The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-20
PUBLIC OPINION.

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Baton Rouge investigated. The Demo
Gratis carried the municipal election
there yesterday by 345 majority, larg
number OF negroes openly voting tina
ticket. Something must be done will
those unrecOnstructed rebel negroes.
[St. Louis Times Dem.)
The fact that Taft is Unitarian gives
ground to the hope that he will not leave
the punishment Of the War Department
thieves to be inflicted in another world
I-[Chicago Times Gnd)
LII Gen. Schenck succeeds in doing
nothing else, he will certainly convince
the American public by his testimony
before the House Committee that he
has no sense whatever Of the propriety
and the dignity which belong to an
American Minister abroad Ill Utica
Herald (Rep.)
| There must be a change OF Admins
tration, and a great reform leader must
be placed in the Executive chair. Then
reform can be accomplished in every
department of the Government, and
the burdens lifted from the shoulders OF
the people. Samuel J. Tilden is the
man to whom the people will turn to &C
complish this great work IL Chenango
On. ~ Union (Dem.)
The enemies of Mr.. Blaine, and some
OF his friends, are full OF mysterious
mods and suggestions that the scandal
about him is not yet over. Well, out
with it then. The sooner the better
Out, too, with the scandals which others
are whispering against Mr.. Bristow.
Investigation may be pleasanter work
now, in either case, than toward the
close OF June.-LN. Y. Tribune Gnd.
Although we do not believe General
Schenck guilty OF the charges which
VA ,F.,, Il l..
think no considerable body Of Ameri-
cans or Engishmen would care to see
him again in a representative capacity
Let him stay home for a while. Il Alba
ny Express tRep).
The watchword "Tilden and Reform"
for the Centennial Presidential cam
paign would sweep over the land like
deluge. The people are prepared for it,
and are expecting it from the Demo-
cratic party Whitehall Times (Dem.
1t Is gratifying that review OF public
sentiment, as reflected at Washington,
seems TO point SO evidently toward Mr.,
as the probable Republican
at Cincinnati. -Syracuse Jour
nal Rep)
Here is a nut for Senator Hamlin to
crack. A firm of seed dealers in Detroit.
having u large number of catalogues to
send through the mails, took them over
the river to Canada and mailed them to
various parts of the United States, say
ing 1910 by the operation. Mr.. Hamlin |
should protect the Government from |
such losses by another amendment to |
that wonderful bill Of his IN. Y. Tri- |
bune Und)
The three Congressman who nave set |
IN the House of Representative with |
Stowell and Sener-bag-
yed the Lynchburg Convention, and |
handed it over to the ex-Speaker. But |
will he be able to keep it? Judge Nor
ION says he won't, and the Judge ought |
70 know Richmond Enquirer Dem.
Poker Rob, our late Minister to Eng
and, has submitted his defense. He
makes himself out 50 childlike and
artless that nobody can deny that he
md Mary's little lamb ought to have
oeen Enthusiastically Argus Qnd.)
Williams, the ex-Attorney General,
axes to himself all the responsibility
If stopping the prosecutions in the safe
burglary cases. He says he thought the
evidence was not sufficient to convict
all the world knew that con-
Iiction was only prevented on the first
rial by packing the jury. II Williams
lad any reputation to lose, it would be
for him that his defense in
his affair is of such slender MATERIAL
Chicago Times Qpd)
Why is it that Church, Seymour, Hoff-
nan, Thurman, Bayard or Hendricks is
more acceptable to the Republican
newspapers and politicians than Mr..
Cilden? The answer to these questions
$ obvious to every intelligent person.
Ir. Tilden is the strongest man in the
Democratic fold to carry the standard
# the party next fall.-Cohoes IN. Y.
eagle Dem.)
1t will be simple cruelty to send Gen.
'chenck back to London without a
Guardian. Some person familiar with
he wiles Of bad men should be sent
With him to keep him from being led
eadlong into another scandal. Gen.
Butler or BOSS" Shepherd would fill
he position admirably.-[N. Y. Tribune
[nd.)
If Belknap's official prohigacy elected
o many sneers at republicanism on the
Their side OF the Atlantic, how will these
e intensified when the advocates of ir-
tyranny learn that the Pres
Tents private secretary was for nearly
wo years the consort and friend of
urglars ?-[Boston Transcript Und.)
Gov Hayes, Of Ohio, loometh up as
candidate for President.
Tery likely the struggle will be between
he Governor and Senator Conkling in
he Cincinnati Convention Blaine has
one down, and Morton is rather going.
New York Sun Und.)
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