The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-05
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

publlC eStlndtiOn OF tne lNpOrldnCe Ol tIie
elections, held Yesterday. Beginning with
Massachusetts,, Ben Butler must be consid-
cred not Nationa! force, but local irrita-
tion. If he were ten times elected Cover
nor of Massachusetts he would not be a
possible President of the United States.
Pennsylvania has been swept by the Re-
publicans with extraordinary .majorities.
The Democrats have fallen into confusion
in the old Keystone State, and the Repub-
licans have everything their own way.
Even as Ewing slaughtered Thurman by
becoming the regulrr nominee of the party
in Ohio and being defeated. Kelly Stays
Tilden by running Independently and Sc
curing the defeat OF the regular candidate.
Tilden follows Thurman down and out
The special friends of Grant in Philadel.
phia and New York (not including COnk-
iingA hold that Grant, in order to be
candidate for the Presidency, must be
nominated with unanimity. That is, he
can not condescend to take the office
through contest in the Republican party.
Then he will not get it at all, for Sher-
man and Blaine are avowed candidates.
The Republicans have made gains in Ma
ryland, and have carried Chicago by a
large majority. They have also, Wiscon-
sin by from II. 900 to 10000 majority. The
elections in general held yesterday show
the same drift of public sentiment appar-
ent in the California, Maine and Ohio con-
tests. After all, the next Pres
idcntal election must be fought
out on its merits. 1t has not
yet been decided.-Gen. Sherman is said to
have written letter to military friend in
Chicago that Gen. Grant has an important
message to deliver to the people of the
United States, which he will make
known when he reaches that CITY,
New York, now and for so long the Empire
State, was not always So for she began in
1890 the fifth in rank, standing below Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania. North Carolina and
Massachusetts. In 1900 she ranked third,
being still below Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania, and in 1910 she was still below Vir-
ginia. In 1920 she stepped to the 'front.'
and has since maintained that position.
Virginia held the ranking position among
the sisterhood from the organization until
supplanted by New York. In 1880 Penn
sylvania went above her in 1S4O Ohio dis
placed her. This position she held until
| 1860, when Illinois went above her
and in 1870 she was compelled to
60 below Missouri, Indiana, Massachu-
setts Kentucky and Tennessee, standing
tenth in rank. Though the Democratic
State ticket is elected in New York, with
the execution of Governor, the Legislature
will be Republican, This Legislature will
not as body elect Senator to succeed
Herman. but the Senate holds over, and
the election is believed substantially to in
sure Republican gain in the Senate.
The Enquirer says regarding yesterdays s
elections Whatever the efect.of the New
York election may be upon individual cam
didates, fany, New York, in trying time,
appears as Democratic State. Not even
stupendous quarrel in New YORK could give
New York to the Republican party. Conk-
ling rises as conqueror, not because
he nominated the strongest can
didate at Saratoga, but because he
elected an unpopular candidate
Legislature is Republican. The power Of
Kelly, the tenacious Irishman, is evident,
and it is not small. The effect upon Mr..
TiIden must be coolly calculated. The
great fact is of more importance than Mr..
Tildens ambitions or Mr.. Kelly's spites,
and it is that out of this years elections
the Republican party carried no State
which was not Republican before. Ben.
Butler is beaten in Massachusetts, but
the Republican party is in minority,
even in that State. In the other
elections there are no important changes
On the subject of holding the Exposition
annually or biennially, which probably
comes up to-day before the Chamber OF
Commerce the Enquirer says: The average
visitor TO Exl ositions would not, perhaps,
find we'll arranged Exposition too frequent
when recurring annually, but by exhibitions
and Commissioners 1t is found very difficult
to create Exhibitions of this magnitude St
frequent. Then, too, our great May Musi
cal Festivals are hereafter to be given bien
nially, and will serve the purpose of bring
ing to the city the people which the Expo
sition las heretofore been calculated tt
draw, and will, besides, alternating witt
the Exposition, increase the popularity
abroad of tue city in the various branches
of art. The May Festival might properly
be lengthehed to full week, and woult
bring hither more people than when i
continues but tnree days. With the Ma,
Festival conti.uing a full week every sec
ond year, and the Exposition month il
the alternate years, each would be sue
cess financially and artisically, and woult
c. ntinue popular both with those takinl
part therein and with the public ITSELF
The advance in the price Vt pig iron
causing the English to send large cargoes o
the metal to this country. Last week tn
Edgar Thompson Steel Works, OF Pittsbure
recei we'd C. assignment OF fifteen HUNDRED
tons Of English pig, and our European as
patches to-day announce the sailing OF III
: Gresham from Newcastle to Baltimore wit
full cargu.-This years cotton crop is es
timated ut five million bales, and more tina