The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENT ON VARIOUS
TOPICS.
The Telephone Deci-ion-the Stake In
EIections-Peru's Bluff he Race Tor
the spoils-why They Want 'irgi MA
Revenue for October An nexation.


THE TELEPHONE DEcIsIoS.-lt is in
teresting to note the depressing tone
in which journals whose sympathies lean
towards monopolistic corporations speak
If Inc telephone decision. The Tribune.
for instance, does not dispute the cor.
rectness of the courts Interpretation of
constitutional law, but seems TO think ii
unfortunate that il should become known
that the Government can sue Tor The can
collation. of a patent obtained by fraud.
II thinks that 1t would be better Tor
the Government not 10 inter ERE In such
mstters. even If il has been deceived into
Investing one individual with something
of great value which belongs in justice to
another. 1t points to the decline In Bell
Telephone stock when the decision was
announced as sustaining this proposition.
New York World.
The sooner that certain wild-eyed men
learn that Anarchy in this country can
never change from theory into condi.
lion the better It will I've for them. Hemt
IL not 70 be cut on the free list, but
there is plenty in the country Tor rope
making. Exchange.
TIE STAKE N ELECTIOSs.-Ail the re-
ports seem TO agree that more money was
spent in scouting tie election OF Harm
son than was ever spent upon an cleo
toral campaign before, and eTerybody
pretends at least TO unite in deploUng
This fact Evidently nothing could tend
more directly or more powerfully TO de
bauch the politics or the morals OF the
country than 10 make elections depend
| I'm any degree upon the result OF assess
ments. and 10 give a candidate who has
money Of his own or who can command
the money Of others any ayoidable adj
vantage upon that account.-EXchange
PERU's BIUFF.-Tke recent seizure
and condemnation by the Peruvian Gov
eminent, in the interest Of the Arequipa
railroad. Of a building at Mollendo
owned by an American citizen and occu.
MED by the American consulate, will
probably blow oyer Of itself. AT first adj
vices we didn't know but what 1t might
be necessary to call on Mr. Blaine to help
the State Department out. II will be re-
membered that he got up South Amerl-
can policy Of his own some years ago
that he will probably turn over TO the
new Administration. Mr.. Bayard VIII
doubtless be able TO worry through the
present emergency
| There is much excitement in Washing
ton the atmosphere Of which town pro
notes excitement of the sort, over the
plot that each party attributes 10 me
other of holding back returns In doubt
| fol congressional districts in order 10 Sc
cure a majority on the roll call at the
oneninc of the session of the next House,
and then proceeding to decide contests
| In manner 10 increase that majority
| On the face of the case this is something
| the Republicans are more apt TO DO than
the Democrats. because they have more
incentive for so doing. The possession
of majority in the House would give
them control Of the entire Government,
while il would be comparatively useless,
might even be embarrassing, to the Dem
ocrats.-N. 7. Times.
The RACE FOR THE sPoILs.-When
the Democrats came back, after wander
ing tweniy-four years in the wilderness,
they exhibited an appetite for office that
was not altogether unnatural under the
circumstances But it was nothing TO the
hunger and thirst that less than four
years OF abstinence have developed
among the Republicans.
One Of the striking features Of the
present political situation is the unanm-
itv with which the idea OF Civil Service
reform has been abandoned.-Philadel-
phia Times
WnY They WANT VIRGISA.-Chsir-
man Quay il still figuring on the returns
from Virginia, in the hope. il is said,
that the aggregate result may yet reveal
majority for The Harrison electors.
The chief incentive for placing Virginia
10 the Republican column at this time Is
10 secure the Presidency to General Har-
rison without the vote from New York,
thus freeing the next administration
from an embarrassing obligations 10 the
politicians and wirepullers of the Empire
State Baltimore Herald.
REVENUE FOR OCroBER-The de-
crease in receipts from customs cOniin-
ues Last month thew amounted TO Sl5,-
s32 POI. against $ls7OsGs7 in October,
1887. This is a loss OF nearly million
dollars. Since the beginning OF the fiscal
wear the decrease in the revenue from
| customs has been $30l40,l.
The internal revenue, on the other
hand. shows an increase Of 8, 697 SOP
over the corresponding month last year,
although for the four months since July
1 the gain is only $l33022 The miscel
laneous receipts have fallen of this year:
and the total OF the receipts for the fiscal
year, thus far, is S4,6i9,1l2 less than that
of last year.-N. y sun.
| PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS To length
, en- the Presidential term Of office, as some
of the newspapers OF the country are adj
vocating, would not only afford relief to
business, which is too frequently dis
turbed by quadrennal elections, but il
would ria US Of other evils. Under our
present system the national elections
come around so quickly that an admins
ualon has hardly begun given line OF
governmental policy before another set
of men is placed in power with entirely
different views to carry out.-Exchange
ANNEXATIoN.-W When this country gets