The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-21
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Schemes TO Break the Solid south-Pro.
lection for Our Aotors-The Watermelon
Trust -CoBelayes Of Southern Repubii-
cans In Washington.
Let the Republicans succeed In build
ing up a strong organization In the South
upon the demand for protection and In
dividing the vote Of both races on that
question, so that the solidity Of the sec.
ton on the old political basis shall disap-
pear, and We shall see new alignment
in many Northern States also.-EX.
change
PROTECTION FOR AcToRs-"Proteci
our actors r A catching cry, no doubt,
and telling drgumsHtuns I'D h0minem
Yet Art has no frontiers" IS good cry
too II used to be thought an axiom.
The HeraG has no particular interest
in the quarrel, but a good deal in the dis
cussion 1t places itself In the stalls
with The public Fence away, gentlemen.
Fire your shot. slim your arguments,
charge and cOuntercharge. When you
are tired the public will be the arbtef,
not Mr.. BlackmOre or Mr.. Barrett.
If the public wants foreign companies,
depend upon il the public will have them.
II native talent suits It's purpose the
foreigners will have TO scuitle.-New
York Herald.
To BREAK THE SOLID SoUTH.-lt Is TO
be hoped that the movement represented
by the Alabama and Georgia delegation
thae visited General Harrison on Tues
day will be successful. It's object is 10
build up political organization In the
/ South in general harmony with the in
coming National Administration and
1 thereby to dissolve the solidiiy Of that
section. Nothing could be more bench
/ cal to the South aud to the country at
/ large than the success of such u move
.ment, and the means proposed Tor ELECT
/ ing 1t are very promising So far as the
/ part TO be taken by the new President is
concerned, he is simply asked to select
/ for appointment TO Federal offices IN the
/ Southern States "Repubicans who com
mand the confidence and respect OF the
communities IN which they live. - New
/ York Times.
A MODEL TRUsT.-A watermelon
/ Trust" 10 become operative next sum
mer. has been organized by the planters
I in the mel0n-grOwing region Of the
/ South The ancient Atbenians, 1t is
/ said, used 10 spend All their time hunting
/ for novelties; but their methods have
/ been improved upon in this age, when
/ people search high and low in every
| quarter Of land and sea 10 find some
: piece OF curious deyilment which they
may DO -Philadelphia Record.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANs.-Th The meet
ing of Southern Republican Congress
men which took place in Washington on
I Tuesday night was not brilliant sue.
cess. The fact that the concealed prr
pose OF the gathering was the endorse
ment Of General Malone for Cabinet
position was enough Of itself to stamp il
with failure. General Malone Is not the
sort of man whom any pariv, North OF
South, can afford to endorse for an office
requiring the highes, qualities Of states
manship 4 political boss whose methods
I'm The past have risen little above The arts
Of liickery, violence, and terrorism Is not
the individual upon whose brow the leu
rels Of party honor can be appropriately
wreathed Baltimore Herald.
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THE SUAKIA AFFAIR.--Is the question
Of retaining Suakin, complicated rs this
may prove to be with the fate Of Stanley
and Emin, likely to rupture the tnionist
/ ...fitf,p and ovarthror tho GqIi1lury