New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-31
THE METROPOLITAN PRESS ON GOVERN.
Or MORGAN.

All the great daily papers of New York
city have promptly recognized the signi6-
canoe of Governor Morgan's nomination.
Even the Sun, which is neither great,
good, wise nor truthful, can not find any
thing bad to say against the Republican
nominee, and contents itself with the un-
explained, unsupported assertion that she
is not in the least degree a reformer.
Perhaps he is not one in the sense that
Tilden is. Governor Morgan has served
his State in the various capacities of
Senator, Governor, United States Sena-
tor and leader Of his party, and finds
nothing in his own record to re-
form. Having never kept COM
pany with Tweed, the Falstaff Of New
York politics, it does not become neces-
sary for him to become political peni-
tent, and set himself to the task of re-
forming the whole nation, as though it
too had participated in some Of the
Gadshill adventures of Tweed. No; we
may easily believe Governor Morgan is
no professional reformer. He has nothing
in his own character to reform, and he
stands square on that as his best recon-
mendation. The Sun is right for once.
Let those below for reform whose record
shows they need it. Governors Morgan
and Hayes and Nh. Packard do not be-
long to that set. They arc not asked by
the people to bring forth fruits meet for
repentance, as they are politically and Of
fcially absolutely without sin.
The Herald, Times and Tribune are all
ungualifedly satisfied with the nomina-
ton, while the World virtually gives up
the contest in humorously written bill
of charges against the character of Gov
ernor Morgan, exaggerated into the most
grotesque proportions, and intended for
burlesque. Poor old World! 1t is in a
sad pickle. Manton Marble retired from
its editorial chair only few months ago
because he could not support Tiiden as
nominee for the presidency. Now, they
have got him, they do not know what to
do with him. He is dragging the national
Democracy down to inevitable defeat, and
nothing is left for bis chief organ but to
laugh at its own funeral. We gives sample:
The mask must be plucked from his Gov
ernor Morgan's) decent countenance, and
the record OF his dark and disreputable
deeds turned to the light. 1t is as we'll
known to the business men of New York
that he was three times detected in break.
ing open the sub-treasury as it is that Gov
ernor Tilden is perjurer. He has been &C.
custOmed to swear falsely every day regu-
larly before breakfast for years. There is
the best reason to believe that during the
rebellion he was in constant communication
with JEFF Davis, and took part in DR.. Black
burns plot to introduce yellow fever into
this city. Our citizens will not soon forget
his assassination Of the gallant Sedgwick.
In early life he was engaged in the
grocery business on Front street, and
it is understood that he was the first
to introduce the nefarious custom of
sanding sugar. He is physically q large
and stalwart man, and it is universally be-
lieved that on one occasion, finding himself
thWarted IN an attempt 1T making corner
in peanuts, he sailed forth and fell upon
the owner Of rival establishment, beat
him cruelty, and robbed him of all his
orders. In this way it was that he set his
own trade on q firm foundation. The close
coincidence in time between his coming to
this city and the celebrated murder of
Helen Jewett has always been regarded as
very suspicious circumstance, but it is
only fair to admit that nothing was ever
positively proved against him in the inyes-
LEGATION Of that tragedy. There can be no
doubt, however. that he was the man who
struck Billy Patterson and bucked the bull
off the bridge.
Perhaps it is as well to laugh as to cry,
though this attempt on the part Of the
World to be jolly under adverse circum-
stances has an almost tragic appearance.
1t is, if anything, too comical, considering
that it comes from paper which for
s;xteen wars has not uttered A simple