The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-26


resistance too strong and too widespread
10 be ignored or defied. Since Mr.
Blaine's Florence letter they have been
trying 10 dissipate that sisance, and to
prepare situation in which the nOmina.
ton shall be forced upon Mr.. Blaine. One
OF the most obvious features in this plan,
and one TO which these gentlemen have
been giving a good deal OF attention, is to
secure as many candidates as possible Of
about equal strength, among whom the
opposition TO Blaine will divert itself
hOpelessly. Our readers have no doubt
noticed that this part of the process is
going forward with "A success that must
be fairly gratifying not only 10 the Blaine
people, but, for the time being, to their
various victims " J. Times
The PIRATE KIsG However that
Inay he, the general opinion now is that
the Little Wizard Is entirely " out Of "
his holdings of Missouri Pacific The
suggestion 50 often set forth in this col
umn that lie was selling out and borrow
ing certificates for delivery is now gen.
orally entertained. Great surprise is ex
pressed at the discovery that the transfer
book shows only 1000 shares of Missouri,
Kansas & Texas in "the Wizaids'
name, and 800 in that Of Sage. Who IS
to say that both dill not 20 short 10 the
extent of thousands of shares in the
thirties and cover In the teenss IL IS a
crying shame that the directors Of most
railroads TO- day have scarcely any pecu-
MARY interest in the roads they control.
Indeed, very many of them actually rep
resent short interest in the proper
ties 1t Is notorious evil which calls
for immediate remedy that railroads can
be and are controlled with borrowed
stock, and manipulated by cunning Iascas
to the loss and injury Of the actual own
ers of the property.
y CARTOON In the Graphic the other
evening showed "the Corsair's" return to
New York. The triumphal chariot on
which he stood was drawn through the
city by Messrs. Sage, Huntington,
Croker, and Others. The cartoon was
clever, but in tn detail IL vas mislead-
ing. Ii is not the close personal asso-
ciates like Sage who pull the Corsair -
tHlOuSu, W nv AhNt maui IL p}->lOAN
for him TO consummate his schemes, but
the men Of reputation, men having the
respect of the community, who unsus-
pectinglv give him countenance and sup
port by permitting the use Of their names
as directors of his corporations-of con-
Germs which he controls as absolutely as
if they were his personal property.-N
Y Herald
Our French friends are busy arranging
their exposition, and will have 1t ready
for the next anniversary of the taking Of
the Bastile 1t promises to be a wonder
full exhibit, and the United States, we
trust, will have something more attrac-
tive TO show than false teeth and pork
While rejoicing in the proposed expo
sition we sometimes ask, Why celebrate
the destruction of Bastleg That was an
absurd understanding so very
French. Well enough, perhaps, TO oc-
cupy the old castle and turn out the
prisoners, but why pull il down? 1t
would have made comfortable lodging
house for the poor, or n good show place
The only event in history which rivals in
folly the destruction of the Bastile was
the Irish patriots revenge on the British
Government by burning the bank notes.
Exchange
The vigorous Washington corEespon'
dent Of the Tribune the other evening dis
covered Speaker Carlisle, Chairman Mills,
and other Democrats creeping into the Ar
lington. Most of them" says this alert
observer, had their hats pulled down 1"
or their collars turned up" ito avoid
recognition" at dill not take long"
said this jndomilable outlook, to ind that
they were invited to dinner" and it
would occur 10 even ordinary political
Intelligence to inquire If the dinner was
paid for with British gold"
We have instructed our Washington
representative TO hunt up the genius who
could have made the above remarkable
discovery, and If it can be done without
disturbing our relations Of amity with
the Tribune, to engage him at whatever
cost. The Herald will find work for such
man. When he is not busy we can lend
him to Barnum to exhibit, and make him
in that way pay expenses.-N 7. Herald
The Florida Tines. Union is glad that
the Ingalls, Hancock incident occurred,
and says,
"It Is in accordance with the eternal
fitness of things that some enyenomed
bloody shirt shrieker should carry sec
,ional hate to such an extreme that the
reaction Of popular disgust should con-
sign the ensanguined garment TO an in.
famous retirement"