The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-18
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

diana on the Republican ticket. VIZ
would respectfully suggest that bird
in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The NY. Tribune asks,-aWhat has
become OF the Hayes movement2 1t is
impossible to find trace of it outside oil
Ohio, and even within that State its pro.
portions are not tremendous. There is
an impression abroad that the Sherman
brothers knocked out what Life the
movement had with their little letters"
The latest rumor about Gen.
Schenck is that he will resign and come
home in April, and run for Congress in
| the Fourth Ohio District. In some cases
rumor lies; and we guess this is one OF
the cases.
The Boston Globe seems to have q
level head. 1t says,-"Tbe chief consid-
Grafton in the minds Of members of Con-
gress of both parties seems to be, not
| what is demanded in the way Of legisla.
| tion for the welfare of the country, but
what will be the political effect Of this or
that movement, and what can be done
to promote the interests of the party.
| Both parties are playing with the people
and their most precious interests, and
doing nothing for them."
There Is a rumor that Bristow has
resigned from the Treasury Department,
| to take effect from March !, and that
Chandler, now of the Interior Depart
ment, is to succeed him. But rumors
about Bristow are 80 very numerous and
spurious OF late that it would be better
for all betters not to bet yet awhile.
1t Is reported that the New Hamp.
shire Democrats are quite fractious in
the party traces on account of Ben.
Hilps speech in Congress; and special
| missionaries have been sent amongst
them to convert them from the error Of
their ways.
An Iowa paper thinks that the
ticket-"Hayes and Hartranft," would
take we'll in that State. The haspirated
halliteration would make it difficult to
J shout about.
The Hartford Post gives report
that majority of the Connecticut Dem
ocratic State Committee, including its
Chairman, are soft-money men.
The Worcester Spy is heavy for
Bristow, and thinks that he would carry
the old Whig States OF the South, such
as North Carolina and Kentucky. We
guess Bristow had better not run on the
old Wing ticket.
"A German paper in Indiana is for
the Hon. Godlove s. Orth for Governor,
because "his name has the best sound
throughout the State" 1t was an old
lady visitor at the Capitol who once
asked why it was that the clerk, in call.
ing the roll of names, always paused
near the middle and said, "God love us
| ALL"
The Cincinnati Enquirer talks to the
Democratic majority in the House like a
Dutch uncle, saying: "They must re-
deem their pledges. Otherwise, at the
coming election, they will be discarded.
The Democratic House must repeal the
resumption bill. 1t must substitute
greenbacks tor the national bank circu-
lation. More it might do. Less it can
not afford to do"
Frederick Douglass told an Indian
apolis Journal reporter that he thought
it would be difficult to decide whether
| Senator Morton or MIR. Blaine is the
strongest in the public estimation, but
| the former is the iavorite of the colored
people, and next to General Grant, has
more friends among the Southern Re.
publicans than any other man in The
nation.
| Wendell Phillips nominates Presi.
dent Grant for reelection, and Fred.
Douglass for Vice President. Wendell
is very much given to what Old Bill Allen
calls ''d-d barren idealities."
A "Greenback Convention" ia to be
held in New Haven on Washington's
birthday. There ought, says the Detroit
Post, to be a law against such a desecra-
tion of the day. It is as much out of place
| as convention of bowie-knife manufac-
| turers on Christmas.
"A Dem0cratlo paper In mississippi
expresses Presidential preference Tor
Ex-Governor Hoffman, OF New York +;
whereupon the Fort Scott ks. } Monitor
is tempted to observe: "He is good
man; but one difficulty is, his friends are
all in foreign parts now. The Democrats
would have to hold Convention in Cam
ada or Belgium IL they wanted to nomi-
nate Hoffman,"
| The Cincinnati Enquirer, on being
teateehised as to its support Of hard
money nominee, thus UNANIMOUSLY de.
fines its position:--
SIT is our habit to support all Democratic
| nominees. We Will not be OF much service in
the canvass, We are afraid that we will be-
have almost as badly as Senator thurman did
| last year, when the Democracy of his State
bade defiance TO National Banks and the bond
holding afistocracy. We snail probably turn
our attention TO agricultural topics viewed
from Maryland standpoint.p
| The Pinchback prospects are not
cheerful. 1t is stated that eight Repub.
licans will vote with the Democrats
against his admission to the Senate
But this does not insure the admission
of Enstis, his rival for seat. 30 that
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