Year: 1876

The Bee says that the letter Of acceptance OF
Gov. Hayes. which took him such long time 10
get up. seems to be principally addressed to the
900 Office holders who draw pay and rations
from the Federal Government. Under the color
of civil service reform. he promises that this
army Of parasites will not be disturbed If he IL
elected. provided they behave well. which means
work well for the party His sef-denial la pos
itiveiy refusing second term when all the
chances are against his getting the first. Is
simply puerile. On the financial and school
questions he says very little. On the Southern
question he gives meat and drink TO both
sides but his peroratIon is well enough, and, IL
he is sincere it may be considered favorable To
the conservative South.


The Repubfcaa reioices over the prospects of
a peaceful campaign Its candidates. as a gem
era thing. have been we'll spoken OF by the
truly representative Democratic press" 1--WE sup
pose that the DEMOCRAT Is excluded rs we do
not remember having made any complimentsj
and everything foreshadowsa courteous pas
sage at arms with blunt weapons" IL is good to
keep in good humor these summer days. ard
we congratulate the Republican.


1t thinks that anti Republican obloquy will
constitute the chief staple OF Democratic ora
tory in the present contest, and to counteract the
effects of such sitting process, 1t blows very
heavy blast about Mr.. Packards address and
personal merits. The fact is. 1t will require
good deal OF blowing" In order to keep Mr..
Packards name before the people" until the
month OF November.


In insldious article about y labor without
pay and representation without suffrage" IL
works upon the colored element by endeavoring
to prove that the Conservative white citizens of
Louisiana are intent upon depriyfng them OF
the right of suffrage


The PicaUtne, referring to the resolutions
published by the Southern Republican Club"
welcomes to the Democratic. and Conservative
fold an element heretofore out Of sympathy
with the party. They seek no Office and demand
nothing but reforms 1t Is true that the Demo-
cratic Conservative party could have got along
very well without them. but the detection Of 50
many Republicans. on the grounds setforth, will
have good moral effect by proving the abuses
Of Radical maladministration.


The PicdUtne puts 1t to nicely in its article on
the Third Party" The movement evidently ID
now on foot. as usual at this period Of cam
pagn, but it is the verest absurdity imaginable.
There can be, at this moment, only two parties


In Louisiana One composed Of ignorant
negroes and Radical plunderers and stock
iobbers the other opposed to them and working
unitedly for their overthrow. A third party to-
day can be nothing but emanation from
Radicalism who would thus have chance Of
living a little longer. Inc people OF IouiSldHA
must not permit themselves to be seduced into
such movement by specious promises of re-
form. The only chance Is to unite az one man
and unanimously sustain the action Of the
Baton Rouge Convention.


Our neighbor reviews the proceed In Is Of the
Badical ratification meeting and PacKard's
speech. and concludes that Marshal Packard has
been too long shut up in the Customhouse 10 ap-
preciate what the people Of Louisiana can think.


The bulletin does not favor the nomination Of
Mr.. Spencer by the Baton Rouge Convention.
MIR. Spencer is good man. but not available.
Mr.. Penn is about the only available man on
hand. 1t ID very well satisfied with the dissatis
faction expressed by the Bee yesterday. concern-
ing ward politics. and reproduces the Bees arti-
Gle on the subject.


The Times thinks that the House has made
grave mistake in passing the Geneva award
Bill" It is a stupendous job. and 1t is to be
hoped that the Senate will not concur.
1t says that the nomination OF Gov. Penn
would have the effect Of uniting all discordant
elements against the Radical party. and is as
sured by colored man named Lindar that he
would obtain a very large negro vote.