The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-14
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Mornins

The Enquirer says: Mr.. Richard Smith
believes, if nominated. General Grant will
carry Ohio. Mr.. Smith is mistaken. The
Democratic nominee for the Presidency
intends to carry this State.-Mr. Tilden is
remarkably shrewd old animal He showed
it when he attached the friends Of Henry
B. Payne to his cause. But for their infu-
ence he would not stand SO we'll in the
State. Tilden has the exquisite faculty of
knowing good men and winning them.-
1t is considered the polite thing in poll
tics now to suggest that, after all, Hayes
may be renomlnated for President. But
Mr.. Hayes is entrcnched behind his letter
of acceptance. That letter is lucky thing.
1t lets Hayes down easy. He is talked
about for another nomination more than
he would have been had he never an
nounced himself rs opposed to second
-Iongstreet is talked OF for Post
master General, to succeed Key. Long
street is a Southern man, but not the kind
of Southern man to carry out the original
purpose of Hayes administration. In fact,
the appointment of Longstreet would be
concession to the stalwarts.-Wash-
burne elucidates. He has been Gin
terviewed" at Portland, Maine, where
he is visiting his brother. He reierates
his former declarations for Grant. He
emphasizes them. He says he is for Grant
first, last and all the time" and that he
(Washburne) will not be u candidate under
any circumstances. In the face of this
the effort TO make Washburne a disorgan-
izer Of the Grant movement in Illinois
would seem to be baseless fabrication.
The Republicans are getting this Presiden-
tial business frightfully mixed" To put
it pertinently, somebody is lying. They
should fix things up, or the Democrats
will get to laughing at them.
The Commercial says: 1t is all nonsense
to talk now of the withdrawal of Grant.
He must at least be knocked down and
dragged out. That is an unhappy neces-
stv of the situation.-Grant did succeed in
picking up his own county. That was
like drop Of cool water on burning
tongue.-1n peremptorily refusing to listen
to the suggestion of a second term, Presi
dent Hayes conduct is in az strong CON
trast TO that of his predectss ssor as the
cleanliness of his Administration is in
contrast with that of General Grant.-One
of the most humilating scenes in history
was that in the Chicago County Conven
ton, when the minority bolted upon the
call of Mr.. Tuthill, who cried at the top OF
his voice: ''All in favor Of Genera
Ulysses Grant for President, follow me
from the hall kellogg is reported ts
have laughed aloud when Ben Hill read his
ci pher dispatches and the Interpretation
thereof. They seem to have been i'm
mensely more funny than those which
Nephew Pelton received at Is Gramerc,
Park.-The appearance Of VIM. II. Chan
dler at Albany, to promote the Republican
rebellion against the Third-term scheme
gives the Grant papers deep distress. Thi
New York Times has green ap lie collie oyel
it. These are trying times for Third term
ers.-These biennial festivals are of grea
value to the city pecuniarily, but NOR
valuable in the stimulus thev give to mu
sical education. 1t is impossible to attent
series of such concerts as will be givel
next week without improvement in mu
| sical taste. Some OF the music may b.
hard to understand in detail, but tn
larger and finer effects can not but be fel
by all who are not, as Gen. Grant is said t.
be- entirely deficient in the capacity t
: comprehend any music whatever. r.--.Ml
Christiancy is all impartial old gentleman
He charges the original sin resulting in til
domestic disturbance which is familiar
r the country, upon two members of Cor
gress-a Republican and Democrat.
Cameron informed a Washington inte
viewer yesterday that the bolt in Pennsy
= vania was not as bad as reported, but az
J mitted it was bad enough.
. The Gazette says: The wind having bee
taken out OF the speculative bubbles, an
values being again on a hard pan basis. til
country is now in condition for a renewc
revival Of industries-and this time
healthy, and therefore lasting revival
The rules of the Chicago Convention fe
. voting for Presidential candidate shoul
Q be modelled after the excellent rules OF til
q Methodist Conference under which tbs