The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-26
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
n, English Papers Of This Morning.

spired to seize and take possession of the
or do any other deviltry
against the peace and good order of the
Governor Davis, on the other
hand, processes to have had the amplest
proof Of such a plan, and called out tine
militia to anticipate and defeat it. There
is he doubt that blood would have been
shed ad the attempt upon the State-house
been made If Governor was accurately
informed, his course will be justified BY all
who dread the commencement OF hostili-
ties. 1t seems, however, inconsistent that
the Fusionists should have attempted such
thing before hear,rg from the Su-
preme Court, to whoe decision they had
submitted series of questions.-There are
10000 voters behind these leaders who will
follow the dictation of John Kelly. 1t be-
comes, therefore, at once apparent that
Tilden can not carry New York, and there
is now a general turning to Horatio Sey-
mour as the one candidate who can assure
its Electoral vote to the Democracy. To
count upon Tilden's nomination, therefore,
and the detection of Tammany with its
considerable following will not do.
The Democratic politicians are not
wanting in sagacity. If they find
that it is necessary in order to heal the
divisions in the party in New York
TO put up some other candidate than
Tilden, they will unhesitatingly sacrifice
the old man, notwithstanding his claims to
the vindication of second nomination.
What, then, if Grant is nominated by the
Republicans, with the Democracy united in
New York and the Republicans divided?
The prospect would be ANYTHING but cheer
full to those who make study of the causes
that affect popular results The Albany
Conference of the Kelly leaders last week
is solemn admonitiun to the Democracy
not to force Tilden upon the party. II
done, it will jeopardize the great pivotal
Statc-The members Of the Little Legisla-
ture are to focus their intellects tonight to
see if it is not possible to come to com.
prehension of the fact that the people
of Cincinnati demand the abolishment
of the Board of Police Commissioners.
The Enquirer.says: If the people of any
State in the Union have a right to sit in
Judgment upon the Chinese they are the
residents of California. For thirty years
they have been unwilingly forced into in
timate association with John, and it may
he truthfully said that they have had sur
felt of him. In California-as, indeed in
all the States and Territories of the Pacific
slope-he is an ever present and all-pervad-
ing nuisance, forced upon them against
their villa nuisance which, under the
construction put upon the Burlingame
Treaty, they are power.ess to abate. The
latest and most emphatic protest of the peo-
pie of California against the Mongolian
invasion comes in the shape of an express
sion at the ballot-box. The Legislature,
considering it advisable that the wishes
of the people should be unmistakably
expressed, in 1877 passed IAN act to
ascertain and express the will Of the peo-
pie of the State Of California on the SUBJ
ject of Chinese immigration" 1t made
provision that such electors as should de-
sire the continuance If Chinese immigra-
ton, might express such desire by placing
OH their ballots the words: For Chinese
Immigration;" and that such electors as
should desire the prohibition of Chinese
immigration, might place "n their ballots
the words: Against Chinese Immigra-
tion." Governor Irwin, in transmitting to
Congress the result of this vote, says that
this question was submitted to the voters
OF the State, in pursuance of the act above
mentioned, at the general election held on
the Sd day of September, 1878 At this
election there were chosen all State
and County officers, and members
lof the United States House of Rep.
resentatives. The total vote cast was 16l,.
4O5, which is several thousand more than
the votes cast at any previous election
in the State. 1t is probable, there
fore, that the vote was as nearly full as il
would be possible under any circum
stances to secure. The vote was: Fo
Chinese immigration. 1888; Against Chimes
immigration, 154, $685. Voters who did no
express any wish OH the subject, 1884
The managers of Republican virtue in Gin
cinnati-the conductors of the moral re
forni-are getting impatient over the per
formance. or rather lack of performance, o
the Hamilton County delegation in tn
Legislature. In the matter of the polio
reorganization. for instance, there is no
that prompt obedience to the orders of tn
party machinists that was expected. Sew
eral of the members evidently entertain
the idea that they were elected on accoun
of their fitness for public duty, not merel
to obey orders of party managers. The
hold back from the scheme to give Mayo
Jacob complete control of the polio
with all otstnacy which has made til
self constituted ''truly good' people de.
perate.
The Gazette says Although the lates
dispatches from Maine last night reporte
every thing perfectly quiet in Augusta, til
situation there is still complicated. Til
questions prepared by the Fusion Legisls
ture to be presented to the court have bee
given the Chief Justice, and as that bod
has already very fully covered the groun
in its two recent decisions it will probabl
make short work of the questions now sui
mitted, and it would seem the fortbcumin
decision would definitely setlle the contrt
versy between the conflicting government
In the meantime, save for the few hotheat
among the Fusionists, that part
had pretty nearly concluded ths
their case was hopeless and will
out shadow Of legal excuse for bein.
Among the more temperate of that tactic
there are abundant symptoms OF speed
disintegration and an ending Of the di
graceful farce.-Our canvass of Republica
sentiment in Ohio, regarding the Republ
can nomination for the Presidency, is pra
tically completed. -Four or five reports "
to be printed will raise the number of re-
resentative party men interview ed to abor
four thousand. About eighty different l.
lalities have been heard from, with VIII,
result our readers are already pretty we
aware. A recapitulation of oil reports Du
lished up to to-day shows the following:
Sherman lo