The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
I'll. English psusr, Of rhi. Morning.

The English Papers OF This Morning.
The ENQUIRER saws In all proper and de-
cent ways and in no other, Cincinnati
should be kept an attractive city for all de-
cent classes of people on Sundays as on
other days of the week. We are not in IA
vor of making Cincinnati conspicuous for
its illiberality or enforced solemnity. II
we were. we should be opposed to the inter
ests of all the tradesmen of the city, to the
interests even of such institutions as our
Musical College, and indeed of the Church
es. We believe in making and keeping IT
city Of the largest personal freedom con-
sistent with the public order. We DO not
believe in making the whole city prison, or
even church. on Sunday or on any day, nor
do we believe in making the whole city
bawdy-bouse, or dram-shop, or a school
for obscenity or immortality. Is there not
golden r'-The Democratic party
has borne defeats in times past, as 1T has
won victories. But in all its history,
which runs back an hundred years, it has
never been silenced. There is no occasion
for its silence at this time. What is want
ed of the Democratic leaders now is wis
dom in their counsels. not silence. They
must stand between the people and the ag-
gressions of the Republicans, flushed by
few local victories. They may not have
done the wisest things always. but they
have no cause for dismay at their own er-
rors. Theyt epresent the majority as well
as the right still, and it is their duty to
still keep up the contest.
The Commercial says, on the strength OF
information received from gentleman re-
Gently from Richmond, Va, with reference
to the coalition of the negroes OF that State
with the Readjusters, so called: A law
PASSED by the Legislature two or three years
ago for the purpose of intimidation has
heen mercilesslv enforced on the blacks.
Under its provisions black men we're ar,
rested on the most trifling accusations, and
sentenced by County Courts to receive
five lashes on the bare back. This pun
ishment disqualified for voting or hold
ing Office during life. In this way,
and as the law was enforced, multitudes vt
black men we're deprived of political rights,
The capitation tax law, disfranchising
man WIN has not paid his poll-tax, was
also rigidly enforced and other multitudes
were thus deprived of the ballot. The
whole aim of legislation had been to dis
franchise the colored people. When the
Readiusters began the canvass they SOL
emnly pledged themselves, if successful.
to wipe out these iniq1itous laws, and
legislate out of Office every Democratic
County Judge who had enforced them.
Malone, who is the autocrat of the Read
iusters, gave these pledges in the most
solemn and formal manner. The gentle
man lust from Richmond says the dispHsi-
ton is to fulfill these pledges. The first
acts of the Legislature, after Or
ganization, amazed the Bourbons Two
State officials, ex-rebel officers were put
out of office on the first day and colored
men installed in their places and when
Bourbon orator began to plead for those
who had "shed their blood in our Defense y
lie was told that that was played ont, and
a Readjuster in response said, when
man has risked his money on turn OF the
cards he ought to pay up and dry up
The pompous observance of the Sab
bath" BY the indecent shows of Cincinnati
and the use of the police in suppressing de-
cent en- Entertainments on Sunday eveningswill
not deceive anybody. The indecent shows
should be suppressed seven days of the week.
"A very large sum of the gold recently i'm
ported has gone into circulation. OF the
r $77. OOO, 900 of imported gold, up to Decem-
Der lst, less than $55 0O0, 600 can be traced
into the United States Treasury or the
banks. This leaves $22 600, 900 quietly alb
sorbed bv the people, with the addition OF
the product of our gold mines.-As nearly
as we can calculate it, the Police Board
have about thirty days to run. A false
pretense of Sabbatarianism will not save
the abomination. This is quite too aw-
fully thin-The burlesque by the Police
: Board in the form of suppressing common
labor yesterday, was a carefully planned
, raid upon decent in behalf of indecent
places of amusement. - The Demo
Gratis have, therefore, the oppor
tunity of taking TO themselve.
largely the credit of great conseryativ,
measure. They need to do something ant
should not neglect their opportunity. Th'
C arguments in favor of the repeal of tn,
i, Legal Tender Act are simply overwhelming
No man with knowledge of the law, scenc
: and sense Of money can fail to be convince'
!. by them. They are unanswerable. TIL
n repeal itself does not destroy dollar. I
. simply removes from the statute book a
+ act that nenaces the credit of the country
t The greenback will be, without this clause
+ worth coin, precisely as now. 1t Will be
good treasury note, and the banks vii
l. have to provide themselves with reserves c
e gold and silver instead of rags. They hav
r done much in that direction and should b
,s encouraged to do more.
, The Gazette says: On Friday the Gazette
> under the head Of "The Shame of Cincir
: natl" appealed to our citizens, in behalf {
X society, to concentrate and enforce publ
: sentiment against the so-caled variet
y shows. This was followed by an earne.
q movement in the City Council directe
n against this vile business. This was 70
10 lowed by an order from the Police Commi
~ sioners to close up all places of amusemen
V. on Sunday, and the Mavors license cler
E. was directed to arrest all persons perform
n ing without license. We do not kno'
What authority the Mayors licens
l. clerk has to execute that order, c
d what power the Police Commissioners ha
# to use it. WHY was not the Superintent
!: ent of Police directed to make the arrests
II Is he too big man to do that? The pr
/, ceedings of Yesterday bear throughout tn
ID mark Of insincerity. The design on tn
=, part of the Commissioners is clearly t
~ show how not to do it. But nevertheless
i, beginning has been made.-rhe Polit
w Commissioners and their Chief OF Polio
! Wappenstein, in their policy towards I'll
!" demand for the suppression of lasciviol
le theatrical exhibitions appear to be denol
stratively showing how not to do It'll
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