The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-08
PUBLIC OPINION.

The exposure OF personal mis1eeds of
Radical party leaders will not crown
Democracy with victory. People con-
template knavery in public Office with
share of indifference, and many Of them
say that they dread most new swarm
OF flies. What We want, in order to
overthrow Radicalism, is q party leader
and party policy. Define a plan and
purpose in Government, kick the
thieves out of the temple, cut loose from
Tom Scott and Credit Mobiliers, declare
for q revenue tariff and direct taxation,
and make those who collect for the
States give bond and collect for the
Federal Government. and thus save one
| hundred millions of dollars per annum
to the people. Give not stone when
the people cry for bread, and let Demo-
cracy mean something more than a
savage hlult for Office by hunting down
thieves in Office. 1t is we'll enough and
eminently desirable to punish knaves
but our party should be something more
than Pinkerton's detective force. .--
dustin Statesman (Den.)
| The Boston AduerHser is honest
enough to admit that his party carried
New Hampshire by the grossest fraud
and corruption. 1t says We learn
from persons familiar with the politics
of the State, that the corruption that
prevailed on Tuesday last exceeded in
amount and in openness anything ever
before know in the State
SENATOR BAYARD FOR PRESIDENT. The
sin Of the day is extravagauce, waste
and the natural results-bribery and
peculation. 1t is thus evident that we
want a man for the Presidency whose
assured habits and well-formed charac-
ter are guarantees for his future conduct.
We need man of unquestioned integ-
xl,,t.s
the full vigOr OF manhood, who will see
to it that his subordinates will clean
out the dishonest parasites and bar
nacles in the various departments.
The country Is thirsting for a man OF
pronounced opinions and with that lofty
political independence which unshaken
fidelity to ones party alone can give.
Such 1. man is Thomas Z. Bayard, OF
Delaware. For the honor of our State
and the good of our country, we suggest
an organized movement mt once by the
formation OF q Bayard club, the duty OF
which will be to keep his claims before
the great public, and to unite with
friends in other States to go 1000 strong
to St Louis in the interest OF Bayard and
honest government Jacksonville (Ftd.)
Press (Dem.)
The action Of the Democratic House
at Washington in retiring the fractional
currency by the issue of forty-year
bonds at four and half per cent per
annum, in order to make room for silver
coin worth less than it is, will cost q
large number Of gentlemen their seats
at the coming election. 1t will be worse
than the salary grab" Of 1S72-3.- Gin
cinndH Enquirer (H,fatiOnisU.
If Messrs. Blaine, Morton and Conk-
ling should destroy each others chances,
which is now regarded as quite possible,
to say the least, the nomination would
fall upon Mr. Wheeler, il an Eastern
man should be taken. But a Western
man would probably be chosen, rather
than any one from the East, and Mr..
Bristow would be nouIfIIateo, unless the
politicians could unite votes enough to
defeat him, in which case Gov. Hayes
would be long way in advance for the
nomination. = Washington Cor. ". I.
Times fRep)
One thing is certain, that at present
the formidable candidates OF the Re-
publican party are Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Conkling, and that the working politi-
clans. and the most active Of them who
think they have future, want Mr..
Blaine. He is one Of them and he has
strength all over the United States with
that class. Mr.. Conkling, on the other
hand, is the candidate of the Admins
tration. He is Gen. Grants choice for
the succession, and the office holders
are likely to make that fact apparent
and powerful. Brooklyn Eagle Ind.