The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-10
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


| The Enu,l ,lirnr saws that in orjar to ra+ n
clear view of the nolitical sitnation we e u,;ll i
have to look at the result Of last year T be fora 70
we examine the condition of matters in
1879. The result of last wear was disastrons
to the Republican partv in nearly averv
State in the North. They were in a m;nnr-
ity in Connecticut, in New York in New
Jersey, in PENNSYLVANIA. in Ohio in Indi.
ana and in Illinois. In short. thew were in
minority of three hundred and 81 ytv thon.
sand votes in the North. Thus stood mat.
tiers in the beginning of 1879. There is no
deceit in the returns of either Maine or
California. The Blaines, the Conk.
lings, the Camerons. the Sher.
mans the Garfelds know that their term Of
| lease on the Government has about exnired.
that high crimes and misdemeanors in DO
litcal place can not long succeed but these
;eaoIis ;o arc se' tl!ins ~ uecelVe lhe Peopie
at ,hot o.i,e, Ing ere. '"0oes' 10 possiple anu
.ii"G oI iilei1 =, eiUlt nus. pe l1raue 10 keep
" ef1 ooGNe u .ne oir.eu oVaIes l[easufy out
~ ~ ;a'e a,uo mti VI tne T CouI'
W 20 DellioolatIG ~ ooullGI - Inc hepueiic-
ai;s nave oalileu la'i1l.oli county out twice
mitl,ln W. seyeii years; u tnls county shouid
VIC Dehocla'ic' ana II Che democrats should
ehen e,a: nolu .heir own IN otnef districts
oialiheu Wy hepuplicahs 10 oe oouptlul' tne
11eAV penaVe woulu stana: Demncrats' 20;
;nepuoi,oans, ~ Gotal, o'' Democratic ma
loli.y, 10 anu Ihe hepuoilcahs nave no
W. W.. i'iinVy vi ihore tEah tWel'e senators.
we W. nave heretofore SHOWN the lacts as 10
t;n tle i1ouse. we nave called the Coun-
pe' E,es' oHe Wy one, ana nave gwen 10 the
.puuaoa,,I uear h e,tiy county 5ney carried one
,,a;oat' year aIo wnen they carried the state by
lhaJori.y INA as large as TWO hundred, ana nave
snJMn sinnt VIA. even tneh tne kepuolcans lack
e,si.eeli t.bi,a woes Oh majority OF the House.
onnta mntte applying tne same rule, the Deni0-
o,d's oni,s lil suo,l hepuollcan year WouId iack
I uniy lour Oh majority OF the house,
leaving twenty votes doubtful, OF Whlch
.mohly tne Democrats would elect hiteen
inetloers IL the countles voted as they
Foteo TWO years ago.
The Commercial saws with reference IN
the political attacks upon the National
banking system. All who are favorable to
the PROPOSITION that finance is a science
that belongs to ward politicians and that
the money of the country should be incon.
yertible paper, the quantity TO he determ.
ined by a caucus. should 90 with the Dem
ocrats in assailinp the National banks Rnt
those who believe business should he done
on business PRINCIPLES, and that the politi
ticians should not be- intrusted with the
banking system of the country must on.
pose with their whole force the irresnonsi.
BILE agitators who. assuming public iono-
rance. are assailine the National banks
On the subject of resumption the CONNER
cial SAYS: With RESUMPTION comes
good tlmes, just as Tor years
we nave proclaimed. Inc Treas
mry Is gaming gold prodlglously.. Our
treasury reserve IN goid exceeds that OF
lhe bahk OF Englahd. our gold and silver
reserve Is greater thah that OF any Nation
on earth, france alone excepted, and eight
mWlillons N OF collars are rec on the way to New
i ork lr2m HaVTe' VINO IS ylndIcated by
!neSe results! Is L tne rag BABY the glitter.
ing conaueror!-Ihe commercial says OF
oeilatoL thurman: senator thurman talked
w the o9ys III the ootton last night ana IL
was eVluenC CIdC UnOugn POLITICAL virtue