The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-19
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
FLASHES or rho UGHT IN THE DAYS
EXCHd NOES.

by Popular vote-Two Big Brui-ers-Iord
Salisbury The French Republican,
American Administration HarrIson's
Cold Shoulder.
The POPULAR VoTE.-The PROPOSE
lions floating about TO elect the President
by popular majority or plurality are not
likely to be approved by the people The
fact that the present method locaizes the
effect Of fraud to the State in which II
occurs Is overlooked by the advocates of
the new plan II is Tins possible to
make the State returns final anu the
Federal Government need not 20 behind
them San Francisco Post
At last there is = prospect thai John J..
Sullivan and Jake Kilrain will come to-
gether in the 24-foot ring This will set at
rest all talk about the heavyweight match
making, and the sport-loving public will
anxiously wait 90 learn who is the better
man. But there are other stars IN the
fistic armament that must not be over
looked Dempsey wants 10 meet Mitch
ell Fallon is looking for McCailreY, Nc
Auliffe is after the scalp Of Hyams, Myers
or any other light weight Weir woulf
like TO tackle Warren, Murphy or any
body in bis class, and there are dozens Of
others looking for matches, glory and
gate money.-Sporting Times
TARIFF BILL-rhe Democratic zen.
ators are pursuing exactly the right
course in exposing the inequalities ana
opposing The injustice Of the Republican
tariff bill
Senator Mcpherson says that If there
were any prospec, Of an agree meut be-
tween the two Houses that would result
in the passage of a compromise measure
for the reduction Of taxation, he would
offer no opposition to the passage OF the
Senate bill.-Exchange.
Mr.. Riddlebergef of Virginia is fair
sample of the Republican leaders Of the
South Cleveland Plain Dealer.
LORD SALISBURY in q recent speech
Lord Salisbury, the British premier, de-
clared himself in favor Of woman suii-
rage. The alignment Of tory minister
with any movement looking 20 an exten
sion Of the franchise is a novel spectacle;
when the proposal is so revolutionary ia
its nature as this, an endorsement nom
such a source becomes a matter for pro
found asionishment. Since the adoption
Of the first reform measure abOlishinQ the
rotten boro Oh sysiem.-ForI WORM
Texas) Gazette.
The PANAMA BUBBLE.-lf any man on
this planet ever had free field that man
is De Lesseps. The people have given
him about three hundred million dollsrs
with which tc dig hat ditch. and il IS now
apparent that three hundred millions
more will not complete 1t. IL Is even
doubtful ii 1t could be completed a. any
price
The Nicaragua Canal, howeyer-weh,
that is quite another matter There Is
nothing visionary about it Clean hand
ed surveys and clear headed estimates
show that The project can be put through
in a reasonable time and at reasonable
cost-N. Y. Herald
THE FRENcn Acknowledgement
Borlanger says: Here and there, per
haps, in promiscuous France there are
little hame's, far oat of touch with The
spirit of the times, where some few
slOlid, simple minded peasants dream of
the day when the King viii come back
But these are anachronisms fast disap-
peaFing before the march of education
and enlightenment. Were | or any one
else to CndeavOr TO bring back the
Compte de Paris or BonapArte, nine
tenths of all France would rise up and
say not Shoot the traiiOrl but rather,
Have the poor wretch placed IN Charen
ton. France is as sOlidly Republican and
as America, and has no room for Caesars
or usuTpers."
Referring to an interview With General
Harrison the Tribune says
"Jndge Rooney is an lrish-Amcrican,
hut SAYS he is satisfied so be called an
American simply.
"'You can depend upon il, be said, that
the next Administration wiz be THOR
oughly American one We will have no
Bayard in the State Department, and no
shilly shailying in foreign policy. There
will be no toadyism 10 Great Britain and
no trucking to foreign interests. Gen
eral Harrison is an admirable man and
level-headed statesman"
Some Of the Tecountng in West Nir-
ginia since November shows n queer
state of affairs for good moral com
monwealih 1t appears that ballOi-boXes
instead Of being properly constructed
had the backs OF them nailed in so care
lessly that they were taken out, the bal
lots changed according to taste, aud put
back without leaving a sign of burglari
Gus assault.-Washington Post
"Are you a guest Of this house = asked
the clerk at the cigar stand ola travelling
man "a what :" "A guest "Oh no
not at ALL / am simply permitted TO live