The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-24
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
Tho English Papers of This Morning.

SFlklI VI lHE fhEOS.
Tho English Papers Of This Morning.
The Enquirer says: There has lately
been and still is, some agitation about the
recent electi n in Maine. The vote OF the
State has been counted in strictest accord
with the forms of law. Such count has
ascertained that the Democrats and Green
hackers of Maine have elected majority of
the Legislature. This result is in harmony
with the popular vote of the State, for
the Republicans cast minority of the
votes in Maine. and the majority sentiment
OF the State is not outraged by this finding.
1t is not. however, upon this ground that
the action of the Democrats in Maine is
defended. The Governor and Council rest
their case upon the open fact that their ac-
! ton has been lawful. 1t is also reported
that the President Of the United States will
refuse to recognize the Legislature found to
have been elected by the laws of Maine ard
will recognize Legislature found not to
have beer. elected by the laws of Maine.
Would it not be we'll for President Hayes
to move cautiously in this matter2 Blaine,
bold, brilliant, hoping for q Presidential
nomination, hopeless of the Presidential
nom nation unless he can secure his own
State, is ursine any measure, no matter how
revolutionary, that will save Maine for
Blaine. 1t is proposed that the Admins
ttation ignore the laws of Maine and
take possession of the State in spite
of "the forms of law" The Re-
publicans, with only one little State at
stake and in an election not National, will
not follow the Democratic example set in
| 1877 of submitting in peace to the forms of
hw. Thev propose to rule or ruin.--1t is
time to call halt in this march to the tune
of $50, 900 year, in support of riiigswhose
principal occupation is that of manipu-
ating the affairs of the CITY to their own
interest. Now is a good time, and were
not the Library Board the creation of q
larger one, whose incompetency and cor
ruption is recognized fact and a public
reproach, we might hope to see 1t accom-
plished.
The Commercial SAYS: After the passage
of seventy five million dollars in gold from
Europe to America in less than four
months, the golden stream has been
checked. Still we have not received our
share. During our period of suspension we
shipped abroad hundreds of millions OF
gold and silver. We ought to get another
SIS, 900, 900 in gold, but the bankers abroad
are fighting for their precious metals, and
great pains have been taken to return To
us our securities. 1t is this policy added to
extravagant American purchases abroad
that has stopped the torrent OF gold from
Hamburg, Havre and Liverpool to New
York. We will do we'll in the long run II We
draw home all evidences of indebted
ness so that we are not called upon to sent
money across the ocean to pay interest, ant
by decent economy keep the tendency o
! gold in this direction with our wheat, meat
cotton, coal, hides walnut logs and petro
leum, so that we can employ at home th,
forty millions of gold yielded by our mines
and spare to silver-loving Asia, in exchang,
for tea and silk, share of our silver
problems of generating the electrict,
, cheaply, of dividing and distributing ii
and measuring its flow, have been solved
There is no doubt of that. The only prob
lem remaining is the provision of a wick, s.
to speak, that will not be consumed by in
candescence. This Professor Edisol
bombed paper. These lamps hav
been burning in his shops at Menl
Park for some time, and show no signs o
combuston-for there is no combustion il
vacuum-or other form of dissolution
Further tests NAV show attrition leadin,
to disintegraton after long use; but If tn
3 lamps can be replaced at cost OF 25 cent
q each the objection that the carbonizet
Y paper is not absolutely indestructible viii
not be fatal. People expend more none.
2 annually in replacing cracked and broker
lampchimneys than three or four OF thes
electric lamps would cost. If the test Il
be made at Menlo Park on New Year
|, night is successful, and the seven hundre'
o lamps do all that is predicted for them, tn
problem of electrical illumination may
regarded as solved on the side OF ex
: pediency. 1t will then only be a questio
{ of time when every city and village IN tn
country will exchange its old lamps fo
the new.
: The Gazette SAYS: The South has show
y that il would not be satisfied except by tn
0 com mplete surrender of power on the pal
: of Republicans, and the restoration OF tha
section to absolute control in the Cover
Y ment. 1t is useless. therefore, to talk abou
J. a Republican candidate who would brea
: the Solid South. What the Repnblica
party wants is not candidate to divide tn
s South. but candidate who will carry tn
h full strength of the Republican party 9
r the North. With the latter the Republ
! cans will carry the next election; othe
wise it will not, except by miracle, an
d we have no right to look for
II calculate upon miracles. 1t woul
70 be folly, Of course, for the Republica
. party to nominate a candidate for I'll
l. Presidency that 1t would feel called upo
IS to defend from the outset. The candida
n should ~be strong man, with clei
: record. With such a candidate the cal
e vass would be an aggressive, not a defel
,r siye one. and in order to success it must
- the former and not the latter. We mu
r have q candidate lysaMhom Republican
q will yote-not under lptelt, but chee
N fully, heartily, and witlltnthusiasm.-Tl