The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10

cute the Civil Service laNs> " III liar
ID usOn regard the prccedents established
IT, 1g leyclaud, VIII the standard iol
n changes for changes be iavoriiism or
cause. fidelity to duty or party service
~ merely, Shall "Fianaganism' or public
d interest prevail
Democrats VIII not object 20 tho
J.; recognition of "a vigorous and healthy
. craftsmanship in cases which by law and
precedent are open 10 the judiciOus
9 exercise of q wise preference. But such
% not the fact with regard TO the great
majority of the civil positions within
fhc control of the United States Govern
uent As 90 them The law passed under
q Republican Administration has
spoken ~ 7. STIR
Mr. powDrRIY.-Mr Powdefly. Of
z the knights OF Labor is welding hs axe
= vigorously among the heads Of score
Z arie- troa-rrcr and grand officers of
the order lie has brought abont the
expulsion OF some seven or eight Of
tlcse high officers. and seems bent upon
j 01rg'ng the organic fiOn Of all opposi-
- lion 90 bis wishes The expelled mem
1crs claim that the order Is fast deteri.
Grating. and that il viii cease 10 exist
q together or pas into mutual adj
miratiou society of Nj Powderly and
his friends On the other hand The
Master Workman CLAIMS that the order
lis on new and safer footing and is
destined for q career of long and lasting
usefulness Meanwhile the outside world
is patiently waiting to see which tells
The truth -BaHln9rs HJQM
TnE LIQUOR QUESTION LOOMING UP
With the end Of the fiftieth Congress
political agitation is comparatively Al
rest for a time True, in the pressure for
Office hy Tie many end the appointment
Of q few there viii be afforded TO those
who long for recognition IN the form of
official place material for talk aud pc IL
laiiou ~ t0 their own chances, Whine the
chronic gr0wleIs Will lind abundant
proof That the administration and the
country are going 20 ruin These are,
+ however. matters Of interest for but
few. 10 great principle Is involved To
arouse the mass Of The people. In this
lull the liquor question again comes 10
the front with prominence il has not
enjoyed for some months past-Bati-
mare 1nHcm
REWARD THEN Alt seems 10 be
accepted that Whitelaw Reid, The New
York party organ leader Murdt Hal
stead, the Ohio party organ leader, and
John { New. the Indiana party organ
leader, are 10 have foreign missions as
rewards for their great services 10 the
President and The party.
Dc .r... trft.Yf-r .ntrfur that IQrfl- I
Emory Smith. of Tie Pres, James u F.
Lambert, of The hg1ir1r, and Clayton .
McMichael. of the AoiM American, Won
Boz overlooked when the party honor .
are agshed upon the leading editors +
outside of Pennsylvania They are not F
eie'cnth-hour latorers in the party vine
yard. and they must share the garlands .
ol victory -Pmiadapata Iunss.
COSGRrs-NEN o. DEMOCRATIC LEAD
ERsHP judging from the interviews
with Democratic COngressmen, which We
print elsewhere. M. Cleveland is still
regarded az a very prominent Demo
cratic leader OF all who gave any
opinion, twenty-five thought Mr Clcye-
land the leading man, fifteen thought
Secretary Whitney the most promising
leader. eleven spoke of Mr. Randall, nine
Of Carlisle and eiaht of Governor Hill
in The Judgment of torty-ilve Con
gressmen tie State of New York, there
fore. may be called the home of possible
Democratic leaders while only twenty
look To- other States for Democratic
leadership But "a good many are ION
The fence r-N. 7 Hecah
Wise Republican editors do not at-
tempt To- reiute the statement that Mr.
Morton Is the great bOOdle-pfOluccr of
their party. and thar be owes Ai- eleys
ZION 10 the Nice-Presidency 10 the fact
teen wears The enormous sum Of $500,
900 TO its managers 1t NAV be necessary
for the U0fd 10 produce SONS docu-
mentafv evidence ia this case HI
change
REPUBLICAN GnOsT- The doctrine Of ..
the resurrection OF the body finds 2
strong sunDort IN the reapDearance at ,,
Washington Of the army Of old Republi- ,
can oiIce-hoders who were politically
Not since the plague OF The locusls III /
Egypt has such t,nib!e descent been /
known upon any land as IS the invasion .
of the capital by the long-iasting tax /
eaters of past era
Among the familiar names are those Of
OK Secretary Belknap, of uniragant O
memory, eX-Minister Francis that still {
sturdy oiace-beggar eA-Consul Shaw, O
eX tongIc. HOrr Rice, and score t
OF other rejected Representatives, eX- p
Evans. eX Senator Ferry, J
OF other former oihce-hoiders oil high
aud low degree are after their Ola
places. or better ones.-N. J Oo''d d
De defeat Of Mr Cie'eiahn gave great I
satisfaction 10 an ne Ianu Jo0Def7 III .ne Ii
'ai western ola'es anu iolIloiics' u
whose schemes OF piuAuei nave peen d
opposed 10y inc uthel"l LaHu u
once dunng ms administration. Every 3
spccuialui VINO mas ueeh 4Olctu 10 laAe !