The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-09

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TnF head of inc aicar copper combine
in Paris has performed one of the few
suicides that will not bee regretted. lie
and bis co-conspirslors arranged "a grand
plan for holding AN the copper mines of
the world ia The hand. Of trust and
they succeeded 60 20 certain extent
BIT happily the great gamblers luck
must change. whether be plays for the
dollar of the orphan or ihcmlllon of the
tax laid on the people by the combine
The suicide illustrates the defeat that !.
written in the memorable words, when
thieves fall ont honest men get their
dues
The modern pirate does not sail the
sea under a black flag displaying the
CHASTITY device of skull and bones. but all T
the same he is here, the fiend in human
form without mercy or moral principle.
love or charity, ready TO scuttle any hon
est man, boat and make his own pal in
iniamy walk the plank if bee will moi
obey his hellish orders
The pirates last resort !, TO lin him
self and cheat the law. and that j.. just
what the head Of The copper syndicate
has done and wha. many another one
like him ought to DO.
NEW YORK. City has Trades
School, where boys or young men may
learn the mechanical arts We have
taken great interest in the Mechanical
Institute of Richmond. with the idea q
that the men Of means of the city should
try toiei,e the mechanical genius of
the state Il school where that line of d
could be- fosicrcd
The importance of such plan pro-
posed by the National Builders Associa- i,
ton will be judged of from he fac. that {
Il was stated at the convention that i
over Si5O.OoO.OOO passed through the J.
hands of the master builders of this
country If at length this influential X
rade break up the abuses OF the Amer u
AN apprentice system, this great reform !
vill be due largely TO the patient and Y
persistent efforts of Colonel Auchmuty s,
II his New \ ork Trade schools. n
ABOUT one thousand men are killed ia
very year in the dangerous service of
oupling ears. .,
At the conference of The Railroad W
Commissioners of the several States there ii
vas adopted unanimously, without dc "
ate, on Wednesday. resolution urging a.
he interstate Commerce Commission .,
TO consider what can bee done to pre- ga
ent the loss of life and limb in coupling W
nd uucoupling ireieht-cars used in va
lter state commerce, and TO make re-
or suggestions concern To-
g action that should hc taken nn
EN-kING MLAN. who recently abdica OF
a from the throne OF seryia. is going 20
ayel all over the world There is only "a,
he thing TO say about this from the 40
mcrican standpoint, and that Is 10 ef'
arm American heirc.ses. c ~"
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President Harrison inaugural addrc,. eI'
I'd his Cabinet DO not mean reform ON me
e. contrary, they indicate a yielding al anl
tai points 10 wrong tendencies i'm gov ms
nment and 10 corrupt influences in VII
ltics me
! lac public Intere,rTequires that PROMPT J
Il radical action Doe taken 10 prevent eNi
E corruption Of The suffrage Com the
red with the evil of systematic and hna
IOlesale vote buying and the control Of cal'
CtiOns and OF government hv the mci
ncy power, The questions of the tariff lhi'
4 the civil service sink into insignin- aim
nee. And YET President IIarrisons the
iress contained not one word in rccog. con
ion or rebuke OF the crime of buying mci
-tions Nee Iork U0rM all {
and
HARRISON AND THE SOUrm-We are by I
lined 10 think that the fears express 81 O
BIZ some OF the Southern senators re- 'exp,
ding the policy of Mr. Harrison to- coed
ID The South are eNtrayagant The like
lgural address, on that point as on
'ral others, was little vague, not Ia y,
ambiguous II would be easy mfu,
ugh To get from il meaning that Stat,
ll well make iutsllip.pf aud r,,arr.. 60.