The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-24
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
STRIKING IDEAS ON THE CHICAGO
CIRCUS AND THE PERFORMERS.
The Smart Tricts-The Chaos Com
municatiOns Corrupt Good MoraIs-A
New Postal Law-'Fir-t in Line"-Ant.-
oOnatics-RepubIican Pledges.

municatiOns Corrupt Good Morals-A
New Postal Law-"Fir-t in Line"-Ant..
neutrality-suspicious. Pledges.
THE SMART TACTICs-If New York
had voted for Harrison, the convention
might have swung toward that states
man with an impulse of enthusiasm. All
was ready for this cousummation. when
| Pennsylvania made flank movement by
a motion 10 adjourn. Sherman, Allison
and even the extreme Blaine supporters
fell into line, the convention adjourned
and the Harrison combination fell
The political meaning Of this ! tia,
the Blaine leaders. defeated in their first
line of attack. fall back upon the second.
The nomination Of Mr.. Harrison is I'M
derstood to mean that Of William Wal
ter Phelps, Mr. Blaiue's heir apparent,
for the Weep Presidency Z, failed lat
evening from the weakness incident 90
all coalitions namely, that they are sure
TO fail when The object which brought
them together is abandoned.-N 7. Her.
aid.
AFTER CHAOS, ORDER.-The second
| fact of importance is that the convention
clearly intends to act with great deibera-
ton and care. 1t is an almost unpre
cedented triumph Of good sense that a
great convention, after days OF labor and
excitement, calmly decides to spend Fri
day night in thinking and comforting,
when doubtless every headed en,husi-
asst in Chicago was impatient 20 rush the
balloting and approach some result.-N
Y TriJune.
Evil COMfUHICATIoNs CORRUPT GOOD
Ruiianly talk on the floor Of
the convention and free fight in the Com
miitee on Credentials are leading Incl
dents in the National Council! OF The
Grand Old Party that boasts Of embrac
ing AL the virtue and morality Of the
country. "-Erchange
The New PosTA- LAw-The now
postal act which TIE President mas Just
approved will put an end 20 the method
OF collecting claims against citizens prac-
ticed By some debt collecting AGENCIES,
especially one located at Chicago. The
new statute provides that any postal
cards or envelope, upon which there APP
pears anything rejecting injuriously
upon the character or conduct Of the
person addressed, shall be excluded from
the mails. 4 violation ot the statute Is
a misdemeanCr, and creditor Who EN-
ploys AN agency resoriing 10 such means
is made & party to the oiTense.-N J.
Star
FIRST ~ LINE" First in Line for
S. is the appropriate title for The grand
march and chorus written for the llar-
lem Democratic Ciub, and first performed
and sung al the meeting Of that organi
cation on Thursday night. The stirring
music of the piece is by A. G. Lazarus,
and the words FOR the chorus by Philip
+. Sulliyan.-Ercbange.
AsTl-SALooyArIcs Many influential
members Of the Republican party, and
not few OF its newspaper organs, did
all that lay in their power TO induce the
Chicago Convention 10 put an anti-saloOn
plank In its platform. They urged that
such action woulC check the process of
disintegraiiOn consequent upon the
movement Of temperance men from The
Republican to he Prohibition standard.
They pointed TO the election returns Of
1884 to show that the Republican defeat
of that year was due to the Prohibition
vote. Their appeal was not needed.
The reason for thi, silence is not a
mystery. Inc saloon element would
have bOled If the anti saloon element
had received the desired recognition -
Washington Post.
EEDEENiEG THEIR PLEDGE The Re
publcans cannot be charged with break
log faith with the people. "The Repub-
can party pledges Itself TO correct the
inequalities of the tariff and reduce the
surplus was the declaration OF the plat
form OF 1884.
The platform Of 1888 redeems tbs
pledge. 1t proposes to eifec,ually correct
the INEQUALITIES" OF the tariff by raising
the duties on "such articles a. are pro.
duced by our people indiscriminateiy to
prOhibitOry point, so as 10 check i'm
ports OF such articles " y World.
~ i4tE DIAD-IDtk. - az htpNDii
can party is in the throes OF dissolution
at Chicago One strong hand, one wise
head, might check the disease that besets
it and keep it soul and body together
yet for few years. Without this sOrely-
needed help its case may take favorable
turn, for political parties die hard, and
even when desperately sick the tendency
with them is to get well again. But the
Blaine malady Is no common ailmenL
1t has invaded the party's yitals, poisoned
its blood, and tainted every bodily dbre
with a consuming yirus.-Nen York
Tines
Blaine's Carroll of His Satlve Land.
sanEuinc strg,,
must c0Htee.
PerFade, the columns ot the pres.
Sometimes feel
That meath ms heel
There lurketh some banana peel