The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-23
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
ORIGINAL AND CLIPPED PARA
GRAPHS FROM NOTED PENS.
What We Practice and What We Preach.
A Terse Tariff Talk-The Treaty with
Cbina-Miilions Stoien-Harrison's Pro-
uosition-Robert Garrett Dying.

a T.rse Tariff Talk-The Treaty with
Cbina-Miilions stoIen-Hsrrison's Pro-
position-Robert Garrett Dying.
WHAT We PRACTICE AND WHAT WE
PREAcm-The Erening Itiegrdm gives
neighborly prominence to this advertise
ment:
WANTED STONEMASONS WHO
w can cut and set: first-class mechanics
only need apply: wages - per day Call on
masons foreman, Ophir farm. near Nhlte
Plains, y. l.
Ophir Farm is the home Of Whitelaw
Reid, one of the shining luminsries IN
the ralaxy of the friends of labor. Mr.
Reid Is now preaching 10 small audiences
with dreary assiduity upon American
Wages for American Workmen." These
enlightened lsborers will be glad to know
that while the wages Of mason who
can cut and set is four dollars and nifty
cents day Mr.. Reid will pay three dol
! lars.
Again let the cry be American wages
for American labor-N. Y. Herald.
A TERsE TARIFF TALK-Mr. Bullock,
| one OF the largest of our wooden manu-
facturers and Republican, declares that
without free wool the wooden industries
can't be prosperous in this country and
our American market cant be supplied
by American mills and labor.
Mr.. Singerly, Democrat, who has near
w half million invested 10 wooden mills,
declares that he can't operate his mills
and employ labor at fair wages without
| free wool and chemicals.
Mr.. Rhodes, of Secane, Delaware
county. Republican wooden manufac-
turer. says his wooden mills are idle be
cause they are taxed to idleness by tariii
taxes on raw materials
Mr.. DObson, one of the leading carpet
manufacturers of the country and Re
publican, stated the exact truth when he
declared TO a Congressional committee
that with free raw materials and % per
cent. tariff on his products he could
manufacture proftably. The present
average tariff tax on carpets is % 81 per
cent, ranging from 2476 on hemp to
GLIB on tapestry Brussels and 1892 on
Druggeis.-Philadelphia Times.
1HE TREATY WITH NHlNA - ne lie
pariment Of STATE was notified officially
Yesterday that the Chinese Government
had refused 20 ratify the treaty recently
negotiated with the United States. The
reason given for the rejection Is the
amendments made by the Senate "a few
weeks agO when it ratified The treaty for
this country. 1t had already been ratified
by China. but the Senate amendments
made its return 10 China necessary.
This rejection removes the embarfass
ment caused by the passage Of the
Chinese exclusion bill before II was deii-
niiely known what China would do with
the treaty. The bin reached the Presi-
dent Yesterday ahead Of Minister Denby's
dispatch. and will probably be signed
without much delay. What a lucky man
Mr. Cleveland is IN. \. World.
"SUPERs IN THE SHOWN the
absence Of this Democratic stampede
the organs repeatedly parade the NAMES
of less than half dozen Demo
Gratis in Pennsylvania who have refused
to support President Cleveland on
account of his tariff policy. These men
are used as "supers' are Ia a battle scene
in theatre, by marching them up and
down the stage TO represent an army.
But there are not enough "supers' IN this
performance to create the slightest iilu
sion In the minds of the SPECTATORS
Philadelphia Record.
ROBERT GARRETT DYING The friends
g B.l -. r.p renqh - led
Yesterday at a TumOr that he was dying.
The rumors gained ground rapidly and
before night many thought he was really
dead. Atany rate, he is very i'll man,
and his dea'h. it is said, is only matter
of a few days.-N. \. Star.
MILLIONS STOLEN.-Generai Collins
said in his recent speech 10 the county
Democracy Of New York. with the
prciense of keeping up naval establish
ment countless millions were stolen and
wasted under Republican adminislra
tions, with the net result that the might
lest of the fleet was ANONYMOUSLY sunk
in yonder waters by poor. ignoble coal
schooner. This scandal will be almost
forgotten when the fleet Of thirty naval
vessels OF the best known type, bullt or
projected under the wstchful eye OF
Secretary Whitney, will proudly float
our flag.
II appears now that the "S,alwarts'
and "Half Breeds" the warlike tribes of
Republicans in the land OF Manhattan
are rot so loving az people thought after
hearing OF their pow-wow and how the
friends Of Big Chief Blaine smOked the
pipe OF peace with their former enemies.
There comes forth brave named Gran
dali cod Man afraid Of his Secret y
and tells how the Big Chief fond of the
trusts" will be called on 10 promise that
in case Of HarIison's election he will not
thereafter run for any office Thus We
see that the spirit OF Conking lives to
remind Blaine of why ne was beaten.
Political demagOgues who trade upon
,bo ;cv,.oncn apd folly of their rnnGfifu.