The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-25
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PARAGRAPHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL
WRITERS or YESTERDAY.

What People Lik0-An0 0reet Duhho'
Tho Great Chaucellor--Thc Wool Ring.
The Tribune on Carlisls-The Last
Lynching Case.
The New York Pres turns aside from
the protection idol long enough to re-
mark that
The people like fearless, honest
stand on one side or the other OF ques-
tion. They do not like, but ON the con-
trary, they despise, two faced shiily'
shaily slraddle of question. Let the
Republicans ut Albany take a manly
stand for high license. and they may reap
a glorious reward in November"
Yes, that Is Just what the people like
courage enough TO take stand on one or
the other side OF any and every question.
The question which the progress of
events has brought to the front now. and
one which the Republican party must de.
eide, Is prohibition, not the price OF
saloon license
The Democratic party Is the natural
opponent of prohibition, because that
party is opposed to paternalism in Gov.
eminent under any and all names Wdsh-
ington Poet.
The Reading strike is now costing one
million dollars a week, very large pro-
portion of which Ia the lost wages Of
labor. Every dollar thus lost Is lost be.
you'd the hope OF recovery.
II there shall be a protracted Reading
strike, the use Of anthracite coal hereafter
will be greatly diminished by the en-.
forced adaptation Of mills, furnaces, etc,
TO bituminous coal.
There Ii only one anthracite coal field
in tho country; bltuminous coal Is every.
where, and neither industry nor capital
will be dependent upon single source Of
fuel when that source may be cut oil any
day by strike that Is started against sat
isfactory work and pay, as old the Port
Richmond strike.
One strike In the anthracite region cuts
of the regular supply OF coal for fur
naces, mills, etc, and suddenly increases
the cost Of industrial products, with pro-
bable loss instead Of profit for capital. A
dozen bituminous coal regions might be
on strike without embarrassment to con-
sumers OF bituminOus .-Pht}daelp1ia
| Times.
We are panied to observe that Prince
Bismarck is displaying sensitlveness to
press criticism not at all becoming to a
man of his potentialily. When we saw
in the Paris edition Of the New York
Herald-evidently written amid the fes
tiyl,ies incident to New Years Day-that
ferocious attack upon the Iron Chanccl-
lor ia which 1t was recorded" And 80
we say salrc Bismarck and may God - -
you, for you are no good, az We say IN
IAmerica"-we were fearful OF trouble
between our contemporary and the rude
arbitrary Prime Minister OF the German
Empire.
II has come in the shape OF an imperial
decree forbidding the Government telc'
graph lines OF Germany TO transmit mes
sages TO the Commercial Cable Company
II il thus that Bismarck strikes at the
editor of the Herald, whose surplus CAPT
tai Is invested In the Commercial Gables
1t must haze been exasperatng to Bis.
marck to be branded as "a common old
disturber" and to have maledictions
called down.upon him by the Partisan END
of the Herald, whose thunderbolts are
forged by Jove Bennett himself, but We
protest that his arbitrary exercise Of
power is unmanly and unwise.--N 7
World
The Star says that the agent of th'
wool and woollen ring, who tho othel
day was adroit enough 10 get a joint re
solution introduced In the House 10 rails,
very greatly the duty on worsted cloths
is a citizen of high standing, an Oper
supporter OF the Democratic policy aDC
of revenue reform. and who, being him
self interested in the wOrsted manufac
lures, would be quite content TO hay'
raw materials free.
| Well, then, why did he try to get Con
gress to do just what the wool and wooleI
ring, who are opposing free raw mn
terials, want done?
The Democratic policy is free raw ma
terials This 'citizen Of high standing
an open supporter of the Democratic
policy and OF revenue reform" goes dowl
to Washington to put block in the wa!
of that policy.
He has failed. Now let him use his in
fluence with those with whom he Is, a
the star says, himself interested In thu
worsted manufacture" 10 get them Il
petition Congress for free wool.-N J
Herald.
IF his sense of honor" says the Ne7
York Tribune, "were as keen ~ ha
sometimes been supposed, he would In
sist on the most thorough investigation
possible"
This refers to Speaker Carlisle and III
efforts of the men who have been usin!
MIR. Thobe In an effort to reopen tn
contested election in the Sixth district o
Kentucky.
The object Of the Republicans In Con
gress In making Thobe party issue, an
In clamoring for another hearing and
second investigation OF the vote in tn
Sixth district, on The pretext that Thobe'
counsel did not serve him well In III
first prosecution of the contest, has bee
Il.