The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
CREAM OF THE PRESS.

CREAM OF THE PRESS.
The Cronin Trial-->anoa Again-Nan bu-
rem aud CIcveIand-Other Current Conn
mcnt> of Interest.
THE CRoYIN TRIAL.-The prosecution
in the Cronfn murder trial has taken
the broadest possible ground in open
ing the case. 1t undertakes to prove a
deliberate conspiracy for putting DE-.
Cronin to death: and contends that all
the couspirators are liable TO punish
ment for murder. Judge LoDgenecker.
the States attorney. presented the
theory of conspiracy with lucidity ana
startling simplicity. He held That every
individual act in the development ana
final execution Of the murderOus de
sign bound each and every one of the
conspirators. One man might hayerented
the Carlson cottage, another might
have made the contract with DR.. CrOn-
in, aud still another might have hired
the house: but under the conditions of
conspiracy all were responsible for
what each had done. Accessories were.
according to this view. equally guilty
with the principals who actually killed
DR. CrOnin. Some of these accessories
might have been thousand miles away
on the night of the murder. but If they
were engaged liz the conspiracy at any
stage they were TO be held accountable
Tor every act from the hiring Of the
cottage to the dumping of the mangied
BODY i'm the catch basin. NcW York Tn
bune.
SAMOA AGAIN. Now Tamasese and
Mataaia are having a pitched battle.
Mataafa. as the successor of lialietOa.
has the prestige, the ammunition. and
the men. Tamasese was supposed 10
have neither lead nor gunpowder, but
somehow when the engagement was on
he had plenty of both.
The question is. Where did he get
them Did the Germans furnish him
with the means of conducting the fight
and, If so, is Germany playing a sharp
game ut the expense OF the other
powers?
Bismarck and Blaine are rather IN
evenly matched. and the fear of the adj
ministration is-if we may judge our
Washington dispatch-tha, our Score
lary Of State has been played" as the
saying is, by his diplomatic superior.
At any rate the Samoan middle,
which was pronounced convalescent.
seems to have had relapse y
Herald.
GpECN " ATFM fAMMfSSIAksEp or DEN
sIONS In view Of the General Rum :
past history, Of his notorious connec-
tion with the whifky rings. of his in-
placable hatred of the South. of his un
scrupulOus par.isanshlp, it is impossi.
bic To conceive of any reason why his
a pointment should be considered other
than public disgrace .--Nelcs and
Courier.
IL THE OLD LINE.-The appointment
Of Green b. Raum To succeed Tanner II
thoroughly in the Old line. Mr.. Raum
who was SO thoroughly interested H.
the whisky ring few years ago. wall
speedily become interested in the pen
sion grab-game.-Atldnto Constitution.
VAN buren, AND CLEVELAND The
contest between President Van Buren,
ana the banks Is snguarly analogous
10 the contest between President Cleve-
land and the beueficiarieso of tariff TAXA
ton The bankscOntTibUted largely TO the
defeat of President Van Buren,, and the
tax bepeiiciaries c0niribu ed as much as
they could 10 the defeat of President
Cleveland. The analogies are striklngiy
close, and frequent in the Presidential
careers OF the two men as few ex
tracts from Mr.. Bancroft's last chapter
will show. Ii is remarkable how mucn
of this chapter, with the change Of
names and dates. would answer for "a
sketch of the late administration.
"The high tariff. says Mr.. Bancroft
(Which FASTENED the payment OF the
national debt. raised too much revenue
after the debt was discharged.
A large surplus revenue had accamu-
lated The payment of the national
deabt was not completed under Presi.
dent Cleveland, but the payment of all
that portion OF the debt which was re-
dsemable for several years was com.
pleted. and thereafter large surplus
accumulated, except so far 40 il wa
kept down by the purchase of b lnds III
the market.-Nati0nai Democrat.
TANNER AND BUs,EY.- old
soldier writes and asks the Post "Why
was Tanner turned out and Bussey re-
tanned - The Post always tine friend
of old soldiers, would be glad to
answer this question to the sat
isfacuon of the interrogater if il
felt able 10 do SO Our correspond
ent also asks: is it true that Bus
sey Is the instIgator Of the attacks
now being made OH Tanner 20 Neither
Is the Post able to answer this ques-
ton. Taat there is very general be-
lief that General Bussey was the archi-
tect Of the row which resulted in Tan
ner s removal is evident from the vigor
with which the friends Of Tanner ex-
press themseives--W Washington Post.
The QUESTION OF THE BATTLE FIELDS
Toe protest Of Abe Paterson, Post
No. IS, Grand Army OF the R.public,
against what il calls the sacrllege If
erecting Confederate monuments on the
battle field of Gettysburg. is not only
behind the times. but is apparently