The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-08
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers of This Morning,

The Enquirer undertakes to state what
the Republicans can not do: They can not
destroy the Cincinnati Board of Public
Works; the Cincinnati Police Department,
as now organized the Cincinnati Police
Court; the Cincinnati Fire Department, as
it is now organized. The leason is easily
understood. They can not possibly cap
ture the State Senate,-The Enquirer says
of the Republican party: In the far East,
in Maine, while few years ago it had a
majority of $4,000, it is now in
minority of 1000. In the far
West, in California, it has passed from
majority Of l3, 900 to minority of twice
that. In New York the ablest organs of
its own party are advising Republicans to
Scratch the Republican nominee for the
Governorship, and Republican organiza-
tion is formed for the purpose of defeating
publican party lad in 1872 ma jority of
"a 900, it has no probability of carrying the
State. Ben Butler is almost certain to be
the next Governor of that State. In Ohio
the prospects for Republican defeat are
hourly increasing.
The Commercial pays its respects to Gen.
Ewing by remarking: All that Ewing has
been saying for half dozen years is proven
| by the common experience of his country
men at this moment to be rank foolishness,
and yet he goes on offering his advice and
seeking to disturb the business situation.
There isn't a business man who hears him
| talk for five minutes who does not know he
is on the wrong track, and that the general
welfare demands his suppression. The
Commercial says that it is no secret that
whether vote for Ew.ag can be. made to
count one for Democratic candidate for
either the Senate or House, it has been
sacrificed. Many Democrats openly say
they care nothing about the State ticket,
provided they secure the Legislature. Re-
publicans everywhere should be put on
their guard and cautioned to stand by their
Legislative tickets, without scratching
On the subject of the price of gas to private
consumers, that the Joint Committee on
Light and Finance fixed at 81 rs, to be
recommended to Council for its adoption,
the Commercial says: Gas can be manufac
tured here and sold at fair profit
for 81 25 per thousand feet, and every
cent beyond that is an assess
ment that should not be made. Coal is
cheap Labor, if not associated with ward
politics, is not dear. There is a market fol
coke and coal tar. The figure proposed is
pTeEOSIPTOuS. IL Will lOb NC dCCcplGu DN
the public intelligence as fair. If persisted
in'and adopted by Council, there will be q
crusade against the Gas Company. The de
mand for oil lamps will be vastly increased
They will be introduced in the streets. We
shall have the electric light in our grea
halls and public squares. The Gas CompanJ
will lose friends and customers; and thu
consumption, instead of being increased
with the growth of the city, will be re
duced. In this matter great wrong is con
templated.
The Gazette, in reviewing the politica
outlook in Ohio, says the patriotic atmos
! phere of 1868 which buried the Vallandig
ham party under 100, 900 majority, has beel
reproduced. 1t is around us. 1t is beini
inhaled, and it is full Of victory. There
fore patriotic citizens will not be kept from
the polls; nor will they vote for part.
that has been Systematically and persistent
ly and wckedly wrong for twenty years
In conclusion, it remains for us to say tina
{ unless the Republicans carry the State b.
25 900, and the Legislature by good work
!. ing majority, we shall be disappointed, AM
we feel confident that there will b
no such disappointment on our side.-
With reference to the trial of Police Com
missioner Weber the Gazette says: w
r hold, therefore. that Weber is entitled il
: this case to fair trial in a court of justic
. on the charges preferred against him. AN
he can not be fairly tried in any other way
a There is something in this, as we have said
e that rises above politics. Individual right
are concerned, and in such cases the hum
: blest citizen is entitled to protection. Ful
: thermore, the Governor in this case ha
Y made known his intention To disregard tn
p order of the Court and to try Weber any
= how on next Saturday. Upon this poin
we have to say in the language of Judg
J. Matthews: IF there is a power in thi