The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-02
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
VITAL QUESTIONS DISCUSSED By
NETROPOLITAN WRITER'S.

II Might Have Been Ben-Chinese Hurrsh'
Ing for "Haliison and MOltOn"-Blaine' =
Position - An Export Duty ON hioh
Widows-The Curiosities Of poiitics-Ete'
Ir Mreur HAVE BEEN Ben ATT
The election. General Harrison can II :
H,,lge in reading Whittier uh' he may
come across the the following lines;
For OF Mi -ai words o. tongue nj pen ,o.,
The saddest are IN s;, it n, gnt nave p-e" 'e"'
"HAIIIsoN AND MOTION he MAJ"
rallied Cinnamon in The country, SO Ia
az The Two or three OF then nave neei
brard from. are falling into line for "lla'
lison and Motion" They have heard OF
The bloody shirt. il is presumed ana arr
Looking for a large increase of the laun
dry business ~ V. Crltc
ALL AN HoNhsT MAN CAN Ask
Luckily for the Democratic party II ha'
ai This crisis great leader, whose view,
ON the tariff question are so pronounce
and clear. that all the campaign lies that
malice an invent and money circulate
cannot cloud the issue OF the campaign.
Nr. Cleveland is for that degree ~ pro
lection TO manufacturers which shan
rive 10 the American lahorer the 30
vantage of high her wages, and stu reward
the honest manufacturer with fair profits.
bis is all that any honest man can ask,
and ali that any honest man shout give.
- Washington Free Press
have learned during the past
few days the correct story OF
Nr. Blaine's position in connec
ton with the presidential canvass
When he left for Europe last year it Wa
for HE distinct and avowed purpose OF
avoiding even an appearance OF MAXIM
any contest for tie nomination. To {
few confidential friends he said befor'
his departure that he could not consen
10 stand again unless lac were called witt
practical unanimiiy. In 1881 he nae
been made chief of his party and bad, II
his OPINION brought ii together and DE
veloped the issue upon which his pr"Ser
campaign is to be fought. Gable TO the
Nee Torl WORTH.
Tia, rampant organ of the tariff kings,
the Press. is distressed because the DuN
of Marlborough has married an Amerl
can widow with an income OF S1OO,G0
per vear--an income which will hereafter
he spent in England. What we want IL
this country, of course, is an export duty
on rich widows-s Tax which will effect.
ually prevent The enrichment OF
foreign countries through the dcpOr
ralion of our heiresses " y. World.
WISCONSIN, Notwithstanding TO
so eminent an authority as the chairman
Of The State Committee and the Wiscon'
sin member o! the national, the nomina'
lion of Blaine would certainly have los
the State to the Republican party. II
the party in Wisconsin is in the peril i'm
piled, dependent upon the nomination n
one man, we hasten 10 congratulate Mr..
Henry C. Payne on his discernment, anC
assure him that Wisconsin Is III immi
nenl danger of voting for Cleveland and
lhurman.-F0ndd u Lae Duly Reporter.
| ONI OF HE tlhIO0ll led VI VII 4 ~ -
AS an illustration of one OF the curiosi-
ties of politics the Prohibition platform
contains plank demanding in the most
sweeping manner the removal Of all i'm
port duties from food, Clothing. and al
81 the necessares OF lie There is also
a demand for the repeal of the internal
revenue, leaving the government, II Gen
eral Clinton i. Fisk were elected anf
Congress proved cOmplaisant, without a
tax Of any nature in The shape of an in
come. 4 tax on land would be the only
resource, which is just what the
theory of single tax" ammounls 10. So
the Prohibitionist platform stands with
free traders and Henry George, aud the
astonished third party is hunting for the
man who drew the platform Baltimore
HWaM
GERMANY AND RUSSIA If the present
arrangements looking to an interview
between Emperor William ii. and iht
Car come To satisfactory conclusion
the meeting will take place at Kronstadl
on the 18th of July General Won
| Schweinllz is conducting the negolia.
tions at st. Petersburg, which have SO
far progressed that an officer of the
| household of the Car il about TO come
to Berlin, bringinga response TO the let
ter which Emperor William sent to The
Car Prince Bismarck, according to
official opinion, will not accompany the
Emperor The proposed yisi. of the
Emperor TO the Gar Is y personal mat.
ter, and gives proof of his desire to main.
tain the friendship which has existed be.
tween the two reigning families for oycl
a hundred years, aud which is cemented
by ties of kinship. Doubtless the En-
perOrs will not meet without exchanging
views on the political situation - cable 4
tue World.
Cor MIXED IN THE DECALoGUE.-H
Rider Haggard, according to the Critic
should study the Ten Commandments
In his latest novel he says There is nc
doubt that if through any cause-such
for instance. as the sudden discovery 10y
the great and highly civilized American
people that The SecenM commdndmeat aca,
probably intended TO apply 10 authors among
he res. Of the soorld-the pecuniary rewards
of literary labor" etc, etc. The Critio
naturally wants to know wha; Mr.. Rider
1aggard intends to insinuale. We art
inclined to think that Mr.. Haggafd got
mixed on the numerical features of the
Decaloguc- World