The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-19
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
V1RIOTS IDEAS on THE RFPCBLI-
CAV CONVENTION.

vhv ANY Republican Will he Beaten
Everybody for backward the
Star OF RepubiicanI.n Holds its Way.
! wor ing Men and the Tariff.
In time which is essentially, despite
all evidence 10 the contrary, an age q
reason. Germany once more taKe5 he'
place on the side of brute force, and tie
cost must be paid in the blood OF her pee
pie BOSTON Courier.
| Why WE WILL WIN.-We have al
ready dwelt on the wonderful unauimity
of the Democratic party for Clevel No,
and explained our conviction that .nc
feeling Of the United States toward 'ie
present President is akin to TIT OF q
masses Of his supporters toward L'hcoih,
after he had been severely tried ana
found true and capable. The sentiment
/ ia one of intimacy between the people
and their chief public servant, arising
out of equal devotion to common emu
and sincere effort TO promote 1t by direct
and plain endeavor.-N. !. Stdr.
EVERYBODY FOR HIMSELF AND BLAINE
TAKE TIE HINDMosT.- We Judge also
from the tenor of our correspondent :
disnatch that if the hopes OF each
boomer are TO be blasted il will be -
mournfnl consolation to have the opera
don performed by MIR. Blaine. II Is
everybody for himself first and for Blaine
second Whether this undcrcurrent Il
serious or only the comlcal SIDE OF
party politics remains to be seen rei
haps it is bluff. perhaps 1t Is earnest
We shall know more about II by ana oy
" Y Herald.
RrprBIJCANs GONG BACK.-Oniy Ill
the past five or six years have We seen
the revival of the medieval school OF
thinkers backed now for the hrst iime III
modern times by a party, VINO hold 'ha'
war and the attendants and consequences
of war do not retard the growth ana pros
perity Of a country, that taxation Is "
good thing, that exchange pet"ee"
nations is hurtful and bad, and the highef
the taxes and the more restrictive Ia
iembargoes upon trade, the better 1t Il ,or
the people. Two things are certain,
death and taxes and it Is folly to deny
that bo,h are restriction upon the pros -
perity and the productive powers OF man
- osgreSsman Breckinridgc 1T Rg0Th
C2ub Banquet.
WopK1NGMEN AND THE TARIFF The
New York Times has the following w
have before III an Address 10 the Work
inqmen of the United States issued by
The Workingmen' Tariff Reform As
ISOLATION of Philadelphia Ii Is well
written. well-reasOned document that
will secure attention wherever III goea
among the class 20 whom ii is addressed,
and il ought to be given a wide clrcula
ton. II is conceived from the worklng
mems point of view. 1t declares that inc
labor reformeis have been hghtlng eilecls
instead of causes, and because OF lhl'
tae removal of one wrong has simply
made room for another TO grow up. me
chief cause of the difficulties under which
laboring men have been struggling Is
saws tie address, "A system which Is Great
ing an even increasing army OF IDLE men
by stimulating production while II places
restrictions upon trade This prevents
the free exchange of our products, where
by alone they can he brought into con
sumption, which is necessary TO make
room for more Of our products a1G
furnish us with the opportunities LOT
work. This forces men 10 sharp com
petition for leave TO toll and maKes
good men be 'scabs or starye
IL am president of the New York
Central and of the West Shore Railroad
director in many other railroads ana
trustee Of many public institutions. J
NAV add that | am trustee for mole pr.
vate fortunes than any fifty lawyers Ill
the world "-Depeo.
Parson Talmage of Brooklyn has q
habit of always saying timely things in .
bold way. In his Tabernacle sermon
Yesterday he paid splendid tribute to
the newspaper press OF the country. lie
gave ii credit for its good features, ana
did not follow the custom which most
clergymen have of pointing out and mag
nifying its faults Furthermore, he gave
the Sunday newspapers a hearty indorso-
ment--ETchange
Mr. Depew says: Il have no doubt
that the New York delegation, or at least
very large majority of it, will vote 10
present my name, at the full conference
we will have Tuesday, we conclude that
il is best for the interests of the party
that | shall be nominated as New York's
choice for the Presidency. There Is
substantially no disagreement In the
delegation"
The Jay Gould Medical College" is a
new institution at Memphis, Tenn. Ii
the college adopts the treatment that its
namesake applies TO stocks 1t will devote
itself wholly to teaching the water cure
" Y. World
The MAJORITY WANTS BLAINE. BE.
yond all doubt the convention wants him
by vast majority, and if California or
any other iniudicious delegation shall