The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-16
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers of This Morning.

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Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana, and says that
his opening indictment of the Republican
party was comprehensive and torcible in
that he declared that this party had been
the first in our history ojoin issue against
free elections, the first to clamor for an
army at the voting places of the people, for
the fixed bayonet at the polls, for the bull
| let to regulate the ballot; the first to ask
for Federal overseers of State voters; the
first to use the appliances of Federal force
with which to coerce and dictate the result
of elections. He proves his assertions. He
defends the extra session. He dissects the
alleged resumption. He pleads against the
subjugaton of the Northern States. He
dwels on the financial questions with abili-
ty and earnestness. All of his arguments
deserve notice. They are not only strong,
but they are pleasingly adorned
The Gazette, after giving in detail the
quarrel IN the New York Democratic Con-
vention between Tammany Hall, headed
by "Boss" John Kelly, and the BobihSon-
Tilden faction, which resulted in the bolt
from the Convention of the Tammany dele
gates, says: The Convention did not be-
lieve that T0mmany would carry out its
threat, and the departure OF 50 large num-
ber carried considerable CONSERVATION. The
Tammany delegates held convention and
nominated Kelly, who, in accepting, said
he did not expect to be elected, but he
meant to defeat Robinson. This
was bad declaration to 60 out
ton is whether John Kelly has not
dug his own political grave. The probabl
ity is that he will at the same time help to
defeat Robinson, and end his own political
career. But in saving this we trust that
the general Republican revival has spread
over the State of New York.-The Gazette
sums up the New York situation by saying
that the convention and the platform eX.
hibit the party as sunk beyond redemp
ton in political and moral corruptinn.-
Speaking of Bob 1ngersoll 4 Co., Liberal
League the Gazette says: If in France, or
Germany, or Russia, they would be sup
pressed by the Government and become
famous In this country where people are
shack d, according to Col lngersoll, diff
ferent and better course is pursued. They
hire halls, say what they please,
have their remarks printed, are
heard or read by the people, are weighed
in the balance of popular criticism, and
pass off the stage, followed by peals OF
laughter, to be succeeded by some other
novelty. They would be martyrs, but can
not be-The Gazette prints letter written
bv Jeff Davis to Mississippi friend, de-
Ginning to be q candidate for the United
States Senate, and giving his reasons why
he is not and proceeds to say that the
Constitution was compact between the
States, and that the purpose was t" organize
a general government which should be re-
sponsble to the states and their people.
III, Il ,,,,nl, nf thp tWalHla
the Gazette, shows that Jefferson Davis is a
candidate, and adds that the vital issue be-
fore the country is the contest between
States rights and the Constitution. Jeiier-
son Davis, as the official head of the Rebel
Government, which was set up upon the
claim Of the State right to secede, may be
regarded as peculiarly the representative of
State rights. OF courSn he means to run
OH this character, and his allusion to the
fact that his disabilities have not been re-
moved is designed to incite the Mississippi
Bazooks to elect him, so as to set at def
ance this exclusion.
! The Commercials editorial page is de-
voted mainly t. consideration Of Senator
Voorhees, speech, made at Hamilton YES
terdav. 1t SAYS it is evident the Senator
prepared himself with care. 1t says that
more hidcous than thev have ever appeared
to any other man, which the Commercial
remarks were passed that the ballot-box
NAV be protected from criminal assault BY
honest men Of both parties. We are sorry
there is man living so disqualified to un-
derstand the truth of hist nv as to be able
to say this. The Senator who is
so super-senstive about the supervis-
ion of Congressional elections un-
: der laws made to prevent thieves and cut
throats from securing undue representa-
ton, would probably feel that he was en-
nubled by acting a subordinate part in a
7 Confederate caucus presided over by Jeifer-
son Davis who is soon to be welcomed to
the side of the chamber now adorned by
: the Senator from Indiana, and who would
naturally fall into his old place as director
o. the Democratic party machine. 1t Is the
deficiency of the education Of the Senator,
no doubt, that leads him to cling to the
} notion that the Southern bull-dozer has a
divine right, if not patent right, to con
strue the Constitution. OF the Senator
! reference to the murder of Judge
Chisholm and family, and of Mr..
Dixon in Mississippi, the Commercial says;
1t would become the Senator from Indiana,
in view of the acquitta of the murderers "i
; Judge ChlSnOln, ana tne applause bestowed
upon the murderer Barksdale for shooting
in the back a man who refused to abide by
the decision of Democratic caucus, t.
| sneer little about the bloody shirt! Tend
, ing his greenback views, 1t says: He does
not seem to know that the objec
tionabe feature of the greenback has
Q been that it was a broken promise, and yet
! forced upon the people, demand note fol
D., which all property must be given up and
yet not paid on dcmand Congress exer
1 cised the war power in the issue of this
: legal -tender paper, and certainly should
not be trusted with such terrible power
in time of peace. Senator Voorhees, hav
. ing alleged at the notes of the Bank Of
) France remain still inconvertible, but are
at par with gold" to which the CONNER
cial replies: The notes of the Bank
a of France are convertible into geld
= and have been. 50 for six years
Their small depreciation was be
cause the issue was rgidly limited-they
were not legal tender-and there are nc
t such financiers in France as Mr.. Voorhees,
The poorest French peasant knows mncl
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