The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-27
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sympathy Tor an iniOfiuhate """-'
Speaker of the House-What Col. Brice
Really said-Other Topics.
SYMPATHY FOR AN UNFORTUNATE
Nashville the American public IS
wrestling in the mud with Wanamaker
few will be able to suppress a thought
Of sympathy for the Hon. Benjamin
Harrison.
1t must be awfully CALLING for the
President. gentleman, an unpreten-
tious citizen. but possessed OF an anceS-
try such as every man is bound TO con
template with pleasure and with respect.
unimpeachably connected with public
life both by family tradition and by long
personal association. to be made pollti
cal PARTNER with such a consummate
cad as the present Postmaster General
We suppose that the President might
have selected at random from the hum
BILE merchants who can be found on the
curbst0ne opposite the New York post
office, through every avenue Of trade.
TO the uppermost end of the city, and
not have discovered a man who was
not more of a gentleman than Wana
maker-who was so entirely devoid OF
appreciation of the decent relation be-
tween official and business life.-NelC
York SiiH.
ELDER SHEPARD. who mixes consider
able piety with bis secular journalism.
expresses the opinion that the World IS
loaded down with jealousy az the
business prosperity of that celebrated
frm''-the firm which is represented
bV John Wanamaker. Of course a
mean man is always ready to furnish
low or sordid motives to his neighb9rs.
Asa matter of fact the World admres
John Wanamaker S great business push
and energy .-ETchoAge.
The CANDIDATES. The various can
didates for the speakership in Washin 10
ton are still inclined to be nervous
They are said TO be looking upon their
respective pledged supporters very
much as the boy did when he put a
stamp on a letter. 1t was an old stamp
and the mucilage on it was Of an uncer
tain quality. So he wrote underneath
the stamp good if she sticks " That
is the way with the pledged votes
Boston Herald.
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUsE.-The
Sneaker of the House of Representa-
tives IS in some respects the most i'm
portant officer in the government, espe-
cially at time when the party IN
power has a poor opinion of its Presi-
dent. as seems to be the case just now.
The President can only recommend
measures to Congress. The Speaker
frames the committees. the committees
frame the legislation. and the House
usually does the will Of the committees
and enacts what these favorably re-
mort. Hence the Speaker, if he has
opinions OF his own, has better OPP
portunity to carry them into effect than
a President with whom his party has
openly fallen out.
In the case where two kinds Of pol
cles struggle for predominance IN q
party the question Of who shall be-
come Speaker is naturally interesting.
The contest for this place between Mr..
Kerr and Mr. Randall. and later be
tween Mr. Randall and Mr.. Carlisle,
was of general interest, but the Repub-
hcan party is Just now united on all
points of policy, and The five gentlemen
who desire the honor OF this Speaker
ship are, we believe, all of one mind on
the leading subjects likely TO come
up-subsidIes. c ast defense. pensions
and the tarif. No two Of them, per-
haps. would make up the committees
identicaiiy alike but alt alike would
nut at the head Of the chief committees
men o. the same opinion and faith
Ne1c York Herald
WHAT COLONEL BRiCE REALLY SAID.
Colonel BrIce, in enthusiastically
candid discussion of the management
of political campaign in this country.
recently sand that the cry against the
use Of money in politics shO aid not eX-
tend to denunciation Of expenditures
to inform the voters on the issues be-
fore the people. or the merits Of candi-
dates seeking their sulIrages. His re-
marks were directed entirely TO outlay
for an educatiOnaal campaign.
such as is contemplated by our
institutions. and is necessary TO the ~
ceriainment Of the enlightened popular
will. II is almost incredible that the
malignity Of partisan opposition should
attempt to miscOnstrue such observa
tions into appreciation Of the improper
use Of money at the polls. But Just
such malignitY has been manifested as
part of the effort to prejudice the
Democrats Of the Ohio Legislature
against Colonel Brice as their probable
choice for United States Senator Il IL.
perhaps. unneces iary 10 add that The
exhibition Of uncommon unfairness
proceeds from the orid.--Nelc York
Star
SHALL POsTMAsTERs BE ELECTED p
Mr.. Roswell I. Flower announces his
intention to present bill IN Congress
RELOCATING the selection of post
masters. custom-house officials and IN
ternal revenue cOllectOrs't0 the people
Of the vicinage wherein their duties are
performed. He maintains that Con-
gress should provide for the election OF
the power Of the President should be
restricted to removal for cause.
Mr.. lower probably means to pro-
pose an amendment of the constitution
of the United States for theaccomplish-
ment of The end be seeks. So far as
postmasters are concerned. it certainly
would be a desirable change. on many
accounts. if they could be elected by the
people instead of appointed by the
President or Postmasier-General. In
all the towns and villages of the coun-
try, the postmaster Is the official near
est to the people. lie should fully pos
sess their confidence, and above all pub
lie officers should be acceptable to the
majority Of the citizens.-Nelc York
World. ~
But Chicago is not the only nor the
most dangerous competitor Of New
York. The claims Of Washington will
be presented by committee represent
ing every State and Territory in the
Union they will be supported by the
active sympathy Of large class of citi-
zens. who believe the National Exhibit
ton should be held in the National Cap.
ital. Brooklyn Times.
CHICAGO has proposed to let Wash
5pUiaY boga Gonna SORT of "a ssgs.r5g gola-