The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-25
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
The English Papers of This Moruinr.

The Commercial says: Veto No. by
the restored Board of Public Works saves
the people of Cincinnati 12,000l There. is
a point, of view from which this is very
mournful-General Grant returns to his
country an announced candidate for a
third term of the Presidency. Had this
been his understood position when he
reached San Francisco ON his trip round
the world, the reception accorded him
there and in the cities on his way east
would have assumed a very different
character from that which was .ae-
corded him. 1t was the hero of
the war, the General most successful in
putting down the great rebellion; and as
the citizen honored in all lands for his
covntry's sake, that there was almost pop
ular uprising to welcome and entertain
him. 1t was in its spohtaneitv and unpar-
tisan features like the reception given to
Lafayette on his return to America fifty
odd years ago. From the moment he ar
rives at Galveston he is practically in the
keeping of the politicians who have
charged themselves with the responsibility
OF his political fortunes When he shall
discover the change in the popular de-
meanor towards him, he will make mis-
take to suppose that it arises from any
want of gratitude and admiration
for him as the greatest soldier
in rank of the war, for in that aspect he
will have foremost place forever in the
hearts of the people. The change will be
solely due to the knowledge OF the fact that
he has allowed his good name to be used by
a set of politicians who see in his renomi-
nation the hope and opportunity of i'm
proving their political fortunes.-The no.
ton OF restricting the Western Union Tel
egraph Company in the number of poles
required to support its wires, or in the
number OF wires for use from Music Hail
during the Democratic National Convention
is unworthy of a second-rate village, and
such development in this city is intensely
ridiculous. We can not afford to restrict or
citizens who require the telegraph or tele-
phone. If the Western Union Telegraph
Company requires one hundred wires,
there should be no objection. If the Tele-
phone Company would erect another
Thousand poles, there should be no OBJ
struction TO The enterprise. 1t is high time
things could be done in Cincinnati with
out tedious twaddle over trifes. Some
one says we should place the wires
under ground. Indeed! War. pestilence
and famine are the only horrors in excess
of those that would follow ripping up our
streets to place the wires below the sur
face. The underground business here is
impracticable, and will be so for genera
tion.
The Enquirer says: Thirty years ago
there was ship canal spasm, and it was
thought, evidently, that canal between
the oceans would be dug forthwith. Zach.
Taylor was President, John NJ. Clayton
was Secretary of State, and Henry Lytton
Bulwer was English Minister to the United
States. That the treaty was made for a
then present purpose is evident from the
seventh article of the treaty, which begins:
1T being desirable that no time should be
unnecessarily lost in commencing and con-
structing the said canal" &C. Eng
land would hardly claim that such
treaty, made for specific pur-
pose thirty years ago, that object hay
ing wholly failed, is binding upon the two
nations for other purposes in the changed
conditions of succeeding generation.
Though the binding force OF this treaty has
doubtless expired by certain statute of
limitations, and by the tacit agreement of
both the contracting parties it may be best
that the President, in response to joint
resolution like that offered by Mr.. Ellis,
give notice to Her Britannia Maiesty's
Government that this treaty will be re-
garded as binding no longer by and upon
the United States. 1t is probably proper
that treaty SO long in operation in fact
should be formal so declared by this coun-
try.-The Committee of Elections of the
House of Representatives it is expected, will
take vote tomorrow upon the Contested
election case of Donnely against Wash
burn Of the Third Congressional District
of Minnesota. A majority OF the Commit
tee have not, as was announced and as we
supposed, determined to vote in favor OF
the. contestant. Without going minutely
into the testimony, it is sufficient to say
that the bribery of ninety-six voters is
traced directly to Washburns own office, to
his business manager, to his brother. or to
himself. This Constitutes but small part
Of the testimony showing bribery, but these
ninety-six cases are fastened by proof
more Immediately upon MIR. Washburn
himself than are the majority of the in.
stances.
The Gazette says: 1t costs the Southern
Railroad Company $l20 to $50 per day fol
the extra handling of freight, because ol
the want of the terminal facilities asked
for. This is what Mr.. Stryker's negligence
or stubbornness, or whatever it is, costs
the city of City of Cincinnati $500 pei
week, 5000 per year. In addition the
loss of business for want of prompt hand
ling Is to be taken into consideration.
The most barefaced piece of rascality al
tempted by any political party in many
years is that proposed by Congress to un
seat Orth, of Indiana, and Wasnburn, o1
Minnesota. The object. oiconrse, is tc
steal the vote of those States in the event
Of the election of President falling to the
House; but the Bourbons do not seem tt
have sense enough to discover that the
surest way 10 secure those States to the
Republicans next fall is to commiSo out
RACES such as are proposed. Of
the women who were interviewed
by our reporter on the Egglestofi amend
ment to the Ray School Board Bill to make
women eligible to the twelve member
ships to be filled by general election, ap-
pear 10 be willing to take the chances O.
the constitutionality, and to think tina
the men will not take advantage of its un
constitutionality, and that an opinion tina
it is unconstitutional is sign of hostility
to woman's rights. But elections by the
people are slightly different from
pulling off your hat to {
woman, or giving her precedenc,
in the path or giving her taffy. Elections
must be conducted by law.-The English
| farm labOrer is not as stolid and reyerentia