The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-17
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
AFTER THE BLIZZARD-W WHAT THEY
THINK NOW ABOUT AFFA IRIS.

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THINK NOW ABOUT AFFAIRS.
a BIN to Perpetuste Trusts-Arguments
for Peace-Judge Grssham's Opinion,
Lincoln's Memory --Shernan's Fur Com
pany-Hot Politics In the West
The tariff bill introduced By Mr. Ran.
dali has been called IA bill to perpetuate
! Trusts" Let us see whether IL deserves
! this title
First, the Sugar Trust. The inquiries
: Of the Tines, followed by those Of two
legislative committees-one sitting In
Wssbington and the other In this city
have left no room for doubt as 10 the
existence of this Trust or methods by
which il exacts tribute from nation OF
consumers lis existence and Its power
to exact this tribute depend upon the
tariff duties, which exclude refined sugar.
| What has Mr. Randall done 10 lift from
the people the burden imposed by this
greedy ring Absolutely nothing. In
MS bill the sugar duties are unchanged.
He would retain the rates which forbid
sugars OF high grades, and under which the
Trust can easily make prices much higher
than they are even now. But he is not
content to serve the Trust IN this way.
He ASKS Congress 10 increase the duty
upon the material with which the REIN
ers aduterste the sugars which are
bought by the worhingman, for whose
welfare he and his employers profess to
be solicitous Y Tines.
The New York san advances the fol-
lowing argument for peace in Europe
There Is another motive, not the less
strong because scarcely avowably. which
is likely 10 influence in favor OF peace
the minds of the new Emperor and of
his English consOrt. just so long as
war can be averted the painful question
Of the present monarch's incapacity can
be deferred. !; Il most improbable that
any open objection will be made to his
taking the oath 10 observe the Prussian
Constitution by a written affirmation or
gesture OF assent. Neither is there
much reason TO doubt that, provided
Emperor Frederick retains lis present
strength for eight months TO come, he
could manager to transact ordinary busl-
ness with his ministers, since, after
listening to their oral communications,
he could signify his decision in writing
II is true that, governing under such
con iitiOns, he would tend to yield more
and more completely To the wishes of the
Empress, who would be his inseparable
M \ hot in tai
scarcely be d disability. The moment,
however, that war broke out the mad
instability Of q speeches. and virtually
bedridden king would be patent to all
Prussians, and the popular clamor for the
appointment OF a regency would be IT.
resislible."
With regard to the refusal OF Judge
Gresham TO order the Wabash road to
handle the Chicago, Burlington, and
Quincy traffic and To punish Chief Arthur
for unlawful interference with the
Wabash engineers, the New York Herald
has the following criticism
Asst the obligations of the road on the
one hand and the rights of the strikers on
the other, he legal status of company In
the hands of receiver Is substantially
the same as that OF a corporation oper-
ated by It's own officers. The Wabash,
as Judge Gresham rightly holds, can
make 10 discrimination against the Chi
cago, Burlington, and Quincy without
violating its obligations AS common
carrier And whatever strikers may law
fully DO in the case Of a road not under
a receiver they may lawfully do against
a road in the hands OF receiver Had
Chief Arthur ordered the Wabash cngi
neers TO strike he would not, in our opin
ion. have committed ally legal ofiense.
For even on "a road run BY a receiver en-
gineers have right TO organize in a
brotherhood, and they have a right 10
quit work either of their own yoliliOn or,
If they choose, by order Of their organi-
cation.
But whether the Wabash engineers
have Il ri2ht 10 refuse 10 haul Burlington
cars or whether the Brotherhood has a
right to order them to do so is another
question. That, as Judge Gresham evi.
IDENTIFY thinks, would be going beyond
the rights Of strikers, and would amount
to an unlawful Interference with or at.
tempt to prevent what the road is bound
as a common carrier TO do. But Chief
Arthur, as Judge Gresham pointed out
yesterday, has wisely abstained from
doing that in the case OF the Wabash"
The Charleston Nous and C0lrieris dis
tinguishing itself Of late by the fraiernal
character OF its utterances. Ii says, com
menting upon the recent debate in the
House over the Emancipation Proclaim
ton. that "those who have any respect
for Mr.. Lincoln's memory, together with
some regard for historic truth, will do
well to let this whole emancipation bust
ness slumber peacefully. There is nothing
in 1t especially creditabe TO MIR. Lincoln
as philanthropist, and he has no earthly
claim, on that account, TO any especial
consideration or regard on the part Of
the colored people Ii would be much
more reasonable 10 commemorate Mr. |
Jefferson Davis as the immediate cause of
the liberation of the olaves than to erect |
statues 10 Mr.. Lincoln as the unwilling |
agent of their imaginary emancipation
--Neqo York Tribune
1t is tribute TO the justice of the cause |
Of the striking engineers at the West |
that Judge Gresham's decision In their |