The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-20
SPIRIT Of THE PRESS.
rhs English Papers Of This Morning.

terrners in Virginia gives the State to
Grant and places it in line with Kentucky
and Missouri Even give Grant one hun
dred and fifty Southern votes, and he will
fall far short OF nomination, for Blaine is
scooping the Northwestern States, as in
Kansas and Iowa. 1t is wholly improbable
that Grant will have votes in either Ohio
or Indiana. The Grant men begin by
claiming Pennsylvania and New York
solid for Grant They are not
so. There is Blaine rebel
lion in Pennsylvania beyond the control of
the Camerons, and Senator Don, whose am
bition is to lead, must get Grant out of the
way or lose the control of his own State.
In New York Senator Conkling has lost con-
troll of the Legislature, and the Governors
appointments have been disappointments.
One-third of the New York and one-half
the Pennsylvania votes are for Blaine, un-
less there is contrived such rush for Grant
as will sweep the delegates from their foot
ing. New jersey is disputed ground, and
may be said to be held in reserve.-The
indications are that the Tilden men will
bounce John Kelly at the Syracuse
Convention to-day. There will be two dele
cations from New York City. What we
have to say is, that if Mr.. Blaine is nomin-
ated at Chicago he shall have our support,
and that there are reasons entirely satisfac
tory to US to sustain him, notwithstanding
the antagonism Of four years ago. We were
then ior the man Who was doing his whole
duty in collecting the revenue. We are
now for am citizen not suffering from dis
abilities arising from criminallty, for Presi-
dent, rather than the only man living who
has served in that capacity for eight years.
rt,tr N tf.,rl ID, errp
orator. Denis Kearney, is devoting himself
exclusively to affairs of State. The State
is also doing what it can to make things
comfortable for him, having furnished him
clothing and lodging-The public interest
in judicial tribunals of Federal authority
does not even end here. People may not
only be robbed of money, but of rights more
sacred than picayunes, in courts of justice.
Communities, States, may be deprived of
privileges guaranteed by fundamental law
| into rights by judicial tribunals. Liber-
| ties may be subverted by courts and judges.
1t is through this avenue that civil
liberty is most likely to be attacked. This
is regarded as the citadel. The Court is
the fame. 1t is known to command re-
spect, reverence, devotion, like that which
is laid upon altars. The most cunning peo-
pie, anxious to attack Constitutional liber-
ty in this democratic Republic naturally
look to its Supreme Judicial Tribunal. If
this anxiety is great and eager there are
men who will publicly announce it, and
| will make even the Supreme Judicial Tri-
bunal of the United States political foot
ball. 10 announce that the Supreme Court
is partisan, and to be the author of the de-
mand that it be kept 30. make up portion
of the claim of John Sherman upon the
Chicago Convention for the Presidential
nomination. In this hour in this country
the purpose is openly declared, without
shame, to overthrow liberties guaranteed
BY the Constitution by means of the ma
chinery of judicial tribunals; and he in
tention to do this is highly announced as
"lhe first great issue If the campaign" ~
John Kelly seems to have frightened the
Tilden men. The Boss of Tammany means
fight, and that to the death.
The Gazette says: On two or three occa-
sions of late, the nail manufacturers of the
United SAtes resolved to stop their mills,
in order to force scarcity Of nails, and
thus maintain prices. Thus thousands of
men are thrown out of employment for the
purpose of compelling consumers to pay an
unreasonable price for the product. The
effect IS the same as if workmen employed
| in the nail mills had struck for higher
wages Yet against the latter there would
have been general protest, while tile
public is expected to acquiesce in the
action of the manufacturers. Under
the recent boom, prices of nails ad-
vanced over one hundred per cent. This
caused an increased production and fall.
ing off in the consumption. This was fol
lowed by glut in the market; but the
manufactures, instead of meeting the de.
cline, which was the natural result, sought
to maintain fictitious advance by stop.
ping their mills, thus, as we have said,
throwing their men out Of employment
This is an injury to wOrkmen and at the
same time an imposition upon consumers
There was also meeting of millers re-
Gently, when it was decided there was toe
much -four in the country, and it wa.
decided to stop the mills in order
to force farmers to accept lower prices
for wheat OH one side and compel con
sumers to pay higher prices for bread on
the other. This is what may be called ar
infamous conspiracy, and it is worse in al
respects than any trades union combina
ton that has ever been formed or pro
posed. Consumers of nails will under
stand 1t as an advertisement that thu
supply is greater than the demand, anc
will govern themselves accordingly Ii
spite of the combination on the part O.
the manufacturers the market is bound tt
find its level. Dealers in -four will alst
, understand it, and will buy sparingly
In the present case it is clearly risht fo
the people to combine against the mai
and milling mouopolisls, and monopolist
of all kinds. AS regards the nail market
it is safe for dealers to stand from under
: -Kearney, the head of the San Francisco
' hoodlums, donned convict's garb yester
, day and for six months at least will toi
for the profit Of the State, the good nam
r and authority of which he has done mucl
to overturn. When the San Ffancisc'
authorities have sent Kalloch 70 keep hin
company, they will have taken long ste
to ward the solution of their discouragin
social problem.
The German Papers.
The Volksfreund says: A glorious futur
is assured for the Cincinnati Souther
5 Road if the Trustees would use the oppol
s tunlty that is offered them to make
twenty-fve-year lease with some compan
that would secure sound profit to bot
D parties-The eyes Of the people of th
, whole country are anxiously fixed upo
5 the result of the Democratic State Conyel