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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The Massachusetts Labor Bureau has been
publishing some most valuable STATISTICS on
the condition of labor In that state. Inc
number of unemployed people In Massachu-
sets Mt the beginning of 1878 was 28,5Po, at
the beginning Of tho present year II was
81 oD-a reduction OF 5000 This report-that
less than Q per cent OF the population ls out u
conference.-the nattering one, and 1t Is to
he hoped that the rest Of tho country can
make rs good a showing. In the matter OF
wages and the prices OF goods and provisions,
n comparison Is made between 1878 and 1850.
1t was found that wages were higher last
year than before the war In oil occupations
save eloth-making and ship-building. There
was an increase Of 81 per cent In tho payment
of agricultural laborers, ~ per cent In that oil
backsmths, 80 per cent in that OF bakers,
etc The average increase In the wages Of
63,5t5 employees was "a a per cent. The price
Of living had increased but not as much Us
wages. Groceries were 7 per cent higher
than in 1860, provisions % per cent higher,
rents % per cent higher, while dry goods had
fallen per cent. The average cost OF living
was Az per cent higher That Is, the wages
would go, on the average, 10 per cent further
in 1878 than In 1860, clearly showing that the
worklugmen of Massachusetts, are better oil
to-day than they were before the war. There
seems to be no reason to doubt that this IL
true. that the wolklngmen themselves DO moi
appreciate It. Is doubtless due to the fact thai
their wants and desires have increased In The
past nineteen years; they live more comfort
ably now than then, aud would think them
selves treated badly did they have to go bach
to the simple life they lived In ante-bellun
n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

advised friends Of his candidacy. We do not
profess To be Mr.. Tilden's champion, or even
4 supporter Of his claims, yet we believe that
the Democratic party owes 1t, not to him SO
much ID to Itself and the American people, to
consider his case and pass upon 1t on its
merits. Any man occupying his peculiar
position would be entitled to O like considera-
ton.
So far as Mr.. Tilden is concerned, we are
authorized to say that he has personally dis
claimed any sympathy In such charges or Inn
putations. At the time the New York Snn
was making It's most reckless and malignant
assaults Oh the Southern Democrats, In con
nection with the electoral bill, he was directly
approached and eSpostulated with upon the
course of that paper. He frankly stated that
the San was not his personal organ; that he
regretted Its course. and that, while profess
ing no particular influence with Its manage
ment he would endeavor to use what inliu-
ence he had to produce change In It's tone.
Shortly after this the Snn did change Its
tone towards the Southern Democrats, ana
wa attributed IT, In q measure. To MI. Iildens
expostulations.
AT this same time Mr.. Tilden was asked at
what iuncture he lost hope Of being inaugu-
rated He replied that bis confidence was
first shaken when the electoral bill passed.
When tho Florida vote was counted ne
believed his case settled, and when the
| Louisiana vote was counted, he abandoned
all hone. 1t ia q matter of history known to the
whole world, that all Of these events trans
pred. and, further, that the Demo-
cratic caucus had passed reso-
| luton declaring that tho electoral
| count should be allowed to proceed peaeeably
and that no attempt would be made to dis
turb IL, before any negotiations were at
tampted by the Southern Democrats. These
facts were well known to Mr.. Iilden ut the
time. and they constitute n full and complete
yndication of the Southern leaders against
the aspersons that were afterwards cast upon
them.
Mr.. Barnum, the chairman OF the Demo
cratic Executive Committee, was present In
| Washington during the entire period that
these negotiations were pending, and was
fully cognizant Of all the facts connected
Herewith. and he has openly declared that
nothing was done or promised Or attempted
by these gentlemen which was not entirely
| justified by the circumstances and which he
would not have done himself had he been
similarly placed.
This statement of facts, which Is entirely
favorable to Mr.. Tilden, certainly constitutes
the fullest refutation Of the inuendoes OF the
Baltimore Telegram. Mr.. Tilden has already
suffered abundantly at the hands Of ofllcious
and foolish friends, and we advise him. i he
does not approve OF such tone towards the
South. to put an end to It,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

