The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-23

z
i n any attention was pAid TO the Lib.
era1 Republican press, Mr.. Brist0w
would lead In tho Republican OQnven-l
tiot, but, unf0rtunateIy Tor him, he has
against him oil the leading politicians,
. well - ell the mAntpalators. con-
i,ected with the Republican machine.
Mr. Isristow has been 80 far unable to
form those alliances which would enable
him to get effective control Of the party.
Hence Il is quite safe for Mr.. q. i.
Adams, Jr, to express preference Tor
an jm,Dossble candidate ms tho poll
ticians believe Mr. Bristow to be- His
second choice he plainly declared was
Mr.. Tilden. who In by no means an i'm
possible canpidate for the Democrats,
and who win most likely have u ma
jority of votes on the first ballot New
York Graphic uDd)
'"Tbe Plain Dsdier spurns and repn-
dates the platform of Tuesday. while
supporting the nominees Of the Con
yention We shall make no fight except
on the platform OF the st. Louis Con
vention We do not propose to be driven
into the advocacy Of the offensive no
tions by men who achieve their ends by
brow beating and trickery. IClevelond
Plain Dealer Dem.l
After oil, the rag baby politicians will
| In the st. Louis convention. The dele
gates from eleven Congressional dis
| tricts are against Billallenism. md they
cannot be controlled by the requisition
of the state convention. When we take
into consideration that the greepbacls
delusion In local disease. fully devcl-
oped only in the territory north OF the
Ohio river. and between the Mississippi
river and the Allegheny mountains. the
missionaries Of the ragged baby have u
large allowance of work before them. =
| ICincinnat Commercial.
Nothing iH clearer than that these in
dependent voters will decide the next
Presidential election. II is mistake to
say they are MT n loss what to do. They
do not indeed yet know for whom they
will vote, but they know just how they
will vote. N. Y. Post (Rep)
The stiff head winds which blow
against Mr.. Thurman in his own State
cannot damage him In national estima-
tion. Outside Of Ohio the greenback
opposition TO him will operate M u Tam
many opposition to Gov. Tilden does
outside Of New York IN. Y. Herald
undD -.
II Ii important that proper men shall
be selected ms candidates for the Vice
Presidency. We have had Presidential
elections in which the leading name on
the ticket Of one party or another was
weakened by the selection Of N wrong
man for the second place on II. N. Y.
Sun Und)
An employee Of the New Orleans Gus
| tomhouse, Ferguson by name. tantal-
lied the committee Of the House Of Rep
resentatives with the odors OF many
thousands OF smuggled Havana cigars.
Mr.. Ferguson Processes to know all
| h. h.,1a 1,u Ni In hn
epue has been defralded through the
connivanoe Of customhouse officials mt
that port, and his narrative was circum-
stantial and full OF details that ought to
be easily verified or disproved. II half
of it IL true, there Ia urgent need for n
thorough cleaning out OF tho rasoals
who have been waxing fat under the
protecting wing OF Brother-in-law
Casey .-IChicago Times.
Whatever Casey, Packard IL Go. may
say about Major Seelye. who IL giving
his testimony before the special com
mittee appointed 10 look into their do
ings in Louisiana for the past few years,
it would be folly for them TO pretend
that he Is not most intimately acquaint-
cd with them and their transactions: OF
that he is not able to afford the commit
tee very essential assistance in arriving
at the truth which they are searching
after. If Major Seelye will only tell
the committee all he knows about
Grnntism i'm Louisiana. he will prove IN
Invaluable witness.-IN. Y. Sun Und.D
More than half the Democracy be-
lievo that this currency Is better than
any we ever had, and that to hasten
specie specie payments Is simply to has
ton tho ruin Of the country. and 1t is
evident that any candidate who Is made
to ride tho Democratic free-t trade or
hard money hobby will simply ride
him self and party into the grave. Phil
adelphia Press tRep.)
The election Of Democrat Ia n fore.
gone conclusion, provided a statesman
worthy of the honor and deserving con.
fidence Is presented to the suffrages OF
the people Such man Is Samuel j
Tilden OF New York list. Paul Dispatch
Dem.)
After all the talk about Grant, nearly
all Republican conventions have in
dorsed his Administration, and In case
Blaine, Conkling and the other aspirants
ut Cincinnati go into the throat-cuttine
business, it would not be at all surpris
ing II they harmonize on Babcock's anc
Belknap's friend, Grant Montgomery
Advertiser Dcm.)
II Blaine and Bristow continue to bt
worried with explanations, some Other
fellow Is likely to come in on the "homt
stretch" at Cincinnati. - Vicksburi
Herald (Dem.)