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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
THE WEAK POINT.

The Tribune, great Republican oracle,
saws that the signs multiply that Mr..
Cleveland Is not wanted as a candidate
by his party. In this State the opposition
is certainly growing stronger, as the par
,ial success of Governor Hill at the re-
cent meeting of the State Committee
plainly indicated The truth is that Mr..
Cleveland has lost many of the shrcwdest
and most capable managers who formerly
made the efforts on his behalf irresisli-
BILE. The shrewdcr men OF the party are
perfectly aware that his position on the
tariff makes him weak candidate
The great organ has in those words
cited the weakness of the Republicans in
the coming contest. So far from losing
any strength, Mr.. Cleveland has been
gaining strength all the time. The
Mupwumps on one side and the dis
appointed Office seekers on the other did
make such sensation in the year after
his Inauguration as TO weaken public
confidence in Cleveland; but after that
period his policy was so strong and so
sensible that there has hardly been an
instance in our political history more
fraupht with the promise of great sue
cess. And this promised success is the
triumph Of an American idea OF just
popular government over the peryersion
Of our system established by the Republl-
can par,y. In the matter Of all corruptlons
that represented Republican rule the
Democratic President has been so brave
and true in his line of reform that The
wavfaring man can understand the sense
and PATRIOTISM of his policy. The
picture of the editor of the 1ribuue in
the character of the political dG3e is
hardly more of a caricature than Mr.
Wbitelaw Reds absurd assertion quoted
above. Mr.. Cleveland's position on the
tariff makes him weak candidate.
WHY. there has not been in twenty years
paper that is so powerful as party
campaign document as that message on
the tariff.
1t made the Protectionists tremble IN
their stronghold, and Mr.. Blaines answer
to it from Paris merely emphasizes its
strength by the failure of the attack &c
make any impression. The TH5"ne may
cry Gree trade" but there is no Tree
trade in the message. 1t may reiterat'
Father Kelly's protection of American
labor but the message proposes more
good to labor than can be seen in The
protection of monopoly by false system
of making 5O,0OO,0O0 of people pay tribute
to few manufacturers at 80 per cent
premium on a manipulated home market
Mr.. Cleveland wants the American
working man to have the chance to com
pete with the whole world instead OF be
ing tied like a galley slave to the hom
market manipulated by a few protected
manufacturers.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Cheap Equipments and Limite" A'o""
.Iatjons-sIow Time and Long STOPS

Railroad travel in Russia reminds one
OF that in certain sections OF inc oni.e''
States. where the roads are very new 'no
equipments cheap, the employees insN
enced. and all kinds Of Accommodations
very limited. 1t was only since 'he i''e
rebellion in America that Russia HAS
Gcured at all i'm railroad circles. Inc
lines built by Wimans, Of Baltimore were
well built. but they were not wen equIPP,"
and have been poorly maintained me
arbitrary direction OF the car INA.
all the lines should DC perfectly S'raishO
from one large city to the other OF iro'i
the beginning to the termni, regardless
Of the lesser points on the way VIII pe "
great drawback to the country Tor many
wears. The strangers attention Is dlrecliy
attracted to the large number OF siliaii
cities and important villages he sees from
one to five miles off the railroad lines
These marts Of trade are more or less SUP
stantal. and generations will come ana
20 before the stations are as plehtliui
along the railroad liues rs they would at
first have been made but for the inter-
ference of the car.
II is very seldom that house Is pro
yided for locomotives. or there is shed
for any class of material or equipment,
notwithstanding the fact that the nine
months Of rain or snow in each year make
them more necessary than IN other couh-
tries. Locomotives, rusting and 1alling
to pieces, although but few years Old,
and tools of every character are seen
strewn about everywhere. The stations,
however. are commodiOus and comfort
able. The fastest express trains, when
make about twenty miles an hour, stop
at every station from five to forty MN
utes The guard comes To your carriagc
door when the train stops, opens IT, ana
tells how long the stop will be. lie also
points 10 the restaurant hard by, and tells
Won what can be purchased, ana, lurther'
that there is ample time. 1t Is prODapis
that there is commission arrangement
or all the railroad restaurants are run 10y
the company. Few passenger trains that
have not some freight cars. The trains
are long, the rails heavy and good the
Oallastug fair. but the equipments are 50
| inferior that the employees refuse 10 make
any speed.
But one passenger train a day. even on
the principal lines, and very seldom IS
| sleeping car or carriage that can Dc
utilized as sleeper encountered. For
run between two cities distant HE New
| York and Washington, or New lOrS auo
Boston. which occupy Ayc and a ha.t Oh
six hours i'm America, day or night o
twelve to fourteen hours IS consumed
There are seldom closets on drinkin-
water. or similar accommodations a
every station, day or night old women oil
children visit the carriages aud sell drink
| iug water.
There is one comfort, however ON
| Russian railway train. There are no
cinders The old fashion wood burning
locomotives are used, and rs they have
spark and cinder protectors and burr
pine or white poplar or similar woods
there is freedom from both clnders o.
smoke. The roads are too new for dust
too, when there is n period dry enough Il
make dust - Moscow Cor. Clevelan'
| Leader
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
Momnn Knles lhe Raft.

