The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-20
EDITORIAL NOTES AND OPINIONS

The New York Sun thinks that since one
street railroad company In That city has found
out that It sometimes costs Sl5 900 to run over
q hov, other street railroad companies will
praetcs moderation In running over boys for
several weeks to come. II not for tho whole
winter.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch thinks that
Senator Bayards little financial resolution
Will have the effect Of mpelling some OF tho
great Republican statesmen In Congress to
display their hands. The debate will show
how many Of them are ranged on the side of
the administration and Its financial policy,
and will be altogether instructive and enter
tanning.
The New York Commercial Advertiser sum
mariiy dsposes of Mr.. Charles OUonor In the
following paragraph: "A good deal more at
tentiOn Ia being bestowed on the recent letter
OF Mr. Charles O'ConOr than It deserves. Mr..
John X lily disposed of the writer IN an en-
phatic manner by declaring thttt II +. 2 fAnnt.s e
political opinions never had any weight
which Ia the truth.
The Boston Post thinks that the National
Board OF Health il modest. II asks Congress
to appropriate $50. 900 for special investga-
tions into the character OF certain discusses.
100000 to establish quarantine stations on
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts; S35,00O to main
tain inspecting stations on the mississippi
river; 500 900 az contingent fund ~ case Of
another epidemic. and S2Si 600 for tho orat-
nary expenses of tho board for tho next six
months.
AlIudng to the visit Of the distinguished
J. Madison Wells to Washington, the st. Louis
Republican says: "EViiently no d5trusts the
gratitude of Mr.. Hayes, else he would stay in
New Orleans and receive hts reapppintnpnt
by mail. We are sure he might have done so
with perfect safety. The presidential Pyth,n8
WOuli never, M. never 20 back on the IL
turning Boatd Damon. Rather would hn give
| him two, three or half d0zen offices, II the
constitution allowed him 80 to do
| This Is the way TINT the Chicago Trtbane
| talks about Cinclnnatiss railroad boom: Gin.
cinnnti proposes to celebrate the opening OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad by giving
the largest banquet ever held In America
Tho Music II Ill will bs the place, and there
will be $500 guests, mostly bu +iileos men
from the Southern States. Beyond DOUBT
the affair will be very elegant and grand, and
much enjoyed by tho Southern merchants,
especially IA 1t brpgs them within SO short q
distance OF CHIC igo where they can buy the
biggest part OF their goods.
| The Washington Post thinks that II tho
| Military Comnittee of the House would pro-
cure from the War and Navy Departments q
/ detailed statement Of the number, rank ana
names Of ell ofli ;ers on the retired llst, the
/ total amount paid to each officer, ana lne as-
| grepate paid to all off 3ers on that list since
7 II was created. with Il truthful sketch OF the
services performed by each officer, 1t would
create more profound establishment among
/ the plain, practical tax-paytng people than
any volume ever sent out OF the government
/
alarming tendency to copy the worst features
of the Old World monarchies.
| Referring to the bill before Congress plac-
! ing kilograms, in regard to sanctlty, on the
same footing with letters transmitted through
| the mails the Cincinnati Gazette says there Is
no depar tment of the government, executive,
! Legislative or Judicial, that assumes auLnoilly
to inspect letters passing through Inc united
States malls. Yet committees o! Congress
and United States and State courts have un-
| "a tn talaYrADI1
surrender dispatches passing through tneir
offices for inspection; not specltlod dispatches
either but files to be searched Tor something
/ that might bear upon questions at issue. lhe
Gazette thuks that THIS Is an outrage that
ought not to be permitted.
The New York Herald endeavors to poke
| fun Mt the Virginians over their oyster war ;
"rhe whole trouble. 1t appears, arises out or
an attempt to capture Virginia oysters with
what is technically called II t0Dg5. III VIZ
einia oysters were taken Ia the ordinary way,
with a due regard for the feelings or hlyatve5
Of such illustrious nativity and descent, there
could, of course. be no objection, Dut TO see
her oysters attacked, nangled and maulea
Il with a toD0s is of course, something which
| Virginia blood and chivalry cannot and Will
not stand. Hence the prospective war me
| gallant mother OF Presidents means to teach
| the world that her oysters have rights Wlllcn
must and shall be respected.
The New York Times, In an editorial con-
! cernipR the bill regulating the counting or
the votes for President, says, although it Is
hardly eupposabe that the present majority
i, i'm Congress will provide even such uncertain
safeguards as lie within its powers against
the evils by which the country is mrnaced
with reference to disputed presidential eiec-
tion 1t Is at least an advantage that the Whole
i question is to he brought up for discussion,
AMI that whatever is done must be done In the
sight OF the country, and with certain sense
of responsibility to public opinion. The only
real safety Of tie government, says tne Times,
rpsts in the next election being determined
by a vote SO decislve-f We can conceive OF
one-that there can be no room for q contest.
Mr.. Charles O'Conpr, the well-known New
j York LAWYER 1t is 81 Id will soon marry Mrs