The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-24
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
The Recall Of The Fan-AmcricanS-'"r
fully Cuilcd Opinions.
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CHE AM OF 1 Tx fNE0os
The Recall Of The Pan-Americans-Ca Care
fully CuiIcd Opinions.
Nashville American.l
senator John j. Ingalls,. whose fayoriie
TARGET M which to let fly the poisoned ar
rows Of his anger and sarcasm has been tine
south. whose n,,orite Of all the martyrs Of
the mast j. John Brown. and whose iaNoriie
amusement has been the casting of stones
douratlNciy speaking. at the grave OF Jeilti-
son Davis. has actually been saving lew
nice things about this section. In recent
Interview hc practically admitted that the
south r. as good a. the West. ANA mat ilc
two sections together Storm maeniucrhl
empire thafm must have a homogeneous popu-
lafi0u and "a common destiny lhc anie
kau4qn f. candidate for reelection.
i'm whose path may Doe found OBJ
etacleS that the most polite AZ
fontion only can remove. His speeches
piaf have been read principally fer their
maiignity. and that have been delivered
only ina order t0 start am applause amongst .
the rahid element of fine country, nave ai
last been analYIod and have been found 10
contain no siaic.man-hip besides abuse
and no language of higher type Than nil-
lin1-gate. The people of ihc great oiaie Oh
Kansas have opened their eyes 20 the true
size and actual value OF ingalls,. and have
driven him to a new tack. How long this
mood will sit upon the soul OF ingalls,. ID i-
not within our power % state. But II d.
last. longer than the date Of his reelection
10 will mean that The people OF Kansas nave
determined that Senators are servants 10
be- directed. and not master, t0 dictate.
Vain Protcssations.
New York Times.
LISA curious custom that prevails at the
White House. in spite Of the proie-iations
Of the President as iO the spirit Of civil -cr-
vice reform. that the offices OF the Govern
mcuf are still farmcd oui 90 the various
Senators and Representatives. and "a regular
account Is kept with them. The instances
mentioned i'm our Washington dispatches
this morning. In which Aessrs. Mudd and
McCOmas, of Maryland, are charged one
with District Attorney and one with a
Marshal. are cases in point. The nominees
may or may not Doe very good men
for their places. We do not know
whether they are or mot. but we
should ike To- know where i'm the Constiiu-
ton or in the laws Of the United states
there is found the slightest authority for
members OF Congress having anything
whatever iO do with the appointment of
Federal officers. And there is as little
support IN reason and sound admini.ira-
ton for this principle as there is in Jaw.
Il is simply and wholly usurpaiion and
corruption. 10 is generally mischiefOu-
in its immediate effect upon the service.
and DO Is 20 the last degree dem0ralizing in
It's effect upon Congress, absorbing the
time and energy and diverting the atten-
ton Of Congressman that should be given io
their legitimate duties.
Honor After Death.
kate Fields Washiugton.l
Much as we may decry the senscloss p0mp
that often surrounds the burial of the dead.
there are times when 70 little more than The
usual amount Of ceremOlyscrves as % posi-
tive stimulus 90 the living. Mr.. Randall,
with his powerful viii and his sturdy uairi-
otism. stood often as the mainstay of the
Treasury wall. when the lO0iers brought
their batttcring-rams tO bear upon 10: and
yet. owing 90 the mode.ty OF feeling Doe had
expressed before his death, his bier was not
even brought within the HallOf Representa-
tiyes. Tomorrow some political nobody
viii die. whose only claim TO notice Is That
Doe was a shroWd enough wirc-puller tO get
into ConT-s.: aud an the show that can Doc
rirecd up at the Capitol viii attend his
final exit from The scene of his earthly ia-
h0rs. This viii Doe an inverted mtithe-is-
public lesson facing the wrong way. II is
as much "a duty of good citizenship tO let
oneself Doe justly h0nOrcd, as 90 take part in
the honorug of another who deserves it.
The Jamboree Abandoned.
lAuanta constitutional
The psn-Amorican excursion has been
cut short. and Richmond is all that the
members will see of tine South. ID is as we'll
10 state right here that the South will lose
ffI Of al fll
private secretaries. walters aud Do0tbiack-
90 complete tine Itinerary marked out iol
them. Secretary Blaine has never treated
the south rieht in the matter. His auan-.
ment of an excursion of hunkeys through
/ this section after the delegates bad been
taken through tha North, and returned
/ home. deserved contempt. Atlanta recOg
nized this from cine start. ANA consCquop Nl
never went 90 any trouble about TO- III tb'
/ principal cities of tine South Bad been place.
upon the original programme. when the rca
delegates were present, they would have
been given "a cordial reception. but. as D
was, very little interest was felt in ODE
iourneying OF "a party of haugers-On wh
represented not even their masters.
The Bouncer May DE Needed Again.
cleveland Plain Dealer.l
No doubt those O-tontatiou- displays d
pretended fairness in allowing certain Dem
0cratic members of Congress to hold thei
contested seats are regretted now. lh
oyicnons gave the Republicans "a maiorit
of eighteen in the House of Representative
That was supposed tO le ample for 400 cUn
iingoncios. But now come sixteen konu
lican representatives. and upset all csicu
lufions hy serving notice on their pOIlcl
c0nlrercs that they viii h-hi the sugar aul
| wool schedule. iu fAp Mckinley Din. Iu