The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-08

Prince Bismarck In the Ke1chstag yestef-
dav smack too much of the utterauces OF
the shrewd and subtle diplomatist TO be
reassuring. They will not be likely to
allay either the apprehensions OF the
French people OF retard the hasty forma-
ton of "A Franco Russian coalition. His
declaration that he can perceive no cause
or preiext for a European war, while at
the same time he believes that the con
centraton of troops on the Russian from
tier is an indication that tie Cabinet of
the Gar intends 10 make Russia's voice
heard at the next European crisis, il
paradoxical. Butte. Herald.
Presiding Officer ingalls, denies that he
made any pledges or was under any obi
cations 10 the Democratic members OF the
Senate with respect to the selection OF
the special Pacific Railroad Committee
He used his own Judgment in the matter,
and is informed that he has created
"a strong, safe and conservative body"
that will properly care for the Govern
mcnt's interests. But The fact that Mr.
ingalls, disappointed the majority of the
Democratic members of the Senate as
we'll as the public at large by his appoint
ments indicates that he was previously
misinformed when he was told that the
Committee was regarded as satisfactory
1t has been remarked that Mr.. ingalls,
might as well have placed Stanford him
self on the Committee as Hearst. With
out partcularizing further, it may be
said that little confidence is felt In the
majority of the body, and that the dis.
satisfaction expressed by Mr.. Beck and
Others is an exponent of it.-N y
lTorld.
The announcement Of Mr. Henry
George that he Is for Cleveland and will
make no further attempt to injure the
Democratic party, would have more sig
nificance and arouse more enthusiasm
were not Mr. George himself disap-
pointed candidate for everything from
the mayOrality up to the presidency
The Democratic party has demonstra
ted very plainly that it can get along
without Mr. George. II has won back to
it, ranks majority of the votes which
Mr. Georges pausibility once alienated
from it, 1t has handled Mr. Georges So
cialislic theories without gloves II has
held his anti.poyerty crusade up to
the scorn of the intelligent wOrkingman.
1t has dubbed him sophisticated
dreamer, and has exposed and defeated
Lis political intrigues with the Blaine
and Plat machines.-N. Y. star.
Referring to Senator Palmer's views
of restricting immigration, the New York
Sun says:
1T appears from these statistics that
of the $4,000, 900 of immigrants received
here since the establishment Of the Gov
ernment, nearly 60 per cent. have landed
since January /, 1865, and nearly one
quarter since January l, 1881, or during
the last seven years. In 1880 the foreign
born population numbered 6,67S 943, or
between one seventh and one-eighth of
the whole, and now Senator Palmer es-
Inmates il at 100000, or one-six,b.
This great increase in immigration du-
ring recent years Of course furnishes the
chief explanation of the present agita-
ton in favor of restrictive measures, so
that already four or five bills relating to
the subject besides that of Senator Pal
mer, have been introduced into Congress.
The demand for some check to this in-
pouring of foreigners, Of course, obtains
it, incentive in part from dread Of i'm
ported communism and anarchism but
its handspring is the disquet OF the
working men because of such steady and
enormous additions to the supply OF
labor"
At the Chickering Hall meeting last
night expression was given to what seems
TO be a very general demand in this city
for the enactment Of high license law
for the restriction of the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors That demand comes
from people of all classes and all political
parties. 1t is hard to conceive of oppo-
stion to it coming from any worthy
motive The only expression of opposi-
ton thus far openly made has come from
the makers and vendors of Intoxicating
liquors themselves.-N !. Times
The riOtous strikers at Shenandoah, it
cans With scarcely an exception, ac-
cording to all accounts, they are Poles
or Hungarians, who have not been in
this country long enough to comprehend
American freedom, or their obligations
as citizens. They have been earning
large wages AT times, and at other times
small wages, according as the mines
were fully or not fully at work Like a
great many other men in every occupa
ton, they do not possess the intelligence
and the disciplined thrift and self.re-
straint to moderate their expenditures at
times when they are getting large wages
so as TO save something against times of
need-N Y. Tribune.
The change in the rules contemplated
will not cut off tariff discussion, as
claimed by the protection newspapers.
The change agreed upon by the
Committee on Rules is simply
to expedite general discussion. The
tariff bill will first be considered In
the Committee of the Whole, section By
section, and under the new rule it will be
brought up in the House and ample time
afforded for the speeches OF the states
men
Under the present rule the Committee
of the Whole is constantly rising and re-