The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PiTHY PARAGRAPHS
BY PEERLESS PENMEN

Vermont and North Carolina-The OBJ
servant Foreigner -Iiarrison's Debts
The Catholic Church-New Nork's Dihi-
cuIty--Othcr Topics.
VERMONT AND NORTH CAROLINA
The suggestion said to have been made
by the Governor of North Carolina 10
Secretary Proctor that Vermont would
be a particularly fine State for the new
home of the Chiricahua and Warm
Spring Apaches indicates decided hitch
/ in the project for their removal. The
Indian Rights Association and the
| War Department had come to the con
clusion that those bands ought TO be
transferred TO some higher and cooler
reservation than their present one at
Mount Vernon Barracks, north OF Mo-
bile, although this last IS a great i'm
provement on their original location at
! St. Augustine. The region that found
most favor with Captain BouI Ike and Mr..
Painter. who had charge Of the matter.
was the mountainous one IN Western
North Carolina. and the particular spot
favored was the Onaila Reservation on
Smoky Mountain. near the Tennessee
line. now inhabited by band OF Eastern
CherOkees. The latter were quitereadyto
sell enough land for the purpose. But the
people of Haywood county protest
against having red men Of the Geronimo
J type for neighbois. and hence it is Chat
the Governor cravsly urges upon Mr..
Proctor the superior claims Of the Green
Mountain Safes. dwelling on its brac-
ing air and the reputation OF its people
for morality, good order and philan-
thropy. II looks as if there would be
difficulty in carrying out the present
soheme.-New York Times.
THE OBsERvANT FOREIGNER. The
latest appearance OF The Intelligent
Foreigner is in the September number
Of the Forum. Her theme-for this
time the [. +. Is wOman-nOt being
geographical one, she does not supple
ment Baedekor. as one of her predeces-
soIs did. with a solid chunk of wisdom
concerning the cotton fields of Massa-
chusctts. Not finding il TO her purpose
TO touch upon politics, she is relieved
from the necessity of explaining 10 the
readers that Grover Cleveland IS tho
recognized leader Of the Protectlonisls'
or that Iammany Hall is the main re-
lance of the Prohibition party. But 1t
is clear that if she had addressed her
self TO these points she would have done
them iustice-the justice of the lntelli-
gent F0reiguer.-N. y. Tribune.
HARmsoH's DEBrs.-Benjlmin llarri-
son has paid some more of bis election
debls.
Ii appears that the millions Of dollars.
which were contributed last fall by the
tarff-favored interests and the men
whose pulls had been interfered with
BIZ the Democratic Administration,
were not really girca 10 the Republican
campaign managers. They were only
, ddrqnccd and are 10 be put back IN the
pockets of the contributors with more
than usurioug interest before the Harri-
son administration is a year old.
Here is q paragraph from the New
York city papers Of Monday. which Is
worthy Of the attention OF every BODY
who wants TO see this country honestly
governed
DIR. Edward Sherer and G.. G.. Ham
mill have been reinstatCd As examiners
at the Appraiser Is Stores. Their re-
m0val, it will be remembered, wa:
= among the results of the not0ri0u.
Byrne investigation, when Mr. Fairchild
was Secretary Of the Treasury.-Wash-
ington Democrat
THE CATHOLIC CHURCU.-Probably
! no organization IN America can turn
, out greater number Of uniformed
men, well drilled and ready 10 march.
than the Catholic Church. It's various
knights and orders are capable Of max
c ING multitudinOus as well as an i'm
+. posing display. At the Catholic Con-
3 gress in November it is proposed &C
have a torchlight procession in connec
ton with the celebration. and IL goes
. without say ing that the parade viii be-
one Of the grandest affairs Of It's kind in
the history Of Observation-Disclosures
! Herald.
NEW YORK's DIFFICULTY. THE De
s mocratic party Of New York - says
Governor Hill, as he sends 10 minol
bosses the list of candidates he wishe'
r the Syracuse Convention TO choose. -
. am the Democratic party of New York
Is there no material in this great EN-
e Dire State out of which TO make an At
torney-GeneralY l. the Democrat,
party so poverty stricken that It can
r find a man with talent enough to fl
that position, and character enOugh.tO iil
il honorably Are we compelled e
nominate a man who Will see the peO
pie robbed of a hundred thousand
r dollars Of hard earned taxes and not
bulge an inch to recover 1t until public
indignation compels him TO do q duty
: which he has studiOusly avoided
We are forced into this quandary-
r either there are no men IN the Demo
cratic party with clean records or else
Governor Hill dOesn t want man with
clean record.
For ourselves we believe that Attor
nev. Generals can be found in every
corner of the State. The party is rich
, L i'm men Of ability. Of integrity, and 10y
81 atty to the people. Why, then, IN the
/ name OF common sense and common
{ honesty. should man be thrust into
Office " no is mixed up in scandal and
q finds it's impossible to explain ms &C.
tions New York Herald.
Mr.. BLAINEs assertion th3t Trusts
3 are private affairs. with which 40 one
/ ehould interfere, seems TO have beer
. overlooked or forgotten by the Repub
lican party of this State in convention
3 at Saratoga, for the platform made las
week urges the continuance Of efforts
to render impossible improper combiua
2 tions and conspiracies knownas Trusts.
Exchange.
4 GREAT WEEK FOR BASE BALI
CRANKs.-The contest tor the League
? pennant will be decided this week,
} Never in the history Of base-bail-noi
even in the memorable season of 1888
when the New Yorks and Chicagos haC
I such a desperate race for first place
5 has the fight been SO close and 80 stub
bornly contested. A chance Int may
decide it, or even a swiftly pitched ball
if il happens to hit Captain Ewing
thumb. for the New Yorks. without
him. are like an army without "A gen
cTal.