The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-10

Progress Of Haliot Eefofin-h ihister u"
Uayti-.e separate southern Poiicy-A
TerribirFsampIe-fig for frohibi-
tion-other Current Teries of Interest
PgooREss or BALLOT REFoRM.-Bal-
lot reform Is making marked progress IN
nearly every State of The Union. W here
laws have not teen already passed, ana
where bills are not pending in ihc Legs
latures. tie question is under discussion,
and tie people everywhere are taking
Great interest I'm the efforts made 10
throttle corruption at the haiioi-boA.
The danger 20 free Institutions lurking
in the Vaccinations of polite ans IS
fully appreciated, and the public in gem
eral i. giving cordial welcome 10 the
advent of the Australian ballot reform
-Bqinm0r6 AmUioan.
II will .hrill the rustic descendants Of
the Revolutionary heroes who come 10
the mcfrOnOlisi bent on seeing tho ma
iesfic centennial show TO learn that they
must furnish "rcfcrcnce-' before they
can buy seats on the public stands
They can see az once what tremendous
prorrcss the Republic has made In a hun
bred ycars.-N \. Hr'H.
Nrx1srrn 10 ilAYTi-As it has been
published as an accepted fact that Presi-
don't Harrison does not intend To set up
tbc portrdt of the coiored Republican a.
a feature Of his policy, we quote the iol-
iowinr from the H6r0R, AS an ll.ustra-
ton OF the policy. M ..
Some of our c0i0red citizens think IT
wronr that President Harrison shout"
propose Go send a white man a. Minister
to Hayti and san Domingo.
They probably do not know That ms
government has more than once received
A hint that TO those governments WINE
Minister would be much more accep'aOie
than D cOl0red man
This preference may show BAD taste III
the rulers Of Hayti and san Domingo,
bnt n is clear that our own government
docs well. ia such matter TO consult
the wishes of the foreign government 10
which it sends representative.
No SrrERATr SOUTHERN PoIcy.-Of'
binary rules governing reasoning beings
no NOT safely apply 20 modern kepuhil-
cam noliicians and Presidents let o.
mioi, be thought that both Nh Harrison
AMI bis party we're learning an impor
fonf lesson. The cry for q vigorous
Southern policy, which was sounded be-
fore ,br election bv the whole party
orchestra with the yigor and volume oi
81 Wacnerian fnalc. has sunk away To- me
strains OF few hurdy-gurdies. AND IN
nothing is Mr. Harrison slower IMAM IN
making removals and appointments I'D
the Sonthern States But
If the Presidents hesitation and his
narfv's sudden silence, indicates that
NOV baVe really arrived at some appre-
ri,iion of The grave difficulties IN the
wav of creating novel relations for the
South and its colored population toward
fbe rest OF the country. 10 ls 70 subject
fcr Generalization. The constitution
ana the iaws. as administered hf Lr-
publican supreme Court, have seilied me
relations of the Somhcm states to ih1
Executive. They are precisely like those
of the Northern statC-.-Afn loh >i'I-
A TERRIBLE LXAMPLE.-i The old tenn
nerapce orator VINO carried terrible
avomnlc" about with him. has been over
dome bv the rrohibiiioni-t orator of Ne
dia WHO was his own i0rchlc iliu,ira-
ton. ON Sunday morning last, says the
Philadelphia Press. he appeared ON the
street corner, ami in maudlin way ape
pealed 10 little crowd around him To-
vote for prohibition. "lt DO hadn been
for high license apd low license and
other license. / wouldn't have come 90
this" said be. holding MP pint bottle
half full of whisky. There is whole ser
mon in thar bottle he added, 'and J
must finish the sermon right now. and
with these words he drained the haskand
started on his rounds TO eXh0rt for pro-
hihition -Bat'more 1mer'cln.
There is a most remarkable approach
TO the unanimity in the Senate as TO the
fitness of Mr. Thompson, ex-Ass,isiant
Secretary OF the Treasury, for tho Demo
cratic place in the Civil Service Com
mission. and there is no doubt OF the ex-
IRENE need of AN early appointment
our Washington dispatches state that
nffy-iiye Ol the seyeniy-siX Senators
have iudoIsed Mr Thompson, and "a con-
siderable number of representatives as
well-N J. Im@
PrcK AND THE IRISH IT, Ne kd,tof
Of no Sun-Sir Hearty commentator il
u re- the Sun for its censure on the mis-
chieyous pranks of that alleged humor
Gus paper which calls Itself Pack Do
While the American press fairly bubbles
over with wit and humor, as far
as lis letter-press goes, This Puck
Is the dfesriest of preienders
From the FIRST it hss displayed a venom
at times coarse and brutal Tancof, to-
ward the Celtic element of our popula-
ton. and not only TO the Church That ell
ement mainly holds dear, but TO religion
IN general, and lately it has entered upon
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