The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

,v Mr.. Wanamaker 5 unjust ana SEE
cret attacks. But all Democratic post
masters will not be so fortunate. MI.
men will grow more eX-
merit with practice in proving iraud
where fraud does not eXist.-Ne'c lofh
star.
The hand Of your best girl may rest
n9ssively in yours. with the assurance
that it is yours until death or divorce:
the hand of time may rest lightly ana
lovin0ly upon YOU: the hand OF the
clock NAV point 10 the dinner hour.
Won NAV be the haudsOmest man nj
beauty show; you may be hanat
enough with your revolver to get the
srop on a train rObber. but nothing can
eoual the quiet ecstacy of hand at
fdur aces when the jack DOT Is large
and increasing .-Hcrdid.
OFF FOR HAYTI.-Ihe stupendous
waste and incorporation OF naval
funds under the long years OF kepuo
Iican rule could not be better illustrated
than nv the fact that an American ad-
miral has to sail on important possibly
belligerent. duty in foreign waters III
snch an old hulk as the kearsafge.
This il the same ship that sunk the
Alabama In CherbOurg hafbOr twenty
five wears ago yesterday, and since That
occasion there has been so much
nro1ress in naval architecture
tbot the Kearsarge. even If not one OF
her timbors had suffered particle from
the lapse of time, is nothing more than
a relic. provided with historical assoc
Citations il is true, but utterly unequal
TO tho requirements of modern Lazy.
She is built of wood. and 1t has been
nroven that her sides were covered
with iron chairs when sine sank
Semmes vessel. but she has no such
armor now. She cannot do more than
furnish amusement for the Haytiens. -
". Y. Times.
REPUBLICAN REFOKM.-The World
has the following illustrative facts
about the New York Legislature
The Republican Legislature of tins
year increased the State taxes as iol-
lows: I-...,...,....
This year..........'....''' nn. -,
Last year ..............''.' -''- ''"i'''
Increase this i"' 'o-
New York city. through the unjust
action of the State Board of Equaliza-
ton of Assessments. pays more than
A. per cent. of the entire state taxes.
The increased taxation imposed on the
taxpayers is as follows:
New York's share this year-......... 81. 1875 "a
New Norks share last yeaf............ l'l"''"''@
Increase This ~ 7'@'ie
The Legislature which thus bur
dened the people with additional taxa
ton elected Fremont Cole, an admitted
ballot box corruptionist. as It's Speaker
aud aided the Assembly ceiling cohspi-
rators TO escape with their booty OF
more than 100000 stolen from the
State.
PAIPABLE hT.-Androw Carnegie
gave "A dinner ga London last evening
10 Mr.. Gladstone. The grand old man
would have been excusable n he had
emily declined. There Is nothing Iu
common between one who iabofs nm the
cause of the common people and one
who thrives upon the toll OF thousands
of hungry men, whose families are kept
wretchedly poor by his grinding
methods. Mr.. Gladstone Is not the
kind of person TO gracefully hobnob
with Carnegie Chicago MaH.
JUDGE SANDFoRD's CASE. The New
York Times sent representative TO ask
about the alleged charges ON which
Judge Sanford vas removed. and 10
saws that 1.-THE Attorney General s cur
ous Brief. ana someW hat incoherent
reply to the application Is reported an
our dispatches. lie will SAY nothing
about the charges. nor Will he permit
the papers 90 be inspected. All TINS
NAV recall the impassioned speech OF
one BENJAMIN Harrison ina the Senate Of
the United States ON March 2G, 1886. i'm
which he said:
Il do lift up hearty prayer that we
NAV never have President who Will
not either pursue, aud compel his
Cabinet advisers To pursue, the civil
service policy pure aud simple aud
upon "a lust basis. allowing men accused
TO be heard, and deciding against them
only upon competent proof and fairly
either have that kind of civil service.
or. for Gods sake. let Us have that
other frank and bold. If brutal, method
of turning men and women out simply
for political opinions. Let Us have one
or the other
THE FIGHT FOR lHE CONTROL OF
FRANCE. With the designation OF Sep
TENDER 22i AS the daie of the general
election for the next Chamber Of Depu-
ties begins the most momcntOus cleo
toral campaign that France has wit
nes.ef since October, 1871 Had the
Broelie Fourtou combination been sue
cessfu in that year. France would in all
likelihood have seen Il revival Of the
monarchy. la like manner the tri-
umph of BOulangism three months
hence is expected to involve at all
events the sabversiOn of Republican
government Of the Parliamentary type.
even if 1t does not lead TO a restoration
of the Bonapartes or BourboDs.-N Y.
SUa.
NATIVE AMERICANS "A secret politi-
cal organization. the members of which
rejoice in the title of Patriotic Sons OF
America. has been holding its second
" National Camp in Washington.
Whether this be an oiTsboot of the old |
under the same name which !
made not very creditable figure in
politics some years ago, or an entirely /
new concern. is not very clear. AT any \
rate. its avowed principles and pur-
poses very distinctly betray it's descent
from the ancient Order II Know
NothiDgsm. - Philadelphia Record.