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Year: 1879

To the Hon. Pierre Landry. Senator from the
Eighth Senatorial District. must be given the
horns for rapid transit. He resides at Donald
sonville. which every one knows is some dis
tance this aide of Baton Rouge and knowing
that the interests of his constituents required
his presence in this city at the opening of the
session of the General Assembly be made ex-
traordinary efforts to and did succeed in reach
ing here on time. The raoiditp with which he
Travelled may be judged from the fact that he
made the trip In the remarkably short space of
i've days. There can be no doub of this for
the honorable gentleman certi6es TO it himself
In nis claim Tor mileage aud per diem as a rep--
reseptatlve OF the people. Improbable as ft
may seem. ne expeets to make the return triE
In the same aston ishingiy short period.


some people think That the claim OF the hon.
cradle gentleman for ten days per diem going
and coming iS, TO be mild a Father exorbitanE.
one, ID consideration Of the fact that the trim
can be made ny rail in three hours az the most !:
but those people do not remember that the
senator Is not com PEELED TO travei BY rail but
can II he desires walk down. or straddie hol-
low log and float down and they forget the fact
that the honorable gentleman is not confined to
one r0uts-that be can come by way If Cincfn-
natl, New YORK, Or. for that matter LivernooI
Eng. That Pierre Landry did make the trfn
from Donaldsonvflle to New o leans In five
da, 9, and that he claims So for each day Coming
and the same number returning ia evidenced
by his eertlfiette on file with the Committee on
AGditing and Supervising the Expenses of the
Senate. FOR this are we Legislators.
Year: 1879

We have now entered upon the closing
week of the canvass, and have but q few
days left in which to put in our work. The
reports from all over the State are of the
most cheering character. Every day new
accessons to our ranks are reported. Every
day Republicans are displaying greater zeal
in the conduct of the campaign. 1t is i'm
possible to reject or distrust the reports of
gains, the assurances of victory, that come
from every quarter. Our opponents are get
ting more and more discouraged as news
unfavorable to their cause keeps pouring in.
Though they will play the game of brag and
bluster to the last, in hopes to keep stout
the hearts of their followers and prevent
complete stampede, they feel that it is ''the
Lost Cause they are championing.


Their only remaining hope is that the
Republicans, confident of success, and made
careless by the assurance Of coming victory,
may relax their efforts and permit the Goa
lition to have the field to itself this week.
That hope must be disappointed. The fight
this week must be hotter than during any
previous period of the campaign. The enc
my must be met and pushed back at every
point We must not suffer our zeal to relax
through over-confdence. All Republicans
without exception should put il all the
work that is in them this week, and not re-
lax their efforts until the polls are closed
Monday night Then, and not till then,
should they rest upon their arms. There
are close Representative districts where one
vote may determine the result. There are
Senatorial districts where few votes may
elect or defeat our candidates. And too,
while we are about. it we want to make our
majority for Governor so large that it will
not only deal the coalition a fatal blow, but
will also hold up the hands of our friends in
Ohio. A great victory here will be followed
by a great victory there, and the two tri-
umphs mean victory so complete that the
financial question will not enter the contest
of 1880. So let each man go to work him
self, and not rest content with the efforts,
however able, his neighbor is doing. Let
every man get into line at once for the final
charge.
Year: 1879

THE Boston Transcript has this to say
concerning Governor Garcelon:


Governor Garcelon of Maine will never win
great fame through his speeches. He travelled
in the South several months ago making extra
ordinary statements about the political pros
poets in his own State. Tuesday evening he
addressed the Democracy of Portland in very
effective manner if the correspondent of the
Herald can be believed, the effect of his speak
ing being to drive the larger part of his audi
ence homeward. He complained of the man.
agement of the Republican board of Aldermen
in Lewiston, in leaving off names from the
voting list. He advised those voters whose
names are not put on the list to apply to the
judge of the Circuit Court for the appointment
of supervisor of registration" That DEM
ocratic Governor should fly to the supervisor
law for relief, after his party had condemned
it as a monstrosity to be destroyed is one of
those curious incidents in politics only paral-
leled by the fact that such governor desired
to have the provisions of the supervisor law
operative in a purely State election. He
should inform himself of the purpose and bear
ing of these statutes.
Year: 1879

defend a protective tariff; but the talk about
the little burden that tariff puts on the rich
and the monstrous burden it puts on the
poor, is foolish and untrue.