A correspondent of the New York San gives
an interesting account Of the manner In
which the civil service rules work IN Wash
ipgton. According to this writer a clerk was
appointed In one Of the departments at n
salary Of $1200 Proving incompetent, he
was SO reported. AS Il result he was pro,
noted to Si4OO place. Here again he was
reported. and again advanced, this time to a
$1,000 place. Failing again, he was placed at
the head OF q department., with salary of
$500. In this position, it seems, the rules
cannot reach him. and here he will stick.
His work is now done by q subordinate. III
the latter should also prove incompetent. 1t
will be In order to promote his principal
again, and perhaps it will be seen that he
has a place next time where there Is nothing
TO do and the salary is doubled.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The rulings Of Judge Bond yesterday In the
South Carolina election cases were such as
were to be expected from such bitter part-
san. 1t is matter of some surprise that the
associate judge should have had the inde-
Ependence to disagree with him. SO 1t hap
pened, however, and the decisions Of the cir
cult Judge will have to go up to the Supreme
Court for review. 1t Is doubtful II that tri-
bunal will sustain them, as they are mani
testify unjust and partisan In the meantime
the trials go on with the cases for the prison
ers preiudced III the manner stated. Under
the circumstances, If the government cannot
secure a conviction, the folly Of further pro-
.ceedings in such eases will be apparent even
to the thick headed Department OF Justice at
Washington
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16
"A WORD OF EXPOsTULATION.

Yesterday we republished an article from
the Baltimore Telegram. supporting the
claims Of Mr.. Tiden to denomination for the
Presidency on the Democratic ticket, In which
occurs tho following very remarkable Ian
guage:
III an hour Of evil council a few Of the South
ern leaders entered into asconspiraey with
treasury robbers from the North to depnse this
man and put q candidate of thieves In the place
that was his. The men who elected Tiiden. were
naturally and Justly alarmed at this conduct
who had once sought In vain to leave the Union
We're now attempting, In revenge. to rob II?
aeong the settled results of the war, the loss Of
property Its failure entailed. was now bargain
ing, with professional robbers. seeking to get
back from the national treasury the wealth II
had expended In the fight?
All that we have to say to Mr.. Tilden and
his supporters is, that, If they propose to
project their campaign in the South upon the
line herein indicated they may as well aban-
don at once and forever all hopes of success
predicated on the support Of Southern Demo
Gratis The charges implied in this statement
are absolutely false and slanderous, and we
had fondly hoped that we had heard the last
OF them when the New York Sun abandoned
them something like year ago. The only
result that can be obtained by revamping
them would be to provoke bad feeling and re-
elimination between the Northern and South
ern wings Of the party, which certainly could
not In the slightest degree enure to the ad-
vantage of Mr.. Tilden.
We Of the South are perfectly willing to al
low the responsibility Of Hayes installation
to remain dead issue and to accept Tilden' s
statement as exculpating him from any direct
personal responsibility therefor, and allow
him to stand before the convention and take
his chances for denomination on the merits OF
his case. The Democrats OF the South will
most assuredly decline to sit silently by and
hear themselves and their honored and trust
ed leaders arraigned for treachery and dis
honesty, in the interests OF any mans can
didacy, either before the country, the nomi-
mating convention or ia Congress. What we
have obtained from the general government,
or what we have sought to obtain, in the
shape Of material benefits, has not been pro-
cured or solicited by entering into any ''con-
spiracy with treasury robbers, or anybody
else. Such imputations are as unjust as they
are dishonorable, and we should greatly re-
greet to see Mr.. Tilden's case prejudiced by
any such statements, proceeding from ILL
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The attempted stalwart organs to prove that
the South is still in state Of rebellion be-
cause twenty ex- Confederates occupy seats in
the Senate and sixty-iive are In the House 10
pretty thoroughly disposed by the st. Louis
Post Dispatch when 1t observes: "All the
Southerners in Congress have war record
simply because all the Southerners out d
Congress have a war record" The eighty.
five OK. Confederate soldiers now In Congress
are there not because they are soldiers, but
because it would be difficult matter to fine
proper men for the positions who were moi
soldiers. That IL the sum Of the matter.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

