The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-05

between Grant and Blaine.-The testimony
that Senator Voorhees, Exodus Investi-
eating Committee is not calculated to sus-
tain his theory of the causes of the migra-
ton of the freedmen. 1t has failed to dis
cover the political influences that the
Senator assumed were at the bottom
of the exodus Abundant testimony,
however, has been given to estab-
| lish the fact that the migration of the
blacks to Kansas, Indiana and other States
is due to the violation of their political
and social rights and privileges.-The Of
| ice of City Comptroller is the most i'm
portant in the city. The position is one in
which negligent or dishonest man would
| to the greatest extent imperil the interests
of the.people at large. The position of guard
ian OF tine gates Of the treasury, with the
| privilege of drawing orders for the money
or refusing them, according to capricious
and inconsistent interpretations of law, is
one ot immense cons quence, and to g
smart" and unscrupulous man the place
is bonanza. The ownership of gold
mine is not comparable with it.
The Enquirer SAYS: The arguments in
favor of the election of the Democratic
candidates for the School Board have beer
made by the Republican press of the city
| We need to 60 no further than the unani
nous opinion of the Republican journals
OF Cincinnati to become convinced of the
unfitness of the Republican candidates fol
election to the Board. We can now test
the disposition of the Republicans of the
city to rise above party" We believe
that poiticsan schools should be divorced,
and we forbear to make any invldious com.
| nc hat,roa,, la 4
publican tickets lest they might be thought
partisan. The better class of Republicans
of this city do not know the vicious and
villainous methods that will be resorted to
by some of the Republican managers to
carry the elections in Cincinnati to-day.
Thieves and black-legs are to be employed
ito secure an honest election" Money is to
be profusely expended for purposes OF
corruption. The police are to be prosti-
tuted to the vilest partisan work, though
thereby the MaN or OF the city will be so far
violating the law as to probably render
himself liable in proceedings for malfeas-
ance in office. United States employees are
to be impressed into shameless partisan ser.
vice. Fraud will abound in all its various
forms; and all these things and others will
be done on behalf of a ticket that has been
denounced by the entire Republican press
Of the city.-The card of Mr.. Hoffman
published in yesterdays Enquirer made
him hundreds of friends. After whole
State had been pouncing upon little 81. fol
three months, he was entitled to word in
self-defense, and his letter was manly
straig ghtforward and effective. And be
made no statement unsubstantiated OF
uncorroborated.
The Gazette says: Mr.. Hoffman and the
people of Cincinnati have a very import.
ant case on trial at the bar of public opin.
ion, the jury being the voters, and YER.
dict is to be rendered to-day through the
ballot-box. The defendant in this case
made an apreal-a last appeal-.through
the columns of the Enquirer of yesterday,
an answer to which it was supposed could
not be published in time to reach the mass
of voters. But as in all desperate cases,
this is an appeal for sympathy, and not an
answer to the real charges on file. 1t is an
attempt to make it appear that there is a
tesrible conspiracy on the part of Murat
Hastead Julius Dexter and the Third Ma.
tional Bank against Mr.. Hoffman. OF
course it is Hoffman's policy, VIGOROUSLY
incompetent as he has proved himself, tc
try and make it appear that he is perse
cuted individual; but the public have reason
to believe that the Auditor soffice and every
thing connected with it needs to be turned
inside out. There is something wrong there.
At least there is we'll founded belief there
| is something wrong there, and it is pro.
| posed to overhaul the concern by cleaning
it out.-We have made diligent eff jrts to
ascertain the precise nature of the new
Louisville and Nashville combination which
is to deprive the Cincinnati Southern of all
connections with Atlanta. The resultof the
work OF our correspondents is to convince
us that there is no such combination. The
relations of our road with the Western anC
| Atlantic remain as before the Newcomb bluff
game and stock jobbing effort of last week
Some Democrats of New York have ad
dressed letter to Mr.. Groesbeck, asking if ht
will accept nomination to the Presidency
| These letters are always written to give al
aspirant an occasion to give forth his view
to present captivating platform, and tx
exhibit character for true goodness. Mr.
Groesbeck does not embrace the occasion
He remarks that the men who would re
iect nomination are scarce, and that can
ddates are already plenty, and he decline
to write a political letter because tha
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a nomination-a thing which he will not do
When the Southern leaders brought the at
fair to the issue OF secession. Mr.. Groesbecl
declared for the defense of the Union and lait
aside for the time his party relation. The
Republicans also suspended their party or
ganization to act with such Democrats AM
made "Union Party" by which Mr
Groesbeck was elected to the Ohio Senate
When the peace dissolvedthis organization
he resumed his relation to his party
although opposing its reactionary policy o
antagonizing the amendments to the G N
stitution and the public faith. Mr.. Groes
beck has the rare Democratic qualification
of patriotic record-a life unstained b,
aiding the attempt to destroy his country
} He has also the good fortune to have show
far-sighted sagacity in condemning tina
course OF lingering over the grave Of th
rebellion, which consigned his party to it
long minority, and in pointing upward t
ways to gain the support of the patriot
people, This happy political record
associated with high ability, with dignit
of character. and with good training an,
much study in affairs Of State Mr.. Groes
beck is not candidate but he is eminentl
eligible.
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