The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE LEADING JOURNALS COMMENTS
ON MATTERS AND THINGS.
Still Harping on Blalne's Letter-sugGes-
lions for Settling the leading strike.
Mrs. Corbin ON Women'- suTrage-John
sherman.

dclphia Times advises the strikers 10 re-
turn 10 work and rely afterwards upon
satisfactory settlement of the wage
question. IL says
O." Let the trial be made. IL may not
succeed, but II the miners. returned To
work on the promise OF prompt and fair
consideration of the wage dispute, ant
the prompt and fair consideration werc
refused, the best possible grounds for a
general strike and the public sympathy
and the public sense of justice would
heartily and practically sustain the
strikers, II is now question between
the trial of return 10 work as the hrsi
step toward conference, or battle OF en-
DURANGO and when the strikers arc
broken in their ranks before the issue oil
endurance has fairly begun, how can
such struggle be regarded "a hopeful
one? Try work and conference ii they
succeed all will be well If they taii'
nothing will be lost and much VIII DC
gained by getting the strike in an entirely
defensible and probably impregnable at
titude."
1t was the Hon. John Sherman who,
as Secretary of the Treasury, dismissed
Mr. Chester A. Arthur from the collec-
torship of the port of New York-as hi.
friends always believed unjnstly. ThCsc
friends still feel resentment for this act,
and majority Of them constitute the all
potent cOterie in the councils OF the lie
publican party in the Empire State. The
fact bodies inauspiciously for the aspira-
lions of the "Man of Marshfield il
New York Baltic. Herald.
Among the numerous legislative pro
iects Senator Blair Of New Hampshire
has in hand Is one TO enfranchise women.
This he keeps stirring in the Senate along
with his education and prohibition bills
rot TO mention his difficult scheme OF
carving the warm waters OF the Gull oil
Mexico up the Mississippi valley with Il
view to the ameloration OF the blizzard
cursed regions OF the Northwest. But Il
letter addressed to the Senator by Mrs
CT. Corbin of Chicago and published In
the Chicago Tribune, shows that his wo-
man suffrage movement has An impedi
ment Of formidable character in the faiI
sex itself. In an unguarded moment Nj
Blair quoted largely in one Of his reports
from a pamphlet by Mrs. Corbin in sup
port of his views, making it appear that
Mrs. Corbin favored women going into
politics. This the lady denies in toto
and she adds to her denial strong argu'
ment 10 show that il would not be kind.
ness 10 woman to impose on her the du
ties of manhood in addition 10 those OF
womanhoOd The sexes are not on al
equality in this respect, that While tho
woman can cast ballot and do most oil
the things the male citizen can do, The
latter is totally unequal TO be task OF
bearing and nursing children. Man has
therefore, no right TO ask woman to par
ticipste in those external and general
duties, such as support of the home anc
direction of the State, for which his physi'
cal and intellectual constitution fits him
while he cannot by any possibility re.
| lieve her of those necessary offices and
duties that nature demands of her. -
Elchange.
According to well-known political
superstition the man elected Governor
this wear in New york stands in the front
rank for the presidential nomination four
wears hence. All right-it is the more
| important for the patty 10 select the besi
man for its candidate for Governor. Mr.
Cleveland's successor in 1898 should be
man who will be as great a credit 10 The
State as Mr.. Cleveland is and has been
! ". 7. Herald.
Washington gossips, who are Away
looking for a new sensation, have beer
saving OF late that General Grants widow
had been snubbed by President and Mrs
Cleveland They asserted that Mrs
Grant called on Mrs. Cleveland, and tina
the latter did not return the visit moi
even send a card to the former mistres!
of the White House. There is not the
slightest foundation for these allegations
| Mrs. Grant did not call at the White
House during her recent stay in Wash
| ington. nor did Mrs. Cleveland meet hel
during that period The inventive genius
of Washington gOssips will now turn tt
some new achievement just as absurd a
this baseless yarn.-N y World.
Abiding to published interview viii
John Sherman In which he Is said to bav,
declared that he knew sometime ago o
Blaine's determination 10 withdraw, TIT
New York Sun says:
"The published interview represents
Mr.. Sherman as In state OF glee that h
could neither control nor disguise Owe
Mr.. Blaine's permanent retirement from
public life Yet he is neither an emo
tional man nor a person OF too sangun'
disposition. He must know, as well a
everybody else knows, that the breaking
up of Mr.. Blaines following means lit
tie gain 10 the Sherman forces. II point
rather TO the selection of a new man, FREE
from the entanglemeDts OF the feuds ans
rivalries of the past.
"As for the Democrats, they know tina
the nomination of John Sherman at Chi
cago would signify the almost certain
election of any candidate that the Demo
cratic Convention could put up
Tie New York Tribune still whistle:
to keep its courage up and at the sam
time pays Mr.. Blaine the following rattle
dubious compliment.