The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
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=" WIG Puoic lHteIeSt. MT. HOHmaIl
and his administration of the Office 1
City Auditor have stood the test of two in
vestigations, and no flaw has been found in
his ofhcial integrity~ He has been capa-
BILE, efficient officer. The Sinking Fund
Commissioners of this city. who are charged
with a responsible trust, who are composed
OF some. OF our foremost citizens, and
who have been in official contact with
Mr.. Hoffman, unanimously disapproye the
pending bill to legslate him out of office.
These gentlemen are Mr.. Joseph Long.
worth, President; Mr.. James H. Laws. Mr..
Aaron F. Perry. Mr.. julius Dexter and
Mr.. w. +. Thorne, four of them Republi-
cans. These are a few of the facts which
the members of the Legislature should
know.-It Is not inopportune to saw at this
moment that if Mr.. Field were to be nomi-
mated for the Presidency by the Cincinnati
Convention he would be a strong candl.
date. In the first place, he could give to
the Democracy fifteen Electoral votes
equal to the Electoral vote of Indiana
from the Pacific States, votes that are now
doubtful. Recollecting how sadly the
Democratic party needed the counting of
one more vote four years ago. this is no
small consideration. Mr.. Field has not
sought the nomination for the Presidency.
He has the essential ability and integrity,
and would go into the canvass with clean
hands. There is no good reason why he
would not command the natural strength
of his party east of the Rocky Mountains,
and t. it he would doubtless add fifteen
Pacific Electoral votes.
The Commercial says: However extern
sive the Preparations may be for cele-
brating the formal opening of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad, they can not ex-
ceed the Importance and magnitude of the
event itself. A direct line Of communica-
tion with tire South and its system of rail.
roads has been the desire of the merchants,
tradesmen and manufacturers of this CITY
f'r more than generation. So rapid will
be the transit from the banks of the Ohio
to the shores of the Gulf, and even to Ha.
vana, that we already feel our propin-
guilty to the tropics, knowing how
quick we can reach the lands of sun
shine of oranges and flowers. The line
of communication through the very
heart If the South must bring with it
closes associations, both business and So
cial, with our Southern neighbors 1t also
makes Cincinnati distinctive distributing
point for the products peculiar to the
South. What vast extents of agricultural |
and mineral lands it will open up to mar
ket what industries it will create, can not |
be conjectured. Hence it is that the eveut |
deserves celebration by feasting and re-
'icing. bonfires and illuminations. The |
disputes and troubles that have attended |
the building of so vast a work should be |
forgotten now. 1t is done, and the city is
in direct and indirect ways to reap the fru-
tion of It's enterprise and patient waiting
The 18th and 18th should therefore be local
holidays, dedicated to the commemora-
lion OF the most important event in
The history of the city. -Si.
Hoffman was not elected to his
place by the people. He was a candidate |
:or County Auditor and defeated. Then, |
IS there was a Democratic Legislature, a |
aw was provided expressly for him, that
Democratic Board should continue him in
place. in spite of the will of the people.
Now, the right thing is, as the Board is
Republican, that it should elect his success
or.-We are afraid the Sherman boomers |
are not good managers. The Republican
State Convention has been postponed until |
too late date to have much effect upon |
he country. In fact it should have been |
led this week. Now it goes over until the |
asst OF next month. The point is, the pol
cy of the third termers has been to use the |
committees that they had already fixed
md apply all the usual forces to drive the
people for Grant
The Gazette says: When Mayor Jacob
undertook to suppress the vile shows which |
disgrace Cincinnati, it was found that
Council had no legal right to delegate to
him the licensing power. Under this de.
,ision the low dens escaped for the time,
and many of them have since been run
ming without license, and in defiance of
public sentiment. This led to the prepara-
ion Of bill, and its introduction in the
legislature by Senator Eggleston, author
zing the City Council to delegate the
licensing power to the Mayor. It. passed
he Senate promptly, and yesterday it
passed the House, and as soon as signed by
lie respective officers it will be a
aw. - The Republican members are
aid to he divided on the Hoff.
nan question, and the bill to bounce
lin drags. 1t appears that popular suf-
rage, like love in the British navy, is COM
and proper to q certain extent
,ut not to the extent of interfering with
dr. Hoffman's plahs.-A fair and free bal
OF is the ,undation stone of the Republic
md every good citizen should heartily fa-
r measures to preserve the purity OF cleo
ions. This is the object OF tile law to
Which we refer. and it is bad policy to at
empt to put upon it partisan Construct n.
Ne warn Democratic leaders that they can
Iot afford to fight this law. Tuey can not
make the people believe, in view
# the recent history Of election out
ages that at the bottom of their oppos
ion there does not lie desire to commit
rauds upon the ballot box, wherever that
nav be necessary to carry elections.-If
dasonic emblems exist on the foundation
tones Of the obeisk called Cleopatra's
Jeede, they show that Masonry did not
ave tie Egyptian people from falling to n
tate of most cruel degiadati,n nor the ma
ional power from being wasted in such
lseless works as the Pyramids, nor the mon
lment of former greatness from being given
way to strange land by profigate Prince.
I Masonic symbols are found in the ruins
f the Tower of Babel. they show that this
,ond of brotherhood did not save the
'uilders from being scattered by mere diff
erences of tongue. If signs Of Masonry
ave been found on piece of the keel
+ the ark. dug up on Mt Ararat, they
how that Masonry did not keep Noah