The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-11
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December 10, 1891
Senator Turpie mildly amused the Senate
to-day with a speech against trusts, while
the statesmen Of the other end OF the capt.
tai We're generally distributing themselves
about town and resting for the long cere-
monies OF tomorrow in honor OF the first
Inauguration OF President, wherein gov.
ernors and statesmen Of high degree and
great masses Of patriots will participate,
and hear the grafton Of Chief JUS
tice Fuller. The card Of invitation
bears the portrait Of the Father OF
His Country, made after the conventional
likeness by Stewart. On such occasions
one prefers to read the long oratiop, but the
scene is always intensely interesting in its
picturesque and personal characteristics.
In the meantime President Ben Harrison is
speeding homeward from Chicago, after
giving the opera a benefit from dead-head
box last night
BURGLARIZING THE TREASURY.
Senator Allison has heard all other grand
surplus bursting plans modelled on the
theory Of Tanner. and after seeing the stake
he proposes TO raise everybody out Of their
boots and parade as the great unsurpassed
pension patriot. His grand grab is to set
Government agents TO work to enroll all
parents and children Of veterans and their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts,
with all anecdotes concerning the same
and heroic rumors Of substitutes, quarter
masters and bummers.
The same to be officially enrolled by the
Government and five cents name paid TO
the enrolling detectives who make up the
grand roll Of honor.
IL will be seen that this stroke Of genius
will at one fell swoop so gaif and explode
the revenue and surplus that, according to
the infinite political policy Of the Republi-
can party, the high tarifl duties will be
maintained in the interest OF the collateral
kinsfOlk Of alleged veterans and at the
same time the G.. o. u. be set up forever as
friend Of the soldiers.
II has been held that person deserving a
pension can generally get the evidence to
prove the claim, but Alger has patented a
plan ~ put the government stamp on any
rumor Of claim, so that the government
could not thereafter dispute the evidence
that it had endorsed at five cents name TO
the discOyerer or inventor.
DIPLOMATIC.
Representative M'Adoo will propose a
radical change in the diplomatic service by
which ministers plenipotentiary and enyoys
extraordinary are abolished and the whole
service put in the hands Of consul generals,
who shall be inspected by board appointed
by the President.
II has long been maintained that we had
no use for ambassadors, since it is neces-
sary to pass a treaty or an agreement in the
senate. whereas the ambassador Of "A mon
archical country has full authority to nego-
tiate finally.
Mr.. McAdoo will induce thorough dis
cussOn Of the subject, and do much good,
even If he does not accomplish the change.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS.
Numerous Governors met to-day and de-
termined to mem0rialize Congress TO the
tune Of s2,0OO,OO for a centennial monu-
ment at Philadelphia to commemorate the
birth Of American independence. There is
"A committee authorized 10 push the good
work by appropriation instead of subscrip-
ton. Perhaps if the funds appear any
where in sight Washington, New York and
Boston will start respective bOoms, for this
is the day Of monuments and celebrations
and money and advertisement. When
Chicago sees that she il not in the game she
will start an annex boom to the Worlds
Fair speculation, and demand an appr0-
priatOn fOra semni-centennial monument 10
the great West.
Governor Green. Of New Jersey, called
the meeting to-day to order, with Mr.. A. l..
COlesberry as secretary. There were pres
ent Governor Green, New Jersey; Governor
Buckley. Connecticut; Governor Biggs,
Delaware; Governor jackson, Maryland:
Governor Beaver, Pennsylvania; Governor
GOdell. New Hampshire; Governor W 0liley,
Arizona. Representatives, of the following
Governors were also present: Hon. A. ii.
Garland, for Governor Eagle, OF Arkansas;
Hon. l.. B. Caswell. for Governor Hoard,
Of Winsconsin; General j. X. Bow
man. TOR Governor Prince, OF New
Mexico: General Elisha Dyer, Jr, for
Governor Ladd, Of Rhode Island; General
John G.. Farnsworth, for Governor Hill,
Il
ernor Francis. Of Missouri: AuditOr-General
Sanderlln, for Governor FOwle, Of North
Carolina; Hon. Charles \. Boutelle, for
Governor Burleigh, of Maine; Hon. j. NJ.
Carey. for Governor Warren, Of Wyoming;
Hon. +. L. Dubois, for Governor Stephen
son. Of Idaho; Hon. j. G.. Carlisle, for Gov
ernor Buckner, of Kentucky; Hon. G.. NJ.
Dodge. for Governor Larrabee. of Iowa.
A committee composed Of John Woodside,
A.P. COlesberry. B. T.. BOwles, John Lucas,
Colonel Jessie ;. PeytOn, Of New Jersey,
also present as members Of the convention
by authority Of the meeting OF July 4, lSSj.
Governor Green delivered an address,
giving history Of the present movement.
which. he said, was started as far back as
1852. After "A general discussion, a draft
Of bill was adopted TO be sent to Congress.
IL donates ten acres in Fairm0unt Park
and asks Congress for an appropriation to
erect monument.
ELECTION POLICY.
Statesman Bill Chandler appeared to-day
ON the skirmish line of the Federal election
policv. whereby it is hoped to establish an
arbitrary manipulation Of Federal elections
and invent Republican majority by fraud.
His bill provides for commissioners, who
shall be empowered to appoint deputies and
bailiffs. To do all this in special cases
il is only necessary for the voters in
Congressional district to make afiidaylt
that they believe that coming election Will
be unfair. The colored patriot will perceive
in this trick bait to catch him and land
him in the Republican net after he had
Jumped OF the hook, so TO speak, Ii is meant
as "A soOther 10 the negro sentiment OF the
party. and at the same time ii is the same
old patent medicine advertisement OF south
ern Outrages. But il they could only carry
through that bill what "A carpet-bag para
disc they would make Of the South, and
what pretty radical majority they could
manufacture with the help Of commission,
ers and the deputies and bailiffs. The bill
provides also for the registration OF voters
and the keeping Of the books by the COM
missioners, who are to be paid by the Fed
eral government.
1t will be interesting to see what the peo-
ple Of the country will think Of this plan
1t will clearly establish a system OF gov
ernment candidates as well as government
control over elections, and the popular mlnC
will be aroused 10 the attempted innovation
thus proposed. Americans do not take TO tht
idea of government candidates and they rath
erprefer that representatives OF the people
-honlI - nOmina tel of home influence. an(