The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-30
MORNING PRESS.

Convention has nohly fulfilled its mission. and
given proof Of sound judgment and high wis
dom Our delegates have seated. upon mag
ninecnt platform. candidates already tried and
always found on the road of progress, reform
and victory. They could not have acted more ltt-
dciously than In adding the name Of Hendricks
to that Of Tilden on the ticket. and the country
will fully appreciate the patriotism Of the Gov
ernor Of Indiana in accepting the second place
on the ticket after having been refused the first
The Bee reviews the st. Louis platform as op
posed to the lame instrument gotten up at Gin
ejnnati The Democrats have based the whole
fight upon the reform issue; all other questions
are secondary. Their position on the money
and school questions s unassailable. and the
Chinese plank has been clearly defined as to
insure the full sympathies Of Oregon and Cali
fornia In fine, with such n platform and such
candidates. victory in November is certain.
The Republican feelingly reproaches the Dem
oerats ut St Louis with having omitted 10 men
ton State sovereignty in their platform. In
endeavoring to defend the Administration
against its terrible arragnment by the Demo-
cratic party, ii goes. rs usual outside of the
question, and makes war speech. based on its
favorite misrepresentation plan of making no
difference between Democrats and Confederates.
The Republican party, who has been In power
since the war is not responsible for anything
that It's officials may have done. The Republi-
can party. being an ideal entity cannot fall all
it's adherents may bs thieves and rascals, but
the party is pure-in q metaphysical sense.
The organ in happy over the proceedings Of
the conventional menagerie yesterday, at the
Mechanics Institute The good cause will
triumrh in the end
II hopes that the city will take charge Of it's
own wharves the revenues of which it consd-
ers sufficient to pay interest on outstanding
bonds. leaving something for sinking fund.
The Picavune wishes it to be understood that
the placing Of the names of Tilden and Hen
bricks at the head of its columns is no indica-
ton that II has abandoned its position rs an in
dependent paper Neutrality and Independence
are two things II had to choose between a good
and bad ticket it very sensibly chose the good
ticket It takes its stand in favor Of every plank
of the st. Louis platform. apd will advocate
Tilden and Hendricks by all honorable means.
1t says that Baton Rouge must follow the ex-
ample given by st. Louis. No small men in high
places. Reform must be the watchword. Lou
isisua has now chance of freeing herself from
her plunderers. Let her put forth her best men.
The golden opportunity has come--it must be
taken by the forelock. and It is the imperative
duty OF all true citizens to see that our next
ticket shall be irreproachabls.
The Bulletin commends the st. Louis platform
in no eauivocal manner. 1t says that the con :
vention has realized the most ambitious hopes
of the nation. The platform is an able, candid
and aggressive declaration of principles framed
to meet the living questions OF the day. 1t says
all that s necessary and means what it says
the Cincinnati platform says too much and
mems too little.
The Bulletin. further on. impresses the citi-
zens with their duty to cast their votes to-day at
the primary elections. II says that Pinchback
has evidently got the best Of his adversaries in
the Convention, and fears neither Kellogg nor
his threats. Kellogg Is q windy bragRart. and
his days are numbered. II plumes itself more
than ever about it's Tildenic prophecy. and seems
to enjoy the sensation.
The Times gives biographical sketch Of
Thos. A. Hendricks. the Democratic nominee
for the Vice Presidency:
No man ever held his political friends more
closely and none ever held them by stronger
ties for he il always true to his PROMISES. 1t is
difficult to see where stronger man could have
been found. or a bet or nomination made than
the selection of Thomas Andrews Hendricks for
the second place in the nation g gilt.
It also gives biography Of the late Gov. Thos:
o. Moore. and we heartily concur In the pane
gyric which terminates the sketch:
Moore never finched from anything he con
ceived to be his duty. and believed IN the jack
son idea Of taking responsibility when occasion
demanded 1t.
He was good citizen a good neighbor. and a
firm, though conscientious officer. 49,