The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-19
PITH OF THE PRESS.

with the Utes at Washington, at which
he promises Ouray everything, and Ou-
ray promises him everything. Then they
take another sandwich and cup of coffee
together.
Boston Courier (Ind.): With Grant,
Blaine or Conkling as the Republican
standard-bearer and Tilden as the Demo-
cratic, it is not impossible that major
ity of voters would choose Bayard and
| Washburne and leave the false prophets
of both persuasions out in the cold.
New. York Tribune (Rep.): Mr..
Washburne's intentions in regard to the
Presidency are again given, this time
rightly, without doubt. He does not
want the Office and has the courage to
say so frankly. His candor will not les
sen the high regard in which he is held
by his fellow-citizens.
Denver News (Dem.) J: If Tilden direct
ly or by implication threatens or per-
mits the threat that New York will be
lost in case his nomination is defeated he
can rely upon the certainty that he will
be ruthlessly slaughtered. When the
Democratic party reaches stage of degra-
dation that it depends on any man it
ought to perish.
New York Sun (Dem.): Of course
there may be a storm. of indignation
against the third term, and General
Grant, which will compel a union of the
Democracy, and which will destroy
every human obstacle that dare rise in
the way. We hope to see such storm,
but no indication of it is among the
signs Of promise yet.
New York Times (Rep.): Some Of the
over-zealous advocates of Mr.. Sherman's
nomination may have forgotten the once
famous "civil service order" of President
Hayes. 1t would not be strange if they
had done so, since any clear idea Of what
that order was, or was intended to be,
seems to have long since faded from the
Presidents own min
Taylor Democ at (Dem.C Representa-
tive Young determined on having the
United States Courts investigated, has
introduced in the House another resolu.
luton looking to that end. His last res.
olution differs from the previous one in
that the Senate will not be represented
on the Investigating Committee. The
probabilities favor its early adoption.
Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem. };
Senator John Logan says he does moi
object to Grant and Blaine ticket. "AH
| want" says he, ''is to have Grant on
the ticket, so that the Democrats dare
not count him out" Logan is terribly
afraid the Democrats might initiate the
scurvy game the Republicans played in
1876 II. Thieves are always suspicious
of everybody else.
Boston Traveller (Rep.): How many
votes Secretary Sherman may have in
the Chicago Convention is uncertain, but
no man with his eyes open believes he
will secure single dalegate to that body
outside of Ohio if the Civil Service
Rules were enforced. Every delegate he
has in any other S ate will represent
officeholders and misrepresent the State
and district from which they are sent.
Chicago Times (Tnd): General Grant
was the guest of the Captain General Of
Cuba, and a participant in the grand
ball given in his honor, when telegram
was handed him announcing the result
of the Harrisburg Convention. What
did he do? Wire "Your candidate
can be-" or "Good boy, Don; old Simon.
son." or "The example of George Wash
ington, for whose character and service
l entertain profound regard, impel
me-" Not at all He received il
with his "usual serenity and immobilit.
of feature"
New York World (Dem.): Mr.. Wash
burne has gone through the interesting
! if somewhat superfuous formality o
announcing that he is not candidate
for the Presidency. Since Mr.. Wash
: burne allowed himself tn be used as
possible sort of reservoir for the possibl
spilled milk of the Grant movement, h
has not been regarded with much conf
: dence bv very influential class of peopl
who might otherwise have preferred hin
not only to any other Republican but t.
, a great many Democrats more or Les
t talked about for the Presidency.
Clarksville (Tenn.) Chronicle (Dem.)
If men like Voorhees, and Ewing had sue
+ ceeded in forcing their views upon tn
party, defeat before the nation woul
, have been inevitable, and even if defea
!. had not been sustained success woul
have been more fatal than defeat, fo
the adoption by Congress of fnancis
policy such as theirs would have resulte
!, in such disastrous convulsion in bus
n ness matters as to exclude forever frou
the confidence of the nation the author
:. of such ruinous blunders. The heres
) of fiat money is now matter of privat
speculation among theorists; it can neye
O again dictate the ihe of battle for part
a cOntesta ,s r..
Philadelphia Press (Rep.): The m,
jority in the Cincinnati Convention b
which tho unit rule was overthro rown we