The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
EDITORIAL NOTES AND OPINIONS.

| The Hartford 7imea says It seems to he fast
| becoming pfobl.m how much official ras-
cality exposed the Republican party can
stand Many Of tho newspapers and leaders
of that party evidently believe that the party
| can stand. az some nf them say, anything"
| and their cool aud erect front after the great
steal of the Presidency three years ago.
would seem to lend certain degree Of color
to the support OF such n belief
| The Memphis Arnianche, referrlng to the
| fact that tho Mississippi River GommlssiOn-
! ers ara In eassinn In st Louis preparing re-
| port uf plans for the Improvement of the river
| to he submitted to 0nngtess, says: So far as
| tho lower Mississippi river Is concerned, the
! time of the government engineers ts wasted.
| One erevssse like that Of the Bonnet Garre
| will do more to improve the navigation of the
| river than all the "ohRervationE' Of all tho
engineers in the United States army, II they
were 10 "bore'' from now until doomsday.
The New York Tribune claims to have dis
covered 'the sufest way to defeat the Demo
| Gratis" IT. Ia ITO let them talk One OF the
| results of the financial debate. 1t says, will
| ba to set them quaTreling among themselves, ,
| another will hs to show the hard money
States what peril lies In n Democratic vic
tory and n is the doubtful votn Of ono or two
hard-m s ates which will decide tho im-
portapt contest oi next year The longer the
| financial debate runs on the more desperate
will the chances of the Democracy become
| Tho Chicago Tvmea says: "Hannibal Hamlin
|
without having tasted gora. When there he
| was terribly bellignrsnt. He traied the toll
Of that antique claw hammer and begged
| somebody to step uppn 1t. He was Tor taking
| tho Capitol NJ ri arRtia and putting the Fusion
| ists To the sword but when matters beearue
| threatening he hurried to his scat In the SEN
ata HanuluaIs voice Is always for war but
/ his voice and his Gorporosity aia decidedly Mt
variance. Honor pfieks him on, but dlscre-
1 tion earryies him off The Republicans ut
home wera rather glad to be- rid Of him"
The New York star has been reviewing Bob
| | upTsolPs recent work "Some Mistakes Of
Muses," and arrives at tho following Gonclu-
sion. ''Other skepties there have been who
| commanded our respect for their sincerity
and won our admiration for their learning.
| A n rule they were sad men, In whom tho
exnItatiun of the intellect had failed to con-
vince them OF tho Importance of their own
destiny. But this nun has no other mission
than to dance on the ak Of the covenant and
take the name or the Deity In vain, because
shallow people will mistake irreverance for
bravery aud blaephemy for humor.'
The Now York SIM takes hopeful view of
business prospects. and winds up as follows
The condition OF husinpss Ia now SO prosper
ous. and It's activity proceeds from so natu-
raj causes. that we ought to long enjoy n
period of healthy activity. The dangers
ahead are those which promise to arise from
the rage for speculation which has been in
creasing since the summer holidays. Mer-
CATTLE credits are better than ut any time for
eight years, collections are more READILY
} made and the improved prospects OF the
people are creating a heavy and steady de-
! mand for articles OF the best quality even at
enhanced prices"
The st. Louis Republican thinks that the
electoral bill to be reported to Congress will
probably be supported by the democrats
with few exceptions, and will be unan-
tmously opposed by the Republicans, who
object to the features which give to Congress
the right OF inspection and supervision over
the returns. It's fate ia doubtful. The unan-
imous opposition OF the Republicans, rein.
forced 10y those Democrats who do not ap.
prove 1t, may suffice to defeat It.; and In that
case we shall PROBABLY go into the next presi-
Dental election as we went into the last, with
tho disputed points OF the law all open and
offering a Wide margin for controversy.
Referring to the discovery of reported Ma
sonic embiems In the foundation Of the ODE.
ltsk at Alexandria, the New York Herald says
"Should the question be resolved in favor o.
the Masonic authenticity OF the AexandrlaD
emblemS the discovery will necessarily give
great impetus to an order which must
henceforth be recognized as amongst the most
: ancient OF existing institutions. The secular
hostility between Catholicism and Freema
sonry must needs give way when the latter
can exhibit Its credential to superior ant!
/ auity. Masonry will take the rank which 4
> has often camed OF being one OF the pillars
of sacred history, and will contribute con
tngeut by no means to be desp8ed, to th
cause OF the genuneness and authenticity o
Jewish and Christian records. 1t will bring
new force, capable OF indefinite increase, int
the field against the latter-day scofgers at al
: Old World traditions, and will prove itsel
q one of the most vigorous as we'll as best &C
credited institutions which are dtsputing tn
allegiance OF mankind in the days OF the cal
bon telephone and the electric light"