The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-15
PUBLIC, OPINION.

twenty-five mon IN tho whole State love
tho bright and beautiful grcenbaok Has
the State OF William Allen, Sam Cary. an'
Wash. Mclean gone back on tho "peo-
plo's cause p Mobile register fDeD,.)
IF this BIO truo IL Is significant. and tn,
rag babyites can mako tho most of IL
We SEQ IL stated that i'm March tho M
ttonal banks deposited with the United
States Treasury $3.50 1900. In order Il
withdraw their deposits and realize on
their bonds. What In the reason fol
this Is IL because there Is more cur
rcncy In circulation than there Ii bust
moss to demand 1t, and IL the contraction
Il for IL certainly IL contraction to be
made permanent by tho resumption OF
silver or merely temporary under the
pressure Of tho times 2-.N. Louis Re
publican (Dtm.)
Senator Maxey. OF Texas, struck the
keynote OF the political situation Of to.
day when he said. I'm reply to Morton
and boutwell,. "Ho who would seek self.
aggrandzement ut tho expense OF his
country Is not q true patriot. He may
call mo rebel no may call mo traitor.
and all TINT. bit that is mol lore Of country
Which keeps q country apart" And the
baltimore San displays the Same spirit
in the remark that it Is not patriotism,
but party. which deals In acrid sectional
defamation or socks to kindle into u
ilamo tho embers OF old feuds. Lot us
hear moro OF this sort Of talk. and better
still, lot us have deeds to tho same
effect. = Richmond Enquirer (Dcm.)
Mr.. Longfcllow would be received
with especial enthusiasm in England
where his namo In household word
and his works are in every library. 1t
is evident that public disappointment.
on both sides of tho Atlantic. can only
bc nppcaaod by tho designation Of u
minister who shall ut Toast be- tho equal
OF Mr.. Dana I'm intellectual ability and
personal worth In this way. aud In
this way only. can tho mistake-to call
IL by no harsher name of tho Senate be
retrieved. Rochester Democrat and
| Chronicle (Dem.)
Tho Democratic press Of Mississippi
unanimously agree In calling upon tho
Legislature and State officers to furnish
the Congressional Investigation Com
mittee with every facility for a full and
fair investigation. There seems TO DO
no disposition to doubt the honest in
tentions OF tho Committee and no fear
that damaging revelations will DO made.
N y. Tribune (Md.)
The convention held In this place to
select delegates to tho Democratic Con
vention at Utica passed strong resolu-
lions indorsing Gov. Tilden. With
such q candidate, the Democrats and
canvass with enthusiasm, and many
honest Republicans will join them.
Chsndngo (N ~ Union (Dsm).
Now why should Grant not send to the
Senate tho name OF Theodore y. Wool
soy for Minister to England2 He Is a
New Highlander, knows something about
international law, and has reputation
abroad that would cause him to be wei
coined most heartily. Why not round
Off his career by making him Minister
to England? Hartford Post Rem
What matters 1t, so we reap the
fruits OF victory, whether Bayard. Til
den. Thurman, Hancock, Hendricks or
Davis succeeds Grant. To all others
than themselves, and their special
friends. II Is matter OF little moment
Richmond Wig (Dcm.)
There Is vast amount OF truth to the
square inch In this paragraph. from the
Baltimore gazette: UNLESS the Demo
cratic National Convention gives us n
platform that boldly meets the peril OF
the present, and places on 1t candidates
nyms OF justice, truth and honesty, for
all practical purposes. it might Just as
well meet on tho shore OF Lake Ngami
as on tho banks OF the Mississippi. -
N. J. Tribune (Ind.)
As things now stand, and II Now York
has u candidate, Gov. Tilden is certainly
the man. The violence and Injustice OF
his political enemies, quite as much as
the efforts OF his advocates, have made
this certain. That such will be the con
viction OF tho Utica Convention Is also
pretty certain. BuGalo Courier Dem. }
The order OF Secretary Bristow cut
ting or gas and water in public build
ings may be strictly according to law,
but 1t Is silly operation. 1t looks like
a small game. Indianapolis Ne,cs Ind.
Did Boutwell, pay $4,000 to secure
Ben Buffers support for the Senate ?
That is now the question, and II Is a s,Is-
picious, sun. st. Louis Times (Dem.)
A majority Of the county Democratic
papers OF Ohio favor the nomination or
Allon Thurman for the Presidency.
close communion with tho Democratic
people, and generally truly reflect their
sentiments. 1t Is plainly discernable
now that New York will push Tildon
with good deal OF unanimity.- Chue- |
land Plain Dealer (Dem.)
The anti-Tilden faction appears to |
have been a good deal demoralfzed with |
cX-Gov. Seymour's views on tho political
situation. They have dropped him with
OUT ceremony Us PRESIDENTIAL Canui- |
date, and are concentrating on Chief
Justice Church.-N Y. Tribune Ind. |
There is no use in trying to squirm
out OF the fact that tho ''greenback"
movement, In this city at least, was
cheered on by Republican Influences.
They hoped by 1t to divide and defeat
the Democratic organization. -AeC
Hdrcn LEICESTER (Dem.)
During the past week there has been
considerable talk on the part of the
political opponents Of Conkling in this
State OF bringing forward William T..
Evarts, or this city, as candidate for
the Presidency. This move will meet
with encouragement from other can
didates in the hope OF weakening
Conkling. A few weeks ago all the can.
didates for the Republican nomination
were at work trying to head Off Blaine,
but the situation il now completely
changed. Blaine is believed, by all who
the situation, to be the
fourth In the race, and Conkling the
head man. The move now is to com
bine all to head off Conkling.-N Y.
World (Dem.)
The election Of delegates to the Dem. /
)cratic State Convention is now one of :
he principal topics in political circles r
The prospects are commented upon .
With all the earnestness that usually fol- d
ows an election. Only portion OF the 4
counties have elected delnpateS lint