The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-04
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
ERyGHTFSr THOTGHTS FROM FROM
IyENT JOURNALS.

fNFNT JDfKH1LS.
Tie National republican PlatfOrm-Gone
+. Canada-Dr. McGIynn-Tnx on sugar
The Great Piit,bnrg strik' And. rson
Knows.
The National Republican platform de-
ciar.s for the exclusion Of the Chinese,
tor the Blair Till, for the abolition OF me
internal revenue, and against reduction
If the tariff on The neccssarirs OF lie
! bnt OF The two men ibe Republicans have
placed upon that platform, Mr.. Harrison
| /, on record as pronounced TREND o.
the Chinese, as al opponent OF the Dali
/ bill. as supporter oi The Internal reVc-
me system. at least, 10 use his ONn words
"f0- an indefnite future, and VIZ. Nor
ton. when in Congress, voted To put sail
ON The free list PiaidrlpAet Gdzeth
GosE TO CANADA "A special fI-na"I
from Atlanta to New York dated July "a
says: The president of the Norm 'lh'
Sa ings Bank, G. G. Nelson, has ned NJ
country. Saturday about noon MI Mel
son aid TO Nj. Anderson, his head c!oi'
and bookkeeper. that he intended 10 -
, to Salt Springs and spend Sunday, ami,
said Mr. Nelson, you had better 1nl'
work at j O'Clock h afternoon aai TAX
little resi- yOurstii
This surprised NJ. Anderson some
what. as il is his custom 10 work ever!
night until after 10 o'clock. However
he unt work Al g o'clock. This morning
Mt 1.30 O'Clock Mr.. Anderson was at TIL
bank and opened the combination safe Il
berin his days work. The safe wa
empty. Not cent Of money, not scrap
Of paper was in the vault. Jeweiry, sill
yer. coliatcrals, everything WAS gone. l.
flashed through The bookkeeper's mind
that Mr.. Nelson had gone to Canada.
DIR. McGLYNN'S LArEsT.-That pic
mresone statesman. DR.. McGlynn, pro
poses a grand campaign against the land
/ lords in New York. Let twenty thousand
tenants. he suggests. simultaneously agree
not 10 pay rent The civil courts VIII be
unable so enforce payment, as the deter.
mination oftwenty thousand cases would
be impossible for months. EtchdHge.
SUGAR.-it is desirable to take the lah
off SUGAR. since it j. an article of HniyeT
sal consumntion and the Government
| does not need the revenue. But there l.
a wide misrepresentation as TO the natuf
Of the tax. The duty has much more L"
a revenue character than protective.
| Thorough free traders prefer to have the
tax continued since FIVE times or Her"
abouls as much sugar is imported as is
/ produced in the country. And this has
/ been 50 long the case that the protective
! idea with respect 10 it Il practically dc
monsirated TO he failure. II Is mo-
profitable to raise sugar in the United
/ States. and IL is high time that poor PEG
pie had ceased ga be taxed Ia sustain lb6
vain attempt -Ne,o York Horid.
The Poughkeepsie Ners expresses the
opinion that IF Abraham Lincoln couiG
walk the earth again, he would not recog-
nize the party of Mr.. Blaine and HI
| friends "a that organization which he
! loved" \ Democratic paper presumine
/ 10 speak for Abraham Lincoln There
must he brass enough in he cheek OF the
Macs to start a bell foundry TrttHHe.
p And the bells will toll the knell OF the
G. o. Pl
/ TIE GREAT rIrfsBuRG STRlKE.-lt
/ the great strike which has begun il
! Piltsburg ii l. reckoned that about eighty
large IRON establishments will be closed
and not less than 1904 900 working mel
! thrown ont of employment. While theSt
working men are thus compelled TO fold
their arms in idleness, they will have
leisure to reflect on the blessings which
HE tariff confers on them and their FAM
lies The iron industries in which they
are employed have long enjoyed in the
highest degree the boosted protection Of
the American System" Yet under
This system certain industrial facts hayt
been developed which may well challenge
the earnest thought OF the Pitlsbure
working men in the present situation
ElchaHge
ASDERsON Knows Congressman An.
dersOn of The Eighth Iowa district said
a few days ago, with reference 10 the ac.
lion OF the Republican Convention III
Is this faiiure 10 treat Us iairly in thu
matter of the tariff, aud this constant
trucking To corporate power that i,
weakening the hold OF the Republican
party upon the sturdy citizens of the
Northwest " y Times.
We hope Richmond will celebrate the