The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-06
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


The English PAPERS Of This Morning.
The Commercial saws: In framing his
series of questions to be submitted tn the
Supreme Court of Maine, Governor Car
celon paid no attention to those drawn up
by Ex-senator Morrill,. He was careful to
avoid every issue upon which he had reason
to apprehand an unfavorable answer. His
schedule was artfullv drawn TO secure re-
sponses that would support him, as he
thought in his attitude before the people
of this State and country. The answer Of
the oracle to which he appealed Is no
doubt disappointing to him. He
stands wholly unsupported by the Con-
stitution and laws, as construed bv the
highest authoritative tribunal of the State,
and its condemnation of his official action,
so unanimous and emphatic, should put an
end to the game of political scoundrelism
by which 1t was attempted to defeat the
will of the people as expressed at the ballot
box-Mr. STRIKERS bill for the restoration
of the Board Of Public Works in this city
is about the right thing. That is what the
people of Cincinnati voted for last fall
The one thing to do without days need
less delay is the restoration of the old
Board. ~.
The Gazette says: Does any American
think that contributions, to be applied as
Mr.. Parnell proposes, in agitation against
landlords, will do ANYTHING to give Ireland
a place among the nations Of the earth, or
to transfer the title of the land from own
ers to tenants? How is Ireland to find a
place among nations2 Will agitation
against property do it? There are vaguely
glittering declarations, but do they give to
any one an idea of what his money is to he
used for? To sober Americans the scheme
to transfer the title of the land by means
of agitation, and stopping payment, and
defying the execution of process Of evic-
| tion for non-payMent, seems wildly vision
ary. And when to this is added the
calling on the English Government to take
care of the poor in Ireland because the
Irish farmers are spending their means in
agitation against the government, and
when it is asked that government shall
| take and sell the land at rent charge, to
| Irish tenants who are now paying their
rent by agitation, the whole seems like
| lot of Irish bulls-The Democrats support
ed Governor Garcelon in counting out the
majority of Representatives on his pretense
| that he had technicalties of law on his
his side. Now that the Judges of the Su-
preme Court have shown that he has violat-
ed the law, they do not give it up. The
great interest they have taken in this mat
ter at Washington, and their persistence in
it, show that the plot was that this usurpa-
ton should be made means of neutraliz-
ing, or throwing out, or counting Demo-
cratic the vote of Maine in the election of
President The stealing of the State was
to be the means of stealing the Nation.
The Enquirer says: Garfield more than
Matthews, more than Taft more than Dem
nison, is regarded in his party as man of
the people, and majority of the Repub-
lican majority in the Legislature is made
up of men of the same kind, though differ
ing in degree. Not all of them have reached,
not one of them has reached, the
same eminence. but many of them have
had the same beginning. A majority of
the cities of the State represented by Re-
publicans in the General Assembly would
| logically be in favorof some other candidate
than Garfield. The rural districts will logical
ly be In favor of Garfield. This rule does not
apply absolutely, for Garfield has friends
from the cities and opponents from the
country but this is the tendency. Taft
has friends without political management.
Matthews has political management with
out friends. Dennison has very few
friends and very little political manage
ment, but both combined do not disturb
the general calculation. With the aid of
the Democrats Tom Young could be
elected, but the popular Ex-Governor can
not secure the nomination OF his caucus.
Ben. Eggleston is willing, but hopeless and
after himself is for the winner. 1t Is not
likely that any combination of "the field"
will be made, and nothing else seems
likely to defeat Garfeld.-For the real
gamester there can be some excuse made.
He is a daring, reckless man, who is equally
happy with thousands in his pocket
or without penny. For the bunko
wolf, the burglars pal and the
sneak-thief there is but one feeling; that of
horror and detestation. Under The name
of sporting men, there is a gang of rascals
in this city who boast of being thieves,
ana who import the worst characters to
plunder our citizens, receiving, as a matter
OF course, their share of the swag. Why
are they permitted to lounge about pub
lie places, marking their victims, while
miserable, drunken, poverty-stricken
wretches are daily sent to the Work-house?
The Police Commissioners know them, the
Police Captains and patrolmen know them;
vet they are met with an obsequious bow,
instead of the club, as they should be- The
present police force has lived too long; it
hangs to-day by its eyebsews, and fears to
move in any direction. The Legislature
will do we'll to upset it, and put the con-
troll of the clubbers in any other hands
than the present ones. Co..
The German Papers --..
The Volksfreund says: The New Workers
do not speak we'll of their last Board of Al
dermen. The New York World, in terse
manner says that for many months it was
standing disgrace to municipal laws and
order. The Boards in many other cities
are no better. "..., }U.~ ~t..t.5 ut#
The Volksblatt SAYS: The friends of Hon.
Stanley Matthews have nailed horseshoe
over the door of his headquarters, in Co
lumbus, for luck. If that don't help ----.
The Freie Presse says: Which member OF
our Legislature will have the honor to take
the first step toward abolishing the common
nuisance, the Police Commission?-
caucus that will be held in Columbus to-
night by the Republican Legislators will
end in the nomination, and consequently,
the glorious election OF General Garfield as
United States Senator. a s.I ...ra liut,
Yesterdays Abend Post hays: That the
supporters of Sherman formed a club here