The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-17
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
rha Eueli,h papsrs Of mil. Morning.

The English Papers OF This HorninR.
The Enquirer declares that the scramble
for the spoils has already begun in the vic
torious Republican ranks, but it declares
that the struggle for the United States
Senatorship will command chief attention.
John Sherman it thinks the logical candi-
date, but he has six competitors, at least.
There was Governor Dennison, who was a
War Governor, and the war is not yet
ended. He is q man of respectable attain
ments. Then there is Judge Taft. a much
abused and much-lied-abOpt man. The
Administration seems to pursue Judge
Taft with inexplicable persistency. Then
there is Tom Young, an Ex-Governor,
Member of Congress and a jovial, popular
gentleman. Next Ex-senator Matthews,
who has filled Senator's seat with distin-
guished ability, and who was largely instru-
mental in giving the Presidency to the Re
publican party after the people had refused
| to give it to them. There is Foster, who
has expended nearly $50, 900 in money and
thrice that in character and reputation.
The debt of gratitude must be paid and
besides, then Hickenlooper would become
Governor. Finally there is Garfield, one
of the very ablest Republicans in Ohio, and
perhaps the Republican leader in the House
of Representatives. He is stalwart Re
publican, and was soldier, but then the
Republicans don't care anything about
that He has a large following, and will
not be easily beaten.-The Enquirer says
the extra session of Congress and the ques-
tions that arose during it are everywhere al
legged correctly or incorrectly, as the cause
of Democratic defeat: and it is commonly
charged that Senator Thurman was largely
responsible for the extra session OF Con-
gress. The very able speech he made in the
Senate at the close of the last session II
Congress was one of the things that liked
the position of the party upon the ques-
tions that provoked the extra session.. The
Enquirer did not write the platform, but 1t
warmly praised the platform that Mr.,
Thurman wrote. The Enquirer did not
nominate the ticket, but earnestly support
ed it. The Enquirer did not cause the ex-
ira session of Congress, but it has not failed
to say that each of the important positions
taken by the Democracy upon the ques-
tions provoking the extra session, or arising
during it, is as defensible as the Declaration
of Independence, for they are all found in
that document.
The Gazette says: A part of the proper
duties of the Sixty-fourth General Assem-
bly, will be the legal decennial redistrictingof
the State for Congressional representation.
The official report of the decennial census
will hardly be reported back to the State
before the 1st of July, but the exact census
will be known some months before. The
indications are that the increase of popula-
ton will entitle Ohio to two additional
Congressman. There are indications that
the ratio OF representation will be in
creased by Congress in order to prevent an
increase in the number of Representatives.
In that event the representation of Ohio
would not be increased, and possibly might
be reduced to nineteen-The jovial old
rhianthropist who is the Governor of
Kentucky had, up to yesterday, par
doned forty-fve convicts out of the Peni-
tentiary-an average of little over one a
day for his term of office.-Mr. Thurman
can have the serene satisfaction that his
political career has not terminated until he
had cast off all that he ever held in the
name Of political principles. Not only has
he sunk all that lie ever held for Demo-
cratic principles, but he has consented to
the dshonor of the party in his struggle to
keep his own head above water. His polti-
cal prospects are ended. His political char
acter has gone with them. He has not
even a possible remnant of usefulness in
his remains of term in the Senate. All
this course of blunder, humiliation, and
failure has not been by the inconsiderateness
of youth, nor by the lack of experience in
public affairs. Mr.. Thurman was ripe
lawyer, an experienced Judge, and well
seasoned Democrat when secession began.
That was the time that tried mems souls,
and it found Mr. Thurman wanting. In all
that agony of great people, struggling to
preserve national existence, Mr.. Thurman
had no word of sympathy or aid but for the
Confederate armies, and he took pains to
make manifest his hate of the Union cause
and of the volunteer defenders. He had nc
tears to shed for bis neighbors slain in this
causeless war; and no heart TO rejoice in
their victories. His life is lesson to point
the moral of a Sunday-school book, OF
adorn colporteurs tract, as warming tc
the youth Of America.
The Commercial says: And yet there
are Democrats of the opinion that the Rae
: Baby had nothing to do with their defeat
: there are Democrats who do not believe
soft money hurt them. They never do
In 1875 they said Allen was beaten by the
: Popes toe. In 1876 they had some show ir
contending that they had evaded tht
money question. In 1878 they lost Con
gressmen, and still held that their un
soundness on the money question did then
no harm. Now they are at it again; bu
the Eastern brethren are weary OF sympa
!, thizing with these suicides.-The re
port Of serious misunderstanding be
tween Russia and England, likely tt
lead to war, is much exaggerated. Neithe
) country is prepared for war in the East
There is no love lost between the two coun
tries, which are exceedingly jealous of thu
advance of each other in the East. 1t i
quite probable there was plain talk betweel
Lord Salisbury and Count Schouvaloff, j
, the proposition of Russia to exercise di
, vided authority in Afghanistan was mad
by the latter But Herat is separated from
Cabul bv wide distance and mountain
l ranges Of such magnitude as to make com
munication most difficult. 1t is not likel.
either Government is SO eager to occup.
1 the debatable ground as to venture upol
: it with the certainty of war as conse
ouence. The war will come, perhaps, il
, time, not Just now.-The Commercial say
1 that after the 4th of January next the Re
e publicans will have the G vernon, til
| General Assembly of Ohio and the Mayo
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