Ex-senator Barnum, chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, was re-
Gently quoted by the New York Tribune as
having expressed to his friends his belief
that forcing the extra session was q most
unfortunate blunder, and that In the debate
which has thus far taken place the Democrats
have suffered severely before the country
OF course, Mr.. Barnum said no such thing,
which statement it Is almost Unnecessary To
make In consideration Of the source which
attributed the remark to him. What he did
say is that The Democrats did precisely
right In standing firm; and he. In common
with every sensible man, knows that they
won every point In the debate In the House"
Some explanation seems to be necessary from
the Iaibaa,e's able editor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16
The New York Times is certainly no frien

The New York Times is certainly no friend
to Grant, and vet Its summary the other day
OF the presidential preferences Of the various
sections Of the country 10 undoubtedly the
biggest lift that Ulysses has ever received
Indeed, Its showing has materially improved
his chances of receiving the Republican NOM
ination for President. So, at least, declare
several supplementary letters to the Times
~There is no need Of holding q convention,
writes correspondent from Philadelphia
setter this expression of sentiment" while G
W. Ghilds tells the Times reporter that Grant
will not submit his name to the convention II
there is any contest whatsoever for the NOM
inati0n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

Notwithstanding the fact that the bill fol
Che reimbursement OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road for the property destroyed by the Pitts
burg riot was supported by one Of the most
numerous and impudent Hobbies ever assem-
bled at Harrisburg 1t failed to pass the lower
house of the State Legislature. All the OLD
Pennsylvania ring. including Senator Gamer
on, were on the ground. Their surprise that
Pennsylvania should have selected a Leglsla-
ture ut last which was superior to their In
fluences must have been beyond bounds. The
amount they contended for was only triile o.
"a 600 600
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

Horace Greeley summed up the whole
question OF resumption in his terse style
"The only way to resume is to resume" Sen
ator Vance, Of North Carolina, recently
summed up the question of responsibility for
the failure of the appropriation bills, if they
should fail because Of a veto, in an equally
concise and comprehensive manner: "The
man who stops the wheels of government is
the man who stops the wheels Of govern
ment." The Senator continued that the peo-
pie have too much common sense to be de-
ceived in the matter. They cannot be made to
believe that the majority In Congress which
passes the bills are responsible for stopping
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The Cherokees are jubilant over the news
that fifteen or twenty-five thousand people
will emigrate to the Indian Territory soon.
A colony Is now being organized In Kansas
City for this purpose, and will move to the
Territory early In May. The lands set apart
for these settlers are among the best In the
Territory. There is considerable difference
Of opinion among the Indians relative to
opening their country to settlement, but the
progressionists appear to be at present In a
majority
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The "Kansas fever" ID reported 10 have
spread to Virginia, and broken out In the
counties bordering Oh the James and Kappa
hammock rivers. In Fauauier, Fairfax ant
Culpeper. there is also some excitement
among the negroes, but not as great az
among those on the James. IL is propheciet
that thousand negroes will be on their way
West from these counties before the end 81
April The fare to Kansas from Virginia Il
$50, and only the richer class Of negroes vii
bio able to 70. Others are saving up, and dc.
clare they will 90 West as soon as they cal
raise the money to pay their way there
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

Two hundred and fifty citizens of Charles.
LOU ?. w are on trial before Judge Bond. 81
the United States Court. for violating tho
Federal election laws. The Judge, who Is one
OF the most VIGOROUSLY Radical Of Fedara,
judges In the South, is particularly strict i !,
enforcing the ironclad test oath to inrors ,vho
are compelled to swear that thav 49, I. mno
OF aoettea IN any way the late Confed-
crate government. The submission 81 Thu
oath to the jurors in Judge Bonds court Is
slightly contradictory. The oath is demand.
81 by . United States district attorney who
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The Republican Senators now complain
that Garfield gave away their case In The
House when he admitted that, as separate
proposition he would vote To keep the troops
away from the polls; that IL was In the inter-
est IL free elections To do 20. This 10 The
whole Democratic case. No wonder his party
friends feel like sitting down on their leading
spokesman. TO use the language Of the
streets they were given dead away.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

was a s,baltern out III the Confederate army
1t is ordered by judge who devoted his well.
beloved son to the Confederate navy 1t IL
announced by clerk, another Confederate
soldier, and administered by q marshal, whc
was captain In the Confederate army. These
men all apply the test oath to jurors which
were 1t applied TO them, would not allow them
to hold their present offices.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

