The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-19
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
cRLspY PARAGRAPHS From THE
LEADING JOURNALS.
North Carolina Failures -Debauching the
HaIlot-southcrn Opinions-T The Same
ma storv-ColIege Education for Wo-
- O,ick or the Dead.


men-Ouick or the Dead.
NoRru CAROLINA FAILURES The MI.
merous and extensive failures al Dur.
ham NC. announced yesterday, afford
only ,air sample Of the straitened hnsn'
ciai condition to which the South has
been reduced by tariff system which
comoels her TO sell in the cheapest and
INV In the dearest markets, and by which
hundreds OF millions Of the money ex'
acted from her by that system, ana that
sbould be again put in circulation, are
held in The Treasury, TO be eApenoel 10
pensioning not only every man whose
name was ever on the rolls of the army
but every relative OF every such man
Alexandria Gazette.
| DFBAUcHsrG THE BALLoT.-Dut there
is another feature Of this lavish use of
money in politics that has been steadily
growing until ii has become absolutely
annallinp. II ia an oren secret that Vice
PRESIDENT elect Morton contributed
$3.50. DOC as the price be proposed 10 pay
for the second political honor OF the Re-
public. In fact, he was nominated solely
because he was known to be able and
willing TO contribute that sum or more 10
the campaign corruption fund. lie was
selected in accord with the advice OF
Senator ingalls,, who suggested that q
GOOD man be taken for President with
some fellow like Phelps or Morton Tor
the second place who would bank the
marty in the fight Miller, the defeated
candidate for Governor in New YORK
has grown rich from his paper pulp mo-
nopOiy. and he added 100000 20 the
fund. while every channel OF business
throughout the country was importuned
time and again until millions OF money
were collected by both sides for the well
known purpose of debauching the ballot.
Philadelphia Times.
SOUTHERN OPISIoSs.-Whst shall we
do2 There is but one answer 10 this
question. Draw the Democratic lines all
The closer, and against internal division
or external pressure keep the party ranks
unbroken. Let Democrats stand to-
getber. and four years from nov we will
be restored to power.-Atlanta Constltu-
ton.
President Harrison can relieve the
Southern people Of a burden OF appre-
hension by announcing in his inaugural
address that he will not pursue policy
calculated to breed race troubles, and tina.
he recognizes that the race problem can
be solved more readily by the Southern
people themselves, and wilhou, outside
interference. Savannah News.
We bespeak for Southern men alive 10
the interest of their section and its grest
possibilities fair and manly reception
of the administration 10 be inauguraltd
by General Harrison Macon News.
What the Republican policy toward
the South will be is, OF course, very I'M
certain. 1t is possible that 1t may be di-
rec,ed toward dividing the white vote
rather than toward keeping the negro
vote solid The latter policy, pursued
for twenty five years, has deprived the
party of all power 10 the South The
solid negro vote has been a source Of
weakness instead of strength, because IL
forced all white men into opposition
Macon Telegraph.
THE SANE OLD SToRY.-The shut
down contemplated by the coal operators
in the Monongahela district, whereby
4 900 miners will be thrown out OF en-
ployment at the very beginning OF win
ter, is but the repetition OF an old story.
Ii is not because coal is too plentiful
that the mines are closed. An artificial
scarcity is regularly created by the coal
ring i'm order 10 maintain prices" All
the coal mined could be sold at a fair
profit If all who need fuel could afford TO
buy what they want. But the operators
coulfnot then make large fortunes each
year" by an arbitrary increase OF the
price
This is tie way OF trusts and other
combinations They first secure control
OF the market, then "restriCJ production
and then advance the price Meanwhile
the protected working men are re
NOR elessly thrown into enforced idle
ness because the monopoly decides to
"pu, The screws on the consumers.
How do the good people relish the
prospect Of -four years more OF this
sort of thing IN. y. World.
CoLIaGE FDUCATION FOR WOMEN
The problem of admitting women TO the
advantages OF the courses of instruction
afforded by orr leading colleges seems
! likely 10 be solved by what may lie GALE d
the "annex" system. The Trustees OF
Columbia College, who have had this
problem forced upon their attention for
several years, have finally determined 10
establish an annex" The plan has been
10 operation at Harvard University for
several years, though the initiaiory &C.
ton was not taken by the authorities OF
the university themselves. 1t originated
with an outside organization, composed
partly OF women and partly Of men,
known as the Society for the Collegiate
Instruction Cor Women, Which still has
Official direction of the Harvard An
mex. IN. \. Times
QUICK OR THE DEAD A New York
paper, in criiicising an English publish
ers attempt to boom the Quick or The
Dead, SAYS that III can hardly be sup
posed that this ridiculous trash has APP
peaed TO the readers Of the cheapest pa
pels in England. II is too ambitious and
pfetentious for that, and its essential
vulgarity is rObed in too unusual English.
But ii Il has an enormous sale among
those for whom the Saturday R6oieio criii-
cises its style, what must be said Of the
taste, 10 say nothing OF the morals, of
! that classY II WOuld seem that Mr. any