Now what are the Democratic party going
to do? We have had three Democratic
Houses, and not one has revised this tariff
of which the Argus complains. All they
have done is to cut down the tax one-third
on tobacco, an article of luxury, and
so produce the revenue many millions without
cheapening tobacco q cent plug; all they
wish to do is to remove the tax on whiskey,
another article of luxury. Free whiskey
was called for in the ''great speech of
Alexander H. Stephens, which the argus
printed as campaign document Is that
the issue in Maine this year?
Year: 1879

THAT terrible contest between the Adrer-
tiser and the Argus over the Greenback
flag at the head of Exchange street would be
the story of the shield with the gold and sill
yer sides told over again, were itnot that it is
Greenback flag and so has nothing to do
with gold.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

WE fail to see in tine latest Argus supple
ment that wall from the deserted shipyards
of Durham. Was it omitted by accident OF
is the Argus waiting for certificate from
Secretary Cove?
Year: 1879

"A reliable statistic hunter announces that
the ''gains" already made by the Portland
PRESS amount to 250, 900 and yet the PRESS is not
happy Wonder who will say this is q lie?-
LeWiSton Gazette.


'LIE'' is not a word the PRESS would use
in connection with the Lewiston Gazette:
but that sprightly paper is sometimes given
to humorous eXaggeration. TIE PRESS is
happy, thank you, and hopes you are. It's
your last chance, you'll be miserable enough
next week. BY the way have you yet cor
rected that inadvertency of yours
concerning Corporal Davis and the
public debt? Election day is near at hand,
and the correction will come with i'll grace
after election.
Year: 1879

THE Springrole Reporter, a Greenback
paper, says


The Blaine Meeting yesterday FRIDAY was
the biggest thing of the kind ever seen in
Springvale.


From every Corner and every Mill,


From the Hopper and Bannock Hill,


Over the ridges they all came jogging


In every description of a horse and wagon.
The Print Works grounds were packed solid
with the mass Of humanity that5were gathered
to listen to Blaine S matches eloquence. Even
Fogg g. Vinal over in New Hampshire stopped
their shops so their hands could come over and
find how fast the times were growing better.
Year: 1879

SENATOR BAYARD delivered an address in Will
mington last evening before the Jefferson Club.
the leading democratic organization of Della
ware, and Of which he is a member. Their spa
ciOus rooms were Over-crowded and many were
unable to gain adm1ttance. He touched briefly
upon the necessary attributes of good govern
in that manner only could success be obtained.
He spoke of the discouraging inference to be
drawn from the republican party stationing
American people were unable to control their
own elections. He closed by saying that when
a verdictof the people at the ballot decided that
they had lost contdencei in party it was highly
proper that that party'should accept the situa-
tiOn and withdraw.
Year: 1879

IIEvE IN IT.


Congressman E. John Ellis, who represents a
New orleans, La, district in Congress, arrived
in the city last night. To question put to him
by STAR representative as to whether he was
now anchored in Washington for six MONTHS he
said:-"Yes; I am afraid seven may be more
like it. If the democratic party would display
wisdom 1t would pass all the appropriation bll!S
and adjourn Congress by May next l am AFRAID,
though, it vii not TO the question est G WhetneE
genuine, Mr. Ellis said:-.' There is nothing in
IT, that is the hearts of the people are not in it,
Dr. FELTON,, OF Georgia, can speak "a as ne via does
which was intensely loyal during the war, and
opine his letter, for this reason,
Will make e5dim him strongep The Others fh
southern Grant boom are disgusted and disap-
pointed politicians. Candidly, do not think
do not think that the politicians will let him be
nominated. And then, too, there are great
many of Grants warmest friends who do not
want him to be the republican nominee. He
has returned from trip abroad, where he re-
ceived the honorS of all nations. He comes home
with the love and affection of all his country
men, north and south. To again thrust him into
upon him. He will become, in sense, target
for stink balls to be thrown at. He was undoubt-
edly unfortunate in his administration, and If
he is again put forward to lead party he will
be assaled, and his official acts criticized. His
best friends know this, and hence say his best
1flenQS 90 not want MIN nominated"


