The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-16
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS BY LEap'
ING WRITERS.

COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS By LEAD
ING WRITERS.
The Railway Association-1he he'i'" VI
Hope for Ireland CievsIsnd's Unpie"s-
ant Legacy Japan Under the new "''
xime-Othor Items OF Interest.
UoAR's OUTRAGE MILL--A Washing
ton special 20 the New York Sun SAYS
that "unless Senator lIosr and the other
bloody shirt Senators determine that ,he
hubble good and party policy demand
discussion of the southern outrage ques.
ton 1T this time, the present session OF
the Senate will al journ one week from
today. This fact was brought out IN
the caucus this afternoon. and al another
caucus 10 t4ke place on Monday, II VIII
he finally determined whether to take up
the Uoar outrage resolution. II ma
/ ioritv decides against this action, fiesi,
/ dent Harrison will be st once nolined
that the senate Is ready 10 adjourn un-
less he has further communications 10
make. The general opinion among the
/ senators il tina, the motion 10 take up
the Hoar resolution will be defeated
THE RAILWAY AssoorATrox.-Wiih
inc final acceptance of the chairmanship
of the Interstate Railway Association
lac Mr.. Aldace +. Walker has been con-
animated the arrangement for rec0hcil-
inc the conflicting interests of the great
trunk lines and for bringing them into
one harmonious system. The TACT tha'
Mr. Walker has made his acceptance
conditional on three years term oil ser
vice affords some guarantee of the dura-
lion Of the association for that time al
least He has been a Jealous and active
member of the Interstate Commerce
/ Commission, and his selection was MADE
with view 10 the establishment OF CO..
operation between the Commission ana
the Railway Association. Having the
con1dence Of both side-, he viii be In
position 10 act as q mediator when ques-
lions of difference shall arise.-PI'9s-
alpha R,eord.
PnosPrnrrr AND WAR Admiral
Porter. of the American navy, is thirst
IA q for blood. He is quoted by the
Washington star az saying:
eve are always prosperous in war
I. this is true, of course The more war
the more prosperity, and the old admiral
Is right in his demand for war with
/ Germany about Samoa.
War means death and destruction; II
not Of our own men and property, at
least of the men and property OF Ger
many. We do not see how any nation
ever can prosper by destroying men and
property. Germany conquered France,
but she had to pay dearly for II. The
North CONQUERED the South. but certain
" from 1850 10 1879 were not prosper
GUS times in any sense.-CoRrssy- JeRrbah
JAPAN UNDER TIE Nrw REGIME
! The FmperOr OF Chief Executive re.
tsins large powera The descent Is in
the male line only, and the constitution
declares The Emperor as the head OF the
Empire. combining in himself the rights
OF sovereipntv, TO be exercised &C.
cording 10 the provisions OF the
present constitution. He is the
source OF hOnOrs. appoinis executive
and administrative officers and judges,
nav proclaim martial law, Is COMMANDER
in-chief of the army and navy, and de-
cleres war, makes peace and concludes
treaties. lie may, when the Imperial
Diet "a not in session. in use OF neces-
sitv. issue ordinances Nlch have the
force of law; but these must be reported
to the session when it meets, and if that
doea not approve the government must
declare them invalid.
The Emperor cOnvokes, opens. closes,
and prOrOguss the Imperial Diet. Tins
cons SIS OF two hOnses-Of peers and or
REPRESENTATIVE. The House Of Peers
consists of members of the imperial fam
ilv. princes, and msrquises IN their own
right, and counts, vscOunts, and barons
If they have been elected by the mem
bers Of their respective orders, but in
these cases Tor seven years only.
Ho. FOR THE SANDWICH IsLEs.-If
Prince Bismarck, backed rs he has been
by Lord Salisbury, shall refuse 10 abste
his pretensions to German control In
Samoa, that. our correspondent suggests
need not lead to war. though 1t must ne
cessarily cause the failure OF the confer
ence.
But when that end Is seen it is among
the possibilities, our correspondent re-
ports, that the United States Will say
VERY well, gentlemen, Germany Is de-
termined 10 control in Samoa. In that
case the United states will feel bound 10
hoist the American flag over the Sand
! witch Islands, annex them and mabs
them part OF the Cnion.-hoehangc..
The REVIVAL OF HoPF FOR IRELAND.
That the Irish patriots believe a
brighter day IS about 10 dawn upon their
lust cause Il manifest from the speech OF
Mr.. Parnell delivered on Wednes
day evening. At ST. James Hall, in Lon
don. Delivered as IT was almost at
the moment when the TINES closed It's
case against him, II sends a welcome
note OF conscious innocence and hope
throughout the civilized world, and no.
where will il he more cordially responded
10 than here. where the accused leader
and the cause he represents have re-
ceiyed the constant moral and material
support of our people.-Balt0. SVn.
WALLER BLAINE AND CLARKsoN.-lt
is perhaps worthy Of note that the two
| nom ndllOns lual dlt lilc ihOSt tHOlO"1 IL
IL discrediiable 10 the new Administia-
/ tion--those of Walker Blaine and James
: ClarksOn-receiyed the consent and
approval of the Senate the first with
out any reference whatever TO COM
miiiee and the second with only a formal
reference Excessive caution as TO the
character of appolntees on the part OF
the majority in the Senate is not likely
to delay business --Ne.c York Tines
CIEvELAND's UNPLEASANT LEGACY
Tho party organs and orators howled
themselves hoarse against President
Cleveland for his alleged disregard OF
Civil Service reform, but now they have
made the painful discovery that Cleve'
land has left them most unpleasant leg
acy of consistency in refusing ODE Hence