Sometimes Chinese or Siamese hus-
band is missed He 10 longer washes or
tumerics the children, he 10 longer b0llS
and hands ont the rice in little basins 10
his offspring His wife sasked where be-
is and. like Barhams cook in The ln-
goldsby Legends, she looks askcw. Sho
does not say anything, but the nelghbors
that is 10 say, the people in the ncyt
boat or on the next raft-Whfper some
thing about "A disturbance Il M ,ht or two
ago, of a cry, of grOan or two, OF Il
splash in the water, and fear that some
thing has happened TO tie missing hus-
band lie comes back no more, ana the
widow presently marrics again, all going
quite mcrrily on the raj. and in the house
with the new husband. From all If
which you will gather that the Siameso
woman is of the energetic, determined
sort.
She is not beautiful: she docs not charm
that way. Short, sturdly built Of dark
reddish brown color, with her black hair
cut about an inch and a half long aud
standing straight up all over her head like
a thick brush, chewing all day Tonga mix
ture Of red Chinese tobacco, areca nut and
betel leaf, 50 that the brown juice runs
down her chin and on 10 her bosom; not
clad in more than one cOlorcd cloth
wrapped round her, and looking more Ike
the missing link than anything else, she
certainly does not charm by her appear
ance.
But was told she had a very fascinat
ing way with her and, at any rate, she
knew how to keep order NJ home. On,
quality she has She is extremely bust
ness like and keen at buying aud selling
Atlantic Monthly
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

There is a log OF yellow color standing
lust outside of Chi Hua Gate, Of Picking,
where it has been since the fan OF the
Ming dynasty, commanding the respect
of all classes Of people 1t is in perfect
condition. The insects have not made
any raids upon il as they do on other
logs. The people believe that the log
must be the residence Of some god, 50
they annually worship it. On the lst OF
October the emperor commanded the
board Of ceremonies 10 appoint few Of
llcials 10 pay respects to the deiiied log
Chicago Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
THE CAMPAIGN TRICK.

