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

it fitting to his position as the visible head
of the Republican party to be leader and
not follower. And from what has since
transpired it appears that he is fully con-
scious of not only being in the lead, but
considerably in advance of the mass Of Re
publicans, and even of their, local lieuten-
ants and of their official representatives in
Congress- The issues we here mean to
speak of may be briefly stated thus: /. The
entire withdrawal of the greenback cur
rency. 2. The maintenance of civil SER
vice system that shall exclude, as to all
subordinate executive appointments every
idea of claims that are based on partisan
ship. 5. Laying duty on tea and coffee
The question Is, how long 1t will require
the Superintendent of Police to consider be-
fore he obeys the order of the Police Com
missioners to close tine unlicensed variety
shows. Another question is, how long 1T
will require the Police Commissioners to
consider whether they will put new man
at the head of the police force.-Boston
women voted for members of the public
school committees for the first time on the
9th inst There is a registration law in
Massachusetts,, and every voter has to pay
a poll tax. Out of about $4,000 women in
Boston between 800 and 900 only had them
selves registered and appeared at the polls.
They went to work very Systematically,
and had their rallying committees For
their comfort. smoking was prohibited
at the polls until afternoon, and
they were treated with the utmost
courtesy. Some OF the most prom
inent ladies in the city were among the
voters-As the water level Of the canal is
several feet below the level of the adjacent
Streets we have to suppose that our es-
teemed contemporary splendid plan to
miraculously convert the canal water into
"pellucid stream" ia silver streak of the
blue Miami" running through the middle
of the city, and branching into running
brooks through the Streets requires pump
ing works to lift the limpid water tothe
street level. That would add to its pic
turesqueness. Or shall these brooks run
in deep cuts, like that from the canal by
| the mills on Eggleston avenue, decorating
our streets with canons (pro. kenyonsl
with running streams at the bottom2
The Enquirer says, of the Grant recep-
ton: 1t was the tribute of respect besides
to man who has received distinguished
hanors not alone from his own people, but
from the nations beyond the seas. They
had recognized in Grant the most rdistin-
guished man of the Western Continent,
and the people of the Western Continent
could certainly do no less than to respond
to their plaudts They hailed him as the
greatest Captain of the age, and We who
are his friends and neighbors could do no
less than to echo the praise they had be-
slowed. 1t was the recognition at past
services-not the boom for future honors.
No one could mistake this.-If the death
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lowed by a vigorous blow from the
Government, Mormonism would have
been discouraged almost, if not quite be.
yond recovery. Young was the master
spirit of .Mormonism, and he has no snc-
cessor.-There are deficits in nearly all the
European budgets this year. The floating
debt of England has increased $4S, 900, 900;
Prussia, Austria, Hungary and Holland have
largely increased their debts, and Russia,
Italy and Spain are in such depth OF debt
that there is no encouragement to foot up
There is no statute laying down rhle o
spelling. Any NEWSPAPER has a right te
make an photographed circus OF itself
Possibly we should have little legislation
ON the subject in the interest of taxpayers
who support the Lunatic Asylums.
The German Papers.
The Volksfreund says: Grant spoke SC
loud Yesterday thatno one could hear him
Cincinnati will not go for Grant if he get
the nomination.-The so-called Grant boon
in Cincinnati was a so-called tizzle.-Tht
ENQUIRER yesterday should have wep
bloody tears on. account OF the poor recep
, ton to its Emperor and Master.-The ga
question comes up before the Board o
Councilmen to-day. 1t is to be hoped tina
, the members will act as worthily as did tn
gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen.
The Volksblatt saws: Yesterdays recep
ton to Grant passed off acceptably to all
The arrangements were excellent. Th
various committees performed their dutie
to the letter. But there was no boom lik
that in Chicago or San Francisco. 1t wa
. a gratifying and honorable reception, bu
it was TO boom.
The Freie Presse says: Tilden is tn
burdensome Presidential load that is no
weighing down the Democractic party, an
who shows as yet no desire OF allowiI1
himself to be shaken off, The alternatis
which he places before the Democrats
either you nominate me again this time {
y I will do all IN my power to defeat yot
Presidential ticket. s-.. ....
l. Yesterdays Abend Post says: The me
e. sage thief has been discovered in the perst
of certain Barringer, who was one OF tt
= foremen in the Government printing esta
~ lishment at salary of 81 500. He is So
10 tn have received $1,000 for the commi
ment of the theft, and therefore did n
o make a profitable job, for it will be ha
ot for him to get such good position again.
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