The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-19
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Atlanta (Ga) Constitution: Conklns
has never coquetted with Hayes He is {
very proud man, Conkling is. He wears
pink suspenders, red flannel undershirt
and washes his hands in rose water
San Antonio (Tex.) Herald: The sins Of
the South may be many and of scarlet
hue, but let il be written to her credit, il
letters of gold, that the women have never
so far lost their dignity and propriety as to
enter suffrage convention.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: 1t will cost
$500 to be elected Senator from Missouri
next winter. The spirit of reform has gone
abroad among the Democracy, and prices
have risen in consequence A man who
as a Democrat, would have voted for $3.50
will charge $500 as a rcformer
New York Mail; The people of Madrid
hissed off the stage Pauline Lucca because
she demanded 81 POO night, obliging hel
The Madridians are unreasonable. What
is 81, 2OO night for women like Lucca
She can spend twice that sum without halt
trying
Newburyport (MaSs.) Herald: 1t will not
do to lose all that was gained at the surren-
der at AppomattoX, for the sake of CON
| ciliation which is wholly upon the side of
those who won in the field but are in
danger of being cheated ont of the fruits of
| their victory i'll Legislative Halls and in
COurt-houses, where political Judges preside,
| and packed juries do their bidding
New York Times: 1t would be too much
to expect from the Democratic party any
protest against their injustice but there are
some of its members not obtuse enough to
to overlook their inexpediency. Nothing
could be less favorable to the political pros
poets of the Democracy than to unite the
Repubican party on a sectional iSsue, and
to make a solid South the only foundation
for Democratic hopes in 1880.
New York Star: After nine years of
ceaseless struggle, the Spanish Government,
with all its power, has not Been able to
suppress the insurrection and during this
time the patriot cause has been gaining
strength AT last, the question of the rec
ognition of the Cubans we are glad to say,
has received the attention of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs at Washing
ton. Many OF our prominent fellow citizens
have interested themselves in the cause,
and it is to be hoped the result will be
favorable.
Pittsburg Telegraph; Hon. VIM. A.
Howard, who moved into Western Michi-
gan some five Or six years ago, to succeed
Senator Ferry in representing that district
in the United States senate, but who did
not succeed in enthusing the natives has
been appointed Governor of the Territory
of Montana. For GHbernatorial hOnors he
cares but little, but he hopes to have that
lively Territory blossom out into State
before many years, and from thence he
thinks he sees his way clear to Senatorial
halls. The longest way round is often the
quickest way home. Mr.. Howard might
meander among Michigan pine stunrs
from now till doomsCay without even get
ting nomination.
New York Sun; Senator Burnside is urg-
ing his bill aboishing all distinctions OF
race or color in recruiting. Mr.. Bannings
General Army Bill effects the same purpose
by simply repeating the statutes on which
this discrimination is based. Some of the
advocates of this change will probably be
astonished at the way it will operate The
soldier will probably perish with it. Sec
that the enlisted men of two cavalry regi-
ments shall be colored men; Section ,10S
provides that two infantry regiments shall
consist of cOlored men. Repeating these
sections will open those four regiments to.
white recruits, while probably no colored
recruits will be enlisted for the white regi-
ments. In fact, practically, under Mr. Ban
ning'S consolidation provisions, some, or all
of the colored regiments, are likely to dis
appear in a lump.
New York Tribune: Without under,
taking to discuss the comparative cleanli-
ness of old and new plays, it may be safely as
serted that while our grandparents listened
with tomposure to coarse language which
would not now be tolerated, we have ac-
quired on our part relish for disguised
nastiness of thought and undisguscd dis
play of limbs and backs which would have
made the audiences of the last century stare
with horror Every defense of the honest
drama and Of the merry entertainment of
harmless folly, which overlooks the fact
that the stage of our day has not merely
been defiled by occasional abuses but
degraded by vile fashions and dangerous
tendencies is sure to do mischief
to the very cause which it seeks to benefit.
The duty of discriminating between what is
wholesome in theatrical art and literature
and what is diseased, is left by the clergy
to the critics of the secular press, and how
adequately or inadequately these gentle
men discharge their delicate task it is not
for us to say. But if the church would do
its part to correct the vices of the stage, it
surely might help in the work Which is now
undertaken only by the critic. The stage
must be recognized as one of the institu-
tinnS nf fnplnrn cn1ipty ctoh1a in, nc
foundation, most powerful in its influence
The clergy can not destroy it. What will
they do with it?