The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-15
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The English Papers Of This Morning.

The English Papers Of This Morning.
The Commercial says: The Maine Fu-
sionsts may g. through the farce of elect
ing Governor and other State officers, US
Lamson did in assuming the duty of aetna
Governor. The case is now fairly before
the Supreme Court, and upon its decision
the whole matter rests. If the decision
should be to set aside the action of Garce-
Ion and Council in counting out Republic
ans on quibbles and informalities not war
ranted by the Constitution and laws, the
FusiOnists must surrender. Ii the decision
sustans the late Governors action, the Re-
publicans must abide the consequences in
peace, and wait till next fall to get even
with their enemies.-The fact is, the BOOM
ers are finding that they can not manage
Pennsylvania for Grant. Close ex-
animation shows in Pennsylvania, as
an in four is for Grant = that
BBlane has far more friends than can be
mustered for the third term; and that
Sherman is very strong with the people,
being the man deservedly identified
in the public estimation with the good
money triumph and good times 1t seems
to have been necessary during the excite
ment in Maine to close all places where
liquors were retailed in the State Capital.
There was enough fire in the veins of men
without adding other infammability. 1twas
prudent thing t. do; but one it was sup
posed there was no necessity of doing. 1t
has produced something of a shock to those
who had abiding faith in the efficacy of the
Maine law TO learn now that there are
places in the capital itself where dangerous
beverages were openly sold to all who
wanted them. 1t becomes, therefore, more
than ever question whether prohibition
can be enforced 80 as to prohibit.
The Gazette saws of the bills introduced
bv Mr.. Egg eston and Mr.. Stryker for the
reorganization of the Board of Public
Works: Both measures will be referred to
the Hapilton County delegation, and there
ought to be no difficulty in agreeing
upon the measure, and there ought
to be no delay in passing it. There
are those who would have the five members
Republicans; but the promise of the party
to the people must not be forgotten or vio-
lated. Such violation would weaken the
Republican party in this county, as the
partisan and mschievous measures of the
last Legislature weakened the Democratic
party and sent it to tue rear. The Board
of Public Works must be restored to pre-
cisely the same place where it stood under
the election by the people. That's our
promise, and it must be kept
Much can be said in favor of a
Board of Police Commissioners, prop
erly organized and composed of good
men, but so long as the members of the
board are to be elected by the same peo-
pie who choose the Mayor, ana are to
serve without compensation, the power
lad better been concentrated in the Mayor
Divided responsibility, in such cases, has
been found by experience to be no re-
sponsibility at all, and we can better af.
ford to trust single man elected Mayor,
t, keep the police force free from partisan
politics. and to make it efficient, than to
trust it to five men who are expected to
give their time to the business without
compensation. If it should be decided,
now or in the future, to adopt the board
system, the office Of Commissioner ought
to be salared one, and the Commissioner
ought to be appointed, not elected, while
the Ma or sholld he member
and Prtsdent of the beard.
From the Northwest we have had Demo-
cratic response to the Democracy of the
Northeast. Maine tricksters have found
imtators i'll Minnesota. lfthese things are
done in the green tree, what are we to ex-
pect in the dry? Ii these are the opening
signs of campaign in which Tilden and
his "barrels' are to play Leading part on
the Democratic side what are we to see be-
fore the summer is over? Such inquiries
lave arisen, no DOUBT in many minds not
particularly given to evil forebodings. The
examples we have specially cited are not
the only indications of what, if not con-
| spiracy of unscrupulous leaders, far
reaching in its Acope, is still more
| dangerous-an epidemic of vllainy.
| We have no need to refer in this con.
nection, to the state of things at the South,
none the less significant or abominable
because it has become familiar to the pub
lie mind. Everybody knows that free
suffrage has been stransled" in tina,
quarter in a most thorough and effectua
manner. with no pretense of honesty, OF
even humanity, in the methods necessary
to accomplish he object Hitherto it wal
supposed that this was merely sectiona
phase of Democracy; but now there Seems
to be concerted effort, sustained by
Northern leaders and newspapers, to max,
this style of Democracy national.
The Enquirer SAYS: We print this morn
ing rs many as twenty-seven question
which Republican mob in Maine submit
to the Supreme judicial Court of that State
The notable fact in this matter is tina
neither Governor, nor a Council, nor
Senate, nor House of Representatives j
submitting these twenty.seven questions I,
| the SuDrama Judicial Court of Maine TIL,
shamelessly partisan character OF this Cour
is ready known. The fact OF its receiving
and answering these questions (if the Cour
shall receive and answer thenO will be
recognition OF mob as Legislature
II. the Supreme Judicial Cour
If Maine should undertake to an
swer those questions that act would be al
act recognition "f company of lerson
as Legislature who ave no more right Il
the name than have their neighbors in Ney
Hampshire. Even to answer these qies
,ions would be exceeding the judicial pow
ers of these Maine Judges.-The Cincinnati
Syuthern Railroad was built to carry pas
sengers and .freights between Cincinnati
and the whole South, and not as liRk t
any transcontineiltal line. Cincinnat
money. to the amount of nearly twent
millions, was spent to construct u road tina
would be of value to Cincinnati. 1t wa
never once asked, viii this. road b
Of value in moving the Minnesota whea
crop to Europe, or the corn and pork Q
Iowa to foreign markets? 1t was. cor