There Is a prospect for the early departure
of Brindle Bill from the Senate. The Com
mittee on Elections have determined to take
up Judge Spofford's memorial at once and
report upon it. There seems to be no doubt
that the Senate will determine to reopen the
case Whenever it comes up on its merits
there Is less doubt as to the result. Kellogg
will have to go. w
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16
NEW ORLEANS. ApaM Ia. ss7D.

Houston, Tex. is ahead Of Chicago on the
divorce question. A careful examination Of
the marriages celebrated and divorces granted
In that town last week shows that the latter
are In excess of the former Houston's popu-
laton cannot be progressing very rapidly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

the supplies when the President intefposes
to prevent those supplies from being drawn
out of the treasury. This is the whole aoes-
lion I'm n nutshell
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-16

The German socialists changed the name Of
their paper from Liberty to Bismarck, but 1t
was suppressed all the same.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12
PRESIDENTIAL PROBABILITIES

From the Phila. Times.
If the issue of fraudulent defeat of
Tilden in 1876 shall be- most vital before
the people of the country, his renomi ma
nation will be inevitable; but condi-
ton of things is posi- bic that would make
Mr.. Tiiden unthought of AS a candidate
One great chasm between him
and the Democratic candidacy is tho
Gubernatorial electionin New York next
fall, and If his enemies shall choose TO
forbid 1t, hs will be unable to bridge him.
self over it. If the Republicans shall
elect the Governor in November next,
, Tilden cannot recover from the disaster
In like manner, if Ohio shall elect Re-
publican Governor in October Thurman
will be practically ont of the race for
1880, while If either Tildsn or Thurman
shall carry his Larty through next fall in
the Gubernatorial fght, he will go to the
front among the Presidential candidates.
If the Democratic party shall enter The
battle OF 1880 as the representative of the
conservative sentiment and business in
terests OF the country, against reck-
less revolutionary Republican policy
Senator Bayard will be the nominee
without serious opposition. The cur
rents which are to make the Presidential
candidates for 1880 have yet TO be started
and when or how the political waters
shall be troubled to start them is what
the most intelligent observers will least
attempt to guess at present.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12
APRIL IL 1870.
This paper has no ddrertising agents
in Philadelphia.

IT is A LITTLE STRANGE to see our
Senators, both Democrats and both able
lawyers, arguing case against each other
in the Senate, yet it is no less strange than
true. One of them once in dinner
speech asserted that the organs of the
Democratic party were its representative
men. Many time since our representa-
tive men differed widely, but on no occa-
sion more than on the simple question
over the meaning of the word "other-
wise" 1t seemed to us a matter Of no
great moment whether Mr.. Bell took a
seat in the Senate at this session or not i;
but it was no doubt matter of $4,000 to
him. In another sense it might perhaps
have been right to settle mooted ques-
tion; but as it is not likely ever to occur
again, it is Of little consequence, even il
fixed principle had been determined
But this has not been done; and were a
Democrat to apply for seat under pre-
cisely similar circumstances, and there
was Republican majority in that body
we believe he would be excluded on par.
tisan grounds wholly.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12
NOW TITS SENATOR BELL.

