The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-03

of greenbacks this winter. 1t is too near
the Presidential election. Western Repub-
licans are afraid, for political reasons, to
meddle with the matter, and Eastern
Democrats are in the same situation.-
1t occurs to us to say that Gov. Woodford,
of New York, would bSa first-class candi-
date for Vice-President on the Republican
ticket.
The Enquirer 1t matters little now
whether or not Mr.. Newcomb, the Special
Agent of the Government who came to
Cincinnati to investigate the conduct of
the United States Court returns to his
work. 1t is patent that he came here; that
he disclosed iniquites in the United States
Court for this Judicial District of such a
character that, on their exposure, the
Clerk of the Court resigned; that the mis-
conduct was of such nature that the
Clerk could not have sinned alone; that
Mr. Newcomb the investigator, was per-
sonally attacked by the United States
Court organ in this city; that
his recall was requested by parties
high in authority and specially In interest
in the neighborhood of the United States
Court; that for some reason he went away,
and for some reason has not returned. The
trail became too fresh. Ex-Marshal Thrall
has not urged the return of Mr.. Newcomb
or the continuance of the investigation.
No District Attorney or ex-District Attor-
ney has been eager for the further investi-
CATION of the conduct of this Federal Court.
And this is not because there is general
belief that Mr.. Ambrose has been alone in
guilt, for there is 10 such public i'm
preston. If Mr.. Newcomb went to Wash
ington to "examine records he has had
ample time for such examination. There
are plenty of records here to examine,
and plentiful lack of willingness to have
one made. 1t is also proper to say that Mr..
Newcomb is not examining records in
Washington, but is in the South. We
should also state that General Devens con-
sents to send Mr.. Newcomb here again if
Charming Richards really insists upon it.
As we write, District Attorney Richards
hasn't insisted. We predict that he will
not insist. But this investigation will 20
on all the same. The President and Mr..
Sherman were too rash. They have pre-
cipitated Republican quarrel. They
have crowded the limit" The people will
not tolerate the policy they have an
nounced-anti-gree back-anti-silver-and
the shrewdest politicians of the Republican
party see this fact. Senator Carpenter will
to-day ask the Senate to resolve that "any
legislation during the present session of
Congress changing the existing system of
finance would be inexpedient." This is
anti-Sherman, anti-Hayes ant-Republican.
We look on with satisfaction.-Per it
would be as we'll for Governor Tom to at
tach hose to the Eden Park reservoir and
flush out the old Custom-house from cellar
to cock-loft. He might make clean job
OF it just as well as not
The German Papsra
The Volksfreund says: The Republicans
are talking of populating Indiana with
negroes in order to win the State next year.
Three years ago they tried the same ex-
pertinent. They did not succeed. and they
will not succeed this time. 1t takes too
much money and fraud to effect this.
The Voksblatt says: The Gas Company
should be given the earliest possible oppor-
tunity to 60 to the courts-.The first
vacancy in the Cabinet of Pres
ident will be caused by the resignation Of
the Secretary of War, McCrary, who has
once more been nominated for Judge of the
United States Circuit Court of Iowa. Ex-
Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota, will prob
ably be McCrary's successor.
The Freie Presse says: The Commercial
is completely wrong when it speaks of the
great popularity of Bayard among the Ger
man citizens of this country. This popu-
larity exists merely in the brains of some
liberal enthusiasts. There is nothing of
Bayard boom noticed among either the Re-
publican or Democratic Germans.