The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
SPRIaHTLY COMMENTS
Upon CURRENT TOPICS.

President Dif1. Annual wes'age-'he
yower Of Fashion me Lesson Of Indus
trial Failures Duty OF Majority
Worssed Goods aud Wooiens
PnrstDENr Df,Z's ANNUAL MESSAGE
The Mexican Congress met on the ISL
Of April. and in his message, or more
correctly. speech to the two honse-' res
jdeut Disz gives very encouraging &C.
count of the Affairs Of his country ana
us steadily increasing stability and pros
neritv He speaks with satisfaction OF
/ he friendly relations Of Mexico with the
/ United States: relates that the Argentine
NennbIic Is about go establish diplomatic
relations. That treaty of friendship,
commerce and navigation has been CON
Guided with spain, and also with Japan,
aud mentions various postal and extra
dition treaties which have been conclud-
cd durinp fhe year. all bringing Mexico
more intimately into the general family
OF nations, among Them arrangements
for closed mail between the United
States and MexicO-N J. Ufad
Tur POWER or FASHION 1t seems
that not only are men and women sub
iecf 10 the whims OF fashion. but mai
large commercial transactions ana
seyeral departments Of trade may be se-
riouslv affected thereby The recent
failure of q manufacturing house IN New
York IS assigned 20 TIE prevailing lash-
ion among men of wearing wooden 'hifi-.
The firm in question are makers OF fancy
llaundriel shirts, and having msnuiac-
frrpd an immense stock now iind them
left ON hand" with the spring jObbing
trade practically at an cnd.-B"l'mpf'
HeaH.
GREAT Poor BAH-Appraiser Leach
has now revised the tariff on worsieds
ss no thinks e should be, aud ho viii
} soon make thrust with his 0mnipoient
official lance 40 the tariff on SIX ribbons.
As Congress doesn't understand how
10 Iepislaie on the tariff and Appraiser
Leach does understand all about 10, he
will bounce up silk ribbons without con-
shifting the President, Secretary OF the
Treasury. the law, or the courts, and why
not lust knock Assistant Appraiser Cav
ont The first round with the remark IL
don't Ike him p" That would he enough
for the President, and 70 is certain that
some one i'm The Appraisers department
would be promptly remoYed.-ih''aas'
phia Ia'es.
THE Lesson OF INDUSTRIAL FAIL
rREs-There have been am unusual
number of failures lately in cur large i'm
dustrial channels. and they are not inc
, result of any sudden or accidental ebo III
} business tides. Several of our leading
, iron establishments have failed within
few weeks, the failure Of large cotton
establishment in Lancaster has added ii'
. admonition against back-number bust
ness theories, and The almost universal
reduction of wages in our manufacturing
2 and mining industries Is the most i'm
= pressiye feature Of the now pointed les
son of industrial failures Phladt'ph"
Times.
{ THE Duty OF A MAJORITY Harrison
Z is a minority President Cleveland and
Thurman received a hundred thousand
more votes than their successful com
] petitors History has already recorded
e The fact that only by unpr, ccdenlcd cor
ruption employed 90 decisive points va.
me majority in the electoral college
b made to falsify the voice Of q plurality
@ of the voters OF the country. All the
elections since November have con
frmcd he truth that the country IS de
cidedlv Democratic Republican rule il
minority rule.
That a minority have come 90 be IN
e trusted with the responsibilities of poW0
g has a very important bearing on th'
duties of the majority Everything mus
be done that The will of the people may
] again prevail Every usurpation Of the
n "mailed hand must be exposed and de
f nounced with q vigorous voice and re-
sisted with manly courage The courts
are open to all % secure the enforcement
{ of the laws Resort must be had 10 then
9 againsS lawless courses OF the minority
J.. adminisiration.-N !. Star.
WoRsrED GooDs AND WooLENs-
Does any one ask where the secret Of th
agitation is if the worsteds now I'm
ported pay An average of nearly Gs pc
- cent? We will lift the curtain and hi
will SEQ. These wOrsled goods, payin!
Il less than woolens. weighed GeiOOU
S hounds and were valued altogether a
4 S4.5S9 983 as entered for duty II the.
could be charged ut 81 cents II pound an'
u 80 per cent. al Calorem. as they would b
p If elassed as wOOlens they would pay
{ total of SlO0O4,9.Js IN duties, OF al
4 average duty Of over s. per cent on On
entire lot. It is this high rate which d
now demanded, and this IS the stake a
= issue in the pending controversy
o JoHrna' Of Commerce.
sToUTEE MARINE ENGINES WANTED. b.
From the story In detail of the marin
disaster 40 Apia our navigatOrs and naya
!. constructors may gather q few useiu
q hints. There was no lack Of knowledge
, courage or energy among the officer
- and men OF the Inflated vessels, which
J. were In the best possible trim 10 resist
G storm. -Philadelphm Record.
SIR CHARLES RCssELL-The sensa
{ ton produced in England by Sir Charlie
d Russelps speech in the Parnell case is 81
d pronounced that ii Is widely clas.ed will
h Burkes arraignment of Warren Hast.
- ings l0l years ago. IL promises 10 be
regarded as the most notable eilOr q
u the English bar since BuTke's time, and
sustsins the high character Of Irish clio
quence. If Sir Charles is iouunateenougl
n nifty years hence TO have a Macaulay, n
+. Burke did, his fame for All time will b'
> assured Noe York World
}. SECRETARY Tracey AND CORPORAL
= TANNER. That was u curious ceremony
D.. at which Secretary of the Navy Iracel
. assisted in Brooklyn on Saturday even
u Ing i'm honor Of Corp Tanner Tan
ners official place Is not one of such in
triusic importance that member of Ih,
II Cabinet should feel called upon TO pay
q tribute to him, but il was in his polilica
capacity that he received the honor OF