The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-03


into the hands Of some private secretary possessed
OF grim humor aud who has desire to make
Grant laughing. stock all over Europe, he had
his opportunity In immediately conveying that
telegram to his Royal Mistress and having 1t
presented TO Grant with due ceremony.
But whether this occurred or not, the mischief
has been done by the publication Of the fsct, and
the dense blockhesd who inspired the affair will,
IL he reads the newspapers. soon have the satis-
faction OF learning that In attempting TO adver-
tise Grant as Presidential candidate at the ex-
passe
OF THE BRITISH QUEEN,
he has done nothing but proclaim himself an ig.
norant ass, and has cast upon Grant the discredit
OF maintaining association with an ill.bred
donkey. Grant should petition Congress Of
the Powers 70 save him from bis friends, or he
should instruct the telegraph companies not to
forward dispatches 10 him from his in1i ,cre6t
lsekeys in care Of" Royal psrsonages.
What with the bad taste OF Hartranfs's cable
dispatches "in care Of Queen victoria, and the
bad syntax Of Grants own letters TO "his dear
Childs," the late President Is In danger of losing
what little reputation he had left when he quit
the White House,.
The
GRAND ARMY or THE REPUBLIC
as q fraud was bad enongh; but as m ass IL is 80
infinitely worse that must enter the solemn pro-
test Of st ieast ONO Union soldier against being
represented" by an organization that sends c.
Diagrams addressed, SIN care OF her majesty,
Queen Victorial"
When we reoolIect what laugh was turned
upon Maoaulsy for dating private note 'Wind.
sor CASTLE" we may bs able TO family conceive Of
the guffaw that will salute Grant for having his
kilograms directed "in care Of the Queen her
self
The editor Of the DEMOCRAT inquiries "Willlthe
Administration remonetize2" from which infer
that the prevailing anxiety respecting
THE SILVER QUESTION
has begun to pervade Louisiana. can answer
the inquiry: The Administration is in what the
gentler sex would call .'s state OF mind" about
the silverguestion. Tho President himself be-
lieves in the "Dollar OF the Fathers" 30 do
Key, McCrary and the venerable ssa-dog Of the
Wabash, Dick Thompson. Evarss. ~ the attorney
Of the syndicate, John Shermsn, as silent part
ner In the same. and Carl schurz, as the salaried
political agent OF the German bond-holders, are
oil in favor OF the single gold standard. Deven's
views are not clearly KNOWN but he Is believed TO
lean toward double standard Of coinage, with
some restrictions as to the legal tender quslity
Of eilver--say, for example, that IL shall not
bs legal tender for sums Involving more than
. ton Of the precious metal,
TRoY WEIGHT,
onty a.. - lt.lS II u
lion is not exactly at liberty to quarrel among
itself over this question. CIV. Tom Young. and
Stanley Matthews and Foster have all been here
10 see the President on this subject, anent the
about to break ont in Ohio. Moreover.
The Republican press Of Ohio is discussing the
.ubjeot with immense zeal and great freedom
feq1eDtly including entire freedom from infor- |
nation In the premises. The result thus far ia |
hat John Sherman Is the only Ohio Republican |
nut OF some 10000 who is known to favor
THE GOLD POLICY.
A few national bankers, scattered through the
State, are suspected OF being in accord WITH him.
nut they do not give tongue, 30 that to all intents
md purposes the Republican party in Ohio,
which is the pivotal point, stands about 200 900 to
in favor OF double standard and against the |
'ondholders' gold policy. You will thus observe
hat the question propounded by the editor of the
Democrat is one which agitates
THE ADMINISTRATION.
Ohm Sherman tells the President that IL the Re-
'ubican platform in Ohio pronounces for the
ouble standard, the Syndicate will not take the
lew four per cents. And John ought to know,
ecause he belongs to the syndicate. schurz tells
i'm that IL the platform indorses the old silver
ollar he (5churz) will button up the pocket in
7hlch no carries the German vote and allow the
ountry to go to the dogs. People who are not
ware Of the fxedness OF the Presidents belief
hat schurz carries the world upon his shoulders
annot form any adequate idea of the weight this
1reat has with the Administration. On the other
and, Tom Young and Matthews and Foster tell
be President that if the pla' form indorses the
ondholders' single gold policy. there will be no
omputing the Democratic majority until the
VOTES ARE COUNTED,
nd then nobody but the Democrats will desire to
ompute it. The situation is much after the
ashion Of ths plantation preachers plan of sal
alton: "Here am two roads; de one leads to per-
ition, an de udder to damnationl" And the
resident seems minded to follow the concluding
AsaSo oi ohO ooAoEou ulSiu6 uuubF CO0SlQ6r1tIOD.
nd stake to de woods" There can be no doubt
J to the temper Of the people at large upon this
Inject. Pig Iron Kelley said the other day, when
. WAS here, that he did not believe there were
1000 voters in the United Jtates out of 1000 ooOO
ho, after full discussion Of the question as
A CAMPAIGN ISSUE,
oud vote for the adoption Of the gold standard
Id against the reconciliation of silver For I,
y part cannot find one, except men who are
terested in national banks or who are large
'ndholders, in favor of the gold policy. The
party may be considered unit in {
vor OF
THE DOUBLE STANDARD.
Senator Thurman, who has always been the :
leader Of the resumptionists in the :
party, said in my hearing that he did +
It know OF half dom Democrats in the 6
,ited States who were honestly in favor OF the 6
rmanent demonetization Of silver. John G. {
lompson told me, the other day, that there was I
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