The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-03
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The Situation Colonel Dudley's Denial
why should We Change Blaine on
Bayard-The Lions Taii-Indians-Levi
+. Morton.
THE SITUATION There are 401 votes
in the electoral college, hence POI votes
are necessary 10 an election.
The Democrats this year have no ap-
parent reason to anticipate the loss OF a
single 80. called Southern State. The
Republicans profess 10 he confident OF
their ability to retain all the States which
voted for Blaine in 1884 This confidence
may be justifable but unquestionably
there Is better cause TO anticipate a
change in some of'these than a break in
the Southern phalanx.-N. Y. World.
COLONEL DUDLEY's DENIAL. Colonel
Dudley has not yet made It very clear
that he did not write the letter giving di-
rections as to how to buy up the Indiana
floating vote He has declared he will
sue the two New York papers that first
published the letter, and that he will sue
every other paper In the country that
copies 1t.
This would be rather stupendous un-
dertaking since the letter has been pub
lished from one end of the country to
the other. And isn't II little strange
that a political manipulation who has had
so many rough experiences as Colonel
Dudley should just talk about suing peo-
pie for lbel.-W Washington Post.
Why SHOULD We CHANGE The Bal
timOre San explains as follows that we
should not. "Mr. Cleveland's administra-
lion hes been distinguished by the intro
duction and enforcement OF useful re-
forms in The Federal Civil Service; by
the expulsion of wrongful claimants from
50 ,000, 900 acres OF public lands; by the in
PRODUCTION OF economy and efficiency in
the transaction Of public business by
the promotion of harmony between the
sections, and by a conservative and yet
resoluie assertion Of the rights and inter
ests Of American citizens engaged beyond
our limits in pursuits Of pleasure or prof
| ii. So clearly have the people declared
their appreciation of Mr. Cieyeland's pol
| icy in regard to these matters that those
who would wish TO restore the old order
Of things would have had no Issue with
which to go before the country in the
present campaign but for the famous
message Of last December"
BLAINE on BAYARD.-Mr. Blaine said
| in his speech at Norwich, Conn: "Mr.
Bayards speech is devoted to the wicked
conspiracy of Republicans-they have all
taken that word Mr. Thurman has taken
that worl-the wicked conspiracy of
Republicans that entrapped Lord Sack
vile into writing the letter applause
and he calls down the wrath OF the coun-
try upon these most wicked conspirators
that got M the letter that Lord sackville
answered Now, | must say that Mr.
Bayard puts himself in a very peculiar
position, because If there were a wicked
conspiracy of leading Republicans to en-
trap Lord Sackville into writing an i'm
prudent letter these conspiratOrs ought
to have been punished, bu, instead Of
that he Furnishes Lord Sackyille."
The LIoN's TAIL The 81. James Ga
ze.te SAYS that if the American eagle
wants TO screech, Jet It screech. and adds
ut will be, on the whole, most credil-
able TO English good sense and good TEN
per If Mr. Bayards insoleDce is treated
in that fashion The British lion is not
required 10 roar We cannot very well
exact reparaiion for the undoubted insult
inflicted on US as Lord Sackville has put
himself technically In the wrong by his
unluckv blunder, and We cannot easily
take up MS quarrel We are not exactly
prepared 10 send ironclads 20 Long IS
land because Mr. Bayard has done a
thing which he perhaps had a right to do
in way outrageously offensive Had
our Ambassador been in the right, il
would have been a different matter"
lSDfAYA.-The calculations made by
the indianapolis Ncrs, the home organ
OF General Harrison, seem TO rs 10 be
practically equivalent 10 giving up the
State of Indiana 10 the Democrats. It
admits that there are more Tariff reform
Republicans than protection Democrats
in The State, and that there viii be On in
crease in the Prohibition vote, while 70
per cent. of the working men in the IN
dustrial organizations will vote the Dem
ocTatic ticket.-N. Y. Times.
LEVI 7. MoRToy.-The TrJuaGs re-
marks concerning an undiscoyerable rOor-
bach about something that Sir. Levi I.
Morton did or failed to do during the
war prove that ii has not forgotten him.
Now, will the Trijilnc ascertain from Mr..
Morton what are the intentions Of the
new English Salt Trust with respect 10
the salt makers OF Michigan, and whether
Mr.. Blaine's suggestions that II would
unite with those salt makers in creating
an international Salt Trust FOX the OPP
preston OF American consumers was
warranted by the facts
Colonel William W. Dudley hiss taken
a header until after election. lie need
10. expect 10 bob up sefenely then, how
ever.
Divide the loaiers into blocks Of i've,