The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRIGHT COMMENTS
BY BRIGHT WRITER'S,
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yucident-an fmpnatic Protest

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moan treaty Wild Cat war stories -
III. southern poItcy--thst mensone
,ucident-sn fmpnatic Protest.
The President AND THE S0UTH.-The
President has no Southern policy. lie
has no Northern policy. He has Only q
national Republican policy, when II
recomm ended as beneficeDt ~ ali sec
tions and States. aud which he aims to
enforce in all the States alike.
Hearty sympathy with the growth OF
the South i'm manufacturing aud IN
diversification of industries. though
effectively and properly expressed by
MIR. Shields as by the Presi-
dent himself, would not need
/ formal expression but Tor the
venomous misrepresentation 20 winch
Democratic demagogue5 have so per-
sistently resorted. They and they only,
pr9lend to find in Republican feeling
and purpose something Of hostility ana
vindictiyeness toward the Southern
people, which. II 1t actually existed
might account for proposed regreat az
Southern prosperity. But Mr.. Shield 5
speech makes it clear that Republicans
have the strongest reasons. Of partisan
as we'll ~ public character. for re-
ioicing at the development Of manu-
( ctures in Southern States.-Nec ORR
Tribune.
THE SAMOAN rEEATy.-The concu-
sion of the Berlin Conference on Sa-
moan affairs is hailed as emirently sat
isfactory from the the American stand
point. The only particular ia when
our representatives, do not appear 10
have secured~what they were disposed
TO insist upon was with regard TO the
indemnity claimed for the destruction
OF German life and property during the
disturbances last December on the
islands. The demand Of the German
Commissioners was heavy enough TO
seriously einbarrass the natives but this
our agents would not c0ncede. and the
amour, was reduced so as t. be nomi-
nal merely. lt ought TO be nothing
AT all. The SamOans certainly had
belliyerCnt rights and the Germans
should bear losses which they brought
upon themselves.
one gratifying feature Of the treaty
is that il secures governmental autonO-
NV to the natives and Obyiates the need
of any extended interference on our
part in affairs with which it was blum
der for Us ever to have bad anything 10
do.-N y. World.
WILD WAR STORIES The World 5
al. mt Uf
Alaskan var difficulty between TINS
country and England that the alleged
dispatches from Victoria. Il. c.. indi-
eating possibility Of trouble ON the Ben
ring SEA matter are regarded here az
false. F9r The last two years there mas
been a Canadian "Denny-a hang
ing on to the outskirts of lhe Canadian
Government in subordinate
capacity. vino, either from Ottawa
or British Columbia liOr he
appears to travel between The two
points,, makes business Of ceiling 10
American newspapers wildcat aioiles
of treaties negotiated AID armed prcpa-
rati0ns i'm progress. etc. AT least nity
more or less startling dispatches On tno
fisheries question have issued from hi.
fertile pen within The lasl two years.
and have found q MAJ et I'M tine col
unus 81 some American newspapers.
Not one Of them have been verified 10y
subsequent events.
Ills SOUTHERN POLICY. Virginia and
Alabama were two states m which the
President 5 outlined policy ID was sup
posed, would b. very effective. but
there have been vigorous protests
against what little has been done from
the Republican leaders In both COM
m0nwealths. In Nigguie the opposition
has eliminated in a union Of the anti
Malone forces, and they presented iheir
protest I'm a body 10 General Harrison.
IN Wa-hin ton on " ednes day. against
his policy of giving ali the Offices tOthe
ex Senator 5 adhcrenls. But General
Malone 5 policy is to rule OF ruln. and
the fact that his opponents have held
out the olive branch 10 him Will only
strengthen him. ile knows the
party cannot get on without him
ia Virginia, aud be Will die
tate his own terms. General
Harrison. also, knows this, and Mr..
Wise and the $50 Nir.lniau5 VINO pro-
tested against ms recognition know Ii.
General Malone therefore, sits quietly
back and asks. what are you going
to do about il. gentiemenY' Mean
while. General Harrison Is proposed
Southern policy is failing into innocU-
Gus desuotude.-N Y. star
THAT MENTONE INCDENT.-lt Is alike
for the interest OF Americans travelling
abroad, and of French stJrekeepers with
attractive goods for sale that this Men
tone business should be settled speedily.
The problem is composed OF two
parts. First, the ladies' were treated
with an uncalled for degree of Sc.
verify They have right to com
plain, aud the government should
seek whichever redress the
occasion calls for. But second.
and this is serious. the incident
will make Americans very cautious
about their purchases in the future.
France pOcketed every year a round
twenty million dollars from tourists.
She would under ordinary crcum-
stances double or treble that amount IN
this Exposition year. If. however. pur-
chasers are in danger Of being sent to
Jail on a slight protence. why that puts
different complexion on the matter
~ Y. Heruld.
AN EMPHATIC PRoTEsr.-We protest
against the lat S. oblter dictum Of the
Hon. Joseph Med II, Ii. D., of Chicago.
He AYERS that the Hon. Charles Hill
Jones. of ST. Louis can never be brought
to understand that the letter has a
sound Of its own.
This 10 unjust and grossly wrong.
When man of Colonel Jones intensity
can be educated up to support Gov
ernOr Hin as The Democratic candidate
for President, there is no reason to des-
pair Of his power 10 deal with the letter
T, or any other letter, IN triumphant
and elegant manner.
However, when Chicago does right
by St. Louis the millennium will be at
hand. -NeW York SUI.