The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-15
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The English Papers Of rhi. Morning

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The English Papers Of This Morning.
The Commercial says: The propc sition
originating with the Syracuse Courier
(Dem.l to ignore Irving Hall, Tammany
Hall and Mozart Hall Democracy, and
admit to the State Convention only the
delegates representing the Democratic
Union of New York City, is received with
good deal of favor throughout the State.
The compromisers who style themselves the
Union Democracy are feeble in numbers,
however strong Intellectually. They are
neither flesh nor fowl, neither Tilden nor
anti-1ilden; at least they affect not to be,
but are of the neuter gender, and are as
wanting In fosce as such emasculated
beings usually are. That is not the sort
of Democracy that thrlves in New York
City, and to admit Its representatives alone,
excluding the more vigorous and factious
bodies, would give greater bffense than to
admit the Irving Hall or the Tammany del
egates The way to harmony is not in that
direction.-The Hon. Job. stevenson de-
clares that "a great financier never makes
good President" As there is no histor-
ical evidence to confirm this statement, it
must have its origin in profound philoso-
ply. Why should not great tinancier
make good President?-Justce Field is
hardly the man for the Democrats to nom-
mate. He represents politically and ju-
dicially, all that is dangerous In ul-
ira State Rights theories. War DEM
ocrats would be afraid of him,
and the more conservative men of the
party would distrust him. But lie stands
no more chance of the nomination, any
way. than the mythical Judge Church.
| 1t is well for truth and justice that Con-
gress interfered in the investigation of the
| West Point outrage. The public will not
| forget that upon the announcement of it
the officers, from General Schofield down,
| jumped to the conclusion that Cadet Whit
taker had bound his own limbs and mu-
tilated himself to escape failure at the ex-
animation. West Point is on trial quite as
much as Cadet Whittaker.-The most ex-
tensive sinking fund in this country is the
| money sunk in the rivers and harbors by
the Go yernment in abortive attempts at
improvement Halt of it is worse than
thrown away, and still Congress continues
to pour the treasures down into the old
bottomless rat-holes.
The Enquirer says: The Chicago Con-
| vention is approaching. 1t will be COM
posed of 1853 delegates. The State of New
| York will have 70 votes in the Convention.
These votes are instructed for Grant The
State of Pennsylvania will have 68 votes in
the Convention. These votes are instructed
| for Grant. The State of Missouri will
have 30 votes In the Chicago Convention.
These votes were yesterday instructed for
Grant. The State of Kentucky will have
"a votes in the Republican Con ention at
| Chicago. These votes were yesterday in
structed for Grant. Here are States
with 1872 votes in the Convention,
all instructed for Grant. These votes are
almost one-fourth of the number that will
composeth Chicago Convention, and there
are ,thirty-four other States from which to
draw delegates. The State of Illinois will
have forty-two votes in the Chicago Con-
vention. Republicans reported that New
York, that Pennsylvania, that Missouri,
and that Kentucky would not instruct for
General Grant. In these four cases some
Republicans were mistaken. 1t is now
predicted that Illinois, Grants State, will
not instruct for him. Should the friends
of Blaine and OF Sherman be mistaken as to
Illinois, as they have been mistaken in
the other commanding States, two
hundred and twenty-four votes in
the Convention, from Ave States, would be
votes instructed for Grant. These votes
would bring General Grant within one hun
dred and tiftysix votes of nomination,
with thirty-tnree States to hear from.
General Grant was not an active candidate
| for the Presidency in 1868. He was not
| 1872 The result in four States we print
above.-Ths- Pond Reorganization Bill is
now a law, and Governor Foster has COM
| pannad M kino n t,nantS npIar ~
Mr.. Foster will have the machine we'll In
hand by the time he wants to run for
Governor again. The Republicans have
in twelve years attached three hun
dred and elghty-seven political riders to
appropriation bills. In the Forty third
Congress they attached forty-four politi-
cal riders to appropriation bills, revolution
izing the country twenty-five times year
for two consecutive years; and in that Con-
gress sat many of the Republicans who
complain of political riders in this Con-
gress. Unlike the Democratic riders, the
Republican riders have not been in favor
of civil liberty, but hostile to 1t. And
upon this issue and on this. basis the
Republicans have sought to oring section
alism and the bloody shirt to the front.
The scheme offered them a hope. For.
tunately for the country the hope has not
been realized. 1t is really possible that
the election may this year 90 TO the coun-
try with the narrowness and bitterness and
PASSION Of sectional controversary eimi.
mated.
The Gazette says: The wayfaring man
may see along the streets of this city large
evidences that, in two very important in.
terests that shortsighted policy of injuriDg
a permanent business for inordinate present
profit has been pursued, which is commonly
described as killing the goose of the golden
eggs. One of these is the large number oil
shops of all sorts of trade which are lighted
with coal oil. Yet the convenience Of gas
light aud its greater diffusiveness in light
ing up room ought to make it drive out
coal oil, if furnished at reasonable rate.
The other is the frequent signs of foreign
beer on draft, of variety OF names, and in
numbers which give token of large sale. Why
should not the brewers of this city make az
good beer as any in Europe? Can they not
get as good materials? Is not the water
better? Can they not keep it as well after
1t is brewed? The practice of using corn,
glucose, quassia and other cheap materials,