A CHELSEA, MASS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
tive Morse called on the Secretary of the Navy
this morning. accompanied by five or six gentle
men of Chelsea, Mass. The object OF their visit
here was to induce the government to remove
The buildings of the the marine hospital at Chel-
sea, and sell the ground now occupied, at a
price that would enable the government to
erect the hospital buildings on site more ia
vorable both to it and the city. The Secretary
received them very cordially. He will appoint
commission to inquire into the matter and re-
port upon the practiCability and adviSability Of
taking this step. The gentlemen were of the
opinion that he was favorably disposed to the
change


THE DISTRICT CoMMISsIONERSHIP DISCUSSED
AT THE CABINET MEETING To-pAY.-At the
Cabinet meeting this afternoon, the President,
who has completed his annual message, read it.
1t was the subject of most of the discussion by
the Cabinet. The District COmmiSSionerShip
was alluded to. 1t was mentioned by one OF
the Cabinet that eX-Mayor Emery seems to have
a very strong support for the place and to be
held in high esteem The President was asked
if Mir. Emery was among the applicants for the
place. The President replied that the eX-Mayor
was rot a candidate himself, but that his name
was among those being considered by him.
Some routine business was transacted, and the
Cabinet adjourned shortly before two o'clock.
will be paid off tomorrow, and as a general
rule allowed half holiday from twelve o'clock,
in order to prepare for Thanksgiving.
Year: 1879

passing through Behring Strait some days
orweeks earlier. In the short Arctic season
even day and often even an hour gained
is of inestimable value and importance.


We are confident that Captain De Long
and his well selected and brave crew will
do their best to make up tor the time thus
unhappily lost; but We prefer at this time
to make note of the fact that they are not
in any case to blame, and that when it was
discovered, at late day and just before the
expedition was to sail, that the Navy Depart
ment found itself unable to send a convoy
steamer, it was at the same time unfor-
tunately the case that no private steamer
tit for the service was obtainable on any
terms in San Francisco. The season was
then SO far advanced that the Jeanette had
to sail at once or sacritce a whole year, and
thus she departed in the condition Captain
De Long described.
Year: 1879

Nobody will be surprised to read that
Vice President Wheeler has ferociously
''raised the bloody shirt" or that his wild
and bitter speech at the Convention yester-
day was an adroitly administered rebuke of
the Presidents Southern policy, which has
always been hateful to Mr.. Wheeler. The
poor Vice President has never been able to
forgive the Louisiana democrats for the
swindle he forced upon them in 1875,
under the name Of the "Wheeler Compro-
mise"


But we are sorry to see Senator Conkling
ranting in the same tone, and the platform
reviying the old sectional issues and striv-
ing to increase and perpetuate suspicion
and hatred between the sections. General
Garfield was, in our Judgment, wiser
than Messrs. Wheeler and Conkling,
and more accurately expressed the real
feeling Of the country when he said
last December, in Congress, that ''the
man who would attempt to get up political
excitement on old sectional issues would
find himself without the support Of the
country, but the man who wanted to gain
the good will Of the country must put him.
self in the line of its leading thought, and
that was the restoration of business, trade.
sound political economy, sound money and
the honest payment of public obligations.
If Mr.. Conkling had silenced the vindictive
Vice President, and had put this sentence
of Garfield's in his own speech and into the
platform, Mr.. Cornelps election would bo
assured without a peradventure. The coun-
try is weary of the everlasting partisan
attempts to stir up new strife. 1t is
moro and more satisfied of tho wis
dom of President Hayes pacifying policy.
1t sees an immense improvement in the
South since the new policy was begun;
and it sees, too, that time is necessary to
heal old sores, and that to constantly tear
them open. as some of the republican lead
ers are doing, is unwise and hurtful to the
country.


