The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-04
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
WHAT SMART EDITORS SAY OF MEN
AND THINGS.

AND THINGS.
Harrison's Sou hcrn PolIcy-The Evil and
/ the Eemed, -servia Havti The New
Shakspeare--Ihe Census Doctored Low
Postage to England.
HAgRrsoN's SOUTHERN Policy AGAfN.
A dispatch from indianapolis says Of
/ General Harrison's speech ai the Grand
/ Army meeting that among the politi-
clans. however, il is pretty well agreed
that General Harrison means 90 nave
rigorous Southern policy; one that viii
resemble the policy of Ihad Stevens ana
Ben Wade Most Of the Republican poll
iicians here are in favor Of such
policy, and their bias that
way, perhaps, makes them put
a stronger Interpretation on General lar
risOn's words than they viii bear 10 j.
fact. though. that the idea which bis
comrades OF the Grand Army post who
heard him make the speech. gathered and
held when they came out of the meeting
was that General Harrison believed that
the Republican party ought 10 rule Do
the Southern States and that u would DE
his business TO see that it did rule, even
If IL should take the most rigorous meas
ures.
Senator IIiscock is undoubtedly thc
biggest political visitor since Senator
QUAY. lie comes here by invitation OF
General Harrison, and there is feeling
that when he gets away the question OF
New York's representation in the Cabi-
met. or whether she has a representa-
ton. will have been definitely settled.
He Is only expected 90 stay few hours.
starting back for Washington tomorrow
night
THE EVIL AND THE iiEMEDY.-lt IS q
disgrace TO our civilization that fifty di-
verse systems of marriage and divorce
are tolerated in this country.
That in one State q man may be q law
ful husband and in anothera bigamist
That in one a woman may be vile
and i'm another mistress.
That in one children may be legitimate
and in another Legitimate.
I That in one natural heirs may inherit
and i'm another be disinherited.
That in community where pOlygamy
and polyandry are declared 10 be crime,
a man NAV bv the husband OF more than
one woman and a woman the wife of
more than one husband.
The remedy is q constitutional amend
ment empowering Congress TO make e.
uniform law of marriage aud divorce
| Nee York Herad
/ SERv1A-A crisis would seem 10 be
approaching in Servia King Milan
tyranical disposition has recently been
DISPLAYED in many ways The latest eX-
hibition of il occurred in his answer 90 %
deputetion appointed by the Skuptsclina
TO inform him that the Radicals refused
70 pass the new Constitution without eX-
tensivc amendments The King angrily
replied that unless the Constitution was
accented he would dissolve the body and
rule as he pleased Perhaps he fails 90
realize that the divine right of king
IS not what il used 10 he.-Aue iorh
Iriblmn
Hon JfSKs is HAYTL-The HW ant
EyDress prints the following tele-
gram from Lieutenant William \. Deer
ing. its special correspondent in Hayti:
P7rt-aQ- Prince ria Santiago December
|81-Auicles in the Ilaytien newspapers
contain furious threats against MI.
Thompson, Minister of the United States
TO Hayti
Many Americans have been arrested,
both men and women.
The American Consulate Is filled With
refugees.
Hippolyte's army is marching on this
city lPori-au-Princel.
interviewed Legitimc to-day, and he
said be would show ID clemency 10 for
eigners who interfere i'm Haytien politics.
| Legitime stated 10 me that he would
shoot 500 if necessary"
The excitement here is intense. Amer
leans al Port-auPrince are in danger of
their lives
WHY THE VESSEL WAS SEIZED.
The same paper prints a fun account
of the recent surrender OF The steamer
Haytien Republic 10 Admiral Luce to-
gefher with the causes which led 10 the
original seizure of the vessel.
Ii seems that there were four members
of the llippolyte faction of the Haytien
LEGISLATURE on board the steamer 40 the
time of her seizure and their votes were
necessary to elect Legitime President
ADAPTING SHAKESPEARE The Word
saws of Irvings Macbeth that " We are
under the impression that il AN actor
cannot portray character of shake
speare substantially as Shakespeare con
ceived 10. he is morally bound TO leave 10
alone Something more is due 10 the
central figure of dramatic ii not of all
literature. than 20 the ordinary play
writer The latt1 - work may be mouh-
ed 90 the actor; the reverse is the case
with respect 20 the former ln the early
DAYS of the drama the actor sought 90
adjust himself 90 the character This
has been changed The actor now ad-
iusts the character TO himself and his
fair-haired leading lady '
A PorNr OF LAw.-Horpers Uedy
has picture of "a classic groupe repre-
seninr a cOlored deacon hauled up for
stealing a chicken from farmer Jones
The Deacon pleaded insanity
But said the Court, il is impos.
sible that YOU are insane
Jedge it's impossible that ! were not
insane or else would have TUX de big
rooster what Mars Jones say were in de
same coop
FRED DoVGLAs-He said az The meet
inc of the Society for the Abolition of
Slavery in Philadelphia object to
this problem being called the negro
problem, because it does not state what
esteem TO betrue. object because il
creates q false impression l deny that
there is such thing before the American
people as q negro problem; it is o ma
tional question. To call negro prob
lem is to imply that there is something
wanting in the negro that he is inferior,
ignorant or brutal l object 10 this