The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-03

Tilden with hard money label dangling
on his breast, a soft-money label on his
back, with reform" painted On his fore
head, free schools swinging from one r,ior
The Protestant church schools" and from
the other for the Catholic, with one hand
filled with "pudding-tickeI to make the IL
legal vote in New Ierk City overcome the
honest vote OF the Stale, and the other hand
flied with stolen Western town and county
railroad subscriptions, is the most be-
'fringed' spectacle now en- exhibition.
The public press has, with great truth,
been styled the 'Palladium Of Liberty"
IL ramifes every nook and corner Of the
land. II reaches every hamlet and enlight-
ems every mind in the search for informa-
tion. In no country on this globe is its
benehcent influence SO generally felt, or Its
moral power so generally acknowledged as
in the United States Of America. This
influence Of he press makes it the genera
tor OF a correct public opinion Where
that opinion is in the interest Of error, OF
would lead TO false conclusions, the press
modifes it, and makes it subservient to
truth. This view of the power Of the press
and Its controlling influence upon public
opinion makes the inquiry an interesting
ohSS "hehSc WOuIu IL Icou US Iu tIc Poait-
Icsl canvass upon which We are now enter
ingF As there are said ITO be two sides
TO question: SO there are different schools
IN politics. The press is found advocating
opposite sides, and by this very attrition We
are enabled 10 distinguish between truth
and error, TO separate the wheat from the
chaff."
We take it that it can not be successfully
denied that the great preponderance of pa
triotism and public virtue is with the Re-
publican press OF the country. The prilcI-
piles Of :he Republican party are the out
growth OF an orthodox political faith, and
as such upon their predominabce in guild
ing the future destinies OF our country must
ils prosperity depend. "Efo perpetuG 4"
Virginia has been called the mother of
Presidents. New York may as significantly
be termed the mother OF Democratic aspi-
rants for the Presidency. Seymour and
Greeley we're both forced upon the Democ-
raey, through the insIrumentality OF iraud
in Democratic national conventions. They
were both ingloriOusiy defeated.
The nomination of Tilden was made in
the face Of the. protest of large and iItlu-
ential portion Of the Democracy of New
York 1t was the result Of the lavish ex-
penditure Of money, by which the press
was not the spontaneous express on OF conf
dence in the pOblic and private integrity
of the candidate. On the contrary, it was
forced upon those representing the better
judgment OF the party. The consequence
| of this il that the heart of "the rank and
file" Of the party is not in the fight. The
contest, on the part OF the Democracy
lacks the enthusiasm which begets sue.
Cess.
Should so great a misfortune befall the
people OF this nation az the election of a
| Democratic President in November, wha
would be the deplorable condition OF the
white Republicans in the South? In many
sections, now under Ku-Klux rule, to ac
knowledge belief in Republican princi
pies is to invite ostracism, and persecution
Of the moet fehdish character. The ex
tent of this feeling of hate is somewhat cir
cumscribed, from fear of punishment by
the strong arm Of the Government. LIE
this rod "in terTmela" he removed by tn
election of Tilden, and then the who'll
| South would become imbued with spiri
OF maIignity that would render residenc,
in that section, by outspoken Republican
intolerabie. GAMMA.