The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-16

share, and that Will be enough N silence
all grumblers, and secure the verdict that
Cincinnati, in building the Southern Road,
did good things very good thing. We
arc not the least uneasy as to the busl-
ness the Southern Road will Command. We
are only anxious that Its managers NAV be
such that our City Treasury will at the
earliest possible day begin to receive Its
due share of the earnings.-They that have
observed the declension of our School
BOARD feel that the reform can not be-
gin too soon. If our Representatives are as
well informed of the affairs Of their county
as they ought to be, they know that reform
is necessary, and they know how greatly an
election by the whole body Of the electors
would lift up the character OF this Board.
And if they had well considered and agreed
upon this they could easily pass it through
the General Assembly in time for an intel
ligent selection of candidates Let them
consider that If this were done. each party
would be constrained to nominate citizens
known to the public for zeal and intelli.
gence In the affairs of education, and that
asingle election would redeem the charac-
ter of the School Board. ....
TIE Enquirer says: A bill has been in
troduced in the Legislature of New York
providing that the Presidential Electors OF
New York shall be chosen by the Con-
gressional Districts of the State. New
York is entitled to thirty-fve Presidential
Electors. Two are to be Electors at Large
and thirty-three are to correspond to the
number of members of the House of Rep
resentatives to which the State is entitled.
There are twenty-three Republican mem
bers of the House Of Representatives from
New York in this Forty sixth Congress. 1t
is hoped BY the Republicans that they will
be able to carry as many Congressional Dis
trcts in the elections Of 1880. This mat
ters little. If this bill passes, and
under the auspices and by the
direction of Senator Conkling it
is extremely likely to pass, the
Electoral vote of New York is divided.
The Republicans hold the important Legis-
latures of the North, and it is not proposed
in any State that is secure for the Republi-
can party to elect the Presidential Electors
in any other manner than that which Is
sanctioned by long usage, BY consistent
prccedents-by the people. If the New
York bill should pass, it will be the first
time in the history of the United States
that Legislature of great and peaceful
Northern State has stopped to political,
Presidential trick.-To succeed Thurman
in the Senate is something more than a
mere election to the Senate, without refer
ence to predecessor. Mr.. Garfield goes into
a position which has reputation to sus.
tain. He has been thrown into line oil
intellectual giants. He should look back
to Thurman, Wade, Ewing and Corwin,
and trim his lights by the brilliant refec.
tions of the past -...
The German Papers
The Volksfreund says: Ex-Governor
Bishop returned from Columbus to Gin
cinnati yesterday. His official career il
ut all end. Strange to say special recep-
ton was rendered to him by some Demo-
Gratis. 1t would be pleasure to us if we
could say by strengthening the Democratic
cause he had merited this reception. Un.
happily such is not the case. Had Bishop
returned quietly to private life, We would
have said nothing But as this reception
WAS given to show him forth as the repre-.
sentative of the Democracy and to make
him believe that hereafter he can play the
foremost role in the party we find ourselves
compelled to speak freely.
The Volksblatt says: Another Gas
matinee this afternoon. regard to sui
cides, the Germans, it seems, do not want
their superiority disputed.-The Freie
Presse has declared itself in favor of the
Washburne candidacy for President. Never
theless the Ohio delegation will be solid
for Sherman in the next Republican Ma
tional Convention.
The Freie Presse says: Our Representa-
tive, Williams, has been given satisfaction
by the Republican majority Of the House
for the shameful insult given by the Beck
restaurant proprietor in Columbus, refus.
ing to give him entertainment The reso'
luton by which Beck was censured was
adopted by strict party vote. The Dem
ocratic members of course voted in the neg
ative. The insulted party was only .
negro. tses 49,
Yesterdays Abend Post says: Senate
Garfield in his speech of thanks yesterda,
in the Legislature most warmly recognized
the merits of Thurman. his predecessor
1t was an honor to both.