The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-18
POLITICAL PITH.


The contest In Pennsylvania promises
to be close one, but there seems TO be
no good reason why the Republicans
should not anticipate success.-Pitts-
burg (Pa. Leader (Ind.)
II 10 now stated the Pennsylvania
Democratic Representatives have had q
consultation, and unanimously agreed
to support hir. Randall for the Speaker
snip OF the House.-Washtngton Chroni-
Gle (Rep.)
The Democrats of Pennsylvania and
Ohio both think 1t well to hold on to all
the paper money we have got. whether
we ever get il convertible into gold or
not. First splurge-then collapse.-BaL
timore Sun (Ind.)
The policy OF the Democracy is to harp
on hard times. charging the ruling party
with responsibility for the prevailing de-
preston In business, and dismally pre-
dieting further distress hnless change
is made in their tavor.-Philadelphia In-
quirer (Rep.)
Fromthe commencement OF the attacks
upon our currency by the money oligar-
chus, the shrinking in value and loss Of
properties has amounted TO $S, ,000, ,00D, 600.
Ehe attempt to repudiate ii has bank-s
rupted tens OF thousands of people,.
Nashville { Penn American.
Judge Herschel v. johnson Is the
latest candidate for Governor Of Georgia
HIS admirable management Of the Clin-
ton riot cases shows that he would make
the right sort of a Governor, but 1t also
gives rise to doubt whether such arare.
Judge can be spared from the bench at
this time.-Nsw York Times (lsep.l
Are the infiationists crazy9 They think
they will carry the country with rush..
and that pretty nearly every body will he
for more paper money. Ali the North
west, and all the South are cOunted by
them as on their side; but they had bet.
ter not be too cenfdenJ. The common
sense is not yet aifgone out OF the Amer
lean people.-New York SUM-.
The most serious consequence OF the
success OF Democratic infationists in
Ohio, Pennsylvania or any other States
is the probability that it will give the
control OF the Republican party to Re-
publican inhationists. This we nave re-
peatedfy affirmed, without any other
| feeling than that of sincere regret at
such possibility.-New York World
eDem.)
I By the death OF Republican delegate
the Democrats secured majority OF
one in the North Carolina Constitutional
| Convention, but were unable to elect a
chairman until their nominee, DR.. Rtn-
som, on the third ballot, voted tor him.
sell. Had the Republican candidate ia
ken the same advantage on the second
ballot be would have been chosen.-
Philadelphia Press.
Now that Fisher has been removed
Fand his successor fnaugurated, even the
organs Of the administration haye dis.
covered that ne was an unfit man tor
District Attorney, and some of them
abuse him roundly. Yet had Grant re-
tanned Fisher there journals would have
continued to praise him, remaining blind
to his faults and sins OF maLfeaS anee.-
Philadelphia Times (Ind.)
IL is none of our business, but we NAV.
as dislnterested friend who wants nc
tavers, and couldn't get them il he did,
hint to the Democracy that the way their
Southern brethreu are operating ameng
the negroes, and the way Democratic
organs IN the North are defending OF
exlenuating their comrades will beai
them in 1876, just as surely as it did il
lS72-Indianapolis News (Ind.)
Gen. Slocum must have met those
who are not representative men OF the
West, If he met those who had much to
say about the next Presidency, Tor it is
not yet frequent or general subject OF
either conversation or thought. But. the
General, nevertheless, honors the West
by judging that its voice, il taken now,
would be in favor otjust such an honest,
capable retormer as Goyerner Tilden has
shown himself to best. Paul Dispatch
Dem.)
The strongest argument that can be
made against the paper currency is the
fact that it can be made the football oil
Gsuch shystering politicians as kicked il
about at Erie last week. So long az we
have circulating medium that can be
hooted up CT down In convention by a
mob of Pennsylvania pig-ironists, the
restoration of condolences and the revival
OF business are imp0Ssibilities. The
country'will never be safe until it has a
currency the politicians can not t0uch.--
Baltimore Gazette Dem.
Vice President Wilson, tour Henry
is bound to conciliate somebody. Hav.
ing failed to conciliate the rebels OF the
South, because they refused to stoI
"killing niggers" long enough to allow
him to prove to the Northern people how
repentantly loyal he thought they had
become, he is now engaged In attempting
to conciliate the Liberals In Massachu
sets. We hope he will succeed; but il
must be after the manner OF tile success
of similar attempt in New York;
Washington Republican. (Rep.)
In New York the current opinion that
the Republicans will carry Ohio at the
October election kept down the price ol
gold, and the presentrise Is based on. the
apprehension that the Democrats, in
Ohio may be strengthened by the back.
ing up they have received from Penn.
sylyania. The defeat Of the Ohin Demo.
cratic ticket will extinguish. the hopes Of
the. inflationists,. as il. will certainly be
followed up by similar defeat in Penn.
Observation-Disclosures North American
Gazette.
five might give word Of advice te
1.-THE leading minds which are'expeetine