The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-27
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRIGHT THOUGHTS FOR SUNDAY
READERS or THE TINES.

DERS or THE TINES.
shutting Down Protected Miiis-The Two
Conventions-Thc big Boys-Hiiis De-
cIine-Tha Slave Trade-Beecher's Sue
cessor-Tolerauce.
DoN'T You FoRsET IT.-The shutting
down Of cotton, wooden, or iron mill
here and there Is, OF course, attributed
by the monopoly organs to the tariff
agitation"
But facts like these have been too
familiar to the country during the past
fifteen years 10 occasion either wonder or
alarm now. From the panic OF 1913
down to the beginning OF the business
revival in 1885, shut-downs. lock-onts,
strikes. suspensions, sragnation, and
bankruptcies prevailed during the greater
part Of the time. And during all this
period we had the highest tariff in the
world" There are more mills running
10 day and business is more prosperous
throughout the country at large than was
the case during two.thirls of the last
decade OF Republican rule.
With a surplus revenue of SliOOO0,OoO
a year what folly to talk OF maintaining
forever the taxes that produce il. through
fear of tariff agitation ~ y Worth.
THE CoMiNG CoSyENTIoSS-All eyes
turn toward -. Louis and Chicago. The
people are tired Of talking about the
weather, and the Hatch case, and other
mysteries, and lapse into politics. From
ali over the country come tie boOms of
preparation, rallies, and challenges, COM
bats. and fiourishes, and the Republican
organs. with their news Of political an
tagOnisms, read like battle bulletins. The
Democrats are "a content as flock of
cattle on hillside chewing the cud Of
ripe possession and sweet content
Blessed are the pastures the clover fields,
and the good things that come with
patronage aud power The Democratic
Convention meets to confirm nomina-
ton. not To make one 10 record The can
didacy o. Grover Cleveland, AMI seek
some capable helpmcet for him in the
shape Of q candidate for the Nice-Prcsi-
dency.-N. J. HrId
THE Bo,, 1t Is important that the
difference, between the factions in Nir-
ginia should be clearly understood in
order that no mistake shall be made in
Chicago. Tie questions presented are
Of intrinsic Importance to the whole
party. In the first place it should be
shown what sort of AL organization Cen
era. Malone ha, built up. All power
over the State organiz alton is lodged in
the Executive Committee of three, who
are virtually chosen by the chairman. lie
being one Of them. lie is practically die
tatur. and the chairman, 1t Is hardly
necessary 10 say, is General Malone him
self-N Y. TriJhms
HnL's DEcLrSE.-The Blaine men in
1884 were not more obstinate in their re-
iusal to acknowledge defeat than the Hill
men now are 10 admit that their idol has
been put away among the political relics
in the party lumber room. The result Of
the meeting OF the Democratic State
Commit e on Thurs lay furnishes them
an opportunity To air their iay0rite super
s,ilion. The Sun, which has been
weighed down with a sense Of unuttera
bic loneliness and uselessness since the
disappearance of the Governors last
chance for any kind Of a nomination
tries hard To see hin victory in the
election of Mr. Murphy a. chairman ana
in the con ti,ulion of the Executive Com
mittce-Nir FORK Times.
The SLAVE rE,DE-Rcceni facts
collected by the agent, Of the anli-Slayery
society Of England show that slaves
we're neye, cheaper in Arabia nor more
numerous Than al present There has
been q great revival of the slave trade in
the Soudau. and the follower, OF the
Nahli have sent many hundreds OF their
captiyes 20 the c0a-. To be- dispatched
acros. The Red Sea in the night 10 mar
ket, i'm Arabia. Even the daughters OF
wealthy khartoum merchants have been
consigned to his terrible fate. The
market for which the q lOws ship their
loads Of bondsmen at many an unfrc-
Quen,ed point along the coasts OF the Red
Sea and the Indian Ocean, are mainly in
Arabia and Turkey.-N. J. Sun.
The nomination Of General John VI.
Palmer as the Democratic candidate for
Governor in Illinois means that there is to
be heroic fight for the State in the com
ing contest
General Palmer was one of the most
gallant and distinguished OF ourvolunieer
generals during the war, and in lSGS he
was nominated and elected Governor by
the Republicans. In 1872 he revol,ed
against the rule OF Grant and supported
Greeley for President He has since
been an Independent and generally sup
porting the Democratic candidates in
State and national contests. and he Is IN
position to make a determined battle
for Cleveland and himsclf-PiR1. Times.
BEECHER's SUCCESSOR - Plymouth
church. Brooklyn, decided last evening
to call the Rev. Lyman Abbott 10 the
pulpit so long filled by the late Henry
Ward Beecher Il has been a most diff
cult task 90 find a successor 90 the great
est az pulpit orators. but If there ], a
man in this country qualified 90 carry on