The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-17
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PUXGENT IDEAS OF A DAY STRUCK
OFF FROM PROMINENT PENS.
Capitalization -The Investigation Of the
strike-Dynamite Guns" Little Phil"
Anti-Poverty Moyements-The Blair Bill.
The Irish Question The Tarin-Ao.

The Irish Question The Tarin-&c.
Unfortunately, 1t does not stand alone
as measure healing toward centraliza-
tion--toward q new relation between
the Federal Government and tho States. y
The lard bill now pending In Congress
and the oleomargarine bill-for which,
by the way, Senator Hawley both voted
and spoke-enacted last session, are open
to the same objection in greater de-
gree. Both Of these are. like the Blair
bill, an unwarranted interference with
functions Of the State. Both are al.
tempts 10 legislate against one industry
for the benefit OF another, under the cloak
Of tax law. or course, Congress can
levy tax for revenue upon any product.
But regulation, not revenue, ia the object
Of the oleomargarine statute and the lard
bill The former strikes at cheap sub
stitute for butter and the latter at the
cottonseed oil industry of the South. The
tax is mere pretext and a sham. II is
imposed for no other purpose than to
serve as a constitutional excuse for con
gressional action. The real object of the
| legislation il protection TO dairy butter
against oleomargarine and 10 hog lard
against product in which cottonseed oil
Is a large pgredient.-N. y Herald.
The testimony given by Mr.. Corbin be
fore the special committee Of the House
appointed TO investigate the Reading
strike was clear and full. He showed
that the strike OF the miners was not
merely q violation Of an agreement under
which they had received special rate OF
wages for three months, but was the re.
suit of another strike by the men en-
ployed on the Reading road, " hich latter
strike was undertaken to prevent the
company from discharging its legal du
ties as common carrier. He further
declared that the rate of wages offered by
the company is as much as il can afford
TO pay, and adduced statistics to support
This declaraton-N y. Times
An exchange says Of the experiment
with dynament in war, that These ex-
periments, 1t need hardly he said do not
detract in the least from the merits of the
pneumatic dynamite gun employed on
the cruiser row building for the Govern
rnent at Philadelphia. Indeed, 1t needs
only to be remembered that this vessel H.
guaranteed 10 throw shells containing
200 pounds of dynamite distance of al
least mile 10 indicate that that inyen-
ton has n sphere Of Its own, whatever
the result of these trials Of dynamite IN
powder guns"
While the story of General Grants Ad.
ministration Is fresh In the minds Of the
American people, soldiers of the regular
army are not likely to be preferred to
civilians as candidates for the presidency.
Moreover, General Sheridan exhibited
in Louisiana qualities which mark him.
however great his military talents, as
having little knowledge Of or capacity
for civil administration.
But, perhaps he has improved In the
art of government since that time. At
any rate, he would be picturesque and
formidable candidate. Still, II the Kepub
lcans meant to nominate him, they
should not have called their convention
to meet before the middle Of September
Sharp and short should be the campaign
for Little Phil-N Y. San.
If poverty is a bad tifing-and no one
seems TO think it is good thing-the
more societies there are 10 put an end to
il the be ter. so it ia to be hoped Justice
Patterson will grant the application of
Mr Louis +. Post and others for the in
corporation Of another Anti-Poverty So
clety distinct from that OF Which the Rev.
DR.. McGlynn obtained control the other
night By master.stroke of practical pol
itics. 1t ia true that the result may be
somewhat confusing. We shall have Dr.
McGlynn's society and Henry Georges
society, each claiming to be the true and
original organization, and each present
ing the same general features of Sun.
day evening meeting, a collection, good
deal OF talking and singing, with fats
predominating in both, and a spirit OF
unrelenting hostility to poverty.-N T.
Tribune.
Thirty nine Senators, some of whom
believe that the Federal Government
should do everything from running the
railroads TO educating the children, and
some of whom believe nothing Of the
kind voted for the Blair bill yesterday,
passing ii through the Senate by a ma
iority of ter. Those who did not believe
the bill ought to pass voted for 1t for The
same reason that woman il once said to
have married her importunate suitor-to
get rid of him-Plila. Times.
An important change has taken place
In the Irish policy of the British Govern
ment. Sir Michael Hicks Beach has re-
entered the Cabinet and assumed the du-
ties OF President of the Board OF Trade.
Mr. Balfour Is no longer to continue In
his high-handed course unchecked. Ii
has been decided that the prosecutions Of
editors OF and dealers in newspapers pub
fishing accounts Of proclaimed National
League meetings shall cease. 1t Is un-
derstood that only upon this condition
would Sir NJ Hicks Beach become
member of the Government.
What Messrs. O'Brien, Sullivan and
others have just served terms of imprls-
onment for may now be INDUCED in with
impunity.--N = World.
The statement that the tariff bill will
be ready to be reported t. the House By
Washington's birthday does not appear
to be in fair way TO materialize. The
Democratic members OF the Ways and