The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-28
EDITORIAL NOTES AND OPINIONS.

According TO the Cincinnati Enquirer II has
heen naeettained that out Of 2GlI ONO ltspnbii-
cans who have been interviewed MS to the Pres
idonoy only about half arc for shermnn. The
number sst down for Blaine is k7t with Home of
the strongest Blaino diattlca not heard from.
Tho Utica Herald thinks IL Grant is tho nomi
nae Of tho Chicago convention, IL will not be
bacnsae tho Republican massea demand such
choice, or even because tho majority OF tho ite-
publican politicians desire II II will rhther b9
bsGnuHe few are clamorously md Onergstical
ly for 1t and tho rsst stand Idly by and Dermit
tho fsw to act Tor ali.
Tho Chicago Inter Ocean thinks that tho most
hopeful OF the eKpnuntipna offered to account
for Tho overwhelming defeat of Buekuera bill
requiring national bap ke 10 keep half their ro-
servos In their vaults In coin IL that tho aenti,
ment against ttnkeriug with the currency. and
In favor OF letting we'll enough alone. Is steadily
ncreaan and haa maio itself fot.
The Chicago Tribune says that railroad attor.
Mos a' Washlngton onp9eng me r,a 5ashsnge q
Tho monopolsta who ars controlling the rail
transportation OF tho country Rre able to pay
we'll Forty. fve cents per 100 pbundR on lower
class freight between Chicago and New York
furnishes an ample fund from which TO employ
tho best legal talent Of tho country The mon
who control - ono 900 900 OF debt and 80 called
eapin nj stock OF railroad property In the Uni
tod States will spare no expenditure TO perpet-
unto their monopoly, which In now CONSOLE
dated
Tho Philadelphia Times says, President
Hayes should remamher TINT tbnre II n return
tng board aovernor in Mnine who Ia without "a
sanrna T ~ R"ysio q sora who vi own va" is f. IN Ike ON
harraesing condition In 1876. Inns been provided
for by place on m important commission: :
arpool and now Smith, Of Maine. should no The
overlooked. He has curbstGne Legislature
much attnr the style Of tho Stearns and Packard
bodies but he mutt soon give No the hight aud
must have II soft I,lnco In which to fall II the
precedena Of the administration are to be
nlnintRinod
Tho Philndslphin Tjmea pertinontly pro-
pounds tho question: Are not tho RepnbItcanR
of Maine aprosdfng themselves over dangerous
ground when they PROPOSE to bass law pro-
viding for the punishment of p6raons who un-
lawfully pretend To he State officare 2 Ofcpura@.
If Rountor Blhines followers In Malne shall
Ing u like national INV. mud what would then
become OF the prstondsfs Of Louisiana, Florida
and South 0arollpR who have boon rewarded
by tho President with oitlainl favors DO tho
Republicans Of Meue want to rrente confusion
In official circles Mt Washington and send
scores OF partisan favarites to prison cells
This is tho way tue Albany Argus talks about
tho Republican plan to stent the electoral vote
Of New York Tho Repubitans ot New York
mny deprive Themselves Of the right to voo for
electors "r F5esdsnt nnd YiGe pgesdent % ms 19s
electors Of President nnd yioe President, in
any event In the old fashioned Wny. md tho
docInraIon Of The popuInr vote will be sent on
In tho usual way. II the Republicans want to
have two sets of certificates from his State for
u DamoOrHttc Congress to pass on. theY may go
on and baVe it 80,
Tho Warrington correspondent Of tho New
York T,iLtne Statas The roasons why II Is o dif
icult mater to fiji tho foreign missions Th"se
places are not sought by tho most hrnhtti ious
RtG'eamen, Ms formerly. but thoy are sought
by politicians who h0yo boon Aholved. or by
persons who are anxtous TO gain aome ppIiii-
cal or aoainl prefarment which Is dented thom
nt home. In this connection i II mentioned
that IL lady NOT thousand miles from Aihiuy
sent to Washington Iust before Christmas for
the appointment u her husband to ono of tho
for. ign miseions "ae u aurprse." She was
much disappointed that the papers did not
como In time to b. put Into his stocking.