The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-28
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Our Fleet mt Rio-The New Member-Bra-
| ziI-The Republicans and the Business
| Interest-Other Topics.
| OUR FLEET AT RIo.-The British fleet
| is at Rio because the British bondhold-
ers profess TO fear disintegration hurt
| full to their interests. and Great Britain
is always eager to avail itself OF such
excuses for embracing opportunities.
The German fleet is there because it
has occurred to the German official
mind that the southern provinces,
where many Germans reside, may
want to revolt and set up little mon
archy of their own under German pro-
| lection.
Why should there not be one friendly
fleet in the harbor bearing messages OF
congratulation? Why should not the
head of the family of American Repub-
lies send its most notable ships of war to
welcome the latest conner into the
household?
Why should not our ships 90 thither,
| hy all their flags, man their yardarms,
and salute the banner which the new
Republic has modelled upon our own?
Why should not Faith put in an APP
pearance where doubt and suspicion
are so obtrusively present?-NetC York
| World.
THE NEW MEMBER. The new
Congressman has arrived and is arri-
wing. His presence is beginning to be
| felt IN the hotel Hobbies, and he has
made, and will continue to make, the
acquaintance of the ever watchful and
numerous brigade of hotel Kernels
and maiahs." Thsnumber of friends
he finds. ready with all sorts of sugges-
tons and information is far greater
than he could have anticipated. and his
company is sought by multitude of
men who are willing to extend to him
the freedom of the city from the classic
shades of Chamberlin's and the buffet
in the ShOreman Flats to the Capitol,
and from the Capitol clear through
down to the Potomac Flats. Washing
ton Post.
CONGRESSMAN REED, of Maine, is I'M
fortunate in having the support of the
mugwumps in his canvass for the
Speakership: but he can't help it,
Good men are often afflicted, through
no fault Of their own, with very unde-
sirabs nds.-Indianap0lis Journal.
THE Philadelphia Record says The
wild and woody reaches for the Speak
err mallet betoken that the brawny-
handed West has some nut to crack
with it.-Phaodelphia Record.
The members from the Northwestern
States are generally in favor Of the
Western candidates as against Reed. the
greater number leaning toward NcKin-
ley. Cannon seems to have gained
considerable strength the past two days,
and his friends believe that, in case
Mckinley fails, Cannon will become
the favorite Western candidate.-PhH-
ddelphid Ledger.
THE position of the New York dele
cation is the main element in the fight.
and Congressman Belden has invited
his eighteen colleagues to eat Thasks-
giving turkey with him at the Airing
ton. They will dispose of the turkey,
and possibly of the speakership, before
they leave the table.-N. Y. Star.
MICHIGAN has never had an elective
officer in the House. and vet she is Re.
publican to the backbone. The mem
bers feel that, in so far as committee
places go. they can lose nothing by
manfully sticking to SO worthy can
didate as Mr.. Burrows, and they will
stay with him just as long as he has a
ghost of a chance. -DstroH Tribune.
CANNON. the hope Of Mr.. Harri-
son, as well as of Mr.. Cannon, that the
latter will win the race. If he does win it.
and Mr. Harrison cannot understand
how, with his own help. the Danville
statesman can fail, Cannon will be
recognized as the leader of the Republi-
can party in Illinois, and to his care
will be confided the distribution Of the
Federal patronage of this State.-Chi-
cdQo Herald.
The REPUBLICANS AND THE BUSINESS
INTERESTS. Preliminary to the National
Silver Convention, which was as
sembled at ST. Louis yesterday similar
convention met at Salt Lake City on the
2lst, land adopted an address and
striking set of thirteen resolutions.
Among these one "implores the repre-
sentatives of the Western States and
Territories to enter no caucus for the
speakership, but hold themselves indie.
pendent" to fight to the death any can
didate for the speakership not fully in
accord with those who demand I'M
limited silver coinage.
III the Western Representatives thus
implored should stay out of the Repub-
lican caucus next Saturday, that would
be an embarrassing incident to some of
the candidates. Perhaps the st. Louis
convention will make the same recon-
mendat:on az its Salt Lake predecessor.
The silver men are evidently determined
to show their strength in the new Con-
gress, and if they have any, they can
show it as we'll in the election of a
Speaker as in any other way. What
do Messrs. Reed, Mckinley, Cannon.
Burrows and Henderson think about
silver, anyhow?-Nsw York Herald.
Two PLANKs OF THE LIBERAL PLAT
FORM Il hear that Mr.. Gladstone con-
ssnted to add payment of members to
the Separatist programme, and he is
very strongly urged to announce the
fact in Manchester next week. Pro-
lessor Staurt is understood to have Of
ficially communicated this new advance
In Mr.. Gladstone's views TO the London
Radical Association. Both this ques-
ton and that of the eight hours work
ing day MIR. Gladstone being at present
only open TO conviction as to the latter
proposaD will lead to bitter quarrels in
the Separatist camp, and therefore the
greatest efforts are being made to pre-
vent the eight hours question from be-
ing brought up at Manchester. Cores
pondenf Of the Tribune.
A BITTER DOSE THE humble pie that
Murat Halstead is now eating for his
part in the forgery libel of Campbell is
a bitter dose. 1t is deserved humilia.
ton to n man whose political warfare
has hagp