The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20
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Ohio. Under the Pennsylvania law the
ballot boxes are changed every hour, and
the count goes on as rapidly as the election
progresses, with the aid of double set of
clerks. Here in Ohio the count can not
commence until after the polls are closed,
and in hundreds of voting places the clerks
and Judges are compelled to work all night
and a good part of the next day be-
fore they arrive at result. - The
Enquirer says that the New York Demo-
Gratis are m a hopeful condition and will
not be affected by the result in Ohio. New
York did MT expect that Ohio would be
Democratic this year, and consequently the
New York Dem )cracy will not suffer any of
the depression consequent upon great dis
al' 'lntment Of course the bloOdy'shirt
faI>rnoods will be transported to do service
i'll New York, but that is to be expected.
or course Republican money will be used
in New York; it alwa> is. But in respect
of money and organ zation, the New York
Democrats are not in such disadvantage
relatively to the Republicans as they were
in Ohio. New York Democrats also
have some organization, and a little
money with which to carry it on.
The Kelly movement among the
Democrats is offset by the Republican
dissatisfaction with Cornell. Robinson is
more popular with the people than Cornell,
and, on the VIII lie, the chances of Demo-
cratic success in that State are good.-The
Republicans are really no nearer the next
Presidency than they were when the elec-
ii ns of this year began. If the vote of New
York should show next month that the
united Republican vote is larger than the
united Democratic vote in that great State
with thirty-tive Electoral Votes that were
Democratic three years ago the Republ-
cans will have achieved a substantial pre-
liminary victory. 1T is not likely that the
Republicans will again attempt to take the
States of LOUISIANA and Florida as
they took them before. Their only
hope of electing President is
in carrying New York and nearly all the
other Northern States The Democrats
have all t..e Northern States in which to
find forty-seven Electoral votes, New York
having thirty five. 1t is easy to see which
party is i'll the greatest danger.-The rec
ords of the past Expusitions SHOW that from
1872 down to the close of the first Sc
ries the attendance gradually declined, until
the receipts which in 1872 were nearly
100000 became in 1875 about 5000.
This was under Il system bv which Exposi-
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system the exhibitors found it very diff
cult to prepare from year to year credita-
Bile exhibit and one which would prove at
tractive to Che public, and the pubic found
from year to year growing samenesss
which led them to neglect the display in
Its la,er stages. These facts suggest the
question, a very serious one at this time, as
to whether or not the Expositions should
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The Gazette says. with reference to the
Police commissioners late unpleasantness
and Governor Bishop: Governor Bishops
conduct has left no question of the cor
rupt and illegal character of his action.
No one will now have the hardhood to
deny that this was conspiracy to usurp
control Of the Police Board by illegal
means. or to deny that Governor Bislop
was accessory to it. And the universal
public recognize that its object was to Cor
, rlpt the po,ice for a criminal use. This
, purpose was not even 50 high as 10 make
the police the instrumentality of the Demo
cratic party; it was to put the p lice in
, the hands of an inner ring, which dis
qualities all respectable Democrats
which rejected for the vacancy in
$ the board a long list of Demu
Gratis of respectabiit! and prominence, an(
which would ha>e no Democrat save a too
of this little dark-lantern ring-One Of tn,
important questions that will come beior,
y the approaching Jewish Conference in Lon
;. don is the abolition Of Saturday now oh
!. served as the Jewish Sabbath. 1t is though
e in advanced Jewish circles in London tha
' the adoption of the change to the Christian
o Sunday is only question If time.-Say
the Gazette: The Board of Pupic Works i
: to be reinstated precisely as it was whel
e the hands OF the rascally Legislator. wer
q laid upon it. This should be done within
the first week of the session. Thel
u the police government, including the POllc
r Court, must be reformed. This govern
ment Is now under the control OF the Grim
, inal classes. 1t is efficient only in pre-
tecting vice. Laws are violated with i'll
q punity, and no law regarding criminals ca
f be enforced when the guilty parties posses
money they are willing to use.-A Board I
e Aldermen, elected by the pc 'ple at large
+ should also be provided for. There is IL
J. use FIR two boards, il both are to be chose
by wards.-The Board of Education shoul
: also receive the attention of the Legisl'
e ture. The management of our schools ha
, not been improved, while the expense
: have been steadily increased.
The Commercial thinks that if New Yor
should follow the lead of Ohio and 60 r.
II publican next month, that Mr.. Tide
would become as unavailable President;
candidate as Mr.. Thurman, while til
4 claims of Mr.. Bayard would be considere
very favorable, especially at the South. Th
o Few Orleans Times prefers him to Hel
= bricks or Pendleton and if New York got
:. Republican, believes the fight will be ma
= rowed down to these three. The Time
thinks that Pendleton's soft money recor
,e is against his chances, the OH
IN Idee being ascribed to him. Hel
dricds has soured on Tilden and refuse
10 to take the second place on the tick
!, = which it thinks puts him out of the reac
u of availables. Besides the hard-mone
Democrats OF the East would not touc
v him as he was the soft-money favorie
in 1876, and hence is unsound. Therefore II
Times declares Bayard as the most col
E. spicuous Northern Democratic candidate
50 We have perfect understanding of tt
y" State rights question as it is developed
the South. 1t means that murder Is a p
q triotic and legitimate means of nullifyir