The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-09
CREAM OF TIE PRESs,
BRIO ut IDEAS or THE DAY FhOA
The BRIGHTEST MEN.

Republicans on the Participating the
Campaign-senator Edmunds-Is Blaine
the Proprietor and Manager p Mug
wump Tariff BouIanger.
/ In the matter Of the tariff the Repubii-
can leaders In Congress seem TO have sub
stituted the cowardice OF heir fears ior
the courage OF their convictions. Inc
position they have assumed is not only a
confession of political weakness, which
| is rapidly bringing ridicule on the party
but ia undeniable evidence that when
party ambition conflicts with the obliga-
( lions of patriotism they are quick 10 pre-.
fer their party 10 their country-N !.
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DISPATCH FROM WASHINGTON. - a
number Of Western Republicans urge
strongly that their party shall prepare
and offer Republican bill for tariff re-
vision as a substitute for the Mills bill
This work would, of course, have 10 be
done by the Republican members OF The
WAYS and Means Committee, who are
Mcssrs. Kelley, Reed and Mckinley,
Eastern mentor Ohio stands with the
East on this question: and Browne and
Burrows from the West
Ness. Kelley, Reed and Mckinley re-
fuse TO oblige their Western friends with
Republican bill. They do not want
any tariff reform legislation.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.-A month
hence the presidential campaign will be
formally opened by the unanimous re-
nomination of Mr. Cleveland by the DEM
ocratic National Convention.
This result, which the World declared
to be inevitable on the morning alter the
Democratic victory in this state last
November, has now become not only the
logic of the situation, bat desirable AS a
matter of principle. The issue in me
campaign is TO be Tariff Reform, and II
is natural that the representative OF the
Democratic policy who boldly forced
The issue should be the standard bearer OF
his party.-N Y. World.
Chairman Edmunds, Of the Senate Ju'
dietary Committee, to which the noIni.
nation of Melville W. Fuller as ChIet
Justice was referred week $50 ye'ler
day. Is quoted as being in favor OF
changing up" the nomination until alter
the November election, In the hope that
Republican President may have an oppor-
tunity to fill the vacancy. This is said 10
be considered good politics" by Mr.. hd'
munds Mr.. Evarts, and Others OF the
Judiciary Committee. -Etchdh9e
BLAINE's GANG.-ln IN article review
ing what NAV be called the kuklux or
terrorizing tactics of the Blaine managers,
the EceHiag Post, after pointing out the
various threats made by these men that
any other candidate than their own VIII DE
"knifed" at the polls, asks Is the Re-
publican party ready to confess that the
party has sunk to be nothing but per-
sonal organization :" And II adds The
Developments of the next Elk weeks will
answer this question" In a sense we
suppose that 1t is true that the develop
menis of the next six weeks Will answer
the question. That Is to say, they Will
show whether the Republican party has
enough courage and self-respect and ef-
fective purpose left to disregard the
threats of the Blaine gang, and to name
some one else as its candidate, d. spite
the danger of being knifed.-N. T. Tunes.
The New York Sun has an elabora tie
dialogue on politics. The idea is to
illustrate that the Democracy cannot
please itself on The tariff reiom issue
this year
TAKE NOTICE.
I'VE hereby inform the Democratic
partv that our pecuniary interests and
the prosperity OF ourselves and the many
| hundreds of thousands OF working men
whom We employ, make it absolutely i'm
possible for us to support any legis alive
measure which threatens the integrity OF
the protective policy; and should the
| Democratic party insist on committing
! itself TO such measure, we shall look
out for ourselves and lei the rest OF the
Democratic party look out for itself.
[Signed. NEW YORK.
"NEw JERSEY.
"CoNNECTICUT."
Mr.. Virginia "Mr. Chairman, think
| that no member present Will be inclined
to hasiy decision Of the question now
before us, especially after the document
we have iust heard read. | move, sir,
that no vote be taken upon this question
until after the election.
In General Bouanger's new book there
is one statement which may we'll startle
the civilized world. He holds that the
army In France should have voice in
determining the issue of peace or war.
If this theory were carried out ii would
certainly mean war. The soldiers OF such
an establishment as the great military az
gregation of France would vote for an
appeal to arms if they had no other rea-
SON than to maintain their own reputa-
ton for courage
TIE TRIBUNE's lDEA.-How did these
Democratic politicians come 10 be copper.
heads The habit of licking the boots
of Southern masters accounts for some
thing, But they needed support then, as
they do now. lgnominious and con.
iemplible, every one of them would have
been during the war, and would have re-.
manned to this day, If the Democratic
party had ever been loyal at heart, as it
pretends to be.