The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THOUGHTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
F0R OUR SUNDAY READERS.

strikers.
The report of the majority OF the Ways
and Means Committee explaining and
iustifyinC the measures of tax reduction
and tariff reform upon which 1t has
agreed is tardy but splendid supple
ment 10 the Presidents message. The
Democratic party can 60 10 the country
upor these two documents, If backed mp
bv action. claiming to have fulfilled its
pledges.
The committee repeats the Presidents
statement OF the condition that renders
action necessary a surplus that will ex-
coed $3.50 1000 998 on the lst of July next.
7, points on one hand TO the menace to
business involved in looking up this
amount of currency, and on the other to
the danger to the taxpayers OF entering
Iupon expenditures that will perpetuate
the war taxes for another generation.
And il agrees with the President in the
statement that the only right and safe
course is TO reduce taxation TO the ne
cessary requirements OF an honest, eco
nomical and efficient administration Of
the Government " J. World.
The New York Herrld is bent on max
ing the Corsair lay 10, and his Is TIE gun
fired into the bull rover:
Recorder Smyth says he has not yet
had time 10 consider the question OF sub
hitting that Kansas Pacific trust abuse
to the grand jury.
The answer 10 this is first. that no mat
Ter Of greater or even equal public i'm
pOrtance has lately come or Is likely soon
TO come before the Recorder, and second,
that no time is needed for deliberation.
III the Recorder undertakes TO decide
the statute oflimtations question he will
simply set out upon the road that led
Judge Cowing to a b.under when caused
nothing but mischief, and brought wide
spread discredir, if not suspicion, upon
our criminal administration.
That esteemed contemporary Of ours
which is published on the former site OF
Barnum's Museum led off yesterday with
the following editorial curiosity
NV conscience hath thousand several
! tongues,
And every tongue brings in "A several tai.
And every tale cOndcms ne for a yilatin.
1T was a surprise, and no doubt with
pain. that every reader of our amiablc and
widely read contemporary looked upon
his Sir. the other day and found 10 in
the hands of Jay Could the enemy Of
every American who respects himself
from the Rio Grande 20 the frontier OF
Canada
One Of the Hcrr'd, thousand several
tongues mas brought il q tale tit only for
Larry Godkin's diyyle-N }. SIM
Clapp of Boston wants To bet $4,000
that Grover Cleveland III nominated, and
The nomination Is accepted by him, Will
be elected President Of the United states
next November Tie man who lays
wagers on presidential election always
appears about this time of the prcsi-
Dental year. His brother, who meanders
through railway trains collecting
"straws," will not get in his work until
later Dreferring to wait until the nomi
mating conventions shall have been held.
" !. Yr5ane
The leading Blaine organs. notably the
Philadelphia PyDs, make haste 10 deny
and denounce the statement published IN
indianapolis that Mr. Blaine is a sick and
feeble man. Mr. Blainc's letter OF with
dfswal caused his intimate friends ana
agents no very violent grief, for, bY in
stinct or private adgiscmeut, they knew
It's insincerity; the rumor thai he is III
they view with alarm, since il might be
hard. even with their present admirable
organization of Republican clubs 90
force q bed-riidcn candidate upon the
convention .-EIctaHge.
Emperor Frederick and Empress Vic
toria drove in q half open carriage from
Charlottenburg to Berlin to-day and paid
a visit 10 the Dowager Empress Augusta.
They received enthusiastic greetings
along lhe road The imperial family
attended morning service IN the castle
chapel at Charoucnburg.
Emperor Frederick slept better last
might. The weather was warm and beau
tiful to-day. DR. Mackenzie accompani-
ed the Emperor on his drive. The En-
peror was delighted with the acclamations
of the people The Berliners were sur
prised by the animated manner in which
he returned their saluies The imperial
party visited the room in which Empero!
William died On returning, Inter den
Linden was crowded with cheering
throngs DR.. Mackenzie's presence was
eagerly remarked and he was heartily
cheered.
After the publication Of the Mills tariff
bill, and before the bill had been taken up
for amendment by the committee, wC
pointed out that its provisions relating tC
the duties on sugar could give the peopl,
no relief from the eXactions Of the Sugar
Trust, but might, By reducing the duties
on raw sugars, thus lowering the cost OF
the Trusts raw material. transfer about
$ll 100000 of revenue from the peoples
treasury 10 the pockets Of the Trust re
liners. y. J. Tines.
4 dispatch from Chicago referring &c
the spreading Of the strike says "lnas
much rs it is the present determination
of the "Q' 10 send transfers TO the Illinois
Central. the Fort Wavne ana the North