The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-14
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only Two strokes Wanted A Vola1tssi
Naval Militia Hard on Ridiie--A Meian
ohciy Misfortune-A Political soldier oil
fortnno--A Record OF Infamy. Ito.
ONLY Two o1nOKrs WANTrD.-Ib0m.
as Mast in one Of his lectures used %
make a dozen strokes with hs Crayon.
but the audience could not tell. for She
life OF It, whether the picture wond iur0
out 10 DE Tie bull Of Bashau or 3 prOmi.
nent politician Two strokes more aud
everybody recognized the features II
some great statesman
General Harrison has likewise finished
the portraits Of every member OF hi.
coming Cabinet with The exception OF
those last two sirokes.--N. y Herald
COMPROMISE AND Cur TAXEs--if the
reduction should not De made the incom.
ing Administration would be compelled
10 follow the financial policy Of Us De.
mocraHc predecessor, both in regard 60
purchase of bonds and the depositinr Of
surplus revenue IN the national banBs.
and this would be an extremely awkward
circumstance Ia view of Che unjust de-
nunciations Of this policy by the Rcpub.
lican leaders IN The Senate and on the
stump during the recent campaign
The Thing 70 do Is 20 compromise and
cut OF as many taxes as "a majority may
agree upon.-phiiadelphia Record
\ VoICaIEEn NAVAL MmTM -
MAJOR General schoded commanding
the army Of the United States. advocates
the enrolment Of volunteer naval mill.
Tia In the various states. He would
have the enrolment made from lie sea-
coast population, and would have The
matter regulated 6y the STATE Laws. as in
the case Of the State guards. There Is
much force IN bis argument tnat, even II
we should have big feet and plenty Of
seamen, we would have few trained men
of-wqrsmen, who, in order 20 be effective,
would need to be familiar with the man.
agement Of complicated mechanisms.
such as steam machinery and electrical
plants.-Exchangc
HARD Of Our RiDDIE-Senater Rid
dlebsrger Yesterday gave notice that he
should renew al each morning hour for
an indefinite period bis motion 80 con-
slider in open session The English cX.
tradition treaty. There is very little
prospect that he will succeed In this mo-
ton and It Is a pity that q reform SO
salutary and so pressing should, for the
time, be connected solely with a Senator
so deprived OF common sense as he. His
motive for desiring In public session to
air his We've upon extradiiiOn with Eng
land Is by no means 3 creditable one but
il Is not the first time In our political
history that a grave abuse has been g..
tackled from an unworthy motive New
York Times.
A MEIAECH0IT MISFORTUNE 1t Is
that upon the only occasion
for several years when the United States
navy has been engaged In actual busi-
ness, and when tho eyes Of NE people
we're on two OF Us vessels, one of those
vessels should have stuck ANONYMOUSLY
in the mud and refused TO bulge OF
course this is p misfortune that might
happen 10 any navy, though he depth OF
water in the Wallabout at all stages Of
the tide must be matter Of CONNIE
notorieiy among The officers OF The yard,
and the load water line Of the Galena
could have been asceriained By scientific
processes of no great difficulty Times
A POLITICAL SOLDIER Of F0RTCEE.-
MIR. Dana is naming Democratic fIesi
lenllal candidates Tor 1892. Ills favor
will curse any man. The party will moi
consult the wish Of rs Dugald Dalget.
Us, VINO have price and get 1t from
lac enemy The Sun has no further
functions as a Democratic paper. It Is
IN the flying tJapeze. aud eau stay there.
san Francisco Alta.
faE FRENCH GOVERNMENT Arp The
PANAMA CANAL The rumog That the
French Government viii take up the
Panama Canal and finish 70 as Ma
i0nal measure is decredited. Paris dls
patches say, and Il mag well be More
han eigh. years ago, when this biggest
md most impudent OF adj modern swim
lies Was I'm ils Infancy. twas seriously
considered al Washington whether the
United states ought not 10 make known
o France the feeling Of the Nation in
egRrd to the construction OF an laihmus
Canal andeI the control of any European
Government Officially OF unoficially
informed OF the situation, the French
Minister obtained authority 10 notify TO
he United States Government. by letter
y March ~, 1880, that France had
firm purpose, 10 allow the enterprise
10 remain an essentially private one,
md "in no way proposes to give Il any
upp0rt, either direct oI indirect Il 81
,ot to be expected that the French Gov.
rnment will now take up The burden OF
his bankrupt enterprise after formally
living 10 the United States assurances
u writing" which, IN tie language OF the
french Minister, were intended TO put
"a end 10 all uncertainty as 10 the nature
4 the purpose entertained by the French
Government ~ ] Tribune
A RECORD OF ISFAMY. The details Of
he bribery prsctised IN the rural districts
i New York read Ike the accounts from
indiana There IL the same punching or
he weak and corrupt holding them un-
eE surveillance. voting them on election
ay and then letting them 90. From s.
0 $50 was the price Of single voter,
dependent on influence. Influential far
,ers we're bribed 10y hiring from them a
cam for 800 for use on election day
NE saloon interest revelled in Repnbli
an money. Il is ich record Of infamy
hat IA gradually oozing out IN all lie
iokening Misunderstanding Post
PREACHING As A TRADE-5am Jones,
I bis talk IN Glep's Falls on Friday even
~, said that the reason be did not settle
own 10 q congregation OF 2,0OO or more
nd a salary OF 5000 in some city was
nat be could travel and preach to hun
reds of thousands and earn $4,000 a
esr.-Albsny ,Ga.,) Journal
RELIEVED or a TREMENDOUS DREAD. !
The latest important act Of statesman.
ZIP which the Emperor William Is to be /
redited with IS the renewal of the de. I
rec of his grandfather that no servant T
the Imperial household shall wear a /
uslsche. This relieves BIN from any /
anUnr of heing mislnknn for 4 mnnInl |