We quoted from the thrilling words Of
Colonel A. A. Jones some days ago to
show that his colored exodus" with a
boom of 10000 CORY colored corpses was
nothing but trick to get money on a
great sensation under false pretenses,
and then use it for campaign purposes.
1t is a big thing in its way if 1t is sue
ceeds, and is one of the most characteris-
tic Jobs organized by the Republican
party. The charitable and philanthropic
people of the North who love TO invest
their surplus in good causes may, to some
extent, be caught, but it is to be hoped
that the Democratic. papers of the North
will he prompt to expose the fraud.
The Southern darkey has very strong
local attachment, and the fact that so
few Virginia colored people ever %
South in search of a more genial climate
is the proof of the nonsense of the theory
that the negro will naturally look to
South America as a more pleasant place
for him. But Colonel A. A. Jones says
that the political condition of the race
in this alleged hard.lot of oppression will
tend to drive them to South America.
We might ask Colonel Jones the simple
question, how much better of will they
be in South America
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The lurid character of the Nihilist con-
spiracies is illustrated with a story that
is sent from London of the Russian Of
ficer who committed suicide rather than
accept the task of assassinating the Car
The newspaper in which 1t originally APP
peared is not a sensation.monger, and
would scarcely have published such an
item of news without verifying il except
from correspondent whose character
was itself verification. This is the frs,
instance of such dramatic incident in
real life, and it shows the powerful in
huence of the Nihilist associations.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Naval officers in Washington have
formed an organization, under the drec
ton OF Commander r. ID. Evans anC
Lieutenant Richard Rush, to lock after
naval interests.
The Herald, in commenting on this. very
justly remarks that the most meritorious
officers in the service often have the mod
esty that characterizes bravery.
We point out an important point. viz.
That the department ought not to be al
lowed to maintain the pet system OF
favoritism by which the most worthless
officers are given the best assignments
and their brethren kept on sea service al
the time, and sacrificed to the King.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The Sugar Trust has about nine of
the ten refining establishments, and ex-
poets to get the tenth and last one. Then
when there is but one buyer of all the
sugar, and that one buyer controls the
market, of course people will be obliged
to take tea and coffee exactly as the one
buyer prescribes. That is protective
tariff.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Despite the rain and mud the engineers
of the Nicaraguan canal are pushing on
their work to completion. They have
now two months before the torrential
rains are due, and in that time they may
accomplish much. AS their work pro-
crosses toward the Pacific coast the diff
culties encountered in the jungles and
marshes of the Isthmus will perhaps
prove less formidable.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The Washington Post thinks that, in
regard to fractional currency, "it will
be better to let matters stand as they are
but if we must have fractional paper
currency, let it be in the shape of frac.
tional silver certificates to represent the
$25 ,000, 900 of fractional silver now in
the Treasury. That will be better than
issuing paper money based on nothing.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Mr. Guimaraes, Portuguese inventor,
is said TO have made new repeating gun
called the Arehimedes, which requires
neither powder nor compressed air. 1t is n
clever arrangement OF extremely powerful
springs, and is said To carry quite as far
~ any ordinary army rihe.-Chicago
Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

That is CHASTITY story of the officer OF
the Russian army, elected by the Nihilist
Association to kill the Car, and avoid.
ing the horrible task by committing
suicide.
We have seen such things on the stage,
and read of them in romance, but this is
the first instance In real life.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The Judge has caricature of Cleve-
land standing between the statues of
Grant and Lincoln. II the statues repre-
sent patriotism, certainly they would
agree with Mr.. Cleveland.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
Nha. He Liked.

Parson-And how did you like my SER
NOM
New Cornerstone parts OF it liked
very much.
For instance
"Wen. where you started OFF with
blessed are the pure in heart, and lot OF
other blcSseds."
"Oh, that was my text
"Hml | think, on the whole, | like the
part you call your text better than what
you call your sermon. Why don't YOU
make your texts longery' Tran
script.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times says of the proposed tariff bill that
it will not be ready for two weeks, and
that "An Eastern Representative who
has examined the bill as far az completed
thus states an outline Of its provisions :
In general the proposed reduction will
be S25 000,000 from internal taxes and
so, 600, 900 from customs, as follows: on
wooden goods, $10,000,000; free wool,
s.. 600, 900: cottons and other articles of
general use, $1,000 900; sugar, 20 per
cent, making about $l00O0,0OO steel
rails reduced to Sl2 a ton, pig iron - 30
ton, chemicals large reduction by
articles enumerated. TO the free list,
besides wool, will be added coal, iron ore,
salt and lumber The Democratic mem
bers of the committee are not strongly
in favor of the sugar reduction. II the
bill should he accepted as whole they
will permit it to remain, but should a
contest be made they will not insist in
the reduction on sugar. The reduction
of the tax on manufactured tobacco, eX-
elusive of cigars and cigarettes and other
minor items, is expected 10 make up the
S25 900 900 from that source"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Yer got ter keep de pot bilin' lessen
hitll rust. Yer got ter keep hit full lessen
70 fire crack hit.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The meanest man but one is he who
uses wart on the back of his neck for q
collar button.-Erchange
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
The right of a community to prohibit

