Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-24

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Some little opposition crops out here and there to
TIE adoption OF more uniform standards OF time by
tn Railways Oh thc oountry,- ful and interesting
acgoUnt OF which viii be found In another part OF
to-day p3pef-but the probability Is that the pro-
posed plan viii be accepted and promptly put into
Use beth by the railways and the general public,
and without serious friction. This is It should
b.. The advantages OF a slInpiIfied system are
many and obvious, while the objections TO it are
neither weighty nor permanent In character.
Whether not the standard OF time fixed for this
bn:J seetion VIII be adopted for local purposes In
Washington remains 10 be seen; but manilestIy it
ought 20 be- OF course there are reasons why every
c' would prefer to hold TO its true time, and it is
likely nat HDTe exist in the case OF Washington
t,t, l.! that OF any other city that could he named
Tie TclSons are, however, In the main sentimental
rather than practical In their character; and as
this Is pre-eminently utilitarian age, sentiment
must give way 10 convenience and necessity. All
The great movements OF life are regulated and
trOei nowadays by steam and electricity, and per-
spnai preferences and considerations OF O local
nature cannot stand in the way of these powerful
AMI exacting agencies Besides. far as Washing
Sight that neither confusion nor tncon-
venence would be likely to be felt in the
adoption of the new standard.
While upon the subJect,it may be remarkedth that
Il Is somewhat surprising that the convention OF
railway authorities which concluded to adopt the
time system did not go step farther in the
direction OF progress, and recommend also the
adjustment OF the \. VI. and p NJ. divisions of the
day, and the carrying OF the hour figures the
clock Gial up to D. The adoption of this simpler
method would diminish risk and trouble in the
running of trains and be real convenience, when
oace fairly established in private life. 1t would be
81 little awkward 1T first, but its advantages would
soon become plain that people would wonder
why Ii had lot been adopted long before.
Butler is meeting with head winds just in
his race for the gogernOTsbip. He finds active
and fearless opponent In Robinson, who matches
him speech for speech on the stump, and he is SUI
1ering from the side fire OF members of his own
party The '.oId-line demOcrats,' representing a
Small but respectable and influential faction, are
out in savage denunciatiOD OF the '1old man.,
They charge him with INSCRIPTIONS and selfish
ambition. treachery and knavery. and urge all dem
ocTatS 10 vote against him. II Mr.. ABBOTT follows
fr. Prince in declining the second place the
Ticket now probable this will still fuTt her
enbarrass The cause. Then Butler has been caught
in an absurd Inconsistency, for him. which
exposes his demagOguery plainly that all must
take note of It Lately he has posed as the friend
OF the se.faring by advocating the vetoed
Tlyer and hlrbOr BILL and censuring Robinson for
his opposition 10 the same. Now il appears that in
his letter Of acceptance last year he commended
the president for yetoing the bill and denounced
1ilo5i members OF Congress who had voted for it.
II i understood that the propretors OF the lead
Ing daily New YORK papers would be glad TO have a
conference, at which il would be unanimously
agreed 20 back to the prices for their respective
ale haEor Iato
Guction but the trouble is that each party in inter-
est Is afraid 10 make the first in that direction
They don't seem 10 understand Yet what brought
about t.e break but they an agree that II they had
known as much then as they do now what has hap
penesi would never have occurred. II seems to be
caseof paving a very high price for experience that
can't be used after having been bought
District Attorney Corkhin has struck ont boldly
fof justice and protection to the widows and
orphans of soldiers against the sHindin- of bogus
ami dishonest pension agents. He writes 10 the
Secretary OF the Interior 10 say that he has IN
formation or meanneSS and raScality which. in
some cases. Is heartrenfiDg. and asks that the
Pension Office detail one OF it's examines to in
vestigale the cases before him with view of pre-
senting them to the grand jury for action if they
appear 10 be well founded IL is 20 be hoped that
vigorous prosecution will be made OF I'll cases
Winch call for such action.
steel industries there in fair state OF prosperity,
with prospect Of steady work through the winter
Some depression exists in the trade but not enough
10 cause alarm. and the new tariff seems 10 be
working smoothly.
The New York SINS platform for the next presi-
Dental campaign is very good far as it goes but
Is hardly wide enough. It ought to add to its
single plank OF Turn the RascalS Out" another
bh1ied Put No Ra5cals In" third plank with the
legend NO Official AbsenteeiSnH well burned into
1t would also be likely to capture good many
votes
The more light there is thrown on the subject the
more universal the demand that the Arctic en-
ploratton nonsense shall cease. What sense is
there IN sacrificing valuable lives and suuandering
the money OF the people for that which can be OF
no possible use. in any point OF view, even if at
t;tincde
The stock market gives Indications OF returning
strength The bears have had IL all their own way
for long time and. See-S.Iw Is the lie OF trade
il van street, the brokers are now showing an in
chnttion 10 push stocks up again. Mr. keene for
hsi anC7e, who has been leading bear for a year Or
more. Is reported 10 have out within a day or
Two as heavy buyer, taking the ground that
stocks have touched bottom, and are ROW going up.
His reasons for this change OF tactics are that In
his opinion, trade is In good and growing condi-
lion. and the railroads are making money One re-
suit OF this conversion OF bears into bulls must be
arcor,iing TO Mr.. Vanderbilt, a marked increase In
the manly beauty OF Wall street brokers' It VIII
ls remembered that that famous millionaire