The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-26
PITH OF THE PRESS.

organiZ" tor an eternal warfare against
the thieves.
st. Louis Times-Perhaps it wouIl be
best to bring a suit at law against the
Electoral Tribunal for breach of pronlise
to do justice.
Nashville American-The Democracy
go out Of this contest with clean hanGs.
Ii they gain no pr:z', they are blackensd
| by no dIshonor. They can afford 10 lose,
the Republicans can not afford te yl2s
Boston Globe (Iud. I'VE do Eet -
lieye the process by which the will OF
the people Of Louisiana was defeated
can be Justified. The Re.urning ara
and its acts will be infamous in the his
tory of the State.
Baltimore Evening BulIetin-Ths
highest prize in the gift of the people
mas been offered as a premium for tle
violation OF the ballot, the abolition OF
State rights and the consumnaLiOn OF
successful villainy.
Boston Post-it is a horrible bu siness:
but, beyond the string OF present disap-
| pomtment, Democrats have the ,nsD!-
| atory reflection that from the first and
TO the end they have struggled only to
bring the truth to light.
Rutland Globe-If the counsels OF
James G. Blaine, and the Maine, Vsr-
mont and Ohio Republican Representa-
tives had been followed, Samuel j.
TIlden would have been the next Press-
dent of the United States.
E!mira Gazette-phe House of Repre-
sentatiyes should place every DOS ,ible
obstacle in the way OF those VINO seek
to elevate to the Presidency OF this
country one who has no moral or Legal
right to hold the position.
Boston Advertiser (Rep. I'm the To-
cal politics Of louisiana for ten years
past there has been vast am ,unt Of
yllIalny which has left its mark upon a
large po tlon of the public men OF that
otate. Inc Republicans have had their
full share OF 1t, no doubt. ..
Albany Argus-rhus Hayes sneaks
| into The Presidency under the plea thai
congress mas no power to keep him out
| He ieloniou=ly takes what does not be-
long to him under the wretched pretease
| That the stolen votes can not be re-
| turned to the rightiul ownerI
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle-There is "A
good deal OF stun being written anu pub-
lIshed now about the Hayes leaders
brlbing Southern Democrats. The
Southern Democrats in the House will
accept the verdict OF the fifteen, not be.
cause they are briDed, but because they
are In honor bound 10 do so.
Philadelphia Telegraph (Rsp. .)-Phe
nation is compelled to lace Inc unpleas-
ant fact tAat, no matter what frauds
may be committed in connection VITA a
PRESIDENTIAL eiec ion, there Is absolute
ly no tribunal to which an appeal eau De
made to redress the wrong or even to
make inquiry with regard to it.
New York Graphic---As for the fill.
busters, they can nave no worse punish
ment than that which would come !ruta
standing up in the House long enough
to be counted. Toe people are not in
mood to nave the public interests and
the national honor tritied with or jeop-
ardlzeu ny any such proceedings.
Troy Press-The Electoral Bill was
d Republican trick. The Democrats
wyaiked right into the trap Ioor and
were received with all the subtle arts
winch The statesmen know so we'll how
to play. IL Is too late to recover from
this fatal error. The party is Outgen-
eraled through treachery-tnrougn false
representations.
New York Tribune-The Democrat.
are now convinced that they have been
vlctimized by some Republican COR
spiracy in this Tribunal matter. Tne
country has heard OF that gentleman
VINO succeeded, during the progress uf a
square game OF old slelge, III tuckine ali
IUur JACKS up his coat sleeve; and il wilI
De remembered that, when mis- adversary
went out ON supernumerary lack
which he placidly turned up, the tormsr
attracted much sympathy Dy his bold
ayoWal that there mad been Cheating
somewhere around that board.
New York Tribune-The Democratic
members OF Congress said to the r.
publlcans, You drew the CARTRIDGES
from our shotguns In the South, and YOU
lntlmldated our rifle cluus by Unitea
states bayonets. BY thus partisan ir-
terierence with tree and unanimous
expression of Democratic opinion Won
elected Your muu. Therefore give us
one more chance or we will set I'D n
President Of our own" This mouesx
II quest was acceded to, and the Fri.
buhal was created. Anu now it is mn,
uoubtedly the proper thing for the D.
mOcracy tO say TO the Tribunal, Hand
over the keys to the White H.use or
wt''l pry the doors open with a jImmy.s
New York rimes-'rhe Democrats whe
openly propose to irustrate the work Of
the Commission and prevent an election
of President before Inc 4th Of March are
more entitled to respect than Mr.. Thu.
man or Mr.. Bayard. They mean mis-.
chief. and they are frank enougl to say
so. For the uncertainty which their
conduct meanwhile eugenders the cona.
try knows whom to hold responsible.
And If, after all, they carry their pint
so far as to provoke fresh trials ef
strength, and TO Cal! into play the re-
served forces of the Constitution, they
will bring upon the Democratic party
the fate IL deserves. L. eau not rid IL
self OF responsibility lor their rev ulu.
tionary course.
New York Evening Posi-Phe latest
scheme OF the Democratic irIeconcila-
bles is a bill for new election oil Pres
ident next spring, Toe party al ch should
force the people TO the polls again would
encounter an overwhelming defeat
there; but the Democratic revolul ioil-
lists do not expect such bill to become
a law. They know that the Senate
would reject it. They hope, howeve., it
is SAID, by such an eXpedient as this bill
t" satisfy political conscience which
really is not so sensitive that they need
u ouble themselves much about il; and.