A Washington correspondent yester-
terday says: The debate on the adns-
sion to the Senate of Bell, of New Hamp
shire, was wound up to-day with an i'm
promptu speech by Senator Edmunds,
who spoke closely to the constitutional
aspect of the question. If his argument
did not convince everybody, it may at
least be said that nobody felt disposed 10
try to nswer it. Bell was admitted by q
vote of 80 TO 2S. Ten Democrats voted to
admit-a most "revolutionary" proceed
ing, without precedent in these twenty
years. The Revolutionary" Democrats
Were Bayard, OF Delaware; Gordon, OF
Georgia; Groome, of Mary yland; Jones, OF
Florida; Mcdonald and VOORHEES,, OF
Indiana; Randolph, of New Jersey
| Walker, of Arkansas; Whyte, of Mary
land, aud Williams, of Kentucky. Conk.
link and Carpenter, OF Bells own party,
voted against him. A Senator, com
meniing ON the result, SAID he thought
only the fast approaching millennium
could have brought about this non. parti
san action of the parties.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12

THE EDITOR of the Cincinnati Com
meretdt has forwarded S5l2 to ST. Louis
for the relief of the starving colored ppo-
pie who are fleeing to Kansas in "A fit of
curiosity. The compositors il the Glo5e-
Democrat office have IA sed Sl2 for the
same benevolent purpose. This would
indicate that the compositors on the
Globe Democrat are not impressed with
the heart-rending stories which their own
journal published every day or that they
are not getting as much pay as they could
wish for. Twelve dollars is poor show
ing for the news-room Of loyal news
paper in crisis like this Baltimore
Cdzette.
That is very true. But where are the
contributions from the "loyal' states
m9n-they who robbed the negro of all
that he saved in ten years Where is
the contribution of the Creswells, the
Cbandlers, the Shermans, the Edmunds,
the Hales and the Sargeants, and the
whole crowd Of "visiting statesmen
who reaped place and profit from the
wrongs Of the negro whom they misdi.
rected to follow the lead of the thieyinp
carpet baggers Certainly the compost.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12

WE REALLY cannot allow our Repub-
lican friends to misstate the fac's con-
nected with the CINCINNATI and Chicago
elections. In the first place, the Repub-
licans carried Cincinnati by 274, as
against 200 last October-a very Pyrrhic
sort of victory to our way Of thinking
But if there has been glorious victory
at Cincinnati, and 1t is due to the West
ern peoples adherence of the "Contede-
rate brigadiers," what lesson is to be de-
duced from the fact that on the very same
issue Republican Chicago went Demo-
cratic by 5000 p World.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12

The Detdodrsdn attempts to justify its
opposition to the bill for the conversion
Of our + per cent. bonds into A per
cents, by charging the GAZETTE with
being ignorant of the matter. This is
the stereotyped reply of that old fossil,
and we can afford to overlook it in its
stupidity. 1t made the same charge in
defence of the Dover Republican post
office job, when it knew that handsome
houses ior ten post-ofiices could have
Deen built for the money that one cost
and thus ten of our Delaware towns
would have been benefited, aud rent
saved to the government for ten post
offices. When Wilmington had popu-
lation of 10000 its rent for post-otice
was about $50 per annum. The annual
rent Or cost Of the Dover post office now
must be about $4,000. Tie building for
the Wilmington post Office, L. S. court
room, and U. S, custom-house, (aud il
now accommodates them all well, Will
room to spare,) cost 100000. We only
credit that paper with its influence on
measure. Was it ashamed of its OWL
acts
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12

THE Democratic motto Not one cent
for preserving the purity of the ballot
box, but millions for the improvement of
ponds and trout st.eams.-Press.
That is about equal to the average
argument of the Republican papers as
regards truth, although the paper which
makes the declaration knows that in its
own city its party has in pay U. 5. Mar
shals and city magistrates to corrupt the
ballot. 1t knows also that the same party
bestowed upon John l. Davenport all
three of the offices of L. S. Marshal, U.
S. Commissioner and Clerk Of the U. s.
Courts, that he might with the more
certainty corrupt the ballot and evade
the penalty OF the offended laws.
The daily gazette., 1879-04-12

SPEAKING of the Stockett athews
appointment the Irish-American Citizen
of Baltimore says:
"There Is much useless speculation in
Baltimore as to the means by which the
President was induced 10 make such a
vile nomination. And it is quite remarka-
BILE that much words of condemnation
are flying around as TO the part taken in
this miserable farce by certain prominent
Democratic leaders. There are tales
of bargaining in the premises that
are not credtable to the persons implica-
ted and which We hope to see thoroughly
ventilated