The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-11
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE THOUGHTS of Az EVENTFUL
DAY-HOME AND FOREIGN.

ia l-HOhE 1ND F'hSf"'
The Tobacco Taxa Black Eye for In-
galIs-The Old Emperor-Refned Sugar.
The Postal TeIegraph-The. New En-
peror of Germany.
Senator Ingalls, has felt the first effects
of the rash u~tterances contained In his
speech of Tuesday. On "Wednesday
night the local commandery OF the
Loyal Legion Of the United states
met and rejected bis name. which
had been propo.ed for membership some
time before. The reason openly alleged
for this action was that he was not ELI
gible TO membership. The real reason,
according to a member Os the COM
mandery in which Senator ingalls,
name was proposed, was the language
used by him in the Senate Chamber
Tuesday in speaking Of the late General
Hancock. The Loyal Legion il the most
exclusive military organization IN the
H. tied states. II is composed almost en-
tirely Of officers who served in the late
war. \ member Of the Loyal Legion
may join the Grand Army, but very few
members of the Grand Army are eligible
TO membership in the Loyal Legion
General Phil sheridan i, AZ the head Of
the order. He is a member OF the Wash
ingtOn c~Ommandcry, as are "a number OF
Senators and members of the lower
house who fought in the late war
| Spe-ial % tie Word.
His cradle was rocked a. the close of
the eighteenth century his grave is dug
near the close OF the nineteenth century.
His earlier memories were of his royal
mother in tears. After The disastrous
battle Of Jena, when Napoleon ap-
preached his victim with the stealthy
tread OF a panther, then bounced on him
with irresistible strength. the troops were
demOralized, and the Queen wrote with a
trembling hand, We have fallen asleep |
on the laurels OF Frederick The Great "
II she could have witnessed the scene in
the Hall Of Mirrors at Versailles 10 1871,
when her son was proclaimed Emperor
of United Germany, she would have wept
again, but this time with pride.-N J.
Herlid.
The Emperor William /. was the most
fortunate of monarchs. When he was
born Napoleon Bonaparte was still a new
name in the ears of kings. The great
battles of Aus,erlilz, Wagram, Borodino
and Waterloo remained to be fought.
The story of his life j.. in many respects
the history Of Europe during the nine
teentE century. When, As an infant, he
put on his first uniform the century Itself
was in It's infancy. When, as a lad Of
II, he FABRICATED in the final overthrow
Of Napoleon Prussia was only beginning
to rise again a. a military power. Moth.
ing was more improbable than German
unity, unless it was the possibility Of a
German Empire.-PiIa Ityus
The Gid Leaf protests against the pass
age Of the revenue bill as reported from
the Ways and Means Committee Tuesday
II repeals the tobacco tax, except on }
cigars and cigarettes. II the tax is to !
come of Of chewing tobacco, smoking to-
bacco, and snuff, why not take ii of
cigarettes also? Can il be that Congress |
Is working in the interest of the cigar !
cite manufacturers? Four or tive big q
have a monopoly Of the bust a
ness. At that rate, this is an Ubiquitous I
piece of legislation, the injustice OF which l
North Carolina will suffer from more r
han any other State. Abolish all, make @
A clean sweep OF everything, or reduce &
he tobacco tax 10 four or five cents, and !
ct il alone. IL is not right 10 make our c
cigarette tobaccOs pay a tax when a
he Western burleys and the Pennsyl- !
b auiY pvaAnrt fluf aHFar into gha uftnn ! n
FOODS, 90 free. {
Three fourths of the cigarette tobacco ?
If the country is the produc. Of North :
Carolina, grOwn in about ten counties =
it right to make these pay a tax on Il
Cigarettes alone, when the balance OF \
he country is 10 be- relieved Of paying il G
m chewing and smoking tobacco and u
nufy We think not. And this is the -
Jew taken of it by the Tobacco Board OF \
OF Henderson. as expressed by u
csOlu,iOn adopted IN a meeting held o.
afternoon 10 take action on the
and also by Mr. =. OHIO Wilson. o
e%cretary of the Farmers Alliance. and OIL
for Vance county, who j., in %
TO know and rclec, the senti 4.
OF the farmers on the subject. i'
Let the tax come of Of everything III
hen the work is once begun. We Sd
no such one 81 ed, Luequd. and N
MUST class legislation. s.
The new Emperor OF Germany has tAe "
I'VE and good will Of all the Germa. peo. "
le, save, perhaps, q few Of the more III
elements. Ill quiet, una--Gm u
x, kind-heartcl method, have endeare, IN
i'm to all who have come in contact y
.ith him. Ills wife, the daughter OF a
Victoria, is very unpopular. Her 1'
ovation 90 the throne, which carries 10
ith il an Empress doWager's allowance so
the event of the Emper)rs death. will 81
OF be cordially received in Germany, but ca
Ie love and respect for her noble, dying Ia
viii cause all discomfort to be ell
,ncealed -EsctQHge. "
he
The advance in the cases Of cut LOAF al
nd crushed sugars in the SAINT period Is IA
UGH more than three-quarters Of q cent. IN
18th regard TO wages, about which Mr.. Ia