The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-12
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
SPICY PARAGRAPHS ~ SklLLfUL
PENMEN.

PENMEN.
CIVIL Service Reform tNtension-s"uth
Leader. who Did Not Fight IN the War
The Tigur. -Head-pigott's Conspiracy
aud Other Items of Interest.
CIviI SERVICE RErORM EXTENSION
Authority is conferred on the President
"to prescribe such regulations for the
admission of persons into the civil ser
vice Of the United states as may best
promote the efficiency thereof"
Acting on the recommendation Of the
Civil Service Commissioners. President
/ Cleveland recommended the inclusion OF
Tie person. engaged i'm the railway
mail service within the rules. There
is no question, outside the bounds
OF the narrowcst partisanship that
This was movement proper TO be made
II requires stretch Of imagination 10
believe ihat the political opinions OF
persons in this branch Of the railway
service have anything more 10 do with
their efficiency or incllciency than in the
in the ease of engineers, conductors,
. hrakcmcn. or sWiichmcn.
But the New York Irijune thinks diff
fcrcnily IL says one of the things which
F President Harrison may well consider
/ early Is whether De should not begin by
rcy0king The orders Of President Clcye
/ land rs 60 the officials in the railway
mail seryicc.-Piip R,eord.
SOUTHERN LEADERS VINO DDN'r
/ FIGHr Is THE WAR-The Louisville
+ l0uri1J-JoaraH might well look nearer
home than the White House for the
causes of Cleveland defeat II III be-
comes a marplot TO try to place on the
shoulders of Others the blame for the
mischief thai, has chiefly come of his
own too seductive influence, and of his
own exaggeratiOns of the effect of his
intermeddiIng. The history of the Com
miliec on Resolution al the ST. Louis
Convention ought 10 serve eyermOre as
an admonitiOn of the wisdom of mOdesty
in defeat An unreslrained tongue can
work more mischief ~ one decisive hour
than years of brilliant service can undo
And when a cavalier descends 10 the role
of "a -cold to palliate his own errors. the
world has right to suspect the quality
of his bnighthOOd-Ner York STIR.
SHERMAN. FORAKER, MCKINNEY. -
General Isaac Il Sherwood. of Canton.
Ohio. gives tO the Her1R letter from
friend for whose truthfulness he makes
himself responsible, in which it is assert
ed that both Governor Foraker and Nh
Mckinley were secretly working for
Themselves while openly Sherman men
at Chicago. Ii is very curious story
and the letter will fam the flames of a
quarrel in Ohio which has been raging
ever since the election and even ever
since the convention
Hitherto Governor Foraker has been
the object of attack MIR McKinley's
GOOD faith 10 Senator Sherman has not
been questioned. Was Mr. Mckinley
really incorporating rs Sherman's
friend at Chicago; " J. HeroM
THE FlerRrHr,D-Alihoueh Blaine
is generally REGARDED 20, q man who can
look ont for himself, 10 might Dee more
prudent for Harrison 90 look ont for
Blaine "Peniamin Harrison, beware of
The iigurehead "-Ner lort HroW
PIcoTr's CONSPIRACY What has
been the effect of the pigolt rclclaiions
on public sentiment in England will De.
to great extent, determined By the re-
~ult OF the election ON next FRIDAY I'm
lhc Tory constituency of kensngt0n.
10 flc Liberals gain the seat the result
rt.fII Nr n...s4r.f.N .f
luton in the opinion of the country
that Will insure decisive Tory /
defeat whenever the issue is brought 90 T
he polls Gladstone expects 10 return /.
TO power during this wear, his slst. hut /.
the opponents of the Old Man Wonder /
ful saw that he retains the sanguineness .
of youth IN degree that impairi his /
judgment II The Tory preponderance [
I'm kensinglon is reduced on Friday. /
every one viii believe in the justice and
of Gladstone's expecta-
tions-EnA1nge
The Administration is far from teeth
ing time as yet. but it is already old
enough 10 show what it, disposition is.
one of the reasons for the MugWump
for Mr. Cleveland and one of
the reasons for his weakness as the can
lidaie of his party, was his inclination
O Kick 40 The advice of Democratic
senators and Representatives in regard
10 appointments to Office He relied too
much unOn himself and too little upon
hem General Harrison seems 10 1--we
absorbed wisdom by gazing upon Tie
ntonunstc experiments of his prcde-
,essor The Washington Post says
The President has indicated in AN I'M
ni-fakable manner that il is his inicn
ion 90 recognize The Senators and Rep
cscntatiyes from the several States and
cceiye their recommendation in the dis
ribuiiOn of patronage, regardless of
PERSONAL friends lie looks upon the
members of Congress rs the repre-
of the States chosen by
he people, and considers that they
hould be more familiar with the quail
catiOns of candidates and public pref
reuces I'm their several districts than
NY Unauthorized person may be, and he
'ill also save himself from a great deal
4 annoyance by receiving the views of
he members of Congress through the
eads of departments in his Cabinet,
hose recommendations for appoint
lents will be fnal-N y Sun.
MAY DUFFY AND TENNYsON.-
Broke. broke. broke. +
As ] stand here before thee now.
And would that my poor brain ludiled
Could say who began the row.
oh. well for him beside me
ihaf bee smirks and laughs in his glee: :
But oh, ~ grace of my broken face "a
VIII hWsr come back TO me b
Rut my head with widest thrObbings J
Goes round and round again. 5
And Oh. Tor the touch of pure cool hand :
To ease this aching pain.
Broke. broke. broke,
Ana the fine cannot pay. y
But the money once tnat / fOOlishly spent y
VIII all come back some day" L
S.
FIRING ON THE NIPsIC- the COM 4
ander of the Nipsic fired upon the b
"a without just cause, and in violation 4
hi, instructions from Washington. ID
e government of the United States IL
Guild hardly care 10 take the response Ii
ffy gf -D una4lf4I f.r ar act frJ.-..I A