The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-22
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
BRIGHT COMMENTS
BY BRIGHT WRITER'S.
Absent Kings-FooIish fingerings OF
Crowns-Prices Lower than hver-ihe
Samoan Com pIicstions-R ana '"e
protective League Other Current Topics.

Absent Kings-FooIish fingerings OF
c,oun.-Prices Lower than Ever-1he
ssmaap Com cstions-RandslI and the
Protective League Other curre"' i"P's'
hpsrxr K1NGs-It Is natural that the
abs,ention of the monarchical powers oil
Fnrone from the Paris Exposition upon
the ground that they do not approve the
French Revolution, should provoke com
nsrisons between the republics and mon
arcbies of the world. In spite OF the
GOODNESS of the royal personages, the eX-
hibition seems to be doing extremely
wen and the collapse of Boulanger Is
now nroof that the great majority Oh the
Tro,rb neople are well content win
their republic On the other manu. l,c
car of Russia, who cannot CONSISTENCY
associate himself with elective chiei
magistrates in international functions Is
nominally the most absolute sovereign i'll
Furope.-N Y Times.
Foolish FISGERfNG OF CRoWNs.-i ne
chief outcome of the Samoan conference
nrobably will be the restoration OF Ming
Wol;etoa What has tended greatly 10
facilitate this result is said to be the SUD
dcn conversion of MalietOa to the
protestant religion. In recent Ter
man white Book" Malietoa was rep
resented as most Jealous Cathohc,
comnletelv under the influence OF
French priests. II is said that he ac-
tually begun to sign himself hine
Tosenh /. after his patron saint 10 the
dismay of the Samoan chiefs.
Malicious conversion may be most ac-
oor,,ahle IN the evangelical governments
of England and Germany bu'' OF coulse'
the representatives of this government
could not have been influenced III MS Ia
vor by any such sectarian consiuerS,loi';
Our government, after careful STUDY ol
the genealogy of Samoan dynasues' mas
become convinced of the legitimate
ricbts of King Malietoa, and Is sustain
mo In his person the cause OF unior-
innate royalty.-Phbdelphia Record
po,crs LOWER THAN EvER.-Trusts
o,d oil sorts Of combinations OF dealers
and manufacturers have prevailed OF laie
80 than ever. Ii is commonly sald
thet they have done more mischief IN
this country than in any other, plumber
mo the people without mercy ana en-
bancing the cost Of products and OF NV,
ING That they do some harm ana
wrong is perfectly obvious.
Ruf how comes it to pass mat the
o,,oraoe nrices of all commodities were
never so low in May as they are at TINS
hourg The same commodities and guam
tsies several hundred in number, repre-
sonting more than seyen-eighths OF the
entire consumption of the people an
nually. which would have cost SlOO III
Nav 1860, would now cost IN the SAM
market about $7625, a fall OF nearly -
ner cent. The decline was shaee
greater at the lowest point in 1888, IN
August. II was about u per cent. greater
Of me lowest point in 1856, in July. But
with these two exceptions, prices have
meyer been as low in this country at any
season as they are now.-N. J. 1fiDphe
THE SAMOAN CONFERENCE.-The
original mixing up Of. our government
with Samoan affairs, through Steinber
rer involved the United States in com
5lications which made the Berlin confer
ence perhaps the best way out OF ulIl
cnltv in which we should never have
heen placed. But ii cannot be too siren
uously insisted upon that the whole al
fair. from its inception to TINS ,ihe'
! contrary TO the traditions and the tru
= policv of this country, and most pre-
, MYSTERIOUS innovation upon the Weli-se'
lied principles Of our early diplomacy.
II is lust as true to-day as IT was whel
b Washington spoke it in his farewell al
dress. that "the great rule Of conduct 10
ne in regard to foreign nations IS TO nav
u with them as little political connection a
y nossible" Europe" said the wis
ii Father of his Country, "has set OF pr
o mary interests which to us have none O
very remote relation Nan Tor
World
It RANDALL AND THE PRoTEcTlV
LEAcrE.-The HeraH has the follow
mo. Our correspondent asks turtle
- "What will be its effect on parties II
succeeds?" We reply So far as "
le can Judge from very numerous letlel
e we have received-some OF which "
" have published-and from the tone
III the Southern press, the general dete
st mination of Southern ProtcctioDist ID
a mocrats is not to leave their party
IN this issue. but to fight it out within u
party" We print elsewhere this mornir
- a letter from a prominent lenness'
er ~ProtectiOn Democrat who declares IN
IN intention in vigorous language. NhateV
4 success the Chattanooga movement M
have will strengthen the Protection
T. wing of the Democratic party. Inc Ia
al that Mr.. Randall, if his health Is goo
10 enough. Intends as is reported, TO after
~ the convention, shows, we suppose, IN
nc he Is awake to its importance in this
~ rection. His leadership will cer'alniy
Vn of great value to the movement. EFe
rs Southern Representative elected uIu
al this organization would, in The Rouse
-, REPRESENTATIVES accept Mr. hanuai
Ill leadership, just as all Northern rro''
ny ZIONIST Democrats do.
er H.. w
80 KING DAVID WILL BE lHEkE'-N
VI saws that no frst-class kings are goi
to 10 be ,urned up at the Paris Expositio
les That active and genial potentate, hi
nd David Kalakaua, is going to GO a
where Dave is there will be gambolli
ho galore Paris needs not to mourn
absence of the crowned nobs OF Eurol
King David the Merry is a suiiiclt
10 substiiute.-N J. Sun.
ne To UNLOAD WASAMARtR-I III
- risburg special published in sunda
zen star and the Pittsburg dispatch In y
ley terday's issue told Of the Republic
plan to make John Wsnamaker GOV
"o nor of Pennsylvania. Well may the u
rtv Hall clothier be proud OF forcing
handsome an acknowledgment Of
lis $4,000 doaier fund contribute
ers as is involved in this tender OF the G'
ernorship of great State, in which, IT
Is one end Of it to the other, Wanamake
rty pants and coats warm the legs and COZ
the backs Of thrifty citizens.
Why have Quay q Co. so long contin'
blind to Wanamaker's transcend
cad merits as a statesman They hi
600 known him long and well; why is 1t q
o'' ,hey have but just now found him out
< a ". y star.
'"O PROTECTION CARNEGlE.-ln these a.
of high tariff protection for Ameri'
labor il is not difficult TO pick up ,,