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

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be constructed. England has vested rights
in it. And when it is proposed to dig
canal at our feet, across our American
Isthmus, and the suggestion is made that
the United States shall have preponderat
ing influence in its control, great London
journal promptly says that this is "pre
tension" which must be watched by the
British Government, and. if necessary, re-
sisted! This is the sensitiveness of England
across the Atlantic. Beside this, how
strange sounds the statement from
American lips, or in American types, that
it matters not who shall control this
canal at our feet should it be con.
structed A canal binding the oceans on
which we front, mooring our Atlantic be.
side our Pacific Coast canal four-fifths oil
| the traffic over which would be United
States commerce, and a channel which
| would be the most important artificial
gateway on earth! England, across the sea,
anxious about the control of this canal,
and the United States indifferent to the
nationality of its controll And there are
Americans who insist that the Monroe
Doctrine is not applicable to this suggested
canal, or maintain that it is not important
to assert it. If. in 1923, without
provocation, wise President deemed
it best to lay down the doc
trine which bears his name, that we
should consider any attempt at European
control on this continent, or on "these
continents" as dangerous to our peace and
safety" surely now, when an artificial COM
mercial channel of such vast importance is
projected or proposed, at our doors, beneath
our feet on "these continents" should that
doctrine be emphatically reaffrmed. If it
was necessary to assert this policy of the
United States control on the American
Continent then, fortiori, it is necessary
now; and this political question should be
determined in the inception of the great
engineering and commercial enterprise.
The Commercial says: There need be no
apprehension that any European Govern
ment will come forward to seriously dis
pute the right of the United States to the
general protection of the Darien Canal. No
nation will be excluded from its benefits
but the Government will see that all are
be satisfactory to all parties in interest.
AS for any attempt by European Power
to plant its foot on this continent to die.
tate to the United States in any thing, that
is absurd. The assertion of the Monroe
Doctrine may be well enough to let all the
world know that we adhere to it, but it is
not needed to secure respect for
it. Now let M. De Lesseps go
ahead, secure his subscriptions, and push
the canal with energy.-Mr John Grossius
has been vindicated. The Committee on
Heating Apparatus has been vindi-
Gated. They voted to exonerate them
selves, with one exception, that of
Mr.. Bailey. There is happiness all
around. School-house stoves have ceased
to smoke. The next committee will un-
derstand that they can neglect their bust
ness utterly let stove contractor make
enormous overcharges using up over 81, 900
of the taxpayers money, where only 81, ,450
had been appropriated, and it will all be
right. Neither the stove committee nor
the stove contractor will be subjected
to an overhauling. The individuals
who fatten on Taxpayers will grow
bolder than ever. School-house stove
fixtures cost US this year over
$4,000. In 1878, they cost $4,000. Next
year they will probably cost $4,000. May
all our great public institutions live long
and prosper!-We are glad to hear that the
country newspapers are after the members
of Congress to compel them to take the
tariff off paper. There is not particle of
sense in the system of duties that prevails.
Our tariff represents neither protection nor
revenue, but rings. The city dailies might
assail the members for years on this subject
without making an impression, but the
thousands of country weeklies bring up
their Members Of Congress by hand.-Sen:
at"r Eggleston has a talent for delay,
and is not in the slightest hurry for the re-
movaf of 81. Indeed, Mr.. Eggleston is so
constipated in the matter of legislation,
that it is suggested he would have been
more harmoniously placed in the last than
in the present Legislature. We fear he has
been in public life too long The point is
to defer the bouncing Of Hoffman until the
spring election and give the boys a chance.
But the law should be amended so as to
give the Board of Public works power to
elect until the spring of 1881.
The Gazette says: Abolish the Board OF
Education and provide for a new Board to
be elected by the people at large. There
are reasons for such change that have been
publicly stated. but there are more press
ing reasons that can not be stated in print.
The Lesseps scheme-which has the air
of a speculative adventare-has caused
some windy talks of that vague
LnlnS Cdlltu Vie nlOUTOo uOCIrl0e-
thing which not one in a thou.
sand can define. There were signs that
the Democrats in Congress were going to
resolve the Monroe Doctrine for campaign
wind. The President has taken the wind
out of that by a pronunciamento. They
will now have to back up him or turn back
on the windy doctrine. But this is very like
Fenian procamatioS, or to use Mr.. Lin.
coins simlle on a famous occasion, like the
Pope's bull against the comet.-They
would need high courage and long purses
who should place College of Music in the
hands of Theodore Thomas to run
with supreme control. Added to
these conditions they would need
absolute trust in him, and spirit
of self-sacrfcing devotion to some sup.
posed ideal of music college. These men
do not abound. The scheme to recapitalize
the college flags because of this lack. The
college will 90 on under its present man.
agement. The teaching professors in the
principal departments remain, save one
who had to retire previously. All the prac
tical part of the college goes on as before
There is not an entire absence of testimony
to MIR. Thomas lack Of good manners tt
pupils. The college has to smash an lido
which il created to found itself uppn. The
breaking of the crockery makes crash, bu