The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-18
POLITICAL POINTS.

best friend of Grant and WORST enenhy
of the South.
st. Louis Times: Fearing there
are some who do not know the TACT,
we reiterate the statement that the
Grant movement is o boomerang.
Philadelphia Chronicle: 1t will
give this poor country the ague any
time in the next fifty years to hear
an Ohio man mentioned for Presi-
dent.
Chicago Times: AS Robson is
nominated for Congress from New
Jersey, we may look for the an
nouncement of Belknap's candidacy
in the Keokuk, { Iowa District
New York Sum- 1t is remarkable
that the present bluc-bloodedlg End
Of the old commonwealth ssa ra5 , nna
out that expenses conf; f Gs l1 ON the
until Gen. Butler ps mo "
blow of retrenesAmen''
New pork Mail: We now set our
~ stor the achievements of New
LIZ Republicanism. 1t is to elect
Republican legislature and to gain
six Republican Congressman - two
of them in this city. 1t can be done.
New York Sun: Mr.. J. Madison
Wells makes an appeal to the voters
of the Fourth District of Louisiana
TO send him to Congress. He appar-
emily overlooks the fact that it is
their first wish to send him TO the
penitentiary.
cleveland Plaindealer: John
Sherman proposes to make speeches
in the doubtful districts of the State.
To carry out that proposition he will
be required to take the stump in the
six which have generally been con-
ceded the Republicans.
New Albany Ledger Standard:
1t is extremely improbable that Mr..
Tilden will be the Democratic can
didate in 1880 If the same men
must make the ticket, Mr.. Hendricks
must be at the head. Hendricks
and Bayard are the men to win In
1880.
Cincinnati Commercial: The
Congressional La Dor Committee
should come this way. We have a
number of patriots bursting with in
formation on social questions, and
big with schemes for the adjustment
of the relations of capital and labor.
There is more than one "Ohio idea"
New York Sun: Kimpton is safe
for the time being--that is, so long
as he clings to the protecting skirts
of Massachusetts. But rascals Of
his sort generally come to grief soon
err or later, and are never quite sure
they have escaped the sheriff's Off
Ger until the undertaken comes for
them,
philadelphia Times: The most
eloquent and persuasive Greenback
speeches published in the northern
belt of counties are the solid columns
Of official advertisements of sherift's
sales in the newspapers. People
read and think that they under
stand that sort of a campaign docu-
ment.
Boston Post: Republicans try
hard to foist General Butler upon
the Democratic party, but unsuc-
cessfully; he is Republican, bone and
sinew. His violence, vacilation and
swagger are all Republican charac-
teristics, and hts home is with those
who have sheltered, honored and
obeyed him.
--Chicsgo Tribune: Just now the
Ohio stump stands considerably
higher than any other political
stamp in the Union. With Shcr.
man, Garfield, Foster, West and 9th.
er able men on it, it will give the
keynote to the campaign in other
States. It's a big thing to be an Ohio
man, il you want office.
Chicago Times: McCrary and
Sherman, of the Cabinet, are both
willing to take the stump this fall,
and each is announced in his own
State. Nothing is heard from Mr..
Schurz on this subject, and the ques,
tion arises whether there exists any
cause in which ne would be willing
to invest speech that was paid for
cash down.
New York Sun: We are told that
administrations would be purer, wi
ser, better, if the President could not
be re, elected. Now during the whole
history of our Government there has
been just one occupant of the White
House unalterably pledged to one
term. That is Z. B. Hayes. If hi;
administration is better, we prefer
one not so good.
Louisville Courier Journal
There is hope for Republicanism il
the South when in two Southern
States the party can present itself 81
respectfully as it does in Kentucky
and Tennessee. The present gener
alton will have to pass away, howev
or, or else Democratic leadership will
have to perpetrate incredible blum
ders before the Republicans can Eop'
to obtain possession of power in any
Southern State.
Springfield Republican: If th'
Republican party of this State cal
set its face like a flint to the State
issues raised by General Butler, ant
can find the man who means more
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