The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-05-20
PUBLIC OPINION.

The 'pure and honest" element Of the
Republican party Of this State declares
that Grant has done nothing wrong with
his pen. How did Babcock. Joyce. Nc
Donald, Harrington, Boss Shepherd
and other thieves get appointments, OK
cept hv the use of that Presidential
open Fl Montgomery ADV. DemD
Congressman Darrall is member OF
the Louisiana Investigating Committee,
and will be invited to explnin whether
he wrote threatening letters to shield
delinquent postmasters. News ana
Courier DEM
Here is another charge against Blaine,
following hard upon tho heels Of the
$G4 900 Job which appears to bo neatly
cleared up by Col. Tom Scott. One
Robinson who was chief engineer Of the
Fort Smith road offers to swear that he
gave blaine $21 900 In bonds or the road.
for which no consideration was return
ed. and that this transaction took place
in presence OF ex-senator Rice The
latter Is reported to have said some
thing in confederation Of the story. and
judge Mcclure, Of Arkansas, is also said
to know something about the affair. Mr..
Blaine Is likely to be kept busy with
these stories ut least until after the
Presidential convention. en- Chicago
Times,
Secretary Belknap's plea to the juris-
dcton OF the Senate reminds us Of some
Of Babcock's and McKee's similar pleas
tary docs not say he il not guilty aud
demand trial; he merely says the
Senate has no right to try him, because
he il no longer Secretary. II Is CURIOUS
how technical and fastidous these gen
tIemen are ISt. Louis Republican
tDem)
1--WE want no pledged delegates for
Tilden or any other man. There may
be new developments before the 9th Of
June that may render his nomination
inexpedient. Let rs, therefore. select
for St Louis delegation OF our ablest,
purest and best men, OF ripe judgment,
wise and dispassionate M Richmond
Wing (Dem.)
The friends OF Mr.. Bristow are not
helping his cause much by bawling
whisky thief at evory opponent who
| thinks that the Republican party would
not he eternally lost If it should not
nominate the distinguished Kentuckian
for President Chicago Post and Mail
tRep)
IT seems little strange that Bri5tow's
friends should be so emphatic in deny
ing his corruption. when nothing that
tainly defeat him rs to prove that he Is
honest. indianapolis Sentinel DEM
No true Southern man, certainly, can
find any fault with Mr.. ridden, but still
we are disposed to see how tho Northern
Democracy are inclined towards him
before we advise the Southern people to
take him up. Vieksburg Herald
| tDem.
The threat Of the Evansville Culyier,
in case Tilden should be nominated by
the St Louis Convention, that an indie
I,pendent party would be formed in the
Western States with u view Of defeating
his election, is puerile, silly and snwise.
Everything else equal we should great
ly prefer the selection Of II Western
man with Western pr0clivities, but
availability is the law by which the con-
vention, IL il concludes to act wisely,
will be governed and controlled
sonville Ind) Southwest DEM
The Democratic party OF the South is
in full sympathy with tho National
Democracy. Southern Democrats know
no North, no South, no East, no West
nothing but the Union. one and in
payment Of the Confederate debt are
discussed by nobody but q few Bourbons
who hate Democracy, and would aid the
Radicals by denouncing dead issues
which no Southern Democrat proposes
to revive. Il Memphis Appeal DEM
Somebody asks us to tell candidly
chow the Presidential outlook looks. =
To man In the eyre the situation is
this Democratic side as follows: Til
den and Thurman conniving in the
East, with Broadhead rs q tail-piece in
tho West; Bayard in the Wilderness;
David Davis under an eclipse; Seymour
ti,sy n n h HnndriPkS hold
ing his own Bill Allen coming in out OF
the fog with hurrah; the unknown
quantity" also coming. On tho other
side Bristow under u mules heels,
Blaine swamped in railroad swlDdle,
Washburne and Hayes gaining ground;
Morton wound up in n bloody shirt:
Conkling holding up his hands. Kan
sas City (Mo) Times Dem)
The people are beginning to see that
we want an able and honest man for
President, and what is Of equal import
ancc, an earnest, outspoken Republican.
No individual 50 completely fills the
measure of these requirements as Mr..
Conkling He is emphatically the man
for the hour -[Troy Times (Rep.)
Mr.. Tilden is an able man and has
proved himself good Governor and an
earnest and honest reformer. But he is
not the only good man in the party, nor
the only man who earnestly and SIN
cerely desires public reform.-tJ ersey
City Argus DEM
The Union League Club OF New York
is hard to please, apparently. A little
while ago it denounced Senator Conk-
ling, and now it has black balled Secre-
tary Bristow Evidently the club is UNI
friendly to the Administration-either
the members OF it or its friends
National Republican Grants Organ
What we mean is merely to say that II
! Tilden is the man for the crisis, we are
satisfied with Tilden. It looks now as
il the country is about to accept him
Observation-Disclosures IN. CO.
Star DEM
We have fallen on evil times when a
Cabinet officer at a convivial entertain
ment makes an elaborate speech to
show that the head Of the Government
is an honest man. Montgomery Adver-
tiser Dem.)
1t is mentioned as q singular fact that
SolomOn neyer laughed and was a very