The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-16

CREAM OF THE PRESS.

vernon Hill Democrate-Other Items.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WAEAMAKER
| hss told reporter in referring to the
Hampton letter that. my idea Of the
administration OF public office IS that
il should be so managed that equ !
Treatment should be gwen to Republi-
cana and Democrats alike. Tnis de-
partmept belongs to the people. and 30
long az I remain at the head OF 1t shall
be administered in their behalf.
Thatisavirtuous piece of theory from
the gentleman who bought the Office.
that he pretends to put on high grade
of official honor, while hrs deputy,
ClarksoD. has been beheading the little
postmasters.
THE Boston Herald thinks the Aus
tralian ballot s, stem will be better for
the South than Federal election law.
We think our contemporary is right il
\ he end in view is free vote. fair
count. and no Federal bulldozing at the
polls.
But is that what Senator Sherman 81
al. want TO bring about ?-Netc York
Herald.
To SAVE MONEY roR wANAMAKER.-
Mr.. Wanamaker 10 trsIDg 10 Iun the
postoffice on the same principle IT, at he
does the Grand ID pot, Thirteenth
street." He has ann 'unced his inten-
ton already of asking Congress to pass
bill establishing q postal telegraph.
and now comes the Information hat he
proposes to urge the reduction of the
pos'age on fourth ate matter Tnat
will cradle the Grand Depot" to send
small packages Of dry goods all over the
country without paying express
chargss.-N ac York Star.
IsGOvRRNoR HILL A DEMOCRAT
in a painful fact that our shrewd New
York Governor is suffering from an
acute attack Of Presidential fever.
The path Of glory is everywhere
strewn with the victims of that fatal
malady. The Governors friends will
therefore condole with him, and touch
of pity will be felt by even his bittertst
foes.
History is a coId-bIooded teacher.
She tells us in rather harsh language
that a Presidential nomination is the
most capricIous thing in the world ::
that the man who plots and tolls for il
q nerslly crashes his teeth IN disap-
pointment: that over-aDxiety to crafty
ones personal craving for that dIstinc-
lion 10 Itself prophecy Of failure.
The Governor ambition was unduly
aroused by a very simple incident. On
A. h.. Ia.
the middle of a speech and with great
impressivenes remarked, Il am Dem
ocrat.
One Of our contempOraries-wh whether
as practical joke or seriously we have
never been able to ascertain-immedi-
ately formulated national ticket for
1892 with the Governor name at the
bead.-N. Y. Herald.
STEALING MONTANA The resolute
conduct of the Democrats of Montana
in refusing to yield to attic pptsd usurp-
ntion in the District Court at Butte on
"Wednesday Is worthy OF the highest
praise. There is no reason whatever
why. either physically or morally, the
Democracy that has carried the new
State should give way to the preten
siens of the Republicans who were de-
feated at the polls. 1t il the right Of
the elected DEM cratic officials 10 take
possession OF their Offices, aud il is their
duty to hold them against intrudeis
Governor Toole n a clear hi AIDED, d.,
termine1 Jacksonian Democrat, and
the conspirators will fiud that they can
not frighten him into any acquiescsnce
il their schemes Of iniquity N y.
Star.
GREAT TINES AT THE BARGAIN
COUNTER The value of a panel il the
CablneI for advertising thrifty bust
nese in dry goods and notions has been
illustrated this week in Pbiladelphia.
The unfortunate Pan-Americans were
Of course. towed down 10 WaDa-
maker retail establishment and march
ed through every department from
top to bottom. from millinery 10
hosiery. The administration was re-
presented on this joyous occasion by
the Rev. DR.. Scott. President Hafri- |
sons father.in.lsw. who acted as sort |
Of honorary floor walker. The pr0prie-
tor of the bargain counter was not
present. The reason Of his absence WIS
explained by one OF Wanamaker's shop
subordiDates, who mounted chair or
revolving stool and addressed the Pan
Americans as follows:
"On behalf of Mr. Wanamaker, who
is the head of this house. and who is
compelled TO be absent IN Washington
on opIcsal duties connected nth hts p0-
sitiOn oe Postmaster General. | am de-
puted 10 welcome you to our business
home. We hope it will please you. All
we ask OF you IN going through the
house Is TO adopt the custom of youth
fui days and follow the leader. Doe of
the places through which we will take
YOU is the machine room. but the ladies
must not be frightened at this. because
II, to my mind, gives one of the very ,
best illustrations of the establishment
as uuit. N 7. Sun. I
The KNIGHTS OF LABoR.-The GEN ,
eral convention OF the Knights Of La :
Dor. IN session in Atlanta. doubtless is q
one OF the most important gatherings in 5
me history of that order. In fact. so 1
knights are in lively fight for exis. ,"
euce, and the present meeting will !
either be The last or will set landmark 4
n tho history of the organization.
Ii is now but three years since dele b
gates to this convention met In Rich Z
nond and announced that they repre-
ented following of $50 600 members. 81
\ year later the order had lost one :
ourth of that number, and now
{ is doubtful whether there are
more than 200 600 Knights of !,
4abor in the United States. Ii n
S quite true that this is a large and y
owerful body of men when 1t is taken "
nto account that they are gathered a
rom the ranks of the laboriug classes N
lone. But the rapid decrease in the !,
resulting from internal n,
lssenslons is suggestive Of the fact n
nat the order is now crisis OF its his W
Dry. Baltimore Herald.
SENATOR HAMPTON AND THE =. NJ. -,
As IN the nnasf,on Of x1r.,,sv ~