The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning,

The Enquirer, after discussing the condi-
tion of the National Banks OF this CITY,
which it finds exceptionally prosperous,
says: These banks have tremendous power
over the business of the country. One of
them failed in 1S73 and two thousand of
them in an hour closed their doors as with
an electric touch. They would not give
business men their own, they refused to
lend, and men called thisa panic. 1t the
purpose of this National Bank power not
only to control the business, but the poll
tics of the country. We ask the fair
minded, intelligent. free Republican voters
of Ohio if they see no danger in the perpet-
uation of this system? Is not this menace,
from such a source, an insult to their sense
of independence as we'll as perilous to their
interests? Are they owned, purse and pride
and vote, by their National Bank power?-
They had reunion of the late prisoners
of the war at Toledo last week, at which
nearly thousand of those who had been
confined at Libby Prison, Andersonville
and other prison-pens of the South partici-
pated. 1t was intended to make it strict
ly non-partisan affair, but some of the Re-
publican politicians tried to turn it to elec-
tioneering account for Citizen Foster. Why
didn't they get Citizen Fosters particular
friend, Louis Schade of Washington City,
to appear on the scene and help them? Mr..
Schade was the volunteer counsel for Wirz,
the keeper of the Andersonvile Prison, and
used all his eloquence and ability to keep
him from being hanged.
The Commercial affirms that 1t is part
OF the Democratic programme to count in
their candidate for the Presidency next
year, whether he has sufficient number of
Electoral votes to entitle him to the office
or not, and to put it into the power of Con-
gress to determine, in case of dispute, which
set of Electors is entitled to cast the vote of
State. This power lodged in Congress, it
will not be difficult in close States to get up
dispute, and as has been seen in the un-
scrupulous way in which Republican mem
bers OF the House have been un-
seated, nothing can be more GER
tain than that the certificates
of the Democratic Electors will be recog-
nized. If the Legislatures of the States
have the power to appoint in such manner
as they please the Electors who are to cast
the Presidential vote. it is plain that they
have also the power to say who is appoint
ed, and Congress can not 60 behind that
decision. The Legislature may provide for
Returning Boards, or any other method of
determining the result in the State, and
wherever that authority is lodged its de-
cison is firal. TO set up Congress as the
arbiter, with power to reverse State de.
cision. is plain usurpation of power and
an invasion of State rights that an honest
Democrat is bound to resist-Our
gold coinage is almost exclusively OF
twenty dollar pieces, beautiful form
for reserves, but not adapted to the pocket
service. 1t would be great thing if we
had twenty or thirty million five-dollar
pieces, and as many of the denomination
of two dollars and half. They would be
rapidly taken.
And the country is full OF small notes.
We need in place OF this form Of currency
small gold, and postal orders Which should
not cost more than cent each, instead OF
All average of over eleven cents. 1t must
not be assumed that the people prefer pa
per to gold and silver, until they have had
better opportunities for gratifying their
taste.
The Gazette says: Can the Republicans
carry the Legislature on Tuesday next?
We believe that they can and will. Our
esteemed Democratic contemporary pro-
claims daily, with show of exultation,
that this is political impossibiity. mo
imaginable series of political accidents" it
says, ''can prevent the Democrats from
controlling both branches of the Ohio Leg
islature to be elected in October" This
kind of buncombe is cheap. 1t is not
unfamiliar to Ohio voters. It is known
as John G. Thompson's claim it exulting-
ly" policy. 1t has generally failed to
accomplish the desired. object, and it will