The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-20
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
SUNDAYS BRIGHT THOU0HTS FRO4
ALL SOURCES.

The Tories and Their Dimculty-Snesp
Foreign Books-Ths Mackere, Treaty.
General sheridan's rthplsce-High IL
cense Tax-Ths Reading Investigation.
1t was Southwark that led the Tory
Government OF Disraeli to its doom In
1880. The same district points to the
fate that awaits Salisbury 80 soon a. the
electors get chance at the present Ira
COON Parliament Ia 1880 the district
returned a Tory member, when the Lib
erals were supposed 10 be invinclble.
This result led Disraeli to believe That ne
had the country with him In his adven-
iurous lingo policy, and he forthwith
dissolved Parliament. But The ensuing
election proved crushing surprise.
The Liberals came into power with
over hundred majority, and few
months later Lord Beaconsfield died OF
chagrin The Tories hold nearly all
the London districts-twenty or more
but there are a half dozen which In ordi-
nary elections arc sure for the Liberals.
Southwark is one Of them but the Gig.
nificance OF Thursdays result there Is
that the new member is elected by an In
crease of nearly 1900 votes Great cities
all the world over are Liberal, but Lon
don is held in the Tory ranks by the
anomalous condition Of the British ballot
laws, which give man vote Wherever
he has property. Thus all the aristo-
cratic families who live In the country
have The right 10 vote in London, Scot
land and Wales, or Ireland for that mat
ter-N. J. Star.
To facilitate the dissemination oil news
Congress reduced the postage on newspa.
pers sent TO subscribers to the nominal
rate of one cent per pound-transient
newspapers to pay four cents and books
eight cents. TO evadc the law certain
publishers who reprint foreign books
! issue two or three a week and number
and date the covers, pretending they are
"periodicals" entitled to the one-cent
rate. and have their claim allowed by the
Postoif1ce Department.
The author or publisher of an Amer.
can book must pay eight cents per pound
unless he writes or buys two or three a
week. which is impossible. The publisher
of reprints, protected by this discrimina-
ton i'm postage, has flooded the market
with stolen goods at prices leaving less
than the difference in postage, for profit.
N. Y World
The Government organs in Montreal
positively deny that the Fisheries Treaty
as agreed on by the Commission is OF the
character indicated by the ouigivings
from our State Department. They say
that nothing has been conceded which
has sacrificed Canadian interests In any
manner. Well, nobody here wants any
Canadian sacrifices" but We do want
fair play for our fishermen. If the treaty
does not secure that beyond any perad-
venture. and secure from any Canadian
trckery, it might as well be thrown into
the Bay of Fundy as offered to our peo'
pie Exchange.
McCabe insists that General Sheridan
was born in county Cavan, Ireland. lie
is certain of this because he remembers
playing with him as boy one day. and
recalls the fact that he had on new suit
of corduroy, and was very proud OF it.
Oh no where are are you now The
mother says Ohio the General SAYS New
York the cousin says Ireland. We don't
forget that seven cities laid forcible
hands on Homer. neither do we wonder
that three envious localities are quarrel
| ling cbOut Sheridan.
It's a milestone, but we shall see
through it yet. In the meantime we oher
the General our congratulations.-N !.
Herdd
Referring to the proposed high license
bill before the Maryland Legislature, the
Baltimore Herald says:
while It's provisions would be equally
beneficial to every county in Maryland
where prohibition does not prevail, its
results would be especially saIutary to
the city Of Baltimore. Her municipal
taxation is already heavy. Citizens,
however, are reconcied to this because
they recognize the honest endeayor OF
an economical administration. But be
sides the annual cost of about S4,6OO,OOO
to pay municipal expenses, there are nu-
merous public improvements that the in
terests of the city render imperative.
n0OuDteuly lnlS VIII inCieasc ,nAa'oH'
and wisdom, justice and regard Tor the
rights of the citizen equitably demand
that every proper source OF revenue shall
be exhausted before this taxation is made
more burdensome."
The New York Tribans says OF the
Congressional Committee investigating
the strike, that THE Committee presents
the aspect of body of men who have Sc
cured to themselves a license from the
Government to descend upon Wall street
| in conspiracy with the worst elements 1t
contains. The sessions of the Committee
had not been an hour in progress when
the mask was cast aside, and the stock
speculation stood revealed. II was no
longer question of the strike In the
mining regions, but Of strike in the
stock market in New York"
If New Hampshire's ridiculous Sens.
tor, Henry w Blair, were not wrapped
in this triple brass plating of all inordi-
nate self-conceit, he would be- penetrated
with the conviction that, in his last
speech on his abominable bill, he made a
display of Stiffness and asininity never
euualled in any legislative body, and