The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-30
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CULLEO

The OHIO DcmOrrats-tlscrs Al fikht-
The Ohio Csmpalgn-A Game on work
ingmcn- The Real Points on the Lead
ers-Ncw York Newspapers.
THE ONO DEMOCRATS Demo
Gratis Of Ohio have acquitted themse Ives
like men. They are Democrats and are
disposed TO make no cOncealment Of the
fact. In entering upon campaign.
mainly on State issues. for the rescue Of
their State from misruIe, they begin
by proclaiming their fidelity to the
great principles Of the party to which
they belong
They have no. needed the cowardly
cOunsels Of these who would have per
suaded them 10 practice concealment.
suppression and double dealing. They
have acted upon the advice which The
World gave them sometime ago. %
mail the banner to the mast and
stand hrmly for Tax Reduction through
Tariff Reform.
Or. NJ. ID. Harter. in a notable speech
as chairman Of the convention. struck
the keynote of all the proceedings.
which was hostility to all forms Of gov
ornamental favoritism. class legislation
and monopoly. and the brief platform
adopted sets forth the same doctrine in
words which need no Interpretation
Nclr York World.
ALGER's ALL RIGHT The old war.
CRY. What's the matter with Alger
Oh. he all right :" is being revived al
Milwaukee. Il is a significant utter
ance. When Chicago was waste Of
ruins General Aiger 4as one Of the men
who went TO Congress to lobby against
lumber being put on the free list of
building materials. While on the way
ththeg to try TO gOuge more money out
of the homeless and stricken Inhabi-
tants Of this city bis train ways
sido-tracked for The great Erie
express which carried New York 's gift
of rood and clothing TO the untOr
Inmates Of a sister city. Stirred by
this exhibition of the love Of man 10
man. all others but the lumber lobby
lists cheerod the passing train until
their voices broke into sObs and the
tears were streaming down their faces.
But the eyes of the lumber barons
were as dry as their hearts. what r
the matter with Alger; He's al right.
Chicago Ners
TIE ONO CAMPAIGN.-Plainly the
fight in OHIO. 50 far as it turns on ma
tional issues. and that viii be TO @
considerable extent, is to be an ex-
remely interesting one. The Demo
cratic candidate put in nomination yes.
terday, Mr.. Campbell. is not i'm pro-
nounccd sympathy with the dcclara-
ton Of principles adopted; he vas "a
member of the House in the last Con-
gress. and he voted for the Mills bill un-
der protest. He is not so radical o
Randall man as Mr.. Converse or he
would not have accepted the party De
cisiOn. but ne believes apparently that
the party runs some risk with the issue
of last year. But he is a candidate on
platform that Teailirms, without re-
serve or qualification, precisely that is
sue and emphasiZes it. declaring that
The party viii continue the battle f0r
tariff reform until the cause Of the pee.
yle IS triumphant. '-Nclc York. Times
A GAME OF WORKINGMEN.-Ihe Her
0ld calls the attention Of the local la
/ boring men 10 the attempt by spccula-
tive demagogues like McMackin TO get
up a labor ticket. 80 and thereby help
the Republicans as they I'D before. and
adds:
Are the organized wOrkingmen Of
New York ready to be fooled again ?
John McMackin is enlv type There
are "a good many McMackins behind tine
present effort TO get up another labor
ticket. but they cannot disguise their
real object. Ii ia too plain.
There is no reason for "A labor ticket
at the next election. Organized labor,
| Of ii has the numerical strength to ST.
ri0usly figure IN politics. can accom-
uhsh It's reasonable desires within the
lines of The regular parties. If the
workiugmen are in dead earnest let
them concentrate their Influence IN
either the Democratic or Republican
ranks and secure control. They can do
it.
THE REAL POINTS AND THE LEADERS
OHIO is absorbed In Foraker and Hal
stead. Indiana has been absorbed by
Harrison: Virginia is watching Malone;
/ Maryland hangs on Baby Mckee. Wis
c0nsin is all for the G.. A. r.; Illinois
and Missouri are reaching for the
/ World Fair. which neither Of them
VIII get. Kentucky has had hsr cleo
ton and is PLAYING poker and bolhering
herself not. The South Is piling up
trusts and making money. The new
States are busy with the coming cleo
iions. The Territories are absorbed in
trying 20 be States. From Kansas and
Dakota 90 California and Oregon irfiga-
tion is q much more interesting subject
than the tarin-N j. Si1L
LOUISIANA Much needless worry ing
over the Third Louisiana Congressional
district. in which a special election for
/ "a Representative IN Congress viii be
| held ON Tuesday next. is INDUCED in by
pr0tectionist organs. who are already
/ beginning % prale of q coming rev0lu-
ton in the South on the protection
issue. Let the organs calm their per
tuibod nerves. With MahoneIsm sull
rampant in the South there is as vet no
disposition in the Southern mind TO
consider seriously any other issue
PhNa. Record.
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS. The MdU
and Express yesterday reduced its size
materially 10y "a column on each page.
The sun is exposing the World 3
taking Of false news, and the World
is denouncing the Hsr0ld as the great
fake journal. The Press, Journal
and Mail and Express are for
sale as properties TO any
body who wants to loose money. And
the UOrld-the great and prosperous
Worlds not only publishing certain
display ads free Dung the sum-
mer but in order 10 employ presses
left idle by It's loss Of circulation is
competing with regular job printers for
job prcsswork l-Nelc York star.
The Philadelphia Times always wise
and patriotic says that after bringing
IN the dishonorably discharged soldiers
10 gobblc up pensions with large arrears.
Commissioner Tanner has discovered
the theory of double disability to
double the pensions for disabled veter-