But after oil it depends upon the demo-
Gratis to enable the people'to express them
selves upon this point. If the democratic
factions go on fighting each other, buster
ing and quarrelling, the republicans. who
are united, will carry the State, even on
bad platform.
Year: 1879

If anybody expected this year repetition
of last years scene at the Republican Con-
vention he has met with disappointment.
The rout of the anti-Conkling men was too
complete; and, moreover, the election this
year is too important to be hazarded by
dissensions. Mr.. Cornell may not suit
oil the republicans; but the demo-
Gratis may as we'll make up their
minds that they have got to meet
o united republican party this fall. If they
count for q victory upon divisions among
their opponents they will only bring upon
themselves a smashing and lasting defeat.
If any democrat imaginos that he can win
by buster. or that the State of New York is
n sort OF big primary meeting, he will wake
up wiser and sadder man early in Novem-
Der.


The republican party, administration and
oil, is hitched on to Mr.. Conkling's car, and
though considerable part of it would
rather have gono in different train they
are all travelling tho same road, and will
not separate until after election day. 1t is
not q good time for the democrats to be
fighting each other.
Year: 1879

There is no division or department Of the
public service in which the people have a
moro direct or homefelt interest than that
of the public schools. Nearly three and o
half million dollars year are spent in that
service, and tho children OF the people are
taught and trained and started in tho world
for better or worse on the system that tho
school authorities favor. 1t is II great mis-
fortune and far-rcaching public evil to
have an unfit man in the principal execu-
tive Office Of this educational system. Con-
sequently, when it was demonstrated last
year that Mr.. Kiddle. tho actual Superin-
tendent of the schools, was an unfit
man, the common Judgment of tho people
was that he must be displaced. People may
DO divided as to whether such place should
be held by man of distinct religious convic-
tions, yet no doubt tho vast majority would
prefer to sec a religious man there. Opin-
ion aud judgment however, are so inde-
pendent in this community that this issue
would be hardly taken into account in the
case of q thoroughly capable man. But Mr.


Kiddle in forcing it, has shown n want of
common sense and tact that alone proves
him unequal to tho duties Of an important
place. He is irroligious as to oil orthodox
creeds, and holds n faith that insults the
intelligence OF all recognized theology, yet
Year: 1879

will cease long before election day. and the
more certainly cease because that faction
which in its desperation might have thrown
the State away. as it has done before, has
just carried the day at Saratoga. The other
faction scolds, but it does not bolt


What the democrats need, to win, is a
ticket which will harmonize their party aud
secure them all their voters. Governor Sey-
mour could do this beyond doubt;
but he Is out of the race; he will
not serve Sanford E. Church can
do it. more probably than any other
man, and We think those democrats in
the interior of the State wise who
are just now urging his nomination. 1t is
possible that there are other men who can
do it, but it is ut least doubtful, and this is
not q case where risks can safely be taken.
AS to Governor Robinson, his denomination
would only intensity faction fight in
the democratic party, which has already
gone so far that the Express, the leading
Tammany organ, has declared openly and
ominously within three days that ''the in
terests of the democrats of this city and
those of their municipality would suffer
less from republican Governor than from
Robinson"-a portentous declaration, to
which we would call more particular atten-
tion if our contemporary were not in so
irascible mood.


