The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-22
POLITICAL.

Birth notice from the Frankfort Ky.
Yeoman: ITO the wife OF Perry Craig, col
ored-A Democratic son; Major Tilford."
Mr.. Gillespie, a Republican politician from
Philadelphia, amused the members Of the
caucus after they had renominated Senator
Cameron by Quitting heads with young
darky."
Maine hopes to patch up her constitution &C
that plurality will elect Governor here
after.
Washington Rogers, member OF the Geor.
gia Legislature, was found dead drunk, and
then dead, In his Bald wiD Ga, home the other
day.
The New York Tribune greets Gov. Nichols
as one who stands out grandly as the only
Southern governor who has been able to see
any bulldozing, and to denounce it rather
than cringe to It,
Congressman Hartridge, OF Georgia, who
died the other day. will be remembered prin-
cipally as the author OF the Democratic reso-
luton Of the last session declaring HAYES
title valid and sacred.
Gen. Butler has written a letter to Gov
Talbot, OF Massachusetts, telling him that he
warmly approves his inaugural message and
assuring him that II the Legislature carries
out the reforms suggested by Gov. Talbot, he
will be entirely satisfied with the results OF
the late election.
The mayor OF st. Louis is German; 80 is
the president OF the Merchants Exchange; so
is one OF the Federal judges; so is the Lieu
tenant Governor Of the State and its repre-
sentative In the Cabinet; 50 was the last Re
publican candidate for the Governorship.
And OF the seven morning dailies four are
German.
pense If the Teller committee would decree
as proved In advance what Mr. Blaine wants
to establish, for the jerks crowd can find all
the witnesses needful to prove anything. II
lying had called down the judgment OF
Heaven, as did Sodom's sins on that city, salt
heaps would be amazingly plentiful upon
American soil.
The Cleveland Herald ays the total am cunt
Of Southern claims is $500, 600 The New
York Tribune says they amount to $3.50, ,OOO,-
geo. with probability that they will reach
81, 500 100000. There is 700 pound lie out
between these distinguished journalists, and.
for all practical purposes, 1t doesn't matter
which gave 1t BIRTH ATLANTA Constitution.
Some Of the Republican Governors In their
messages are very severe on the tramp nuis-
ance.' When we consider that the tramp is
the legitimate t.1 progeny OF the Republican
crusing out OF industry by vicious legislation
has covered the land with horde OF tramps.
many OF whom have changed from steady,
Industrious citizens to hardened criminals
This Is one OF the legaces OF the Republican
party. To enrich the few it has impoverished
the many. To build up the colossal fortunes
Of the rich 1t has made paupers and criminals
OF thousands. 1t should deal tenderly with
its own offspring, the tramp Washington
Post.
Mr.. Howard Carroll, the Eli Perkins OF the
New York Times, is now Illuminating the
pages OF his humane journal with soul-stir-
ring accounts Of the cruelty OF the Democratic
prison system In Georgia The sympathy
which Mr. Carroll feels for his political friends
who have fallen under the ban Of the law In
Georgia is quite natural, but we do not find in
his able letter any reference to those beautl-
ful Instruments of torture, the ouckiDg stool.
bucking stick and thumb-stretchers, which
have proven 80 valuable In shortening crimi-
nal life In the penal institution OF Republican
New Jersey. They seem to be wofu!ss behind
The age In Georgia.-IBaltimore Gazette.