The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-11


,,'ode q solemn vow thar IL wouldn't go
home until that surplus had changed 10
hole in the ground. ,.,,,i,.
What. noble perseverance the Repubii-
80 have exhibited in holding on 10 lhe
o,,,coss what. unspeakable devotion they
have shown toward monopoly ana Wnae
s,bIinle neglect OF the workingmans Wei
fare. make story OF lurid plumber ena'
cannot be duplicated in the hisior! Vi gov
ernments. 90, -. ,.ru ,,al,e
,,vin,s "a dear that only the rich man can
aanrd tho comforts Of existence, and Win
tho Federal Elections bill they propose 10
cI,,h the head of the South, and, II possible,
stir up new strife.
'' And Ga the people OF Illinois are getting
Hred and want change. The rest Of the
country will soon follow suit.
All Honor to Him.
IChicago News.
Governor Francis +. Nichols, Of Louisi-
ana like former Governor OF New ork,
Who afterwards became President of the
United states, knows how 10 use plain IAN
cuage when dealing with thieves and cor
mntionisis. His message TO the Leglsla-
ture Yesterday. yetoing the infamous Lot
tory hin which was recently bribed through
that body. forcibly recalls some OF tnOse
stirring yetOes which Grover Cleveland
hurled AT the ''bOOdleis' ana the LeElsIa-
tive debauchers of New YORK, ana u en.'-
,los him IN the respect n the whole cOuh-
,rv which is honOred by the citizenship OF
a man who has the courage 10 utter
a. continents contained in this re-
nartonje document. "knowing lhls
measure as do" says Governor
Nichols "as one dishOnoring and degrading
louisiana. il has met, as 1t Will continue 10
meet. INV most determined opposition. Az
no time and under no circumstances wiz
/ permit one of my hands 10 ana IN 1lsre-
garding what the other was lost IN seeking W
uphold-the honor of my native state W ere
| | TO afliX my signature TO the OIL ! NVuIu,
| indeed, he ashamed TO let my leit nam, !,
know what my right hand had done.
! these be brave and noble words, ana GoN'
| VicboIls has not written them in VAIN
Tbey will be cherished by gOo1 people IN
every mart of the land. and whether he win
or lose the fight he has so splendidly led
! AGAINST the lottery devil they VIII be re-
called i'm his honor for many a year TO COME
King of the Capitol.
New York telegram
His Imperial Majesty, 7. b. Reed, coniin-
ues 10 assert his ownership OF TINS realm
and all that therein is. lie now cOnleln-
niotos ordering out of the Capitol building
,bo immemorial pie stands, where the o0lons
have slaked their appetites for generations,
ana thebric-a-brac stand where Henry Gay
used to stop and chat with the now VeheraoIe
nroprietress. When he once gets taste OF
| his cheap blood, he will, no doubt as out
lined i'm despatch, proceed to wipe out the
famous whispering stones, so called lhal
have Ion. attracted curious sightseers.
They are in the old Hall Of the House OF
! Renresentatiycs. now used as Statuary
Hall. Ifyou stand in just the right pace
and vhisner. YOUR voice Will echo back
I Merely an architectural freak, but his
Maine Majesty. under the impression thal
he runs the American end Oh tDe EARN,
nonors these thr0ngs Of impertinent visitors
with his royal dsfayor, and talks ABOUT
having the celebrated stones removed;
Why not: 4 potentate VINO l. can d dooiiSn
rules. minority rights and state electl0u
laws i'm less than six months, cannot %
Knocked by anything the people own IN inc
shane of a few historic stones. II KING
Reed wants to convert the Capitol INTO q
royaI residence he has only to say the word
The Reaction in Brazil.
ATLANTA Constitution.
/ Tbereaction. which was expected against
Rppubiicanism in Brazil has been hastened
bv the incompetence Of the men in power
There has Deen lacking the strong hand OF q
statesman to guide the young Republic
through the first troublous years Of It's eX
istence, and the new government seems tC
be in imminent peril.
The press censorship, which was estaD
Hshcd by the new rulers, is strong evidence
that the men at the head of the provisional
government, though enam0red oil the iail
form of freedom, are totally lncapaDie
understanding its spirit. The nounderins
in finances indicates that the treasury ha'
been in the hands Of tyros. The long delal
i'm calling a constitutional convention give
some reason to suspect that the provisional
, administration is more ambitious than pa
triotic. The crying need Of Brazil seems L
he n man equal 70 the demands Of the time