The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-10
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PITHy PELLETS
On CURRENT TOPICS.

Railway PooiIng-Coppcr Trust-hHn's
oni-welI Done. Mr.. President-i" Belle
r,,ucs-ad,nlral Porter aud Ben Butler
-wanamaker's Next.
Runway MANAGERS Of PooIING.-
The distinguished gentlemen who nave
anpeafed AZ witnesses before The inlef-
State Commerce Commission are IN sun
sfantial accord as 80 the advantages OF
poOlinr. Mr.. Charles Francs Ad"in7
told the committee Yesterday thM 'he
whole country was built up on the poor
system" but that be was not opposed
to giving the policy Of prohibition iair
trial
MIR Depcw pronounced pools a neces-
si.v and thought the Interstate Com
mcrce Law could never be literally en-
forced until pooling had been legalized.
He was almost prepared to say lhal
Localized pool would be better Than the
infer State Commerce Law Mr. FINK
declared n0oling 10 be " The best means
of REGULATING things The railroads ever
had" President King OF ihe Ere also
advocated it.-Nor l0rk Ho0h
COPPER IRTsr-As long ~ lhc a.ai"P'
who were managing the copper ruS'
appeared likely 10 get the start OF inc
resi- of the world. the French govern
ment allowed them SO pillage undisiurp-
ed. but now that they have failed the case
il altered. Instead of longer aiding the
bankrupts by b0lslefing their credit, the
French authorities are engaged in prose
cutting them for criminal conspiracy. IL
ia true that nothing succeeds Ike sue
cess. and it is also true that nothing ialls
like failure. --hIcboHge
HANDS OFF The Wor'd never pub
lisbel more honorable sentiments OF
truer philosophy than were contained IN
its splendid leader of yesterday, entitled
Wealth not Pmtocracy.' It's true that
the philosophy Is old and the sentiments
are familiar. but both philosophy ana
sentiments are creditahlc 20 the Nofia as
vigorously expressed therein.
There is no prejudice IN this country
srainst riches honOrablg acquired ana
rightly employed How true Lspec-
iallv if not employed 10 crush the poor
or deny their rightful profit to ihe labor
eTs. -,
Am ambition 10 get on in the world
and TO secure financial independence is
most credilahle" And that ambition,
satisfied. is made infamous when the
riches obtained are used 70 establish
trusts which cheat the public by high
prices and rob the laborors 10y refusing
10 share with them an iota of fraction
4 .l.- ..,.4t. ff A. ! Star
Bismarck has had long and familiar
talks with the American commissioners.
lie seems 10 be i'm the best mood posi-
bic. for he has discovered two things
which he knows how 10 appreciate-that
we propose 10 act ON the square ana 10
make others do the same 80 the oa-
moan muddle ought 20 be settled without
ruiiling a feathcr-N. }. UertM
WELL Done. Mn. f1rsiDpNr-The
President has done 81 last what be
should have done at first. lie has nlled
the vacancies i'm the Civil Service Com
mission bv the appointment of two com
petent gentlemen whose high character
will command emphatic approval IN all
parts of the country
The selection of ex-governor Ihomp.
son. of South Carolina, "a the Demo
cratic commission, aside from his un-
Questioned fitness, is delicate compli.
ment to ex-Pfesident Cleveland, who
had named him for the same place, the
Senate. however, having failed To con-
firm The nominaiiOn.-Ph'io. H"Dfd
Ia BELLE FEAScE.-ln citing the
eminence of France we should rcmem-
Der that she is entitled TO the greater
credit because she maintains her thigh
rank. after having suffered greater dis
asters than have in modern times been
accumulated upon any other land. Be
meath the superficial trivialitv of
the Frenchman there is something deep
and serious. and his character
has many excellent qualities A nation
of mere fOps could not produce
warriors like Turenne and Napoleon,
patriots like Nergniaud and Gambcita,
statesmen like Richelieu and Carnot,
authors like Racine and Hugo, compOs-
ers ike Thomas and GOun0d, and men
who have been al the very first i'm every
other walk of life
In the power 10 recover quickly from
the shock of "a great calamity the French
excel all other people Conr'er-Joaf4a.
Whether Admiral Porter retreated be-
fore Confederate ram twenty-five years
ago. as charged by Ben Butler, and TO
what extent the New Orleans spoon EN-
bezzler was bottled al Fort Fisher, are
matters of no earthly interest to the
masses of the American people now, but
II is laughable To listen 10 Ben when he
saws Either he Porter or | will ne
held UP to the execraiion of the people
of these United States, and assure You
| do not fear the consequences. "- Va
mington Dd) Eoery Eoeasng.
WANAMAKERs NEXT-Pennsylyania
will vote upon the prohibition amend
ment 10 her Constitution on June Is, ana
the canvass is already warming up. The
New York Times, which, 10 be sure, Is
fond of neither the truth nor the present
Postmaster-Gener publishes the follow
ing curious assertion in a dispatch from
Philadelphia.
"Wanamaker, who raised the iund That
QUAY needed to elect Harrison, is ex-
pected TO raise, if he has not already
raised. all the money the Prohibitionists
need.
As Mr.. Wanamaker has himself de-
clared for the amendment and advised
his fellow citizens to vote for il, ais as
sumption of the post of financial sponsor
and collector for it would only be an
other step in his activity as Dry. 1t
would be high fun to see a member OF
the Republican party passing the hat for
the benefit of the gentlemen who have
tried. and have not ceased trying, 10
kuook that party into kingdom COME
n. !. Sun.
BACKING BIsnoP PoTrER- Bishop
Potter is not the only eminent officer of
the church that finds in the character of
Washington suggestions as to current
political life Bishop Huntington, in
letter published by The Mall and Express
of the eth ult., after describing the rea-
sons why Washington, if he were now
living, would find the political atmos-
phere offensive and the political mo-
ralitv intOlerable," concludes with tie
opinion that lin spite of the command
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