The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-25
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POINTS.

POIVTS.
Don Dlckinson-The "Tribune's" suari
Four New states-"lhe Party Is Harino.
nious"-Yon Hoon of China-The Census
OF Is9O-The Cod and Mackerel.
Mr.. Rice called the Standard Oil Trust
Companies 10 account In case Of dis.
elimination that could be dealt with by
the InterS State Commerce Commission.
The New York Times says:
They held that they might legally
have one rate for the Trusts oil in tanks
and another for Rice's oil in barrels.
The Commission decides that the tank Is
to he considered part of the car itself,
aud that the charge for whatever Is car.
ried In it ought to be the same per 100
pounds as the charge on carl load lots of
barrels OF oil in other cases. The COM
panis are ordered 10 cease their unjust
discrimination" Rice wins now, but
how long can he fight single-handed
against this greatest and meanest Of
American monopolie9y For years the
cost of defending his rights must have
y
this tax will not be abated so long as he
shall persist in carrying on indepen-
IDENTITY the business of refining petro-
leum."
Mr.. Don VI. Dickinson missed great
opportunity on Wednesday. He was one
Federal oiliceholder whom the country
expected to see sitting in the National
Committee and voting squarely and posi-
lively every time his name was called.
But he was not there Like the Others.
he had his proxy. Like the others. his
proxy did his bidding.
Now what is the difference, Where is
the virtue In this sort of political self
abnegationy The Postmaster G. General is
still member of the Democratic Natioral
Committee, and so is the Secretary of the
Interior. They hold both offices and they
have no intention of discarding either
How much honest criticism do they es.
cape by setting up dummy in one place
and controlling his motions from au-
other . Wash Post.
! A week has passed since Mr.. Blaines
letter Of withdrawal was published Dis
cussion has clearly not tended toward
concentration Of opinion upon any can.
| didate. On the contrary, a great host of
candidates appears, each favored in some
section or by some element. The ten
dency appears to be TO divide the votes of
the important States upon many candi.
dates. II may be noticed that there is
scarcely one of the decisive States IN
which there are not three or more candi-
dates whose friends wish to divide the
delegation.-N y Tribune
The House Committee on Territories
has agreed 10 report Chairman Springer's
bill creating four new States out OF the
Territories Of Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington, and New Mexico. The House
will probably pass the bill, but the four
Sould-be new States will still remain
Territories, for the simple reason that the
Republican majority la the Senate are
not anxious to create four new States,
three of which are likely TO be Demo.
cratic. PAila. Times.
Whist tremep&0us Godiitiv this 1,
Though : Why, if the convention should
meet on the Pacific coast ii couldn't have
any evening sessions, if it wanted the
proceedings published in the Eastern pa.
pers the next morning. The difference
OF time 10 something over three hours,
and II the time required for transmission
by telegraph be added, the news would
come too late for publication.
st. Louis, June g. All right, and the
party Is harmonious.-N Y:Herald.
The Democratic party is TO be congrat-
ulated on the decision of its National
Committee to hold the presidential nom
mating convention two weeks before, in.
stead Of two weeks after, the time fixed
for the Republican convention. Nothing
could have been gained, and much might
have been lost by the adoption of policy
that would have presented indisputable
surface indications of timidity- Wash
Post
From Tuesday, June 8, the date of the
meeting of the Democratic National Con.
yention at st. Louis, until Tuesday, No
vember @, the date of the presidential
election, Is twenty-five weeks.
That will be long campaign A can.
yass OF twenty-five weeks is long enough
and more than long enough, to make sure
the election of candidate of the United
Democracy on platform that will carry
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
" Y Sun.
Yon Hoon, the Chinese Minister, says
TO reporter on the subject of Chinese
immigration
" We are trying TO restrict it ourselves
Those who come here from China belong
TO the working class We are much more
concerned with the protection OF our
commercial relations with the United
States and our merchants doing business
Ia America. That 10 Chna's chief con.
Germ. We wish TO extend our CONNER.
cisl relations with this country as much