The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
PUBLIC OPINION.


H-t- PUBLIC OPINION.
Tho "p,Ire 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. ex-
cept by the use of that Presidential
open a. Montgomery Adv. Dem.)
Congressman Darrall is member Of
the Louisiana Investigating Committee.
and will be invited TO explain whether
he wrote threatening letters to shield
aalinnuont postmnsters News and
following hard upon the heels OF the
$Gt 600 job which appears to be neatly
cleared up by Col. Tom Scott. One
Robinson. who was chief engineer Of the
Fort Smith road. offers to swear that he
gave Elaine $21 900 in bonds of the road. .
f,r which no consideration was return.
cd. and that this transaction took place
i'm presence of ex-senator Rice The
latter is reported to have said some
thing in corroboration of the story. and
Judge Mcclure, OF Arkansas, is also said
to know something about the a fair Mr..
Blaine is likely to be kept busy with
these stories at least until after the
Presidential convention. = Chicago
Times.
Secretary Delknap's plea to the iuris-
diption of the Senate reminds us of some
of Babeock's and Mckee's similar pleas
IN the whisky trial. The fallen Secre-
tary does not say he is not guilty and
demand trial he merely says the
Senate has no right to try him, because
he Ia no longer Secretary. It Is curious
how technical and fastidious these gen
tlemen nre. st. Louis Republican
Dem -....t..
We want no pledged delegates for
Tildeu or any other man There may
he new Developments before the 27th of
June that may render his nomination
iueu,edient Let us. therefore, select
for ST Louis a delegation OF our ablest.
purest and best men, Of ripe judgment.
wise and dispassionate, ~ Richmond
Wing Demo
The friends Of Mr.. Bristow arc not
helping his cause much by hawlng
whisky thief vt every opponent who
thinks that The Republican party would
not he eternally lost If it. should not
nemi nate the distinguished Kentuekan
for President -IUhicago Post and Mail
tRepl naHt
1t seems q little strange that Bristows s
friends should be so emphatic in deny
ing lis corruption. whom nothing that
could he said against him would so cor
tainlv defeat him ne to prove that he is
honest -- Indianapolis Sentinel dem
No true Southern man, certainly. can
find any fault with Mr. Tilden, but still
we are disposed to Ecn how tho Northern
Democracy are inclined towards him
before we advise the Southern people to
take him up tNicksburg Herald
(DemA
The threat of the Evansville Courier.
ilsGase Tilden should he nominated hy
tho St Louis Convention. that IN inde-
pendent party would be formed in the
Western States with view of defeating
his election, is puerie. silly and unwise.
Everything else equal. we should great
lv prefer the selection of Western
man with Western proclivities. but
availability il the law by which the con
vention, il 1t concludes to act wisely,
will be governed and controlled. LMadi,
sonville Ipd. Southwest Dem
The Democratic party Of the South is
IN full sympathy with the National
no North, no South, no East. no West 81
nothing but the Union, one and In
divisible. Secession, slavery Ind the
payment Of the Confederate debt are
discussed bynobody but n few Bourbons
who hate Democracy, and would aid the
Radicals by denounciDR dead iss,ies
which no Southern Democrat droposes
TO revive. Memphis Appeal tDeml)
Somebody asks us to tell candidly
nhow the Presidential outlook looks. y
TO man III the eyre the situation Is
this: "Democratic side as follows: Til
den and Thurman conniviDg in the
the West Bayard in the Wilderness
David Davis under an eclipse; Seymour
not wanting anything Hendricks hold
ing his own; Bill Allen coming ia out Of
the fog with hurrah, the unknown
quantity" also coming. On the other
side: Bristow under a mules heels
Blaine swamped in railroad swiDdle
Washburne and Hayes gaining ground.
Morton wound up In bloody shirt:
Conkling holding up his hands. Kan
sas City (Mol Times Dem.) .,t
The people are beginning 10, see that
we want an able and honest, man for
President, and what is OF equal Import
ance, an earnest, outspoken Republican
No individual so 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. u ersey
City Argus Dem.) l..t .l.,t.
The Union League Club Of New York
is hard to please, apparently. A little
while ago 1t denounced Senator Conk-
ling. and now It has black balled Becre-
tary Bristow Evidently the club is un-
to the Administration either
the members OF 1t or its friends .-
National Republican Grants Organ9
What we mean is merely 70 say that II
Tilden is the man for the crisis, we are
satisfied with Tilden. It looks now as
II the country is about to accept him
spontaneously. Wilmington IN. O. |
Star DENY .,.t.,,,
We have fallen on evil times when
Cabinet officer at convivial entertain
nent makes an elaborate speech to
show that the head Of the Government
s an honest man Montgomery Adver
User (Dem)
1t is mentioned as singular fact that
solomon never laughed, and was very