The right of a community to prohibit
and punish attempts 10 corner meat
grain vegetables, or any other staple
product needful TO the existence and
comfort Of man has never been ques-
toned Some European countries OF
capitals 90 To the length Of fixing The
price of bakers loaves and of beer. On
this side of the Atlantic legislation has
not commonly been pushed to that eX
IRENE But none the less does the
power of protecting the public to any ex
tent required by the common good reside
in all American communities. Shall il
be called into play to break up trusts
those combinations thousand time:
more dangerous to the public welfare
than the little rings of forestallers against
whom our ancestors erected barriers
That is the question. It's answer rests
with the people.-Joprha Of Commerce.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The price of tin in London rose yes
terday to fl70per ton. Last July it was
f104. In this city the price yesterday
was 81 cents pound. one year ago il
was 22i cents. Here is an advance OF
more than SO per cent. in the value OF
this useful metal. The French specula-
tors who are now striving to put the
worlds copper product into kind of
Trust began their work with tin last
summer. Having cornered tin, they uu-
dertook to control the worlds supply OF
zinc, and finally took up copper, the
market price o. which they have doubled
Zinc or spelter was selling a little more
than a year ago at 4.3j The price was
5.67 few days ago, and is now j31t II
was 30 when the ring began 10 buy
and the entire product of the mines and
mills of this country for some months tC
come was purchased. The ring has also
dealt in lead. The price one year age
was 35; it is now 49,, and not Ions
ago it was j.l0.-N. Y Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

No one doubts that the Reichstag will
sanction the proposed appropriation OF
$4,000, 900 needed for the purpose of in
creasing the LdHdrehr or reserve ayaila.
bic for aggression as well as defense. II
is, therefore, scarcely probable tina.
Prince Bismarck is coming to Berlin from
FREDERICKSBURG with no other end in
view but to be present at the next read
ing of the Army bill. \ much more
likely cause of his temperance on the
parliamentary stage is the determined
and evidently unexpected opposition en-
countered by the new measure against
the Socialists.
We pointed out some time ago the ex
traordinary harshness of the projected
legislation. The Chancellor desires not
only to prolong the existing anti-Social
ist laws, but to add new clause punish
ing the public advocacy of Socialist doc
trines with permanent Acknowledgement
as well as imprisonment.-N. J. Sun.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Psrfumers now utilize the scent OF the
cucumber.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

Two hundred and eighty million
marks-$7S, 900, 0OO-as an extra military
appropriation is what the blood and iron
Chancellor, without stating any why or
wherefore, asks for Germany No won.
der the people quietly hold their breath
in amazement and anxiety. and that the
flood of emigration from the Empire to
America is enormously increasing
Baltic. Herald.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

The latest communication of the
miners TO Mr.. COrbin says:
This great strike will come 10 an end
in less than thirty minutes, providing
you grant to your employees the follow
ing
"First-That they have tie right to or
ganize.
Second-That when difficulties arise
between the company and the employees
these questions shall be settled by arbi-
tration"
And these conditions, they rightly de-
clare. "will not interfere with the man
agement of the road, nor shut the Coal
and Iron Company out of any market
These conditions are reasonable. The
Reading Company will put itself in a
very bad light before the public if IL shall
refuse 10 consider them.-Ae,C lof
Word.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01

rising and falling sweet and clear on the
night air And then the carts come lum-
berng home holding half intoxicated,
wholly happy crowd There is grand
supper waiting for them, and nobody
thinks Of the depredations committed be
forehand upon other mems goods IN the
way Of pigs and poultry. More liquor Is
drunk, more speeches made, and the
planters entire fence is serenaded by the
untiring crowd until a late hour.
Before the rising bell rings the foe
sweeps in eddying folds, white and pale
golden. into the blue oak woods, and dis
closes the quarters silent, for the very
dogs are sleeping. Here and there gray
smoke curls mp above the cabins; the bel
quuyers its summons. There IS long
waking howl from the dogs, and SHARP
calls OF negro women Soon large part
Of the previous days proceedings Will be
enacted with undated enthusiasm. -
Ruth Ramay in New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
TREArING THE CROWD.

