The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-31
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRIGHT SUBJECTS
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BRIGHT SUBJECTS
FROM LIVE NEWSPAPERS,
Something In "a Name-A Hard Hit
Plenty OF Ibcm-LooLipg win wiss-
fus Eye~-Ih Poor PIG Iron nen-f"e
Outlook Lively.
LOOKING WIN WtsIfUs EYEs.-Our
would be ocean steamship owners are
looking with w.stful eyes upon the OPP
erati0ns of the Hamburg-Amefican
Packet Company. The managers OF
that corporation are having five
new vessels. modelled after their
record breaker, the Augusta Victoria,
constructed Just were they please.
One is contracted for at Stettln.
and another on the Clyde. Germany
regards this freedom Of action with en-
tire equanimity. and well she may since
her merchant marine under such policy
has made of late notable progress. We
call ours free country and Germany a
despotism. but in the matter OF the
shipping business this order Of thlngsis
reversed. Our ocean steamship men
must 90 abroad to find flag to do busi-
ness under.-N y World.
Grover Cleveland is the leader under
whom the Democracy can march to
triumph in 1892. and be is proving
himself more and more worthy of the
great work to which he is cOnsecrated
the redceming Of the government
from the hands Of the Republicans and
placing it once more in the hands of
the Democratic party. which IS the
party Of the people.-Atlaata Coastitu-
ton.
The enthusiasm over Robert Lincoln
in England shows how public opinion
changes. Twenty-Five years ago the
English people were sneering at
Abraham Lincoln and ridiculiug his
low origin and his backwoods man
ners.- Exchange.
THE Poor Pig Iron MEN.- Corporal
Tanner would do something for the
Door pig-irOn men of Pennsylvania.
but the law allows him 70 draw money
for those only who are connected with
the army in some distant manner
Louisville Courier journal.
THE OUTLOOK LIVELY. - Senator
Payne announces that he viii not. un-
der any circumstances. be candidate
for reelection. This will simplify as
we'll as intensity the Ohio campaign.
for with that formidable factor out of
the Senatorial race ali the young blood
of the Democracy will make an ambi-
tious pull for the prize. With Murat
Halstead in Europe and Payne in re-
tirement 1t will be well for the boys to
wake up TO the fact that the Campbelis
are coming .-WashHgton Post.
SOMETHING IL A NAME.-There is q
good deal in name. after all. Those
who framed the Wisconsin Ballot Re
form law evidently thought SO. They
called it ian act to prevent espionage
at public elections: 10 secure more
fully the independence Of voters: to en-
force secrecy of the ballot, and to pro
vide for printing and distributing bal
lots at public expense. - This title
is standing bulwark against
Misrepresentation of the purpose and
effect Of the law, such as
Governor Hill and the Democrats Of
this State have resOrled to. The Con
necticut Republicans also did good
turn IN calling their law the Secret
Ballot" bill. The opponents Of the
Australian system persistently charge
that it destroys the secrecy of the bal
lot. 1t may be worth while in New
York State another year TO put the
answer TO these calumnies in the very
title Of the bill.-N J.. Tribune.
AHARD HrT.-Mr. Malone is not a
successful party leader. and. apart
| from the man and of his policy. which
is about as bad as anything can be,
there Is no excuse for the Harrison
administration IN given him favors
that he cannot or will not use for party
advantage. On any common sense
view of party management such
a policy is simply stupid. There can.
so far as we can see. be only one
explapatiOn for II, and that -
that Malone appears TO the President
to be promising element IN "Harri-
son machine. If that be the case. IT
would be as easy to understand why he
cOddles this discreilcd and discredita-
BILE political adyenturer as it Is to I'M
derstand Why lac has made good
many other moves that are obviously
not for the benefit Of the general
party organization. With the ques-
ton Whether Malone at any price
would be good investment
for Mr.. Harrison we have 10
wish at present to deal. We content
ourselves with pointing out that 1t Is
nearly incOncciyable that Mr.. Har-
rison can have anything 10 DO with
him on any other grounds. and with the
remark that such motive Is very
commonly attributed to the President
by the politicians of his party who
think they know him and who have ac-
quired their knowledge at considerable
cost.-Nclg York. Times.
PLENTY OF THEM In this country it
is never difficult To- find men fit TO fill
the Office of President. 1t would be "A
small estimate TO say that there are ten
thousand in every State OF the Union
able to perform the constitutional
duties that belong TO the Presidency.
Thus it would not be too high figure
to say that there are 100000 healthy
native Americans capable of do
ing the business of that Office. In
a country where the divine
right of the King is established.
there can be but one anointed person
age properly qualified % rule the peo-
pie but ia tine United States, where
the Democratic principle is recognized
and the people rule themselves, the
presumption Is that any man able TO do
the work of the presidency is competent
to fill the Presidential otlice.-N y
Sun.
WHEN TERMS EXPIRE. dur
ing Cleveland term, through their
majority in the Senate, ineXcusably
DELAYED the issuing of commissions to
suitable appointees, the Republicans