The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-28
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
Tho English Papers Of This Morning.

Tho English Papers Of This Morning.
TIE Enquirer says: Unqnestionably, the
probabilities of the nomination of Mr..
Blaine for the Presidency have largely in
creased WITHIN few days. Mr.. Blaine is
growing in strength. The Cincinnati Ga
zette which is in favor Of Sherman, as it
was in favor of Bristow in 1876, has caused
| its correspondents to talk to more than
thir,y-tive hundred Republicans in this
State, and it is learned that of these eight
| hundred and nlnet, in Shermah's own
State, are for Blaine. This is sig
niticant. John Sherman is an
ic man. He is Sc fish. He is not
magnetic. He is nowhere stron- er than III
his own State. where State pride has the
appearance of increasing his actual
strength Even in his own State, by the
careful count of his foremost organ in the
| State, Sherman has onl, eighteen hundred
and eighty-nine preferences i'll thirty seven
| hundred and sixty. 10 ~ Sherman has
scarcely half of MS own State, anu that is
meanchol, showing. Conkling. in 1876,
came to the Cincinnati Convention with
the votes Of all the delegates but two from
t..e imperia, State He had shining abill-
ties, and his personal integrity was not as
sailed, He was confessed, abe and bril-
liant, and it was not publicly charged,
or publicly suspected, that he was a pubic
thief. John Sherman will not g. before
the Chicago Convention with all of these
advantages. But Conkiing was not noni-
mated in l876.-1he Legislature has been
appealed to to regulate the. police affairs of
Cincinnati. The Hamilt n County delega-
ii n has passed upon the subject, but there
is such acrimonious dissent from the
opinions of u majority of the delegation
that it is not safe to bet that the battie is
over. The proceedings 81 far have not
been of tina, harmonious description which
would assure the rural members that Clil-
cinuati knows just what it wants
The Gazette says: TIE Fusion pretended
Legislature ia Maine ut last framed some
questions concerning its Legality to be pre-
| seuted to the Supreme Court. The answer
to these improper, senseleSs and impudent
questions, sent tO the court as mere dodge
by a body of men who Lave twice treated
the courts decisions with cohteRpt,s Is
given in this mornings dispatches II is
plain. short and decisive. 1t repudiates tile
claim of the Fl,sionlst bodies ut Augusta,
and explicitly declares the House and 6en-
ate now hr,ding session III the State House
(naming their presiding oficers) W be the
legal Legislature of Maine. This
knocks the last prop from under
the fabric of the conspiracy. In u
day or two more there will be nothing left
of it but an unsavory "Reminiscences.
Claimant Smith is the first to accept the
situation. His farewell message is brief,
but iorcible. 1t reads: Pm tired Of play
ing Governor, and am going home.
bill setting apart fol. park purposes forever
certain sections OF land in California, OF,
which are growing the famous big trees u
passed the National House yesterday
. Street repairs are paid for but are moi
made. The contractors are having jolly
good time. Put back the old Board q
Public Works, or presently the street:
, and roads Will be impossible. The
; Legislature ought to pass a law author
izlng consolidated per cent Cincinna.
bond. 1t would sell rapidly. The people
, who have money are anxious for securities
known to be good, tina: pay 5 per cent
Street Railroad stocks that cost Is cents OF
the dollar in money are selling at 80 cent
on the dollar cash. The owners want NOR
railroads Oh the same terms, and tue Cit.
Council does not seem 10 care to secure
slice Of the enormous profits for the city
, The gambling houses are In full blast il
Cincinnati. There is law enough butno
the right kind Of police.
The Commercial saws: The ponde-ou
fact that the Kellys, Fields. Schells. Dol
scheimers and others are the van Of pro
cession Of 10, 600 voters who h.ve notife,
the party that they will not follow the ban
ner Of Samuel ]. Tiden in the next Presi
Dental campaign, will probably induce th
National Convention to pause and conside
befure 1t proceeds to treat them with tn
: ineffable scorn and contempt to which tn
fiery editor Of the Courier-Journal subject
them. 1t would not he in the least SUI
. prising in facl. were the National Conven
ton to give these protestants against tn
nomination Of Mr.. Tilden very respectful
hearing and seek in some other candidat
, not Objectionable to them, way OF recor
cilation. 1t will be very mad and irrt
tional assembly Of the representatives q
, the party should 1t affront the men upo
whose action will undoubtedly derend tn
result in the one State that is as affair
now look, indispensabl BILE to the success {
the Democratic party in 1880. But the FL
/ sionists were wise in not resorting to fore
to accomplish their object, and whateve
may be said of Smith. his advice in this n
gard is to be commended. An appeal I
arms is the last resort OF those who hav
right on their side, and is not to be undel
taken until every other effort has utterl
! failed. An appeal to arms by those who d
, not have right on their side Is treason
The question Of inter State migration is on
that political laws can not control with an