The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-07
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NOTES ON TIE EVENTFUL DAY FROM
METROPOLITAN 4PERs.

One Free Man Business and Politics
Memorable Canvass-swesri"g aud Al
e,pinr victory Assured Betttng in
Se. york-A suspected Filibu,ter.
Oyr FREE MAN-Tlis IL The land OF
lindenendence. 81 we are Ofilciaiy ID
formed by the public orator every Fourth
of July. and by most newspapers as often
as once a week; and yet there seems 10
he one class Of citizens whose freedom Is
absolute. The politician is the slave OF
bis constituents; the writer, the artist or
the actor. of his public; the man Of bust
ness boys 10 the necessities underlying
the financial condition of the time the
moor are trodden beneath the feet OF the
rich; but unhempered, unswayed, the
dude moves forward on his peaceful and
nlacid way the only example of perfect
freedom in wicked world.-Boston
Courier.
BUSINESS AND PoLITICs.-Thep political
excitement reached fever heat last week
and yisibly affected trade In all Its
branches. Even speculative trading was
affected. the whole tone being dull. with
one or two trfling exceptions. 1t Is in
teresting 10 note, however, that business
men of all shades Of political opinion
predict a revival after next Tuesday
& Elections in the West are reported
fairly good and money at all the centres
is easy.
The week developed very little change
I IN the situation o! the money market,
except that the nearness OF tie presi'
dental election suspended temporarily
the Cow Of money 20 the West and South.
journal Of Commerce.
A MEMORABLE CAEvAss.-The Dem
ocrstic party has never in its long and
admirable history made a presidential
canvass that was more entirely TO lis
credit than the one now closing at the
polls.
The Democracy has stood uniedly for
principle. 1t has based It's appeal to
the people upQp an idea and sustained 1t
by argument. Il has indulge1 in no per
sonaliiies Il has appealed y no race
preiudices nor antipaihies. Ii has been
national. not sectional, in lie spirit II
has uttered no forgeries TO deceive the
unwsry nor invented bugaboos to fright
en- the ignorant.
The issue upon which the election
turns Is embodied in the axiom that In
necessary Taxation is Unjust Taxa
Tom. Y. World.
SWEARING AND AFPfRNISG.-Jud
Barrett the other day decided that a man
cannot be made 10 swear If he chooses to
affirm. and that in the latter case he can
neither be required to lift up his hand
nor be questioned as TO his religious be
lief. Indeed" he says, every inierro-
CATION upon the subject Of the relator S
belief Ia the existence OF a Deity was an
limperlinence 10 which no citizen, in the
absence Of any suspicion Of bis truthful
ness. should be subjected" This sensible
decision was rendered in a case in which
the election inspectors had refused to
register voter because he would not
raise his hand or submit 10 an iGquislion
as to his religious belief.-N. \. Herald.
VICTORY AssuaED.-The result Of the
bal!oting in this city and State yesterday
was not matter OF doubt \ substan-
tial plurality Is assured 10 the Cleveland
and Thurman electors because the able
and honest Administration OF President
Cleveland hiss commended him TO the
peope. and because they approve the
policy OF tariff reform which he put be-
fore the country AS the issue OF his party
in the campaign The voters have not
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sensations of that policy nor frightened
by their false prophecies OF its effects.
Throughout the State the tide has sci
steadily toward Democratic success from
the opening of the canvass, and this
tendency has been ysibly stronger during
the last few weeks.
4 scrutiny Of the condition OF the can
: yass in the cities and counties OF the
State shows a safe and substantial plu-
ralitv for Cleveland and Thurman. Al
lowing TO the Republicans in each of the
counties every vote 10 which they are en-
{ titled, in many counties all that they
claim, and in many Others more than they
can get, &C ;ording 10 conservative esti-
mates, the footings Of The estimated vote
show a plurality for Cleveland of oyei
, 1900. His plurality will not fall below
this save through foul means, and nc
,cOrding TO nearly all the estimates in
well-informed Democratic quarters il
/. ought to 20 considerable higher.-New
York Times
BETTING IN NEW YoRK-The betting
In and about the Stock Exchange yester
day surpassed anything Of The sort in the
history of Wall street The stock tape
, WAS practically neglected in brokers
offices as was the market by the brokers
so intense was ,he interest in politics
: On the Stock Exchange betting was the
business Of the Jay. The initiative was
/ taken by Broker F. T. Adams, one Of the
high rollers OF the Board, who Of
fered to bet any part of 5000 on Cieye
land. lie was finally accommodated at
odds of ten 90 eight in favor Of his can
didate Then lie offered another $1,000