The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-21
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRIGHT COMMENTS
BY BRIGHT WRITER'S.

Iabouchere's Iaugh-Paris Exposition
Trusts and Socialism Fastest FIRST
Trim PIutocrary- Cleveland and Lamont
New Decatur, Alabama.
LAgoucHERE's LAUGH.-lt has been
said that the French aristocracy o"ed
It's downfall more TO the hooking langh
If Voltaire than to the guilloiine. Inc
English House Of Lords, as political
mower. is subjected pretty steadily to the
disintegrating force of the wit OF MI
I.aboucherc. which. though it has not
the mordant quality Of the great unbe-
lever. has a touch Of Gallo ciustic IN II.
II Is a sign that can scarcely be entirely
disrcgarded when this gentleman keeps
the British House of Commons IN
"shouts of laughter with his ridicule OF
the upper house, and when his motion
10 abolish the hereditary principle IN
that house comes so near to majority
that the change Of little over score
of votes in a pretty full meeting Wouid
have carried it.-N J. Times.
PARIS ExroHfloS.-The Paris Expo
sition seems 10 have been premaiurely
onened. Neither the buildings nor the
machinery for showing the working OF
mechanical exhibits are yet in place, ana
nroper facilities for transporting heaVy
objects through the grounds are lacking
The Republic should take care to aYOlu
the reputation Of being less prompt ana
efficient than were the authorities under
the Empire. Meanwhile all the world
and his wife are hocking to Paris, where
some visitors are very impatient about
the delay in the Exposition arrange
ments. and others are finding consoia-
lion in the sights that are always worth
seeing in the gay capital.-Ne~ lo'"
Sur
TRrsTs AND S0CAIIsN.-Proiessor
Ely saws that at is, Of course, only ne.
cessary for combinations TO go forward
10 bring us to pure socialism. Every
socialist knows this and rejOices in trusts.
One of the ablest political economists IN
the country told me a few days since
that in conversation with socialist this
socialist said. Every time ! hear OF a
new trust ! feel like throwing up my hal
and shouting hurrahN And the political
economist added If / were q socialist !
would say to our industrial leaders
Keen right on, gentlemen. gu are
realizing for me my dreams. IL Is now
only necessary for me to fold my hands.
CONGRESS or NATIONs.-There is every
indication that the Congress of American
Worione which is TO be held in Wash
ington next October, will be successful
and profitable 10 all concerned. The IN
terest in the matter is great, Judging
from the number OF acceptances already
at hand. An outline Of the subjects to
he considered is presented in our Wash
inqton DISPATCHES 1t will be seen That
tbev cover a broad field. Nothing but
GOOD can come of an interchange OIL
views. even if no definite policy is agreed
mon. The result of the Congress VIII
he a closer bond Of union between the
REPUBLICS of the Western Hemisphere
" y. TriJpne.
THE FASTEST FIRST TRw-It was not
known till the Augusta Victoria reached
her dock that her passage across the At
lantic had been an important one IN the
history Of steamships She had broken
the record for first trips, not only from
SOUTHAMPTON, but, allowing for dliler-
ence of distance between southampton
and Queenstown, from the latter port
also. She had, in short, made the hnest
first trip ever made by an ocean steamer,
eclipsing at last the record of the Amerl-
CA. which has stood so long as the quick
est first trip.
The Omaha Hfrdd thus apOstrophizes
the coming of the flannel shirt Gar
ment through which the summer winds
love TO stray, YOU are thrice welcome
Come with your soft folds, which irrltate
not. come with your wide, comfortable
collar and general rollicking air Next
TO vacation itself is the pleasure ana
comfort TO be derived from n vacation
earment-the flannel shirt.'-Ne'o lork
Iri5une.
Mr.. ArNswoRrn the Republican leader
in the legislature, has said that Mr.. llar-
rison's election depended on the poll
tics" i'm the assembly ceiling job, and that
if that work had been honestly done there
would have been Democratic President.
Is this contingency on which To invest
capital?-N y. Times.
PlrTocRACY.-Wh That have we seen in
every Presidential election in this coun-
try since 1862 The talk at the cam
paign headquarters of both parties Is
always m0aey, MONEY, MONEY. we
need MONEY, and need it at once,
wrote President Foster of the Tariff
League, to the rich manufacturers oil
Pennsylvania. "whO make large
fortunes every year when the
if we have the MONEY" said chair
man Quay to John Wanamaker, VINO
forthwith proceeded to raise and turn
over $500 600, the exact use OF which ne
did not want to know In spite Of It's
talk of being overmatched in the "sinews
of war" the Democratic National Com
mittee probably had and spent more
money last year than the Democrats ever
before used in National campaign.-N.
Y World
CLEVELAND AND LAMONT.-We snip
from our esteemed contemporary the
st. L0uis Rpujlic, this solemn ana al
fecting intelligence and funeral notice.
The candidate of the Democratic
party. in 1892. if he comes from New
York. will be Grover Cleveland. II New
York refuses to present Mr.. Cleveland,
the candidate will come from the West.
This Is oHiciaf final, AMI dutt0ritatice.'
The italics are ours. The official and
final authority in regard to the nomina-
ton and the policy of the Democratic
party is, as some persons may not know,
the Hon. Charles II. Jones, Of 81. Louis.
There will be no Democratic National
Convention in 1892 The Democratic
National Convention has already been
held at ST. Louis Brother Jones held it.
He has adjourned ii pending his dccis-
ion of the question whether he will with
draw Grover Cleveland or the candidate
that is coming out of the West.
We ere impatient to have Brother
Jones reassemble himself and announce
his decision official, final and anthorita-
tiye.--Neo York Sun.
New DECATUR. ALA.-The Horald has
received an invitation TO be present at
the celebration of "the opening of
number OF new and important industrial