What the democrats need is union. II
they nominate ticket next Wednesday
which all the party will support, and which
is Of high and unexceptionable character,
they have o fair prospect Of carrying the
State. If the factions continue to bluster
and quarrel they will undoubtedly make
Mr.. Cornell the next Governor.
Year: 1879

he is not nationally independents OF
religious conviction, but declares him
self in sympathy with religious
fancy that is the offspring of the
feeblest superstition aud the densest
Ignorance. But that point aside and judg-
ing the man merely on the literary merits
OF his remarkable book, it is evident that
his rank as an educator is certainly not
higher than that of head of rag school.
In the HERALD to-day we give letter eX-
tracted from the forthcoming number OF
ScriJne''s Monthly, in which Mr.. Kiddle
defends his revelations" from the criti-
clsm OF that magazine. 1t is perhaps even
stronger evidence than any he has hith-
erto furnished of his Inconsistencies OF
tho existence of elements of difference be-
tween q sound mind and an imbecile one
lie does not know and cannot comprehend
how far he is from being the man ofsuperior
faculties which he imagines himself Some
OF the lunatics in the asylums who imagine
themselves to be town pumps are nearer
the truth than he is in supposing himself
to bo prosecuted man of genius. It is
preposterous to have such man at the
head OF our public schools. Yet he is there.
He resigned, but to hold Office till his sue
cessor should be appointed. An intrigue
prevents the appointment of his successor
in order to keep him in place, and mean
time an official pressure is brought to bear
upon teachers to force them to sign petit
tions in favor of his retention. That this
could happen shows how the school system
has become demoralized under this mans
superintendency.
Year: 1879

The documents produced yesterday by
Commissioner Wenman and read to the
Park Commission give apparent color to
some of the charges that have been made by
the president of the commission against his
brother Commissioner, Mr. Lane. Either
Mr.. Lane is guilty OF offences unbecoming q
public official or he is shamefully perse-
cuted man. II tho latter, he deserves
speedy vindication, and his traducers
should be severely dealt with; If the
former, the city and the taxpayers should be
promptly relieved Of him as n member of the
Park Commission. The documents alluded
to may be capable of a different construc-
ton from that which is put upon them by
Mr.. Wenman, but it is unfortunate for Mr.
Lane that he, under the peculiar aspect of
the case, should have been tho only mom-
Der of the Board who voted against the re-
quest for an investigation.
Year: 1879

The imperialists who, like Cassagnac, were
Plon was their only chance in Bonapartist
party seem to have extensively changed
their minds. 1t does not appear that Cas-
sagnac has changed his mind. but most of
those who were affected by his lead in
that direction ore apparently now con-
vinced that it was an error. They who
maintain that the Empire is q principle
separated from all personalities that it
depends upon q plebiscite and not upon a
Bonaparte; that the.dynasty of the Ma
poleons may be continued with Brown,
Jones or Robinson or their Gallo equiva-
lents on the throne, do not appear to mako
many converts. None of these pretexts to
get away from the headship of Jerome are
successes unless they are regarded from his
point of view. He, as the head of the
house, may possibly congratulate himself
upon the fact that the discipline of ad-
versity is purging his party of all those
light-witted, noisy personages who never
do party much good, but always compro-
misc it by extreme partisanship in the day
of success. Happy will it be for the Bona
parte faction if it can be said some day that
all the schemers, sharpers, rogues and
harpies who swarmed in its ranks
have gone over to other parties. One
thing seems pretty clear-the future,
as perceptible now, affords precious
little chance for the imperialists, no
matter who is the leader; but if it afford
any chance at all they must. to profit by
that slight possibility, have at their head
man possessed of the very qualities
of Plon-Plon. They must have man who
can pretend in plausible way that he is o
republican--a believer in the democracy
and prepared to serve it in his own way; for
no Napoleon can obtain any vantage ground
in France in this day save as a candidate
elected to Office. He may repeat with
Characteristic differences the game Of
Louis Napoleon. He cannot repeat the
game of Napoleon !. Should there be
Bonaparte with military genius enough
to give France her 'revanche'' in war
against Germany he might have chance
in the heroic way; but that kind of Bona
parties is run out. Bonapartes now can
only succeed by pretending republicanism,
as the last did, in order that they may get
near enough to stab the Republic. Plon-
Plon has played the republican all his life.
and all that he has done in that way comes
pat to the purpose now, and he is their
man above oil others.