The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-27
CREAM OF THE PRESS.


CREAM OF THE PRESS.
Views of Prominent Writers on Prominent
subjects
The main features Of the Dark Secre
! Republican Tariff Bill are said to be free
tobacco, free alcohol for use in the arts
free brandies distilled from fruits and d
cut of one-balf in the sugar tax, with an
increase Of one cent per pound or the
finer grades of ool"-Exchange.
There is one promise of the Republi-
can party which may safely be relied on.
The Republican party goes before the
people pledged to continue overtaxes for
the sake of extravagant expenditures,
and to continue the extravsgant ex-
pendiiures for the sake of taxation st.
Louis Post-Dispaich.
PENSsYIVANIA-lnlS 1872 General Grant
carried Pennsylvania for the Republicans
by a majority Of 1918. Four years
later, under the lead of Samuel !. Tilden,
the Republican majority in Pennsyl-
vania was reduced 10 1850 This Won
derful political change was brought about
by the incentive Of straight-out decla-
ration Of Democratic principles and a
straighiout acceptance thereof by the
Democratic party.
TIE MORMANs AND MEXICO Are the
Mormons contemplating the abandon
ment of Utah and Setting mp "A new
-. If,rN -. M.vfnT. TIL or q
many rumors 10 that effect The yigor-
Gus prosecution Of leading MOrmons for
polygsmous practices and the fines and
Imprisonment b which they are now con-
stanlly subjected, together with the in
creasing pressure of the Gentle p0pula
ton, give some color 10 the belief that
they are DESTROYS Of escaping the juris-
diction of the United States.-Baltimore
Sun.
BUSINESS AND The TARIFF.-There is
no issue of free trade and protection in
this country except as partissns present
the dispute over tariff revision and tax
reduction Tie country heartily accords
with the call Of the business men of Phil
adelphia in speaking boldly for protection
but the great mass Of the people want TO
be fully assured that they are not misled
into protection Of trusts and monopoly
under the pretext of protecting labor,
while labor is given only high taxes and
low wages.-Philadelphia Times.
LET Your LIGHT SHINE. THE res
ponse TO the call Of the National Demo
cratic Committee for contributions to the
fund Is already so generous as
to justify the confidence Of the Democra
tic managers in relying on frank appeal
TO the people TO defeat the Republican
secret draft on the trusts. In 1884 two
similar calls were issued, and the result
though somewhat slow TO realization,
was still sufficient for the legitimate re-
aurements Of an energetic campaign. /
This year there will be no delay that will
rttafd the work of the National Commit /
Tory SPITE The Tory Journals have /
not forgiven President Cleveland for the /
retaliation message. The Standrrd OF /
yesterday sssailed the President bitterly 4
Tor his position on the~Chinese question, /
declaring that "all must rec Dgnize the in /
lerent and inalienable right OF man 10 .
,hange his home and allegiance and .
saying that che attitude now adopted by |
he Picking Government must inevitably /
bring the Chinese question more than
.vcr TO the front, and possibly hamper
Mr. Cleveland in his endeavOr 10 secure
! reelection as President" N. i. Star.
BRowNING.-The Browning fad and
he large percentage Of intellectual clap
rap that accompanies It do not alter the
act that the poet has sincere admirers.
As Mr. Cults says, they regard what shey
.annOt understand as "the cloud enyelOp-
ne the Alp on which the eidelweiss
blooms and the chamois leaps" They
i've in hopes that the cloud will be lifted
or them. Though contemporary authors
or the most part preserve a discreet 81
ence on the subject, we DO not recall
me OF them who Processes 10 compre-
lend Browning-N. Y. World.
AMERICAN GRowrn.-Mr. Michael
iulthall's comparative statement OF the
rowth of modern countries shows
merica to be ahead The Sun says that
an inspection of the table shows that in
ound numbers the working power of the
Jniied States is three times as great as
hat of France, two and one half times as
reat as that of Germany, and one and
wo-thirds times as great as that OF the
Jnited Kingdom of Great Britain and
leland. 1t is equal TO that of the two
realest Of the elder nations combined.
If there were any danger of the Repub-
cs putting forth It's gigantic strength in
ggressiye warfare, there would be
snic terror among the powers across the
cean, that hundred years ago beheld
: birth with Indifference or contempt
borrower, as Mr.. Multhall shows, the I'M
aralleled growth of this country has