The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-25

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show population of upwards of 1000, 000.-
Hayes Administration is an administra-
tion without resentments. Hence in the
New York contest we find Secretary Evarts
and Vice President Wheeler and Secretary
Sherman enlisting in the campaign for the
election of Cornell while the President,
whenever interviewed, recommends the
Republicans of New York to unite in the
effort to make him Governor.
The Enquirer says that its representatives
have been endeavoring to ascertain the SEN
atorial preference of Republicans elected to
the Ohio LEGISLATURE, and the result is. this
brings to notice sixty Republican Senators
and Representatives. or about two-thirds of
the number of Republicans elected to the
Legislature. Of these General Garfield
seems to have thirty-four, or about dozen
less than majority of the Republican cau-
Gus, with the 'noncommittar" and those
from whom we have not received reports to
draw upon to make up the deficiency. If
the Grant wave seems irresistible month
or so hence, or if Mr.. Sherman concludes
that he needs the Senators ip as step
ping stone, sudden fence-mending expedi-
ton into Ohio might make a terrific reduc-
ton of Garield's apparent strength. Then
LleTe dIc OllleT CuHuludleS. lHtcTVleWS
with Hamilton County members bring out
prominently the names of Taft, Matthews
Dennison and Eggleston. and there is not
one of these gentlemen who has not
respectable following in the State. The
facts made known to the public by the
Enquirer in relation to the conduct of
the United States District Court for this
district have widely attracted public atten-
ton. 1t is the special duty of Judge Swing
to be active and Jealous and exceptionally
painstaking in investigating the conduct of
those who have desecrated his temple, and
even in prosecuting them. We charitably
assume that these outrages upon justice in
his Federal Court of justice have been per-
petrated without his knowledge or consent,
though done beneath his eyes. Assuming
this, no man is so much outraged as he,
and no man, by t G same token, should be
so energetic as he in Furnishing the offend
ers. He has not only the honor and dig
nifty of the United States Court to main
tain, but he has his own personal and judi
cial integrity to vindicate 1t is a favorite
remark with he Republican papers of the
State that the Redistricting Law of the last
Legislature must be repealed the day the
new Legislature meets, and that the old one
will be restored by its rereal. They will
| find that the repeal of the existing law will
not restore the old one, and. furthermore.
that they will have to doctor up several
d strics to provide for Congressional aspi-
rants in the Republican ranks. A good
deal Of ingenuity will have to be used to fix
up sixteen Republican districts in Ohio and
still have only one big man in each district.
The Gazette says: Both Secretary Sher-
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at pains to say that tllev are not candidates
for United States Senator. The candidates
now in the field for Senator are Judge Taft,
Judge Matthews, Hon. j. A. Garfield, and
Hon. VIM. Dennison-all good men and
true. The Legislature can hardly, with
such all array of talent to choose
from, 90 astray. The charges
made by the Enquirer against
United States Court officials are that they
assessed costs illegally, and neglected to ac-
count to tie government for the excess of
receipts over the aggregate compensation
allowed by law to the officers for their SER
vice. 1t is no object tn an officer to collect
illegal fees unless lie withholds the surplus
from the government The United States
Marshal, for example, is allowed S6 600 per
annum, and no more 1t is not difficult
therefore, to establish the truth or
falsity of the Enquirer's charges or insin-
uatons, and competent officers will
no doubt be detailed to make the needed
investigation. Meantime we feel authorized
to say there is No. truth in charges. and that
a tair and thorough investigation will make
ii so appear The retail traffic in intoxi-
eating drinks can not, under the Consttu-
ton, be licensed, but the business may be
taxed upon u uniform basis. This is with
in the power of the Legislature. This
would not destroy the retail liquor traffic,
but it would reform it, and large proper
ton Of those engaged in the business would
favor such reform. A system Of taxation
might be devised that would Danish one-half
the saloons, and at the same time pro-
vide revenue of $1,000 year. Now
there is free trade and no revenue, whereas
there might be restricted trade and large
revenue. 1t would certainly be great i'm
provement to diminish the number of sa-
looms and to raise a revenue from those
that remain. This may be done, and it
ought to be done.-TLat the census of 1880
will show great changes of political power
is indicated in various ways. One nf the
great changes is the increase OF the Western
States. A greater change is in the decrease
of population of the Southern States.
The total vote in twenty-five districts OF
the Southern States, as compiled BY con-
temporary, was 100, 1888; in the same NUM-
Der of Northern districts, 746775, showing
that the number of inhabitants in the
twenty-five Northern districts is nearly
four times as great as in the twenty-five
Southern. These are alarming proofs OF
depopuation of the South, and torerunners
of reduction of the number of Represents
tives from that section when the read just
ment shall be made upon the new census.
Tie German Papera
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Subscribe to the petitions Of the Gas Com
pany.
Secretary Evarts, a member of Hayes
Cabinet, is for Grant.
All American aristocrats are for Grant.
The Enquirer drove the rag baby to death.
If it should be let alone, it would also drive
the Democratic party to death.
Schurz will not take the stump for Cor
nell, the Republican candidate for Governor
of New York.
TThe Volksblatt.l
Hurrah for the minority report
One dollar and twenty-five cents per
thousand cubic feet. and not one cent more.
Dealers in winter wear drop no tear for
the last rose.