The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-11
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS FROM
YESTERDlT PAPERS.

General Harrison's Cabinet-The slav'
Trade-So step Backward-The Copper
Einp's New PIaus-Tarin Reform VIII
Comedian. Lannon'S Successor.
GENERAL HARRIsoS's CABIsEr.-T W
things may he regarded as settled In re
soect 10 the Cabinet Of President Iiarri
son and the first l. that, unless he posi-
lively refuses, Mr. Blaine will he Score
tary of State. viii he refusey Ii is pos
sible. but IT. ost improbable.
The second is that the Secretary OF The
Treasury will be from the State of New
York, and il will be man In whom the
business interests Of New York will see
reason 10 have confidence. Does not
Warner Miller answer this description =
New York Sun.
THE SLAVE TRADE.-Portugsl has not
very formidable navy, but her an
nouncement that she Is ready to use it
in co operation with England and Ger
many 10 check the slave trade or the
East African coast shows cOmmendable
spirit During the last year the frequent
Iencounters between the few cruisers now
stationed there and the slave dhows put
| ting of from the coast of Zanzibar or
| from the coast to the north as far as
Massowah have shown TO what an extent
this horrible traffic is carried on.
- ~ T. = vi a. M
Cleveland and the Democratic party
were right. and deserved to succeed.
The principle of tariff reform has only
met with a temporary defeat sooner or
later 10 will triumph. There must be no
back track taken upon this question
The issue so cOurageously taken 10y Pres.
ident Cleveland in the interest Of the
whole people must not be abandoned
our flag has been nailed 10 the mast. and
there 1t must remain "-Governor Hill.
THE COPPER Rises New PLASs.-Re.
ports from Paris and London indicate
that the Copper Syndicate has thrs far
been successful in its negotiations for an
extension OF its contracts with the cop
per mining companies Of the world. and
has also made an alliance OF some kind
with the leading consumers of ingot cop
per in England The stability of the
Syndicate has been threatened by the
rapid accumulation of surplus copper in
its storehouses. The marked advance of
prices has tended TO restrict consumption,
and leading manufacturers have refused
10 buy more copper than was needed to
satisfy their immediate wants. They
have taken this course because they have
believed that under the growing weight
Of surplus copper the Syndicate would
20 to pieces. They have been unwilling
to be caught on a falling market with
large supplies on hand that had been
bought al Syndicate prices.-Exchau &c.
TARIFF REFORM WILL CoME.-The
first echoes Of the Republican victory
bring unmistakable expressions in favor
OF prompt tariff and tax reform by the
Republicans. We give in another co.
umn the declaration Of the Chicsgo Tn
Junc and of Governor Alger, with the
apparently credible report from Wash
ingtor that President Harrison will call |
an extra session of Congress in April TO
revise the tariff, reduce taxes and relieve |
industry of the exaction OF unneeGed !
revenues Philadelphia Times.
SuAcKLED The World answers sew
eral triumphant EXPLANATIONS from Re |
publican papers by saying Nonsense
The Republican party was returned TO |
power by the money and the labors Of
the protected monopolies for the purpose |
o, preventing reduction of the tariff. |
II Is a shackled party-bOund hsnd and /
foot TO tle tariff barons whose fried-Out |
fat furnished the fuel and the lubrica-
ton for the Republican party machinery
in tie campaign just closed
The New York HeraM cites twenty |
eight pointed ideas in the result, OF which |
the following are specimens
10. That the next Democratic Presi- |
dent viii probably call only Democrats
10 bis Cabinet. because a mixture OF ios-
sill Wings don't seem TO worh well.
Il. That General Benjamin Harrison |
is not General Garfield, and therefore
will not ask Mr. Blaine to take a place in |
his Cabinet
q That the Republicans have drawn |
an elephant, with q whole mcnagerie an !
neXed.
%. That there will be great deal Of |
fun in the next four years.
DAN L.ioNT's sUccEssoR.-The pa
pers are already beginning ia choose
Dan Lannon'S successor in the White I
House. II is believed by wcllinlormed |
politicians that p l. Alexander Of Buff |
falo will be General Haryison's private /
secretary. Dir Alexander is Do.h law !
yer aud a Journalist by profession. He
is native of Maine and graduate Of
Bowdoin College. He served ss a sol |
der in the late war and subsequently re |
moved to Indiana lie was for some /
wears the indianapolis correspondent of /
the old Cincinnati Gasette, which position |
he filed in connection with his legal dd-
lies. He Is now an auditor in the Trea-
sury Department.
"THE STAR-EYED GODDESS. Colonel /
Watterson, as the telegraph informs us,
SAYS in this mornings issue Of the Courier ]
Journal that there were several mistakes,