The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-15
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COMMENTS AID CRlTlClshS III
THOUGHTFUL WRITER'S.
Lincoln and Harrison Compare"
Senate Tariff Bill Increases the fe"p''
nn,den.-The South and Mr.. Harrison
Other Topics.

Lincoln and Harrison toh'P'
Senate Tariff Bill Increases the Peoples
purden.-The South and Mr.. Harrison
other Topics.
INCREASING THE BuRDENs.-Ihe a.
fecf Of tie Senate Tariff bill upon the
revenue. should II become law, cannon
Ne forefold. Should the consumers pre-
ference FOR foreign articles lead them io
nav the increased fines which the ltepuh-
/ iicsn hin imposes for their use. the reve-
mo would be raised Should the in-
creased duties diminish impOrtation-. ihe
rovcnuc would be lessened. The prOna-
kitty Is that the customs charges would
NOT decrease the present annual sur
nlus more than twelve or fifteen million
dollars. r,
Rnf one fact stands out clearly The
sonete hin actually increases the aver
ocefa I'm eight of the fourteen sched-
Mes II increases them most of all upon
the articles Of universal use and neces-
/ sity.
1887 the Republican bill would ncrease,
the tax upon the wooden cloih ng ana
CARPETS of the people Ss0OoOVo' upon
provisions over 81 100000, upon cotton
manufacturers $500, 900, and upon metals
/ 5000 GO0-Na0 York Worth.
LINCOLN AND Harrison If it could
he supposed that Abraham Lincoln, as he
was in the flesh. were present at the ban
duets in honorof his birthdaynow given
bv the little great men of the party be
/ led 10 IFS first victory, we can imagine
that the spectacle would arouse in him
emo ions Of sadness, tinged with his
! characteristic humor = company ID
which Deacon White is put forward 20
outline the ideas of that party, and in
which Robert p Porter is substituted TOT
Robert Ingersoll to discuss the American
foreign policy, Is not one in which the
brave. unselfsh, clear.hcaded and noble
hearted Lincoln would feel at home--A.
!. Times
CEASED TO PAY.-Our various core
spondcnts have felt the pulse Of public
opinion in nearly every state of the
south. and the result may be found IN
other columns of this morning Hef1lo.
4 The South has large hopes and Few
fears I'm connection with Mr. Harrison s
administration. The memory of the old
CARPET bag rule still rankles a little bnl
the general belief is that Harrison VIII
treat its people ION the square. All
thew ask is that he VIII forget that there
is any South or any North, or last or
West and pursue q policy which WILL
bear evenly on the shoulders OF every
section of the country.
They don'tnee to be encouraged, they
don't care to be conciliated, and they
don't want 10 be Inundated. This Is
about the situation
Well If we can read the signs of the
times this bloody shirt business ha.
ceased to be profitable. That article OF
wearing apparel will soon become in
hated by the favoring gale, and take d g
FLIGHT TO regions unknown. When u
soars aloft we shall moi cry God speed
voum but rather Good riddance ~.
\. HeraM
OrR GALLANT CoUsINs.-Tho St
Stephens Nondon) ReriCc SAYS that
Prince Bismarck no doubt thinks that
the Yankee will not dare 10 take his own
part. knowing, as he must do mat the
/ German fleet can steam 10 Sandy Hook
I'm ten DAYS and shell all the town along
the coast from New York 10 New Or
leans: but mayhap it does not enter even
into the decaying old man 5 calcula-
lions that the lie of blood which bnos
these islands 20 Columbia would never
hermit German fleet so 10 operate. 10
l. inst as well 10 inform him of ihis TACT
bnt If he doubts 10 let him instruct Dis
secret AGENTS over here-and there are
nlentv-tO ask p casual hundred OF ing
ishmen the question He will find al
least 30 per cent. will unhcsitatingly re-
nlv that before the krOn Prinz could
rain its iron shower on Broadway Tie
Bepbow and the lnfexible would have
frat 10 be beneath the waves OF The At
lantic
A PLUME FOR WHITNEY Senator
Plumb astonished some of his Republican
colleagues on Tuesday by warmly pfai7-
ing Mr.. Whitnev's administration oil the
Navy Department in that it had not only
laid the foundation for the best navy j.
the world. but had also so stimulated
American enterprise that We can now
furnish in our own country every ihing
entering into the construction OF modern
ships of war IL Is gratifying TO ind one
man honest enough 10 admit that some
thing good can come out Of Nazareth.
" Appreciation from Sir Hubert Stanley
Is praise indeed. '-PhtlQ Record
Aliens are allowed By the land laws OF
the United States TO buy and own any
quantity of real estate or other property.
or 10 take a Homestead on the public
domain and thus receive beneiaciion
equal 10 the best young man OF Amer j.
can birth; and at least one-hali oil the
States of the Union allow such aliens TO
own and inherit real estate ana 20 vote
at all elections the same as natives and
naturalized citizens
Here is a new word The New YORK
York Sun notes 1t az follows
In the Ashbury Park Directory occurs
this name u. K. Borden, motomeer
Thus new word has been coined for
The language 4 motOrneer is the man
who rides on the front of an electric car
and handles the trOlly, which runs on
the wires overhead and CONVEYS the cleo
trlcitv from the wires 10 the motor under
the car,
SEE How IT Is YOURsEIF.-Reter-
ring 10 Nh. Evaris and the alleged Texas
outrages the New York Sun says, IN
the South, according 10 these partial
patriots, many voters are intlmidated Or
The vote Is not fairly counted, and so the
minority rules. In the State of New
York, owing TO the persistent refusal Of
Republican Legislatures to take an emu
Imeration Of the inhabitants as is pre-
scribed bv the State Constitution, the
Democrats aredepriyed Of thep proportion
ate representation in the Legislaturr 10
which their Numbers entitle them. The
vote of one man in the rural counties IS
equal TO the votes of three, four, or i've
men In the cities This is not justice. II
is not equality of representation. IL Is
an outrage. Ii insures Republican Leg
islature in a State FINALLY Democratic
Ii is case of rule by a minority.
Why doesn't Mr. Eyarls investigate
his own Statef