The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-15
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
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sand persons are out of employment, and
one of our most profitable industries is s,lf
fering. TINS is very serious nubic mis-.
fortune. On the part of the Union men,
they concede the right of non-Union mel
to work beside them. They claim fol
themselves the right to organize for theil
mutual protection. Surely they have tnat
right, and they are not asserting it just
now Extensively. 1t is the abuse
of the right-the coercion of non,
conformists-the ostracism of those
who do not agree with them-the unwil.
lingness to allow men to work who are will
ling to do so--that make the mischief. This
element of disorder is wanting. There is
no irreconcilable dispute about wages The
| pr0prietors at first demanded that the men
should, before going to work, sign pledge
that they would not belong to the Union.
This was harsh-an extreme measure. 1t
4 has been withdra wn, but there is yet re-
striction that the men shall not belong to
| the Union. 1t seems to us that If the
Union is not to be used for aggressive pur-
posrs-if it does not make war upon
those who do not belong to it-the
exclusion of Union men from the
shops is unwarranted.--We have re-
marked several times that Mr.. 81. Hoff-
man has held office too long. If he
is as smart young man as his friends say
lie 49, il is high time he was engaged in pri-
vate business. The public have had enough
of his valuable serv ces. The situation at
| Columbus is this; Tie Bounce Bill has
| passed the House, is to be reported in the
| Senate without recommendation to-day
and will probably come up for final action
on Wednesday. The enemies of the hill
will per laps desire to take hasty
action on it, owing to the large
list of absentees early in the week. and the
fact that Senator Kirby, a friend of the
measure, has been called to st. Louis on
law business that he can n t postpone.
The especial object is to break the cDnti-
nuity. Ii a Republican of the ring is to
be elected Conn ptroler MIR. Hoffman might
us well 60 on. One 'ringster is like unto
another, wnether he calls hmselfa Demo-
crat or Republican. The election of Mr.
Dexter by the Board of Public Works
would amount to ordering an investiga-
ton that would 90 t. the bottom of things.
We believe the Board of Public Works will
agree with unanimity to appoint Mr.. Dex-
ter, and that the fact may properly be
made known TO the Ohio Senate today.
There can be no occasion for concealment,
and there is no reason for delay.
The Enquirer says: Mr.. House recalled
attention in his. speech to the manner in
which Civil Service reform had been Illus
trated in New York. Collector Arthur and
A. B. Cornell. Naval Officer, had been re-
moved by the President, ''in ORDER" said
the President in message to the Senate,
that this important Office may be honestly
and efficiently administered" Cornell is
nominated for the Governorship of New
York and Sherman and Evarts, two Cabinet
,fficers, in obedience to the Civil Service
reform order, go to New York to
electioneer for Cornell, and the
President sends an electioneeri-g
message for him to the Empire State The
Civil Service order forbids Federal Office
holders to take part in political campaigns,
and accordingly the President himself and
The speaking members of his Cabinet APP
near on the stump in the campaigns in
close and important States to harangne for
the Republican party. The President vir-
tuously ordered that no political assess
ments should be allowed; but George c.
Gorham Secretary of the National Repub-
lican Committee in 1878. swears that nearly
800 900 uere assessed and collected from
Federal employees in that year, the circular
calling for the payment of the assessment
having the approval of the President.
These are some glimpses of the virtue of
this Administration.
The Gazette saws: The Gazette has no
candidate for Mr. Hoffmans place, and
nothing to gain by sunerseding him. more
than the gain to the public in general. 1t
regards this affair as one in which the course
was clearly pointed out by the election last
October That election meant a Condem-
nation of all the arbitrary partisan meas
ures OF the Democratic Legislature takine
fir m our citizens the right of home rule
and the fruits of their own election.-We
ask is not the pushing of Grant taking
cf the risk of enconntering a popular sen-
timent which would jeopardize the elec-
tion? A victory of the nomination over a
strong feeling in the party may be
had for the election. Let us look at
Ohi,. The Republicans are far from unit
on any candidate. Mr.. Sherman has a
strong support: Mr.. Blaine large popu-
larity; General Grant man friends; many
think that Washburne would harmonic
things; but toward 'nly one of these is
there any strong feeling of opposition
b. cause of principle. As to either of
the others they could accept the result OF
t,e convention without feeling that they
we're sacrificing principle; but it would
| be foolish TO affect blindness to the fact
that a large number Of Republicans in
Ohio believe that the nomination of Gen
eral Grant would be the sacrifice OF prin-
cipe which has been held sacred for cen.
turv, and which is important to the preser-
walton of the republic in all future time.
The parties in 10 are nearly balanced.
Can the Republicans afford to trample
on this sentiment? Does any one
think the party can elect a President with
out the vote of Obio?-JQhn Bright thor
oughly understands the situation, as he
has shown in his recently published letter
to Georgian. He declares that the Sout
can not expect any large colonization from
England as long as the old temper OF tht
people continues. Whether or not the re-
| ports be true that the negro is III treated
and that there is widespread hostility tC
Northern settlers, as long as the beliefexist'
that there is something in them the bulk
| of immigration will be directed toward tht
North and West. There are Southerner'
who have risen above the prejudices of sec
ton, and for their own benefit and that O
the communities in which they dwell they
should heed the lesson conveyed in Mr.
Bright's friendly note.