The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-18
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
POLITICAL 7OPJCS ABLY DISCUSSED
BY LEARNED WRITERS.
About That surpIus-The Fourth virginia
district 80 Listen to Him - Mendacious
statesmanship- Republican Bulidozers-
Popular Intelligence.

ABOUT THAT SURPLUs.-Just now the
Republican organs are crying out that
there Is no surplus revenue and one OF
them even demonstrates that there Will
be q deficit.
That's bad for the Republican Senate
, Committee which recently brought for
ward bill 20 reduce the surplus. In
their rerort on this bill those eminent
, Republican Senators. Allison, Hiscock,
Sherman and Aldricb, say:
The demand for careful and thorough
revision of our revenue laws is impers
tive
, 1. To reduce the national revenues,
| which are now excessive.
And these Republicans boast that their
bill makes even larger reductions in rev.
enue than the Democratic Mills bill.
The brethren ought 10 try to agree on
some statement and then stick to 1t.
A dispatch from Washington gives the
official statement about the revenues and
expenditures by the Treasury Depart
ment From this 1t appears that the net
surplus revenues for the current year will
be one hundred and four millions. To
this great sum wrung needlessly from the
taxpayers must be added another sum OF
over ninety.four millions, which remains
over from previous years.-N. Y Herald.
THE FOURTH vIRGIsIA DrsTRrcr.-
Democratic prospects in the Fourth Con
gressional District have at no time In the
history Of the State been brighter than
now, and nothing in the future seems
better assured than the election OF Mr..
Venable. The whole district seems 10
be ablaZe with q commendable emulation
of the glorious results which Petersburg
heretofore the stronghold Of Republican
| ism In the district, achieved in the cleo
ton of last spring, and truly there is
ground for the faith that what was pos
sble here last spring is equally possible
in the whole district this fall.-lndex-
Appeal.
MAcKEYzIE's AD.-The leading physi-
clans of Germany, England and Ameri
ca condemn Sir Morell Mackenzie for the
eagerness with which he rushed into
print with his account OF the Illness OF
the Emperor Frederick. The only con-
ISOLATION he has is the thought of the
twenty or Thirty thousand dollars he will
make by his journalistic enterprise.-Ex-
change.
LISTEN TO HIN William III. Ayres, !
the big blanket manufacturer Of Pennsyl- |
vania, and present Democratic candidate
for Congress against Pig Iron Kelley,
boss protectonist, says: al have come |
before you to tell you as plainly as can |
why have consented TO become a can |
didate for Congress in what Is known as |
Judge Kelley's district. Il Is be ause
believe that the time for revision OF the |
tariff has come, and believe Il would re-
suit In the greatest good TO the greatest
number. Last year We imported over
$100,000 900 Of goods. Just think OF It
1t is so vast a sum that one can hardly |
conceive of il, and yet | believe that If
we had free raw materials a very large |
percen OF that S109,000,000 worth OF I
goods would have been made here. You
NAV ask IL this is so, why so many manu-
faciurers are opposed TO a revision OF the
tariff and the reelection OF President
Cleveland.
MENDAcIOUs CRAFTSMANSHIP. - Mr..
Biaines attempted rejoinderto Secretary
Fsirchild's speech amounts simply to
evasion backed by falsehood. The SecrC-
tary frankly explained his course in de
posting the money with the national
banks while there remained doubt as 10
his authority 10 make certain bond pur-
chases at a premium, and he showed that
The deposits were not Of great adyan-
tage to the banks, as Mr.. Blaine had
claimed. Blaine also asserted that the
Secretary had no authority of law for his
course, and ought to be impeached. In
reply to which Secretary Fairchild made
a crushing point 10y reading the statute
explici Y authorizing the action he had
taken.-N. y. Star.
REPUBLICAN BULLDosERs From the
latest adyices that have reached National
Democratic Headquarters the intimida-
ton of Democratic voters seems to be
progressing with a persisteney that
speaks of system and prearrangement.
The pay envelope devised by Chairman
Quay Of the Republican National Com
mittee. has entered on its second stage OF
evolution, and District Attorney Ridg
way of Brooklyn, who returned from
Troy Yesterday, told Star reporter OF
the way the firm of Wallenstein & Co. of
that city use them. They have out
gagged Quay himself" said Mr.. Ridgway,
"for they print on the envelopes in
which their mems pay is inclosed threats
that Democratic success means TO their
en-. ,loyes either pauper wages or no
work.-New York Star.
POPULAR ISTELLIG ESCE - There
might well be reason TO despair OF the
intelligence OF the American people If
they could not be convinced that such a
reform of the tariff as the Democrats pro-
pose would strengthen the productive
capacity Of the country by cheapening
the cost OF the raw materials of manu-
featuring and the Decessaries Of living.
Yet, shall the false outcries of the Re-
publican organs and orators be permitted
to obscure the record which speaks so
eloquently in behalf of the re election of
President Cleveland ?-Phila. Record
MAYOR HEWITT Mayor Hewitt's lei