The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
WHAT CLEVER SERIES WRITE
ron THE NEW YEAR


Dead strIkes-FIve Now states-HaytIen
Heroes ashes of Humor-Fareweil "a
1888 Encmy's Advice to Democrats.
An intoxicating drink is any beverage
which. taken in such quantity as men
usually drink, viii produce an obiusca-
ton OF the cerebral centres with a con
sequcnt hypertrophy Of the tongue ana
a general bewilderment OF the legs
Milwaukee, Seaiind
Secretary Bayard must be careful
not to ask too large an indemnity from
Hayii.
Otherwise they may want us to take
the country instead Of the indemnity
and that would be a misfortune.-Heraid
General Harrison is credited with say
ing. Well, will tell you now that
no one viii ever put me in his breeche'
pocket
That knocks Blaine out Of the Cabinet
for sure-Exchungs.
THEY Do Nor PAY.-It requires only
the ghosts Of dead strikes and lockouts
to be brought from their graves TO ire
futably prove that neither pay, that both
are as q rule futile weapons especially
I'm the hands Of employees or employer
who are thrice armed in having their
uuarrels Just. These ghosts have been
brought from their graves in the last
report of the Bureau Of Statistics, which
are made 10 include the strikes and lock
outs occurring in this country in the
several wears from 1881 10 1887 In that
period there were % ,2e6 strikes IN 1903
of which the strikers were successful
3.003 of them were settled by compro-
mise, and 500 failed absolutely .-Ph'a-
delphia Ledger.
FIVE NEW srArEs.-Meeting Mr..
Springer. of Illinois, chairman OF the
House Committee on Territories, l asked
him what was the condition OF the terri
tOrial bill
The bin 10 provide enabling acts for
Dakota tone State OF two, as the people
there NAV decide, Montana, Washing
ton. and New Mexico will be called up
in the House Tuesday, January TO-, lie
replied and think il viii be pas sea on
that day or on the day following ! nope
the names viii be changed, so mat in-
stead of North Dakota and south DAKOTA
we may have Dakota and Ninona. ana
instead of Washington and New Mexico
,rc NAV have Takoma and Montezuma.
This will depend upon the action of The
House The bill provides Tor elections
In all Of these territories for deleertes 10
constitutional conventions in May next,
for the conventions 90 assemble ln JulN,
and for a vote on the constitutions IN
October next The States can be admit
led into the Union Immediately on the
assembling of Congress in December
next. Five States would give us ten new
Senators and probably six new members
of the House. '-DiPateA 10 the Herald.
The Columbus ohio Dipatcl says
that crisis I'm Ohio politics will be
reached next wear. a United States
senator is 10 be elected VIII he be a
Republican or Democrat Is the fight
10 which we have referred going 20 de
moralize If not disorganize and disrupt
the Republican party in this state 1t
is for Senator Sherman 10 answer these
questions. II is for Senator sherman 10
realize his responsibility. II is for sen.
ator Sherman TO decide whether he VIII
sacrifice bis party for his personal ag-
OF not
A KIND FAREWELL TO leSS.-l be
year Of our Lord 1888 goes into history
rayly and trippingly. 1t leaves behind
il a degree Of general prosperity in this
country which stimulates the gratitude Of
all classes and excites the wonder if not
the envy of other nations Ii has been
more than kind, and perhaps we may add
that il has been more than generous 10
us
To a far greater degree than any other
people on the globe we Americans are en-
gagged in material development. We have
not inherited a land which has been the
battlefield of a thousand years, land OF
crlmbiing castles and drained resources,
but virgin soil which invites enterprise,
awakens avarice, inspires the genius Of
INV thti'iis
Our mountains are the hidingplace of
the precious metals and since the dawn
of creation we are the first 10 search for
them. Our valleys are huge reservoirs
in which nature has stored an inexhausti-
bic supply of oil, coal and gas. Our
prairies need but 10 be tickled with the
plough, and they readily fiji the markets
of the world with food.
We may congratulate ourselves that
the business of the country is forging
ahead with the firm tread of assured sue
cess. Thriving trade promising oppor-
tunties for investment, not only indicate
the increasing wealth of the few, but
what Is of more consequence larger
degree of contentment and a wider meas
ure Of happiness for the many.-Ner
York Herald
THE ENEMY's ADyICE.-One thing the
Republicans cannot afford, and that is
10 permit any pretense in the administra-