The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-16

by renouncing all that it had ever held as
principles, and by going, one and all, to
kite flying, to catch some fancied popular
breeze. The Democratic party Is trying
the experiment how long party can live
without principles. When it carries an
election, the spoils serve for principles; but
when it is defeated, it has nothing left but
recrimination. All our State and city in
stitutions and administrative boards and
public works were degraded into party
machines to defeat the Republicans. The
Democratic Legislature went deliberately at
work to corrupt all these, with the determi-
nation to seize the permanent control OF the
State, by means of all the branches of ad-
ministrative machinery-State, county and
city. The State penal and benevolent in
stitutions were turned into party barracks.
The administrative boards of Cincinnati
were converted to election machines. The
army of city laborers was made to work
for the election of Democrats. 1t was in
creased and the mems wages raised, es-
pecially for election work, and to make up
for the election assessment on them.
Against all these combined powers of in
iquity and crime was the Republican VIC
tory achieved. And this sweeping victory
has elected the power to abolish this
organized depravity and crime. We
suppose that not even Democrat
will now say that the Republicans will
not be right in reforming these ad-
ministrative boards which the Democrats
degrade, to this use. We suppose that ev-
cry Republican would say that not to do
this, and not to lift the State and city out
of this foulness when the people have elect
ed the power would be weak, unmanly and
unfaithful to the peoples trust-Maine has
gone long distance on the return journey
to the Republican fold. California, Ohio
and Iowa have reasserted their Republican
ism in the most emphatic manner and New
York and Massachusetts, are fullv sure to
initiate their example. The only section
where Republicans have to fight for exist
ence is in the solidly Democratic South.
The German Papers
THE Volksfreund, Dem.l
The Enquirer will not admit that the
rag baby had something to do with the de-
feat of the Democrats. The Enquirer is
either struck with blindness or is an enemy
of the Democratic party.
The Volksblatt has done every thing pos
sble to make Hickenlooper, the President
of the Gas Company, Chairman of the
Senate. II the Council now does not dance
according to the tune of the Gas Company,
Hickenlooper will soon fix matters in the
Legislature.
THE Volksblatt Ind. Repl
The Ohio idea is played out
The rag baby is dead, but the Gas Com
pany lives.
The coored preacher Williams can open
the next session Of the Legislature with
prayer.
The Legislature is Republican. This
means the election of Republican Senator
in place of Thurman
Ben. Butler now will not become Gov
ernor of Massachusetts.
General Sam. f. Carry can again resume
his temperance speeches.
1.-THE Free Presse, Rep.l
The County Clerks Office is redeemed
now for the City Auditors office.
81. Hoffman and Lew Bernard don't seem
to rule this county any longer. The people
are disguised with and tired of them and
have politely, but quite determinedly, re-
quested them henceforth to take back
seats.
Yesterdays Abend Post, Repl
But Ewing hid his face, went to Batavia
and lamented bitterly.
Lewis G. Bernard was left in the cold by
$500 votes. There he goes and sings no
more-in the lobby at Columbus.