II the country. Indicates that
the initiation fever IL rapidly auheiding,
Whatever The Republicans may do. II IA
now quite evident we think. that tho
Democrats will not divide upon the
financial iaauc ISt Joseph Mo Hrr
AID rep
The exposure Of Grant aE y corrnl'tor
Of the ballot box is the great disclosure
If Horuhiicnnain fni the day. lllnoR
state Register tDom.l
As Mr Grants term is So near ended.
Congress may leave him ~ drag out tho
remainder Of his dislouoroi career
without inprachng HIM but tho stain
upon the President aud his party iR in
efIaceable st. Louis Times Dem.J
Thore il only one escape from tho po-
| litioal corruption that now infecis tho
Federal. tho State. the county and the
city officials in the United States. and
that is n radical change in the tenure of
office So long M the tenure is brief.
50 long will tho Government service bo
full of incompetency and dishonesty
business capacity shuns such funda
mental changes ut short notice aa are
| implied by official terms that lhst only
| for two or four years. The official dntiea
cannot be mastered in that period. and
| there is not sufficient motive for trying
10 learn them. Alta California Rep)
or what President but Grant can it be-
enil that, when n candidate for office.
hr went to Now York and coneuItrd with
u noted political hummer as how to de
feat another party. and then ordered
thirty 81 forty thousand dollars from the
Secret Service Fund put into his hands
How many other elections have been
thus tnnipcrcl with hy Presidential an
thoriiy II il not difficult To guess Now
Haven Register Demo
Bri#tow Is ahond Of Blaine IN al tho
New England States with tho exception
~ Maine. Tho excess Of Hristow "A
strength in Massachusetts. New Iiamp
shire and Connecticut ig notorious
Win hi,I ~ Ia. II
than half Of New England. with moro
Southern votes than Morton and more
Now England votes than Blaine to
begin with. and with tho unqualified
Judgment Of all the delegates that
Mother Morton nor Blaine nor Conkling
arc possible nominees. il Is our juIg
mont that Bristow IA a very prominent
and promising candidate. cincinnati
Commercial Ind
We do not know what tho authorities
Of Virginia will do about tho Cenicn-
nnl There will probably be detached
companies Of her militia there. but il Is
folly to speak of being again brothers
and friends, whlc the masses of the
Northern people hate the South, and
such cliusions as Blainc'H Andersonvillc |
speech are distributed by thousands all
over the country as campaign docu
ncnts TO 'llro the Northern heart.
there can be mother until the North Is
ready for il. Portsmouth tVa.) Enter |
prise.
That Mississippi investigating com
mttee, the capitalization Of bloody |
shirt Morton's earnest thought" will
leave for tho scene Of their labors this
week If the House concurs In tho action
Of the Senate granting the necessary
appropriation to defray expenses.
ICouricr-Journal
The empress Of Indin has returned 10
England in time To become painfully !
aware that the wranglo about the new
title still continues amoug her subjects, |
II large number Of whom are not dis
posed to warbe "God save the empress.
[Coulier journal
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