The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-19
PUBLIC OPINION.

fUbLlC VPlNIUN.
BLAINE THEIR CHAMPION.
[Quinoy CIll.) Hsrald.1
Blaine is, as yet, the only champion
OF the Mexican border robbers on this
side the line.
HAMPTON AND NICHOLS HAVE KEPT THEIK
| PLEDGES.
| IOourier-J Journal
The organs of Mr.. Blaine have a.
great deal to say about the violations
OF solemn pledges" by Cows. Hampton
and Nichols gave was for good govern
ment and protection for whites and
blacks, and this they have kept, much
to the qualification Of both whites and
blacks, who, under the rule Of Chamber
lain and Packard, had no protection
whatever. and were plundered by Re-
publian adventurers to their last dollar.
THE TOO FREQUENT PITKtN.
IN. Y. Tribune.1
VIII Pltkin be good enough to sub
slde2 Inc general public, we venture
to inform him, has got stomach full OF
him and wants no more. For several
months now we have been hearing at
intervals great deal more about pit
kin than anybody, except possibly Pit
kin himself, cared to know. Originally.
Pitkin was the merest accident OF q
complicated political situation. Neither
he nor the office he held had the slight
est significance except as he tumbled np
to the surface like @ wart on the fiji of q
porpOise. The office of United States
Marshal, which he briefly held, is Of no
such consequence as to give any Of his
proceedings q public interest outside
| the community upon which he was the
visitation OF an angry Providence, and
there is no excuse in him or any OF his
belongings for this constant thrusting
himself and his purposes before wea-
ry public.
MORE THAN AN APOLOGY SHOULD BE DE-
MANDED FROM SPAIN.
New York Times.]
Spanish cruisers off the coast OF Cuba
nave hit on q new plan to drive Ameri-
cans away from the whaling grounds Of
that region. 1t Is customary now to
seize and detain vessel when In the
midst OF a ''catch," on pretense Of ex-
amining her papers. OF course the
papers are found to be all right, after
five days have been spent over them;
but, in the meantime, the whales have
disappeared and the luckless mariners
depart in bad temper. The game was
tried with the Ellen RiBpah not long
ago, and now the schooner Rising Sun
has been treated in the same way. The
State Department may demand an apol-
ogy,. but apologies do not pay for o
spoiled voyage.
MEXICO MUST BE ANNEXED.
New York Graphc.1
Ii Mexico Is not able to keen the
peace along its line OF frontier the
United States must establish good gov
ernment there; and that it may do SO it
must annex so much Of the territory of
Mexico as will reduce the boundary line
to such q length that Mexico will be
able to do her share OF national duty on
her side OF 1t. At present the better
elements Of society in Mexico have too
much territory and too many disorderIy
residents to attend to. Less territory
would give better chance to Mexico
OF preserving her independence in de-
slrable way in the future. Whether our
government is willing or not to assume
tne task OF bringing the races on the
other side OF the Texas frontier within
the domain Of law and order, it must
eventually undertake 1t sooner or later,
REST FROM PARTISAN STRIFE.
Iphiladelphia Timesl
In at least two Southern States, Vir-
glnia and Mississippi, there will be no
opposition to the Conservative or Demo-
cratic tickets in the campaign soon to
begin. So much the better for Virginia
and Mississippi. What these States
need, Mississippi especially, about as
much as anything else, Is season Of
rest from partisan strife and the obliter-
alton OF the color line by which parties
have heretofore been divided. Politics +
have been the bane Of the South, and
the color question, magnified for parti-t
san purposes, has threatened one race
With disgrace and the other with de-
struction. When living issues upon
which another division is necessary
shall arise there will be no difficulty
about the organization OF new parties.
In the meantime, since the Democrats
Will have undisputed sway, there will
pc no troublein fixing the responsibility
llor good Or bad government that may
follow.
REPUBLICANS REsfaNING-ALARM IN THE
PARTY.
IN. Y. SUM-
We are sorry to see that many Repub-
ican officeholders are sufficiently
mean spirited to resign their posts in
political organizations, In obedience to
Mr.. Hayes arbitrary order. Why do
Iuey UOb uOlu On unoil CDey are suspend
I'd, and then test the legality Of the or
der before the Senate? Is it likely that
Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Conkling will sus-
,ain measure 80 suicidal to their own
party?
The Republicans are already mani
testing crest anxiety and alarm at the
effect Of this order on the next elections.
They gay that the officeholders consti-
ute the life, the active element in their
political organizations; and II they are
orced out, mere disinterested patriotism
will not make their places good.