The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-17
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE BlG EDITORS HA w THEIR SAY
AND HERE 1T is.
The Leader-.Judge Fuller-Nice-fresi-
dents-Cleveland's Boom - Brazil BON
parties-New York Democracy-1he Clap
Of Thunder-Thc Other News,

Jen,s-Cleveland's boom - Brazil Both
parties-New YORK Democracy-1he Clap
! Of Thuntler-Thc Other News,
THE LrADER-Thc Democratic party
needed ~ leader, but has found "A master.
The events of the past year have Pecu-
liar interest for the philosophical student
Of parties and of party government IN
Republic President Cleveland dictates
10 the New York Democratic Conven.
ZION as absolutely. with "a little effective
resistance, and with as coniemptnous IN
difference TO the wishes and interests
( uf intelligent Democrats "a it he were
oversecr on a plantation and Democrats
were his slaves.-N Y Tribune.
Z JUDGE FULLER The delay in the con
! lirma,ion of Melville ". Fuller is jnsti-
| Ged-even oulogized-by The sam Why
should our luminous contemporary thus
play into the hands of the Republican
! party in defiance OF all It's own traditions
and of its present teachings with respect
to State and local politics. Mr.. Fuller
| il 3 Democrat after the SIMS own heart,
a Democrat ALWAYS, and from Wayback ,
a War Democra, who believed in the
supremacy of the Union and advocated
! il throughout the great struggle against
the seeded States. With his competency
I for the Office of Chief Justice even the
! SIN has been able to find no fault. Not
/ only the Sun, hut even ingalls, or Hoaf
( or Sherman failed TO make any complaint
/ about Mr. Fuller's professional fitness be-
cause they could not afford to make
themselves supremacy ridiculons.-N J.
I !Htar
F-PREsIDFNTs-S many candi-
dates for the e-Presidency have al
ready made their appearance in hoih
parties that there will BE- a very gener, ii
feeling of relief when the conventions
have finally passed upon the various
claims and retired The most yOciierous
claimants. Thee is some sympathy for
the men who aim At the Presidency, the
salary Of which is $4,000 per annum and
the opportunities for usefulness OF which
are almost unlimited, but the world has
little regard for those who want 10 get on
a shelf merely because il is easy. Even IN
politics men should have "A higher aim
than that .-Phaaddplm Times
THE CLEVELAND BOOM.--The State OF
New York adds its column Of delegates
| 20 the lcngthening list Of delegates from
} other States who will cast an undivided
vote for President Cleveland at the 81.
! Louis Convention. The Presidents own
state ihus lends its voice to the general
! acclamation which demands his renom
, nation with positivencss no longer TO
be denied or disputed or resisted. lie
Democratic Convention gives TO the
National assembly a delegation definitely
/ instructed 10 cast its sryenly-twO votes
/ for Mr. Cleveland, and in the choosing
and instrucling of these delegates the
convention acted with a unanimily which
leaves no room for speculalions concern
ing divisions or discussions among the
Democracy Of New York " J Times.
SLAVERY ~ BRAZIL-The abolition of
slavery in Brazil is due TO the energy and
daring of the Princess Isabella, who
since last July has been at the head Of
the Government as Princess Regent
not content with the slow working Of
the gradual abolition which her father,
Dom Pedro, had instituted, she resolved
on bold stroke. The ministry was not
in sympathy with her and she summary
dismissed il, an almost unprecedented
act in the history OF the empire. for the
ministry % Brazil, like tina, of England
hv an unwrilen law, holds office until
the National Legislature declares a want
of confidence or until it Is defeated on
some measure il mas brought forward -
EtchaHge.
Born PARTIES GETTING RsADY-
Two political conventions That is
rather stimulating in his murky May
weather. One was held Thur day in the
Academy of Music in New York the
other was held Yesterday in the A Academy
of Music IN Buffalo
The Democrats have constructed their
platform and indicated their policy the
/ Republicans will follow suit, and by to-
morrow morning the one million voters
of this magnificent Empire State will
have good view OF the objects, aims.
ambitions and purposes Of the two pow
erful organizations which are rivals Tor
popular support.
Democracy sat down with II thud on
its end of the teeler board Tuesday night,
and yesterday Repubiicauism, with a
large bundle of promises strapped 10 its
| back, walk up 10 the other end of the
plank.-N J. Herald.
New 1oRK's DEMOCRACY.-T :
Democratic State Convention was re-
markably harmonious 1t was, in fact
unusally docle and tractabe.
Its principal work was the appoint
ment of Roswell p. Flower Edward
Cooper, George 5. Raines, and Alfred c.
Chaplin as delegates at large TO the Ma
tiOnal Convention, with a full list of dis
trict Delegates and alternates Oswald
Ottendoriel and Wilson ). Bissel were
chosen electors at large AT the head of
representative electoral ticket-N Y
/ World
The WHoop.-To-day the Democrats
of ohio will meet in convention They
will raise whoOp for Tariff Reform
which will be heard from Maine to Cali
fornia. Frank II. Hurd has been chosen
chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
tions. He is the Prince Rupert of Tariff
Reiormers. In fact he has been classed