The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-23
TpE MORNING PRESS.

The Bee endeavors to impress upon the minds
Of the voters the vast importance OF choosing for
the position of Governor on the Demscratic
ticket an unexceptionable candidate. He must
be Louisianian Of recognized firmness, intel
ligence and integrity. He must not DO a politl-
cian yet must be well acquainted with political
affairs. He must be identified with the idea OF
reform. and 1t is necessary OF all things that his
course should be unfettered by promises to adj
herents, or political bargains Of any sort. With
such candidate. all the scattering elements of
strength in the State would be united. victory
would be certain, and prosperity would come
back with good government TO smile upon re-
deemed Louisiana.
The Republican this morning plays a little
editorial game OF whist and says that the party
in Louisiana must follow the lead given at Gin
cinnati. 1t must play trumps to the Presidential
nominations by securing as candidates men
like :" Caesars wife," or like Hayes and Wheeler.
above suspicion. It will be pretty hard to make
the people believe that a Radical candidate is
above suspicion, but there is nothing like try
ing, and as the game is desperate one (the
Republican admits that the only resource ap-
pears to be in taking up some great unknown. y
who similar to Hayes, will be a man whose
| past will be pure of all antecedeDts."
It makes rather feeble attack upon the city
Administration, and takes occasion to give sly
blows to Democrats generally The organ
affects to forget that the City Administrators
possess very limited powers. and that the prln-
cpal cause Of the decentralization in city finances
is tho depression almost to nothing in the value
of city property; q depression which has been
brought about by the banefIl effects OF Radical
misrule and thieving in the administration OF
State affairs.
Evidently the Times reporter has hurt the
feelings of the Republican, who again growls.
and stigmatizes bogus interviewers."
The Picay,tne forcibly advocates the nomina-
ton of Gen. Hancock at st. Louis. The Demo-
cratic party must not make the same mistakes
as in 1868 with Seymour. and in 1872 with
Greeley. 1t is remarkable fact that Pennsyl-
vania has always voted for the winning candi-
date. Hancock would be sure to carry that
State, and Tilden cannot. Hayes war record
will strongly influence the soldiers vote in the
North. Hancock is the only man to counteract
that influence. As regards the objection to him Of
being military man. his immortal General
Order No. 40 is asufficient answer.
Further on. our neighbor exposes Radical mis-
representations and shows what severerebukes
the mendacious Radical press has received from
the committee's report on the "Coushatta
tragedy" and Capt. Bascom's report on the Port
Hudson trouble.
he manages to preside over the Superior Crimi-
nal Court In New Orleans and at the same time
over the Police Jury OF the parish Of Tensas.
Where does he liver
| The Bulletin starting from the point that the
| idea of the campaign is reform. says that the
popular sentiment In the whole Union points to
b. F. Bristow as the man to be selected by the St.
Louis Convention. It says that party lines not
being strongly delineated. there are thousands
Of voters who are waiting for the st. Louis nom
nations in order to make a choice between the
| two tickets and that the independent voter will
determine the issue OF the pending campaign.
| The Times has an editorial about Minister
Schenck and the Duke de Saldanha, both frauds
the Duke de Saldanha more 30 than Schenck.
Further on it makes fun of Saturday nights
ratification meeting at the Mechanics Institute.