The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-31
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
WHAT EDITORS THINK TO-DAY or
MEyAND THINGS.
Presidential -Biaine's STANDING
Refusai-Thc Mills BiIl-TRxing Art
The Champaign Paper-The Vice Pre-
.ident-Morc " Refusal"

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The Campaign Paper-The Vice Pre-
.ident-MOrc - Refusal"
PRESIDENTIAL CHAyCEs.-Mr. Cleye.
lands election was an accident and his al.
ministration an experiment. His re-
election would be the beginning OF a
dynasty. in the sense that the reelection
of jefferson and Jackson proved TO be.
The Republican party could then go into
liquidation, as the Wing party did in
1852 II IL means TO win, II must go into
the campaign with platform upon which
all can stand, and under leader whom
all cal follow.
Upon whom will the honor devolve :
That will be the absorbing question for
the next three weeks. A cluster of
.avorite sons are eager for the honor Of
carr, ing the abandoned banner. New
York will have Dcpew; Ohio. Sherman /;
Iowa. Allison; New Jersey, Phelps In
diana, Harrison; Michigan, Alger; Hi
nois, Gresham. Around the flag of Ores
ham cluster hopes and opportunities
which no other candidate attracts.-N
| y. HsTold
BLArNE's REFUsAL.-Mr. Blaine, in his
letter to Whitelaw Reid, declares en-
pbaticaly that he will not be a candidate,
and he says further, eff should now, by
speech or by silence, By commission or
omission, permit nv name in any event
TO come before the convention, should
incur the reproach of being uncandld
with those who have always been candid
with me | speak, therefore, because
am rot willing to remain in a doubtful
attitude. am not willing 10 be the
cause OF misleading a single man among
the millions who have given me their
sulfrages and their confidence. am not
willing that even one of my faithful sup
poiters in the pas: should think me cspa
| BILE of patering in double sense with
nv words Assuming that the presi-
Dental nomination could by any possible
chance be offered TO me | could not &C
cept it without leaving on the minds Of
thousands Of these men the impression
that had not been free from indiscre
ton, and, therefore, ] could not accept 1t
at all. The misrepresentation OF malice
have no weight, but the just displeasure
of friends | could not patiently endure. W
| MIR. MILLS CONt lDENI.-M Mt. Mis-
said on Tuesday that "thc result OF the
caucusing which has been had on the
Mill. bill is emnenlly satisfactory. Not
a move has been made which has not
strengthened il, and when it comes into
Committee IF the Whole for cOnsidera-
ton il will be as strong as Gibraltar.
The bill as first introduced provided
for a reduction of the revenue to the cX-
tent of SIG 900 900 The amendments
which have since been adopted have been
so Slight in their character that when the
bill comes from the caucus on Wednes.
day night and ia ready for consideration
in open House it will still provide for a
reduction of over seventy-iiye millions in
the revenues. The members of the House
are approaching to some extent By their
experience in two nights of caucusng
what the members of the committee had
to undergo for over a hundred nights.
A SENsELEss TAx-The Democratic
congressional caucus made an unaccount-
able blunder in taking works of art from
the Mills bill free list and retaining the
present duty Of 80 per cent
A duty on art is tax on education,
on taste on realized ideas. on the love
and the expression of the beautiful.
From the point Of view Of national re-.
fnement, az well as Of justice, il is in
cumbent on Congress to remove this UNI
necessary and disgraceful impost. There
is not person in this Republic imbued
with the true artistic spirit who does not
deprecate it-N. Y. World.
THE CAMPAIGN PAPER Our esteemed
neighbor, the DAILY TINES, will publish
a campaign edition, which ought to have
wide circulation, and which will be
productive of great good to the Democ.
racy Captain Page McCarty's brilliant
efforts in the eventfu! campaign of 1888
proved his peculiar fitness as leader for
incsive and effective attack upon the
lines of the enemy, and the campaign pa
per he conducted then was most sue
cessful aid TO the State Committee. as it
would surely be again this year.-1he
state
BLAINE OUT OF THE RACINE Blaine
will not be candidate for the presi-
dental nomination at the Republican
Convention in Chicago. The personal
letter that we print this morning from
the Plumed knight to Mr. Whitelaw
Reid, settles that question beyond dis
pute. As Mr.. Blaine says, he could not
be candidate after his Florence letter
without being accused of bad faith by
many Of his former friends, ana be does
not choose to endure such a charge
". Y STIR.
There is quite hurrying and scurrying
hitler and lhither among the Democrats
about the ice-presidental nomination.
The weather vane at the While House
does not show that the wind blows
favorably for the sails of~Governor Gray.
1t is pretty plain that Mr.. Cleveland
wants old man Thurman to be given the
second place.-N. Y. Tribune.
GRESHAM A statement not printed
with special prominence, but of great i'm
pOrtance from the fact that il is made at
all in an important journal, comes from
the New York correspondent Of the
chicago 1rbuHe.