The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-22

Emperor, special agents" for its rno,tehnrds
and tho Radical organization for Its standing
army.
Tho materials for such n revolutionary novs-
mont are Mt hand, and they await only the
falntest sign Of constructive capacity on the part
OF the Democratic leaders to gravitate to tho
standard pf that party, rs particles Of gold. dust
to q globule Of quicksilver But nothing Is done.
On no question are the Democrats united. They
cannot oven snow solid front In favor oil making
THE oIIGARoH7 or MONEY
pay part Of the expenses Of the government by
restoring tho income tax. the simplest Dossibls
method Of asserting the ascendency of the nass
on the subject of doorkeepers but they can't
denonnce Radicalism by It's proper name OF
iInperlalism In disguise. nor can they nnlto ag
laborer ms against the sinister designs Of the
coupon COLLECTOR and the millipnaire;
Tho Republicans. set up. tho old eiap.trap
about rebel claims. There Is also D hypocrit.
ical cry about tho public schools, and the usual
word have the Democrats 10 say about she in-
terests. Of the people, who are being robbed NOT
only OF their hard earned money, but Of their
very existence MS body polite and their Inn
portance as n governing force. The phrase
honor OF the nation has come % mean simply
privilege OF the bondholder. and the howl OF
"REBEL CLAIMS
Ia simply cry Of stop thief 10 divert public at-
teDtion from the robbery which capital is daily
perpetrating upon labor through class 1eRisla-
tion on tho subjects Of finance and c2mmercs.
they are going ngw until the cam paign is upon
U.S.; Congress will adjourn. Tho Republicans
will go homo practically united body, with .
we'll. defined programme. and backed by welk
appointed resources.
Tho Democrats win separate IN discord and
make the best isolated fight be can ia bis, dis
rict--every fellow for himself, and the devil
take tho hindmost. The need Is Of leader
who have intelligence 10 comprehend tho situa-
tion and courage to confront IT,. The Republic
cans are drawing no their address to tho coun~
tons 10 adopt, as by clockwork, from Maine to
Oregon. MEANWHILE the Democrats are piddlinR
at
INVESTIGATIONS
that no moro touch tho quick of Radical corr
rnptlon and extravaganee than the scratch OF %
pin upon the surface Of the cuticle can lay bare
the roots OF cancer that eats the yitals. fussinR
| over the paitry patronage Of the Doorkeeper.
and 1uarreIing among Themselves. about
finance. tariff and the income tax. The sole
ground for hope lfes in the fect that there are
too many millions Of suffering people out OIL
| employment In tho country. and too much in
elgshes nong then to adt =, Of ths st
the Radicals fail. It vii be- because :
THE MASSES OF THE PEOPLE.
| moving In obedience to 9 blind but unerring
| instinct Of self-prsssrvation. cannot be over
slanghed Or thwartsd In their efforts at sell
| deliyerance BY tho devilish ingenuity pf the
| Radical leaders. and not because the Demo-
| hendng the emergency or OF RrasDing their
| opportunity.
| Tho resolution Of the Senate to adjourn June
10 means a design Of rushing through the ap.
preparations and shutting off discussion OF
economic measures; means design to go
| before the country upon false issues raised BY
| themselves TO the exclusion and suppression OF
| the true issues means purpose TO prevent
agitation of the real questions Of Vital moment.
,tnsir efforts TO delads the populace on the
stump and through campaign documents. And
yet, when this Radical and NortheasteTn reso-
we're unable to combine against 1t. and went
into caucus to find out whether they had been
hit with brick. and II 80, who threw ltl
/ Such things are W be expected Of q party
which eievates q Philadelphia ward politician
TO the Rpeakership, and constitutes gupexan~
mentary leader on the floor, As said before,
| there Is no salvation for such party except fn
ths hope that the blind instincts Of the people
may be wiser than the counsels Of such leaders.
| C. III.