The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-10

inc hundreds Of Italians, or reporter nlu-
mo in n Jury room, doing. however, no
moro harm than n negro nilhstf.' JVaea,
being at once discounted TOT tne" ""'
value. ..,;ono ara invcns-
=, 80 ..,nteryiews" with foreign ambassa-
1ors intimating the disruption OF reias'ons
,yi,h china and imminent war WIN rrea'
t,ri,ain they assume a graver character
~ describe the Chinese Minister as
,hso.,enino retaliation upon Americans De-
o,,,se M our emigration policy, or eNclud-
,nS Americans from China, is ludlcrous;
mo omen ports where Americans reside ana
10 business are not under the control oil the
chinese government, but OF Foreign muhlci-
palities. China could not SEND ihe Aine'l,
i.sns asav without sending residents OF
other Municipalities.
'rbo favored nation clause OF friendly Pow
ar would al least protect them. \ policy
~ "retahation" would apply TO Russia ana
Greot Britain az well as the United states.
These nations have been as rigid as Oursei-
,os in excluding Chinese from their terri
tory. The Chinese Minister knows that ms
government has no concern about enlgra-
tion. that il is a British commercial inter
est belonging TO the British colony OF Hong
Kong. RITZ.
China has no grievance with the United
WAYS been ready 10 20 toward restriction as
Ear rs we could demand. Her grievance
lies i'm the wanton and shameless manner
which the Cleveland administration. ~
time when treaty was pending fatlhca-
tjon. atTronted the Chinese Government.
The other sensation is the Imminent
u,ar,, with Great Britain. We are TO be-
licve that MIR. Blaine would be on the coast
of Maine and Mr.. Harrison down among
the New jersey mosquitoes. ana Congress
3eddling away its time over negro nfaWIs
and the tariff on snails and soap, while war
was actually brewing. The aOsurdll! oi
sensation could no further go.
These foolish stories made no impression
,pon affairs. and did not disturb values.
Had there been the slightest foundation LOT
them the news would have swept W an
street into a panic. That, however, was 10
he expected. remembering the general chai-
octer Of news coming from that questionable
source. sensations about snakes ana "clr,
culatiOn" are harmless, but When Dhseu
upon peace and war they should De ais
couraeed. 1t is playing with fire-the very
wantonness Of journalism.
TO Defeat Log Rolling.
New York StaI.l
The only way 10 defeat Senate lOg-roll-
inc ON a Grand scale. through the lavish use
Of Treasury resources for partisan ends' j.
IN inspire the Republican senators WIN
fear as 10 the consequences OF the mao
course on which they are entering "A
grand general protest against lhe RAUL
and Force Election bill is the readiest anu
| indeed. the only available way 10 accom-
nlish fhis most desirable object. The flOatef
Fund combination must be attacked at us
weakest point. and that is the attempt TO
hold elections under despOtic but irresponsi-
nile control. Let no one cherish the delu-
sion that il is to the South alone thal
the system OF spying, chicanery and Ora
voonino is 10 be applied. The Davenport
Lodge bill is not sectional, but general W
arc Ia have il in its fullest Development
RIGHT here i'm New York. And if we have
orieyaucos against election fraud or force,
our only chance Of remedy is TO be before
iuries specially selected 10y the very au-
ltbories against whom complaint is to DC
made. Thus il is that the silver question:
like all others, is just now subordinate To
the great issue OF the purity and freedom
OF local elections.
rhex is always one key point IN great
battle The position for the friends Oh I'D
erty 10 assail now is the part Of the lmpe-
rialist lines where car Reed and Trickster
Davenport have trained their guns against
the independent voters OF the country.
The silver Middle,
Philadelphia Tines
The conference report upon the Silver bill
is one of those compromises that satisfy no
body. 1t is utterly obnoxious TO every one
who believes in sound principles Of nnance'
but il does not satisfy the silver cranks on
the spectators.
1t ought TO have been apparent Twelve
wears ago. when the silver craze was IN H.
early stages, that il never could be cured 10y
any compromise, and that the only way Ia
treat il was By determined opposition. But
Congress began with compromises, ana has
been compelled 10 90 on compromising ever
since. the silver men advancing their de-
mands year by year, till now they will be
satisfied with nothing short Of absolute iree
coinage.
The conference report goes Just as lar as
il is possible TO 20 short of tins point, and
there ia no certainty that it would not bring
us % the silver standard in very snort
time: but the silver men want TO get there
at once. and in the position which they hOid
toward the majority in Congress 1t Is mol
vet assured that they cannot enforce then
demand.
A number Of silver mining camps nave
been brought into the Union as states ON
purpose to maintain Republican supremacy
and if they refuse % vote with the party y,
unless they get what they want, 1t VIII
bother Speaker Reed himself TO know Wha'
| to DO with them.