The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-03
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers of This Morning.

The English Papers of This Morning.
! The Enquirer says of Senator Blaine:
! While this gentleman is in Ohio trying to
persuade the people to vote the Republican
ticket, let him explain how his State, that
gave Grant in 1872 over 25, 900 majority, and
in 1875 gave Hayes over 10000 majority, has
in the recent election given a majority of
over 500 against the Republican party. If
he succeeds as well in Ohio as he did in
Maine, Tom Ewing must have majority of
at least $4,000. With reference to the Po-
| lice Commissioner imbroglio, the Enquirer
observes: But it remained to the
learned attorneys of Police Commits
sioner Weber to ascertain that
injunction was the means by which
the Chief Executive of the State could have
his prerogatives wrested from him and thus
deprived from the exercise of power
| lodged solely by the laws of Ohio in his
hands. 1t will be observed, so far as the
action of the Governor is concerned in this
case, that he has followed closely the path
marked out by the District Court of this
county in Hogan VS.. Carbery and Hogan
VS.. Sutton ct al. The Court held that the
accused was entitled to fair trial after
reasonable notice of charges preferred in
writing, and reasonable opportunity to
be heard, but that no Judicial tribunal had
the right to revise the exercise of the dis
cretion reposed in the Chief Executive by
the plain provisions of the statute. And,
indeed, the very Judge who allowed the re-
straining order in this case has SO decided
in Miller vs. Mulane ct al, the proceeding
by which DR.. Miller sought to restrain the
Directors OF Longview from investigating
the charges preferred against him as Super
intendent of that institution.
The Commercial says that some persons
are falling into needless agtations about
the Southern Railroad. The present claim
touches possible litigation, and its novelty
consists in that the engineer is insisting
too sharply on the observance of the speciti-
cations There is no serious danger of litiga-
ton. The road VIII be completed to Boyce's
Station according to contract. In less than
three months our locomotives will be
roaring into Chattanooga. why is Ewing
still shrieking that greenbacks must be
issued and National Bank notes taken up?
Mr.. Ewings policy therefore, while not
in terms hostile to resumption, is so to all
intents and purposes-hagrantly so. There
fore the people who desire to vote against
the conditions of the prosperity Of the
country, have the opportunity plainly pre-
sented; and the ticket that means
return to chaos is the one that bears the
name of Thomas Ewing. Commercial
says of General Grants pecuniary matters:
He happened to buy block of Bonanza
stock ut good time When he sold out ne
had lump of money. He likes money,
and this lump made him feel good.
There" said he, ''is good thing. Pm 60
ing abroad to see tie world, and when I've
spent that I'll come home."-The argu-
ments for cheap postal orders are mainly
those for cheap postage. The orders would
not cost the Government more than cent.
The present charges are outrageous and
stupid, and amount to severe tax on the
transmission Of small sums of money. The
Post-otlices should be made the clearing
houses Of the people.
The Gazette says Judge Smith, of the
Common Pleas Court, yesterday issued a
restraining order directed to Gov. Bishop
and Sutton and Dorsch, of the Police
Board, in the proceedings against Col.
Weber, and appointing Tuesday of next
week to hear arguments on tue question of
permanent injunction. The petition,
which was filed by Warner M. Bateman
and Matthews Ramsey d Matthews,
charges tnat the proceedings against Weber
were the result OF conspiracy to unseat
Weber, under the preteXt of law, but in
violation of the Constitution and laws of
the State of Ohio This will bring the
whole question at the outset into court
of Justice where evidence and arguments
will be properly and promptly heard. The
Governor, who assumes Judicial functions,
has not the power to compel the attend
ance OF witnesses, nor has he any money
to pay expenses Coz. Weber is
charged by his gang of conspirators with
disorderly conduct and intoxication, and
his trial is fixed for Saturday next, at the
State Capital. He furnished the Governor
with list of witnesses he desired present
to testify. The Governor politely informed
him him he would request their attendance.
He can not compel them to go, and ii they
should 90 they would be forced to, pur-
chase railroad tickets and pay all their ex-
peuses. TIE object of the movement of
course, is to oust Col. Weber. in order to get
control of the police, and to do it witnout
regard to law, justice, or decency, but now
that the question is in court, the whole
matter will be thoroughly sifted, and it
will probably reach the Supreme Court
before it is concluded Cincinnati has
gained q National reputation through
the devotion of her people for muse
and art, and they hardly need any encour-
agement to insure their further progress in
these departments of culture. The Lowell
Institute, founded forty years ago in Boston
by the generosity of a wealthy citizen, has
insured the annual delivery of free courses
of lectures on topics connected with al
branches of morals, philosophy, literature
: and natural science. Something like tht
, Lowell Institute would be invaluable tt
, Cincinnati. Any rich man who is thinking
of making public beqest could not 40 bet
Ter than to study Mr.. Lowells plan. Shoult
such a gift not be forthcoming, and it il
usually foolish to wait for dead men,
shoes, the best possible substitute should b
devised.
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