The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
PUBLIC OPINION.

the PLATFORM will be whisky barrel.
o st. Louis Globe Democrat: The Grant
: movement Is booming In Ireland now Tbs
/ Irish vote will be solid for Grant In 1880
! Boston Advertiser, Rep: DIR. Gareelon In n
thoroughly honorable gentleman, and will
make as good Governor as the times re.
quire
, Cincinnati Commercial: Ben Butler Ia much
. more anxious TO investigate Massachusetts,
than the cypher kilograms He always was n
discriminating man.
Boston Journal. The New York Sun has
given the Republican party worse advice
than when 1t advises 1t to nominate Hon. Is b.
Washburne for President.
, Chicago Tribune: Politics is not science
, 10 ONO, but 1t is one OF the most productive
industries. Some farmers think Of giving up,
sheep and raising nothing but presidents.
Philadelphia Times: There ia a good chances
Tor the Legislature to enfranchise the colored
man ID Pennsyivan1a by giving him some OF
the oI1lceS now being handed around at Har-.
risburg.
New York World: The original South Caro-
lima rifle clubs, 1t may be well to remember.
were organized by Chamberlain, Patterson,
treasury.
Boston Post: The election OF the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor makes q new
era In Maine politics. 1t would be unjust to-
claim this result as purely party triumph,
Tor all parties, at the last, contributed to II,
OLCdkO lWNcb. JOnH OnefmAn mas no 1n~
tenti0n OF retiring to the shades OF private
lie, Secretary OF the Treasury he is, and may
be Governor OF Ohio, or Senator therefrom
and Is not wholly devoid of mad ambition
Tor the Presidency.
vicksburg Herald Dem.): The South wants
the war and the war issues to be over and ii:
the South Is wise she can have them over by
acting independently OF all party ORGANIZE
lions that refuse to recognize fully the equali-s
| ty Of the Southern States in the Union.
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vices from Illinois Indicate that Gen. Logan
has the inside track In the senatorial race and,
will probably receive the caucus nomination.
Inc chicago ring may attempt to defeat him
after the nomination, but the effort will fall.
Boston Post Dem.j: Gen. Neal Dow is go-l-
ing to Washington to invite Mr.. and Mrs, :
| Hayes TO attend a temperance gathering at
Old Orchard Beach next summer Here's
hoping that Hayes will give Gen. Dow taste
the White House.
Philadelphia Enquirer Rep): There can mo-
longer be any doubt except In the minds con-.
stitutionally sound or habitually cynical. that.
the closing OF the old year marks the termin-
times through which we have been called
upon to pass.
Detroit Free Press: The report that Col. :.
Fred. Grant was given leave OF absence, not
on his fathers's account, but on his Mothers
puts different phase on the transaction.
Great 90 the danger is OF crippling the MILL
tary strength Of the country, the risk must.
be run II there L. a lady In the case.
Louisville Cbuyier-Journal. Ex-5ecretary
Fish has been nominated for president Of the
take place on the nineteenth instant. Mr.
Fish will doubtless be elected. His devoted
attachment to Grant naturally suggests that
the league ts not averse to restoration OF +
the Grant regime In 1880
Pittsburg Cbmn,ercial- Gazette (Rep.) j; Thoga !.
who have boasted 80 freely that Tilden would
be out OF the Presidential race, will do well to-
re- revise their Judgment just now the signs Ct
the times point more strongly to him as the j
coming presidential candidate OF the DeTnOc~~
racy than to any other.
washington Post Dem): One effect OF re-
sumption will be to make the treasury the1ss
only bank OF issue In the country, and John L
this novel emergency great calm should
come over the spirit OF thesAmerican people.
for they know well what a pure sincere and
reliable man honest John" is.
Boston Traveller RepJ: Mr.. TIlden Is re-
Potter Committee to clear his skirts OF the ci-
pher Disgrace. Unhappy Potteri He started
out to show how the Republican party stole
the Presidency. and finds himself reduced to-
the more modest task of giving the Defraudexfs
q chance to prove an alibi.
Baltimore GazeHe. Mr.. Halstead. Of the
cincinnati Commercial, achieved great suc-
cess 10 rehabiittating silver and reintroduc-
ing It TO the American people as circulating
imedlum, put we greatly fear that all his ei-
honorable game Of chess will prove unayaiI-
ing.
Courier Journal Dem.): It Ia worse thar
nonsense for the friends OF Grant to talk
about placing him on the retired list Of the
army. There is another retired list that on
which Dallas, Fillmore. Pierce, Buchanan,
ETC., were placed the presence OF his
name upon that list exclusively is demanded
by the eternal fitness OF things In voice OF
seven-fold thunder.
New York Erpress DEM: Why do the
Republicans refuse to move for the thorough
Investigation OF these cipher Dispatcher It
certainly looks as though there was some
e tSe wi'a are aaid " haes
made public. What Is 1t they are trying to
hide by sitting down upon so unanim ously
md contentediy? Let us have the bottom
he disclosures IL the Republicans will risk
he making OF them.
Norwich Bulletin fRep9: Certain DEMO-
ratio papers, while protesting to believe that
dr. Tilden can clear himself, insist that the
Investigated 1t Is barely possible that thev
eally think the Gramercy Park reforrner can,
Lear himsen; II 80, 1t shows the remarkable
Tan y OF q me Iiiden movement. On the
tner nan9, IL may be that they want to take
2 Bayard, and are afraid that Tilden Is not
lnc1ently dead yet. The New York Tribune
orlying the nails In his coffin, though. fast
lou9n, without any congressional inquiry.
charleston News and Courier Dem.J: The
vesugaton In South Carolina can have but
le result. 1t will show that there was no.
oience and no intimidation and that every
% OF the Democratic candidates was square
and necessarily elected. And If this were
u the case, the investigation would be of no
nefit to our opponents. The Republican
Irty can not make Blaine's speech their
yotal point at this late day. It Is the next
ing to dancing on nothing. South Carolina
solidly Democratic, and intends to remain
, and there Is no more sense In grumbiiDg
the power that emancipation and enfran-
isement give the State than there Is groWi-
3 at the influence OF the new States that
w England and the South have from time
time, given to the Union. Every State
snds On the law. There Is no rebellion or
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