The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-26
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METROPOLITAN P4PERS ON LIVE
TOPICS OF THE DAP.

The Big Joke on QUAY American Ships
QUAY Again-Pauper Labor-The Repub-
lJcan Boomerapg-femsieC Convention.
Democratic Reform, Etc.
Joke On SSYDER-Tbe laugh was Oh
the Republican mana GERS we sierdsy and
i, was thoroughly enjoyed in all the
places where politicians congreeated.
The arrest, Indictment and sentence Of
Republican repeater Gordon and the fact
that it would force Colonel Quay to hand
over 81 900 in cold cash TO Democrat
was choice morsel and people never
got tired discussing it.-N. \. Herald.
AMERICAN SnTps.-A correspondent,
whose interesting letter We print to-day,
raises several grave questions as to the
future of American ships and OF our for
eirn trade. The memory Of the famous
American clippers. which once flew the
Stars and Stripes in every great port OF
the world, has not faded, but the decs-
dence of our shipping goes on. 1t is a
melancholy fact, our correspondent says,
that the American ship Is thing Of the
past. But as long as our navigation and
high tariff laws, made ostensibly for the
protection Of Americans, remain as they
are, We can expect nothing better In the
future
But The sovereignty OF the seas is not
vet hopelessly beyond the reach o, the
Republic. If our present suicidal
policy of putting an excessively high
tariff on everything made abroad and
brought into the country were judicially
modified American capital might find
profitable investment. in ships built for
the ocean carrying trade.-New York
Herald.
We are glad to see that Senator Quay
is giving so much attention 10 the pre-
yention OF Democratic frauds in this
city. Here is the key TO the situation
New York Tribune.
Just so. And the "key" turned first
On two Republican repeaters, one of
whom was sentenced TO Sing Sing That
was indeed joke on Quay. Why should
the tribune be concerned only in the
prevention of democratic frauds y Are
not all election frauds despicable and
dangerous Is Republican rascality in
ocuousy Hunt all the fraudulent voters
down New York World.
PAurER LABoR.-"John Wanamaker,
Berlin, C., Kur Str. 10" is not the ad-
dress 10 which Senator Quay forwards
his applications for money TO promote
the interests Of American labor. Those
are communicated to John Wanamaker,
either in person or at Chestnut, Market
and Thirteenth streets, Philadelphia.
Penn, L. s. A." Bu. the Wanamaker is
the same in both cases. 10 Germany he
is the employer Of 'pauper labor in the
manufacture Of ladies aud childrens
wear and jersey jackets. In Philadelphia
and New York he is the champion OF
prote ction to American labor against the
labor he employs in Germany. He is
also an importer of that trimmings
and has Just succeeded In getting the
ruling of Democratic Secretary of the
Treasury that he ought to pay so per
cent duty on silks for this purpose over
ruled by the courts, and decision that
he need pay but 20 per cent. He will buy
very little american silk under this deci-
sion.-New York Times.
REPUBLICAN BooMERANG. - Colonel
Quay, Republican National Boss, as
sumed the virtIous statesman and offer
ed big rewards for the detection Of dis
honest voters. The Times says yestcr-
day III these rewards had been claimed
for the detection of persons obtaining a
fraudulent registration in order to vote
for Cleveland, skeptical men would have
denied that Colonel Quay had any inter.
est in the purity of the ballot. and would
have pointed out that his work as mis-
sionary of political purity was exactly in
the line of his work as chairman OF the
Republican Committee Ii must be
especially gratifying to him TO be enabled
TO Confute these critics by promptly pay
ing over the 50 900 10 the detective who
has secur, d the conviction Of repeater
of Colonel Qusy's own party who, If he
had not been detected and imprisoned,
would be prepared TO cast no less than
four Republican votes.
HANGING Our THEIR SIGs.-The one
hundred and foriy-six ladies, with Mrs.
Foster Iowa at their head, who with |
drew Yesterday from the Women's Chris |
tian Temperance Union because Mrs.
Fosters resolution indorsing the Repu0- I
lican party as the only party Of princi'
pie, purity and goodness 10 the land. was
not adopted, have proved by their acts
that they are more the friends of the G. /
o. p than they are Of lempcrance.-N. |
Y. Star .HH#t
A SPECIMES REFORM Secretary Villas /.
has completed the estimates for the ex-'
pensts of the various bureaus and offices
OF the Interior Department for the year |
beginning July 1, 1889. Compared with (
the appropriation for the current year
there Is reduction in the otal amount /
of S5l7,797 Of This is rather remarka-
BILE exhibit, for It is customary in the
executive departments OF the Government
10 swell the estimates each succeeding /
year, regardless of existing sppropria
tons Washington dispatch TO the New
York Times.
THE FATE or FoLLY.-Referring 10 /
Blaine's hatred of the South the Balti- 4
more San says at is significant in this I
connection to recall the fact that the i'll |
luck which has attended Mr.. Blaine has !
been the common fate OF nearly every /
other prominent Republican who has