The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
BrJOU.
MORNING PRESS.

The Bee is Disguised with the verdict OF the
Senate acQuitting Belknap. The Republicans
of that body dragged politics into a case Of NAL
feasance and bribery. and tried hard and even
succee led In making Belknaps acQuittal q
party question. 1t now stands on record that
the Senate which so nearly convicted President
Johnson for differing from them In his political
ideas. has set free q man universally. self. con-
fessed. guilty. a taker OF bribes. Under filmsy
pretence want Of jurisdiction they have covered
up his sin. and fondly imagine they have bols-
tered up the Radical party because they have
refused to set the seal Of guilt on one of its
leading members. Throughout. in this in
Blaine's case. in a hundred others. the party
has practically said. We will decline to iniure
the party by finding any member guilty" II Ii
probable that the people will 500 the tr 10 spirit
of the Radicals. and that this refusal to execute
the law will hurt them more than an honest
confession of Belknap's guilt.
The Bulletin Is out in third or fourth article
about the Fire Departm snt. Engine Houses"
etc. gratuitously giving adiiferent legal opinion
from the City Attorney aad suggesting to that
gentleman the wish that he would enlarge the
area OF his Information" 1t then advises
the flremen to keep cool about its article. as it
intends to keep on showing up their profess
sional and political shortcomings" THE De-
partmen. has for years past. been palpably and
notoriously political agency. and its mem
bers have had two-thirds OF the Off ces here and
controlled and influenced the parish" When
the firemen confess their conceit etc.. the
Bulletin offers to assist them in replenishing
their 'attenuated treasury"
The Bulletin continues it's arguments In favor
OF an early nesting of the Parish Conve ntion
and tells the Parish Committee that 1t will give
it no peace untili carries out ''our IDEAS" (the
Bul,etin) 1t wants unanimity In the party"
Let US all unite"
In reference to the proposed reductions to be
made in the city budget. the Bulletin Is opposed
to the too great reduction Of the HpprDpristion
for the Department OF improvements. 4 Thls has
been SO cut down that it wftkbe i'm possible to
move the filth and garbage from the streets. and
for mere want of money New orleans will be ex-
posed to dangerous epidemics In the summer
time 1t suggests that the $50 900 reserved for the
City Park debt ought to he applied to this work.
AS for the Park debt creditors. they can wait like
our other city creditors. t f
The Times sees serious danger to the untry
in the bread riots and demonstrations North.
Bread or blood" was the threatening motto. ut
a meeting of unemployed laborers in Cinein-
natl. II shows that this communistic feeling IL
rampant in the North. that 1t ia be9o ten OF ths
Republican party, to which are owing the di-
visions Of classes in this country, poor and rich.
The paupers and miliionaires Of America. the
grand robbing schemes and bread -or-biooe
mass meetings. are the res uit OF the war and the
Radical administration OF the Government.
That party will reap the whrlwind it has sowed.
The Times does not think that the South
should com D ain OF i'll treatment on the part OF
the Radical Senate. 1t is true. in the 'Haroor
and River" appropriations. it gives Des Moines
ga md ha m Df
only $4,000: but then the money it refuses US
for rivers 1t gives us in the way Of troops-it will
noe eradge the South millions for troops.
The Picavuae seems not to bslieye In Grants
insanity. He was never a man OF great mind.
owing his success to luck-a fool for luck.
He has simply lost his temper. not his mind.
worr led by the badgsring Of Hayes and the
| other would be reformers who are trying to
wash and clean up the party. and Grant in par
| ticular so as TO make them pre- entable TO the
people in November. His mental disorder is no
other than that which afflicts his entire parry
extreme disgust and anger.
| The Picayu,se defends itself aganstt the attack
OF the Republican. winding Up with few blows
at the organ.
Because it can find no fault with Gov. Nc
Enery's speech at Baton Rouge. the Republican,
pretends to welcome him into the party ranks as
"A Distinguished Convert" The only fault that
Its malignity and dubiousness can find with the
speech is the Governors proposal to abolish the
carpet-bagger and scalawag. to drive them from
Office. rather than from the State. As this per-
sonalIy hurts the Republicaas's feelings.
it will not assent to it. although 1t accepts
all the other doctrines he lays down as the prin-
ciples OF the Demecratic-Conseryativep parry. as
seif-eyident and undeniable.
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