The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-02
PITH OF THE PRESS.


Blaine will have some difficulty in control
ling the "Prussian' vote in 1880.
Pittsburg Telegraph: The Secretary of the
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, has de-
cided that the Keely Motor is fraud. The
country reached a similar decision some
years in advance of this scientist.
Richmond (Ind.) Independent: When
Britain gets right busy with Russia, would
it not be pretty nearly the right thing for
this country to fit up few Alabamas and
send them out? 1t might be gentle re-
minder to the Queen.
Columbus TO- Estate Journal The Wash
ington Post says the newspapers of the
National Capital never die of old age; "the
gods love them while they are young and
tender" The Post is not in immediate
danger, however; only good children die
young.
Chicago News: If Secretary Sherman is
determined to try the resumption ex-
pertinent, he must, by some means or
other, get large quantity of either gold or
silver into the Treasury. Bullion, on which
he might issue certificates would answer
If he finds he can hold the bullion the ques-
ton is settled. If not, he must have power
to again fall back on legal tender paper or,
like the Massachusetts, Savings Bank, ask
for a stay law.
New York Sun: When Jay Gould wants
legislation, or wants to stop somebody else S
legislation, at Washington, it is fair to pre-
sumo that he relies there, as elsewhere, on
his supreme faith in the power of money to
accomplish anything. He seems to have
the Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads
well in hand. We do not pretend to know
how he has achieved the conquest But it
is a very obedient committee, and it does
Mr. Gould's work with great regularity and
fine contempt of public opinion.
Philadelphia Record: The Lower House
of the Maryland Legislature has arrived at
the conclusion that the State is not re-
sponsible for the losses occasioned by the
strikers riots in Baltimore last summer.
There was no failure on the part of the State
to enforce the laws for the protection of
property to the extent of its ability, and
therefore it is argued the State can not be
made to pay. This is queer logic. Itproceeds
upon the assumption that whatever damage
may be done by rioters before the State gets
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public Justice affords no remedy.
St. Louis POST All debtors contemplate
ing bankruptcy will be glad of the proba-
bility that the bankrupt law will not be re-
pealed at the present session of Congress.
1t is not likely that there will ever again be
a law under which debtor can be absolved
from all his debts though he pay not one
cent on the dollar, by merely inducing the
majority of his creditors to force him into
bankruptcy under the assurance that it is
the only possible chance for him ever to be
able to pay them anything. Nor is it prob
able that new law will allow debtor to
clear himself by voluntary bankruptcy on
the payment of thirty cents on the dollar
The still increasing list of bankruptcies
shows that the people understand this and
mean to make hay while the sun Shines or
in other words while the present bankrupt
law is in force.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: The Moffet bell
punch ordinance is undoubtedly legal, prac-
ticable and wise. In the interest of every
taxpayer, in this time of financial diff
Guilty. we ask the law. Last year, in Gin
cinnati, a bitter contest arose between the
brewers and saloon-keepers because some
of the brewers proposed reducing the price
of beer from $40 $8 to per barrel. The
saloon-keepers wanted it kept at the old
price. They argued that beer at So or $8
would start up any number of small sa-
looms, and beer would be retailed at two
glasses for cents. The small tax this Or
dinance would impose upon each glass
would not be resisted or severely felt. We
have argued for the enactment as financial
measure, and have kept aloof from every
other phase Of the discussion. 1t has been
ties.