Money is given to the leaders to treat
the crowd, and the planter has to use
every excuse in his power to prevent him
self being hoisted upon the shoulders Of
the Joyous negroes. This ceremony being
over oranges are thrown into the carts,
the leaders return 10 their wagons, ana
rattle around the grounds two or three
times. with beating OF drums, squeakn1
of dfes, cheering and other dcmonstra-
tons. Then off they 20 to get their sec
ond iustallment of whisky at de sto',
where the plantation storekeepers receive
their share Of attention. The procession
goes 10 rs many plantations as possible,
and i'm the dusk, as the fog comes rolling
in from the river, sweeping across the
empty fields and winding in and out oil
the border Of the woods, almost "A mile
away, one hears the sound OF u beautiful
negro melody,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BULLETIN OF YESTERDA y 5
IDEAS ON THE NEWS.
Political Nicknames-The Miners-Ihe
Proposed Tariff BiII-Tbe "Corner"-The
Price Of Tin ermany's War Attitude
Prince Bismarck.

The Erening Post aims at too high a
standard of journalism to believe that
there is any political point in calling
Senator Chandler BILL" Nicknames
express affection. Sherman smiles gra-
ciously when the army boys call INN
Uncle Billy" and Sheridan will ever Ie
known rs Little Phil Lee was Uncle
Robert" while Jackson's bomely and ap-
parently rather absurd name OF Stone
wall has become historical. 1t takes Us
back 10 crusading times when men were
called the lion hearted and knights with
the iron hand.
Lincoln was known as Abe. Honest,
his critics used TO say, 10 distinguish him
from the rest of the party. Buchanan
was called Jimmy" but Jimmy, like
Sam, is generally term of familiarity
rather than endearment. Mr. Blaine's
name of jim has always interfered with
his presidency. How much better would
be Arstides II is fortunate that Wash
ingron was not. like Tilden, called Sam
uel Jones. Think Of Samuel Jones Wash
ipgton. the Father of His Country, or
James Gillespie Bonaparte, French En-
peror N. J. Herad.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-27
From the Republican.
fllavalaudis Grimin als

A short time ago the Republican
printed a list of criminal appointments
to places of honor and trust in the gov
eminent service by this reform admin
istration. Congressman Peters in his
speech last week at Wichita gives a
more complete list, which we publish
below:
The list of criminals embraces 1877,
not including twenty-five persons guilty
OF political crimes, or fifty-nine other
persons directly connected with the
criminal classes. This savory list in
cludes two murderers and the tools of
two others, five notorious duelists and
three rioters-one to be judge of the
very court by which he has been i'm
prisoned six weeks. 1t includes five
persons who have been indicted or con-
victed for frauds against the revenue,
appointed to be officers of the revenue
service. 1t includes a jury-fiXer, a
dead beat, a lawyer guilty of defraud-
ing clients and an attorney who had
cleared notorious bandits by contriviDg
defeat of justice, all appointed to be
judges. Persons were appointed pen
sion agents who had been in
dtcted for violating pension laws.
Persons guilty of robbing the
| mail agents when appointed was
in jail for robbing the very Office to
which he was appointed. Liquor sell
lers, their SOUS ar attorneys we're ap-
noinJed internal revenue officials An
impeached State Treasurer, defraud-
| ing county or town treasurers, seven
forgers-one of whom had served two
terms for that offence, but knew
| Cleveland personally''-and men guilty
of robbery, embezzlement, theft, NAL
feasance, tapping a church till, grand
larceny, bribery, obtaining money un-
der false-pretences, of a printing steal
a mileage steal and patent fraud, OF
keeping gambling houses and houses OF
resort for the vile of both sexes, of as
sault and battery, fiSt-fghting and in.
sulting women, of assaulting lady
temperance lecturer with club, of 3
wife-beating, of Matchmaking and sell
ing official Information, with an editor
of a rogues' paper and a Brooklyn
police officer who was dismissed for ar
resting in her bed at a. m. a sicl
woman against whom there was NJ
charge and compelling her to walk /;
mile to Station-an these are choseI
Instruments of reform