The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
PUBLIC OPINION.

Our idea il that the reform party can
not reform tho Republican party, be
cause it is past reformation The only
sure way to deal with it is to give it n
long season Of fasting from office. II is
the responsible embodiment or corrup-
tion, and it cannot be used to fight cor
ruption. The right place for the reform
vote is with those who make battle
against Republican misuse Of unex-
ampled opportunities to contribute to
the welfare Of the country ~ y. Y. Sun
IndD
In declining TO be q Presidential can
didate. Judge Black gets in good word
for Gen. Hancock by saying: There
are many names mentioned for the nom
inaton at st. Louis far better than
niue IT the delegates from Pennsyl-
vania desire to vote for u citizen of this
State, we have ono whose claim upon
them aud upon the country Is beyond
dispute. Gen. Hancock, whose heroic
conduct in arms Is only equalled by his
scrupulous devotion TO the principles Of
civil liberty in time of peace. would
make candidate and q President Of
whom we might be proud indeed. n.
Y. Tribune Ind)
We Republicans have got to recognize
the facts and cannot afford to underesti-
mate Mr.. Tilden's strength single jot.
The man who beat Gov. Dix. after sue
cessful administration, by fifty thousand
majority is not one who can be safely
whistled down the wind as q mere sham
and charlatan. In short, the Cincin
natl convention must act with almost
certain conviction that the Democrats
will put up their strongest man, who Is
uuquestionabIy Gov. Tilden.- Buffalo
Express CRepD
r hr1, Il,
ing industriouslv for Blaine, but whether
il is that the bloody shirt is not popu-
lar in Michigan as a campaign standard.
or that the office holders domination
is getting irksome, they are not making
the customary headway" - Detroit
FREQ Press Dem.)
If all this investigation is inspired by
partisanship only, perhaps some Of
these reform Republican journals would
tell us what they call the suppression
Of it by their own party in Congress for
so many years Boston Post, Dem)
Senator Morton's friends are con
vinced that the Republican victory in
Indianapolis insures the nomination of
their favorite for the Presidency. You
can't convince an Indiana man that his
State is not the main part OF the Union.
IN. u Tribune Ind.)
The day for compromises with cor
ruption or political heresies has gone
by. On the finances, on the tariff, and
most Of all on the question Of admins
trative reform, the St. Louis convention
must give forth no uncertain sound
The candidate must be taken from the
thick OF the fight not from the fence.
Utica Observer CDem.)
The revelations in the Chicago whisky
cases indicate a very desperate state of
affairs. II the testimony OF Bergenthal,
the distiller, Is to be credited, the con-
spirators not only contemplated arson,
but murder, to conceal their crimes.
When we read Of these monstrous
offenses we can hardly help admitting
that, disguise the truth as we may, we
men are little race. '-[New York
Herald Und.)
1t has been evident to the intelligent
observer that Samuel J. Tilden has been
rapidly gaining ground. while the action
of the New York State convention
places him at the head OF a brief list
from which selection is to be made
We believe that in the State OF Michigan
at least, the name of Samuel J. -Tilden
will awaken more enthusiasm than that
of any other name which the st. Louis
convention could propose. Mr. Tilden
has many other elements OF strength,
and the fact that the great State OF New
York will go into the convention a unit
for him, will be Of immense advant
age. In the South Mr.. Tilden is strong.
[Saginaw (Mich.l Daily Courier, Dem.)
The st. Louis Globe Democrat is for
Susan Il. Anthony.