The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-05

organization that has been maintained
through right and wrong until it is des-
potic and resisted appeals in behalf of
| famous man in whose honorable celebrity
all patriots must have sympathy-and
there is reason to believe that they we're
only cheated out of the possession Of the
Convention. which they had fairly earned.
by desperate trickery. The indications are
that if Blaine had fought Cameron to the
bitter end he might have control Of the Con-
vention. He was Over-shrewd in not doing
it, II lie had carried the State he would
have gained much more than he can ac-
quire through Cameron's .complacencv
when Grant is gone. The lesson of tnis
Pennyslvania struggle to the studious and.
calculating politician is, in the shortest and
plainest terms, that Grant will not do.
Clearly enough, his boom isn't one that has
staying qualities-There is report that
the Emperor Of Russia has become luna
tic. 1t may not be true, but it would not
be surprising were it 70. Insanity has not
been uncommon in the R0manof family,
and the condition of affairs in Russia has
been favorable to the development of the
malady in the present Emperor.-1t
is not in accordance with Uncle
Sammy Tlden's tactics to come to the
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band, but anybody Who imagines that
Uncle Sammy is asleep is mistaken. There
may be no bureau in operation, but there
is good deal OF quiet talk in an under
tone that means "management."-The re-
port that the prompt action of the French
Engineer M. De Lesseps in beginning the
work on an inter-oceanic canal across the
lsthmus of Darien has stirred up.the au-
thorities at Washington, till it has become
burning question" whether we ought
not to 60 to war with France
in order to assert the right of
American control over every part of the
continent" needs confirmation. 1t would
be an immense stupidity to make a row
about that. Any time these twenty years
past the United States could have had the
privilege of constructing that canal. 1t
has fooled with its opportunities, and any
dog-in.t n.the-manger policy now would not be
tolerated By the civilized world,-The in
vesti .ation into stoves and old iron indi-
Gates that our School Trustees are either
wickedly negligent or that some of them
are guilty OF bribe-taking The half
smothered rumors which reach the ear
from time to time about the appointment
of teachers indicate that there are and have
been for some years persons in the Board
who take "fees" from teachers. A danger
ous class now virtually control the Cincin-
natl Public Schools. Some of them, more
over, are literally asking the historic ques-
ton of Boss Tweed: What are YOU going
to do about it?" 1t is time to call halt in
this sort of business. The voters of Gin
cinnati can do it only by electing fair and
competent men to the Board of Education.
The Enquirer SAYS: The action OF the
Pennsylvania Republican Convention yes
terday is almost decisive Of the nomination
of Gen. Grant at Chicago 1t certainly
makes unavailing the Presidential aspEa-
tions of John Sherman IN this year of our
Lord. 1t indicates that if Grant should
refuse to accept the nomination. or if tu-
ture political accidents, unforeseen. should
prevent his nomination, the mantle will
fall upon Blaine. 1t is Grant or Blaine.
Sherman is already nominated to be out.
Pennsylvania is not only commanding in
respect of business and political
influence and Electoral strength, but
in the Presidential contest of this
year, in the Republican party, Penn
sylvania assumes the attitude OF authority.
Tile State steps to the front. Pennsylvania
says: II am not Southern State that Can
not cast Republican Electoral vote. am
not NOTC0eTn OdLe CildL udS Ill luSlRnlu-
cant Electoral v0te to cast. l am not q
State whose Electoral vote is in serious
doubt. cast almost one-sixth of the Elec-
toral vote of the thirty-eight States l cast
this vote for the Republican party. Iclaim
the right to be heard. 1 propose to be
heard first. propose to cast my fifty-eight
votes for Grant" The fight made by Blaine
in the Pennsylvania Convention was
for second place; it was not a
vicious contest against Grant Blame
will fight vigorously against any
other man than Grant, as the friends of
Sherman in Ohio will learn. Blaine already
has notice that in John Sherman's own
State he (Blaine) has about one-fourth or
one-third of the Republican friendship. 1t
is not reported that any Republican In
Maine is in favor of John Sherman. Don
Cameron has again successfully tested his
power in Pennsylvania. The power of
Conkling in New York has recently been
proved. The Republican temper of those
two great States is known. The political
guide-board now points toward Grant as
the Republican nominee. Will it be Grant
| and Blaine?