The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers Of This Morning.

| lne enquirer says: but one solid Calen.
dar month separates US from the National
Democratic Convention of 1880. The bios.
SONS of the May will intervene Ten weeks
hence the Democrats of the United States
must nominate candidate for the Presi-
dency. The time seems short, but it is
ample Opinions are forming. Preferences
are taxing shape. Manipulations, we
mourn to say, are doubtless in active nrog-
ress. Prominent Democrats in the Union
are. arraying themselves in the uniforms
OF individual candidates.. Democratic
journals, of which there are too few
IN the country, are espousing the
causes OF persons. The Enquirer, too has
convictions. 1t, too, has preferences. We
also, take an interest In this contest. The
Enquirer, in like manner. has hopes cen.
tering in, and springing out of. the ap-
preaching National Democratic Conven-
ton. We, like the Others, have a candi-
date. The candidate OF the Enquirer is
lhe nominee OF the Cincinnati Convention.
we have no other prior to the Conven-
tlon. Most certainly we shall have no
other afterward. Four years ago Mr..
hayes was in minority of about quar-
ter OF million OF votes in the popular
b'llot. Excluding fous States, the aggre-
gate Republican majorities in the Union
did not equal that number. In order to
count Mr.. HAYES in 1t became necessary to
c unit for him Louisiana, with eight Elec-
t0ril votes; Florida, with four Electoral
votes, and South Carolina, With seven
Electoral votes. Here are nineteen Elect
oral votes which 1t is not intelligently pre-
tended can be cast or counted for the Re-
publican nominee in this Presidential con-
test. The Republicans begin the canvass
with this comparative disadvantage. 1t
should be remembered, also, that the
counting of these nineteen Electoral votes
for Hayes only gave him an alleged ma
lorlty OF one In the Electoral College
Had those votes been counted for Til
den his majority in the Electoral Col
lege would have been thirtv-seven; and
that these Electoral votes will be cast and
counted for the Cincinnati candidate in the
coming election is not seriously disputed.
We have already taken, and shall hereafter
take occasion to picture with pen, as i'm
partial as possible, and with impulses as
Judicial as maybe, the various candidates
that will be, and that deserve to be, named
in the Cincinnati Convention. Our pur-
pose is to enlighten, not to persuade. But
again we say that the Enquirer's candidate
is the Cincinnati nominee, and that he will
be elected.
The Commercial says: No Republican
should be deceived by the idle talk over
the possibility of carrying Virginia, Florida
or any other Southern State at the next
Presidential election. It is not in the
books. Were there free election in the
Southern States, and the freedmen allowed
to vote, there would be no difficulty about
IT. Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, South
Carolina, and even Alabama, would be
swept by the Republicans. But no such
election will be allowed in any Southern
State. Freedom of elections, as it is under
stood at the North, is not known in the
South. and never will be until new lines
are drawn and parties are reorganized.-
Blaine is scooping Illinois The Grant
men in that State are in a panic Nov.
if Kentucky should instruct against the
third term, the Grant movement would be
beaten.-The Grant Clubbers are a funny
lot Taft, Weitzel, Wahle, Hickenlooper,
Ampt and Job Stevenson, taken together.
would make angels weep. Where are the
honored names of Sam. Hunt, Wash. Nc
Lean. Jimmy Fitzgerald and James Edwin
Spear? The whole force should be rallied.
Things are becoming tcklish. The defeat
OF the proposed reorganization of The
Fire Department will not do any
harm. The high grade of efficiency in
the Department is maintained. 1t is
not a political machine. 1t is just as well
to let good thing alone.-It will be seri |
Gus mistake on the part of the Legislature
If the bill authorizing the formation of
limited partnership associations is not
passed. That bill as law would testify !
the enlightenment Of Ohio on the oues- |
tions OF finance, and there would be great
deal of capital invested in the State that
would employ labor and help the general
prosperity. Harrington, who is un.
der the impression that he is q great man.
saws the English can only retire from
Afshanistan when order is restored. Elk.
actly. Well, order never will be restored.
When does his Lordship propose to retire
from Cyprus Malta, Gibraltar. Ireland,
Scotland and Wales? :
The Gazette says: Perhaps the Legisla.
ture had better let the Fire Department
alone. We have not heard that it is in ur
gent need of an overhauling. 1t seems to
be satisfactory in its present shape to those
most interested in its efficiency. What is
the argument for comforting upon the
Judges the appointing power of officers of
city administration? To take them out of
politics What would be certain to drag
the judges into the pool of the party strife
for the offices? To confer on them the ap-
pointing power. This short catechism
shows the shallowness Of the recourse to the
Judges as the appointing power to lift any
b:anch of city administration above the
party elections. 1t is certain to drag down
tue judiciary. and to make its off
cial patronage the chief object in
their elections. 1t is simply silly scheme
to foist corrupting element upon the
Judges, because they are in theory pure
Why should not shyster attorneys set up
caucuses to nominate convenient Juds les?
Why should not the criminal classes take
an active part in nominating Judges that
will do most to make the technicalities of
law an obstruction to justice? Can the
stream rise above the fountain? Why
should not the Judges who are
made by such means make rulings
to suit those that created them ?
That we have not all the the logical re-
suits now is not the fault of the system.
But the influence for degrading the ju-
dietary are already enough, without hur.
rying them into the general pool of the
strife for the spoils by the c6nferring on
them official patronage.-The Liberals in
England have secured net gain of
nj h tv.npo coote IN data This snd;ooto.