The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-08-20
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The country could probably have for-
given the Senate II it bad not seen ny 70
amend the Post-route bill by providing
for q continuance of the fast mail ser |
vic,, and revival Of the Thanking priv
ilege.-[H Hartford Courant (Kep) "a
1filden's letter. Bluford Wilson's tes- |
timony, Lamar's great speech, Orth's
surrender verify the blows are falling
fast and hard on Radicalism. / Vicks- |
burg Herald Dem.) al
The Republican headquarters not only
employed clerks to send out their docu-
ments, but pressed into the service the
female teacht RS Of our public schools,
to indorse envelopes, who in turn maze
the scholars write the names furnished.
If our Democratic committee would at
tempt to make the use Of teachers ana
scholars in our public schools ana 10
our political campaigns, what hoWi
would go up Pittsburg Post DEM
Said pious Republican few days
ago to some Of his party friends, when
he returned from two weeks trip in
Massachusetts "By George, ] want
YOU to understand that Tlden is going
to carry Massachusetts, by Thomas
Henryl / haven't seen anything but
Tilden flags aud Tilden men since I've
been gone, by George. - Troy Press
ODem.)
Alabama plainly indicates that Tilden
will receive the electoral vote OF every
Southern State, except South Carolina,
and Grant and Hayes cannot stop 1t.
To these 1913 electoral votes there will be
more than enough additions from the
North, East, Middleand Western States
to make up the necessary 1856, and leave
q dozen or two to SPARE Hartford
| Times Dem.) $780,
| 1t is not uayes whom the Democrats
| fight. He is merely a figure-bead. They
fight the worst elements Of Grantism,
the most prominent cOrruptionists oil
the country. by whom he Is supported,
and by whom he would surely be con-
trolled II elected St. Louis Times
| (Dem.)
One OF the pleasing features OF the
present campaign is the boldness Of ex-
Republicans in avowing their prefer
ences for Tilden. Heretofore the party
lash has been applied 80 assiduously
that Republicans have been afraid to
shift the party nominations. But this
year it is daily occurrence for Repub-
leans to 20 voluntarily to Democrats
and declare their choice. tDunkirk IN.
" Union.
In Kentucky grandson of Henry
Clay was beaten by a few votes for Dis
trict Attorney. This Is q bad year for
grandsons, and therefore. General
BENJAMIN Harrison, the grandson OF
"Old Tippecanoe, might as well throw
up the sponge in Indiana at once. 1t is
an off year for inherited greatness
[RichmoDd Enquirer (Dem.)
An old Maine farmer illustrates the
absurdity Of seeking reform by putting
Hayes at the head Of the Cameron, Boss
Shepherd, Kemble, Spencer and Bah
cock rings, instead Of Grant, MS follows !:
"When hen has set on her nest SO
long that the eggs have become rotten,
what is the use OF trying to mend the
matter by putting q new hen into the
old nest?'' - New Haven Register
DEM
The Senate passed bill restoring the
fraukipg privilege, and IN doing SO acted
in defiance Of that public opinion which
cordially approved the repeal because
taxpayers were unable TO see why's well
paid Congressman should be permitted
TO transact his business NJ the public
expense Philadelp hia Bulletin iRep)
The condition Of the South Is too
serious, we repeat, to be used as cleo
tionoering material. We are sorry to
observe. too, that once more the cam
paign upfoar and tumuIt breaks out in
The two States where the negroes and
their friends have u decided majority.
How il il that peace and order reign in
the States in which the whites are in a
majority? We ask the question in all
seriousness n candid answer to it would
go to the root Of the Southern trouble
THE Nation Ind.J
The time for an effective disavowal Of
the President has gone by. To make il
now would provoke n savage quarrel In
the party, and coDciliate nobody out
side the party at last. Still, it may be
thought worth while to attempt it, for
according to the way things are going
now, neither Gov. Hayes nor Peter
; Cooper can be the next President.-t St
: Louis Republican Ind. Dcm.)
We repeat, this will not do for Hayes
and If he is to stand the slightest chance
in November. this sort Of thing must be
stopped. Peaceable elections in the
South, no bayonets or Calling guns
around, and large masses of negroes
voting the Democratic ticketl Ii the
example Of Alabama is followed in No
vember, Tilden will carry every South
, ern State, not excepting South Carolina
,, and even Louisiana. Time is precious
Morton, Chandler, Packard, Chamber
lain, and the rest, must set the outrage
mill to running. Then, If hard pushed
little Johnny Davenport might go down
armed with pile OF money, and thus
prepare the way for Sheridan and q few
regiments. New York Sun DEM