The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-01
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English PAPERS Of This Morning.

The Gazette saws: Our private adV1ces
are that Cornell Republican. will he elect
ed Governor of New York by mnjoritv of
10000 to 40, 600 over all. These figures are
made bv gentlemen who have had full op-
portunities to judge, and are ALWAYS care.
ful in making estimates to be on the safe
side. If New York, however, shall vote
decisively on the Republican side ON Tues
dav. there is nothing likely to arise to
change its verdict in 1880. 1t will there
after be counted, with other States of the
North that have " ted this year. as reason
ablv safe for the nominee Of the Republican
Convention. Then the Southern politicians
will have to begin anew the work which
thew began after Lees surrender. Then
the Southern leaders will again swear off
from the Northern Democrats, this time
positively and for the last. as Jefferson's
rip Van Winkle" swears off from drink.
This frame of mind will make the remain
der of this Presidential term more peace
full; will make the election OF President
quiet and secure and the next administers
ton easv. We have All idea that it
will bring tranquility to the South, which
will greatly benefit her material interests.
Our advices lead us to believe that there
is a good deal of lukewarmness on all sides,
among the voters ir Massachu usetts,
and we shall not be surprised to hear.
after Tuesday, that full v'te was
not polled. Still it is our impression
that the State will be carried by the Re
puicans. How can the profession spare
women from their utility as patients 70 be
doctors?-WiIi not the young men We see
gathering in the fall to the medical colleges
have to keep up the plow and hoe, the ak
and plane, if women turn doctors, even il
they carry off n, more Of the practice than
that on women's ailmentsP Indeed. ii the
deeper convolution, finer fiber, and greater
gray matter in her brain give her this
superior nerve force. .perceptive faculty, and
quicker insight" What will become Of
male physicians when women sail into the
profession2
The Commercial saws: 1t Is said by an
acute observer that the City Council has de-
velnped two rings on the gas question, buI
there is not man in either OF them who
can be persuaded that the Gas Company
can afford to supply consumers at less thar
81 rs on ten-> ear contract. We were
shown the receipts of a Detroit gas com
sumer yesterday. The Company he pat
ronizes supplies him with gas at So per ] ,00(
cubic feet. with "$l off, for prompt pay
ment of bills. In other words, consumer:
get their gas for 81 per 1,OO0-Tht
Commercial 50 s it is the general under
standing of the law OF the last Congress that
it prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury
from retiring the outstanding greenbacks
and requires him to keep in circulation thu
$3lG, 900, coo OF greenbacks which were out
anding W, en- the law passed. 1t is hoped
however, that Congress will have hearc
from Ohio by the time it cOnvenes. and viii
be moved by the spirit to repeal or modify
the law and enable Mr.. Sherman to gradu
ally redeem, retire. cancel and destroy thu
legal-tender greenbacks now in circulation
| 1t is the opinion of the Commercial
that in our treatment of the Indians hu
name policy is to be preferred to one OF ex
termination. But all experience goes tt
show. whatever policy is pursued, the out
come is the same The Indian outbreak
are often, no doubt, oN ing t. the condnc
of ncom petent and dishonest agents ant
traders in part, and in part to the Ell
croachments of unscrupulOus white mei
on their rights and reservations. But wha
is the effective remedy for this? Perhap
we shall be compelled tn fall back on Oil
old proposition of ecoEOmy-tlieir re
moval to New York or some other city
with food supplied to them at Brevoor
or Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t would be les
expensive than the present plan Oh car
rolling them on reservations.
The Enquirer saws the Salt Lake peoPl
are much disgusted with Grant because q
wouldn't stop at their city on his way e. eas'
ward. They findfeIief for their ill-feeline
however, in resolutions and growls
Brigham Young had been alive ne woni
have stopped the train II he had TO pitScn ~ !
off the track, and Grant would have pee
Obliged to halt and view the place.-Say