The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-01

would have the Indians taught the
rudiments of an English education;
fourth, he would have all treaty stipula-
tions fulfilled by the Government to the
letter; fifth, he would have the religious
missionary work conducted as among
white people; sixth, he would have a
simple code of laws for the government
of every reservation, and have the laws
executed by native police appointed from
among the braves. This is not mere talk
with Mr.. Lyons. He advocates these
principles wherever he goes, and has done
considerable toward embodying them so
far as possible in practical results. So
interested is he in the Indian problem
that he has paid no less than three visits
to the Red Man in his native haunts, and
that his dignified bearing, candor and
snow-white hair have impressed even the
aborigines with his sincerity and humane
ness, are attested by the frequent mes
sages which he receives from them, ac-
companied with pipes of peace, and SINH
lar little tokens of confidence.
But, while thus attesting his interest
in them, he has been of invaluable as
sistance to the Government as a member
of the Purchasing Committee, where his
experience and business standing have
not only saved the Department many
thousands of dollars, but have led leading
merchants and manufacturers to bid for
furnishing supplies, thus insuring to the
Government the very best grade of goods
at the lowest market prices.
left my letter at this point to attend
the first Democratic ratification of the
campaign at the Academy of Music, and
| was well repaid for my trouble by hear
ing Speaker Randall, of the House of
Representatives, deliver an address on
National and State issues, and Counselor
Thomas G. Shearman express himself as
to the Mayoralty contest.
Randall disappointed me greatly. In
the first place he is not person of either
commanding presence or physical grace,
and while his ideas were marshaled with
logical exactness and expressed in good
Anglo-SaXOn, his voice after he had been
spenking short time became disagreeably
husky and strained. While the meeting
was in the interest of Governor Lucius
Robinson, the regular nominee, it evil
IDENTIFY contained many supporters of
John Kelly-judging from the applause
with which his name was receiyed-the
man who under an independent nomi-
nation is dividing the sufrages of the
Democratic p rty with Governor Robin
son. Thomas G. Shearman, the other
gentleman alluded to, is a well-known
New York lawyer who figured conspic-
uously in the great scandal trial as one of
the counsel of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
He is a Republican, but of the irde-
pendent order in local affairs, and was
present to give his reasons for supporting
the Democratic nominee for Mayor, Mr..
James Howell In that connection he
took occasion to pay his respects to the
Republican nominee, Mr.. Franklin
Woodruff, prominent in commercial cir
cles as the proprietor of large storehouses
on the water front, and his remarks fully
warranted the assertions which | made in
speaking of Indian Commissioner Lyon.
Saying that he had intended to vote for
Mr.. Howell long before Mr.. Woodruff $
name was mentioned for the office, he
charged that the latters friends had in
judiciously attacked him Mr.. Shearman)
by asserting that his opposition to MIR.
Woodruff was based upon the latter's ap-
pearance as can adverse witness in GER
tain celebrated case" He then, fgura-
lively speaking, proceeded to lash Mr.
Woodruff numerically, and winding up
with a reference to the Beecher case said
in substance, that though Mr.. Beechel
in his magnanimity might vote for Mr.
Woodruff, he, the speaker, did not mean
to forgive the enemies of Henry Ward
Beecher until they had repented and done
works meet for repentance.
To-day the speech is on everybody
lips-it is nearly a column long, solid
nonpareil - and people are wondering
what the upshot of it a i will be, consider
ing that Mr.. Woodruff made the follow
ing remarks in his speech of acceptance
when he appeared before the Convention
81 am ready to meet any of you on my
commercial, moral or social record. i
any one assais me in the future, it mus
be at their peril" Mr.. Shearman ha
thus openly assailed Mr. Woodruff, anc
now the public is waiting to see in how
great peril he stood in so doing.
While ! predict that the Republican
ticket headed by Alonzo B. Cornell fol
Governor, is going to carry this State,
am unable to make any prognestication
as to the result for the local ticket in thi
city and county.
The Democrats are divided by tn,
Kelly movement, and then 70 far al
, Brooklyn is concerned by the Independ
ent Democratic movement. The Repub
lican party is divided by an old and long
seated difficulty, partially growing out o
the opposition Of one wing to indorse ;
coalition between Republicans and Inde
pendent Democrats, while now Mr.
Sherman's bombshell is causing another
scattering. And in the midst of it al
the Republican journal, the Union
Argus, is not hesitating to courageously
express its ideas of propriety and princi
, Piles. The city will give majority, l be
, lieye, for Cornell, but how the local ticke1
, is coming out is what no man can tell.
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