The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-23

territory onto the United States they will
probably take the trouble to secure our
"nsent-Politician are generously prof
fering receptions to Mr.. Parnell, the Irish
Hgitator. and are volunteering to take the
places on the committees, the chairs on the
platform, and to be reception orators. This
Is well; but 1t does not bring cash, and cash
is what Mr.. Parnell comes for-cash to pay
the expenses Of meetings, professions,
brass bands, and banners to keep up
the agitation in Ireland. and for re-
sisting evictions for non-payment OF rent,
by mob assemblages. To use him as stalk
ing horse to hoist our politicians and then
let him 60 away empty handed Is hardly
honest.-Mr. Hunt Is an orator, and as such
was chosen to speak at the Grant ovation
to the special toast to the guest This
made him the mouth-piece Of the whole
body OF worshipers. He was as priest off,
ciating for whole congregation and swing
ing the censer of its united praise. Amer
ican eulogy Is pitched on q high key. The
spread eagle is our National emblem. The
esophagus-the euphonious name for gull
iet-of him who is receiving the peoples
hOnOrs becomes enlarged, and its swallow
the assembly, did no more than come up to
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proved by the circumstance that 1t was ap-
plauded as the great speech of that time
and that it received the,special acknowledge
ment of personal and political response
from Gen. Grant. What would be said if
MIR. Hunt had spoken az Democratic par
tisan, and had applied to Gen. Grant the
name of Lincoln hireling," which was the
Democratic description of the volunteer
s,ldiers Of the Union. and had repeated
those charges Of military trespass on the
Southern Democrats inalienable right to
the pursuit of happiness. which the party
made during all his administration, and
had warned him of the fate Of Cesar If he
seized third and following terms? Would
there not be All outcry upon Mr.. Hunt as
having abused the occasion and the trust
and thrust party politics into purely fes-
tive Offering to Gen. Grant-an Offering
made and accepted without any thought Of
asnomination to the Presidencv7
The Enquirer SAYS: Although the cause
of the Fusionists rested upOn the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State, the Fusi uists
have blundered. The first blunder was
made when Governor Garcelon was seduced
into inviting the opinion of set of ref
erees. c imposed wholly of his opp nents,
S''hoCihiuS WIG COIuuCG Vi btle OONcTllOT
and Council in canyassing the returns
ferred to Blaine directly; and neither
jurisdiction in the premises The next
blunder was in delay. On the dav ap-
pointed by the Constitution of Maine the
Senate and House, with q law
full quorum in both branches or
ganized according to law. If the
Flsionists had been seized OF any
sense they would have elected q Governor
and Council and completely organized the
State Government in accordance with the
Cons tuition and the laws. Wien the
Court recognized these questioners SO far
as to answer them 1t recognized the aues-
TONERS as Legislature. The Legislature
the Fusionists-could have obtained this
recognition, bad it been deemed necessary,
by submitting questions to the Court not
absolutely material to the main issues
The moment the Court recognized the right
of the questioners to question, it recognized
the Fnsionist Legislature as the legal L-g-
islature of Maine. That being done, its
right to elect q Governor could not after
ward be successfully disputed, and nothing
but sup ri"r fnrce could have then installed
Republican Governor, q Republican Coun-
Gil and o Republican Legislature.-Civil
war has decided and buried forever two
questions that vexed the politics Of this
Country for three score years-slaverv,
and the doctrines Of secession II the
managers Of the Republican rarty will
not submit to law, or to equity, or to votes,
or to all combined, it may be that another
question in this Republic must be settled
| in blOOd-a question that lies at the foun.