The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-07
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning,

The Commercial says: 1t is, we pre-
sumo, mistake in Garfield to go
to the Senate, but as he and his
friends do not think SO, we shall not COM
plain of them. We are OF opinion the
next House will be Republican, and Gar
field in that case would. of course, be
Speaker. Then the leadership OF ones par
ty in the House is better than secondary
place in the Senate. Garfield is easily the
foremost man in the House, but he can not
walk up head in the Senate; and even un-
der the flush of the triumph that opens the
Senate for him, one may see that it is not
impossible he has seen his best days.
1T only remained for Governor Garce-
lon to disregard the decision of the Su-
preme Court of Maine, as he had disre-
garded the Constitution and laws of the
State in canvassing the returns of the elec-
ton, to cap the climax of his folly. Why
did he appeal to the Court, If he did not
propose to abide by its decision? Why
consult Delphos. if the oracle is to pass
unheeded? The result has been not only
to make clear to the people of Maine and
the country the extent OF the usurpation of
power by the Governor and Council, but
the absurdity of the technicalities upon
which they based their official action
They stand condemned before the law OF
the State and the opinion of the highest
judicial tribunal; and whether they yield
or persist in their conduct they are
under popular judgment that will sink
them into political infamy.-The teaching
of any foreign language in the Public
Schools is outside the objects contemplated
by the State in establishing the Common
School system. The people should be will
ing to submit to tax for schools in which
the children are SO far educated as to be
able to perform the duties of citizenship
intelligentiy. There is no doubt about
that. But the Common School system does
not contemplate the provision of what is
known as liberal education. in contra
distinction to elementary schooling. That
transcends the necessities of intelligent
ci iizenship, and is no part of the duty OF a
to instruct in liberal branches of educa-
ness in those things essential to intelligent
citizenship. as seems to have been the opin-
ion OF the Chicago School Board, then it
should be abandoned and the school course
simplified, as has been done in that city.
The Gazette says: The Republican
caucus last evening selected the Hon. Jas.
A. Garfield to succeed Senator Thurman in
the United States Senate. Judge Matthews,
in dispatch from this city. withdrew from
the race, as did also Mr.. Dennison. thus
narrowing the contest down to Mr.. Gar
field and Judge Taft, who then withdrew,
and the former was nominated by acclama-
tion. The manner of the canvass has
been honorable to the Several can
didates, and the choice " the greater
honor to MI. Garfield. A canvass
was made in behalf OF the other candi-
dates, sufficient to ascertain. what was the
preference Of majority Of the Republi-
can members, and finding it for Mr.. Gar.
field, they severally withdrew, and their
supporters joined in the acclaim which
nominated Mr.. Garfield without the form
Of a ballet There was none but the most
friendly controversy, and there was moi
even hint of 'dark horse" And as to
Mr.. Garfield's high qualifications for the
place, there ID no question in any quarter