The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-06
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Current Topics clipped From the Lead
ing Papers OF the Country.
New York SUM-
YET If society is 10 go on killing men AZ
puuishment. on the theory that the deaih
nenalty terrifies evildoers aud thus saves
tho l;ves of the innocent. the most terrible
,rav ~ killing would seem 20 be the one 10
choose without regard TO the sensibi'ities
81 tho executed. Formerly IL was deemed |
/ advisable on this account 10 mutilate tne |
Jood hody and bury il at the crossroads |
w;th a stick thrust through as warning, |
hut the plan did not work and the practiee
was discontinued. The horror eNclteu
seemed 10 breed morbid tendency 10 nor
rible crime. Under our new execution law
/ Tho bodv of the victim Of electricity is to be
disscctcd by the doctors in order TO terriiy
The wicked: but if drawing and quarterlng
and burving at the crossroads did moi ac-
complish that result, what reason ~ tncIe
10 suppose that dissection Will do any pet /
ters If hanging has not prevented this
country from holding the awful distinction
Of being one Of the most remarkable among
civilized nations for the frequency OF the
crime of murder how can we expect thal
electrical executions VIII improve our rep
uiation in that regard! q
Therefore meditation over the subJect Oh
the killing TO take place at Auburn mlght
properly be directed TO the questions
! whether killing as a public pursuitls worm
! while. whether il is right for Christians TO
raouire bubble official like Warden ours
ton 10 slay man in cold blood; Whcther
society can look on while the deed Is accom-
nlishod without suffering serious moral
! injury. and. finally. whether the experience
Of civilization indicates that the crime OF
murder is prevented by resoring TO savage
methods for its punishment
The "Judenhotze" again.
Hartford Courantl
When a mob of Russian peasants, drunk
with fanaticism and vodka, amusc lhel'-
selves with a Jew-hunt, people IN the more
| western and civilized countries shruS their
shoulders. They are sorry for the uniucky
children of Israel, of course. and thlnk IL
shame they should be so maltreated; Dut
oue vOulczvousy Given that sort OF popu-
latiOn. that sort Of thing Is bound 10 occur.
\ Jew-hunt on the grand scale, planned
and organized in cold blood by the cduca-
ted. polished gentlemen composing the I'M
porial Government at ~. Petersburg, II
! quite another affair. 1t should STIR up h9l
Indignation throughout the CIVILIZED Worlu'
and we hOpe ii will.
Iftbe information received by the London
Times is trustworthy. the car has signed
his name to an order for the execution oi
the suspended edicts Of ISL. These edlct9
make il unlawful for lew 10 own or rent
land i'm Russia: work in mines; hold mining
stock study or practice law, medicine or
engineering, serving in the arm or nlNy'
or hold any post under government lhey
practically shut the doors Of the univ erslties
against him. They name certain cities ana
towns in which il is still permitted 10 Jews
10 live. and then provide that all jews
found outside these cities and towns oldil
be expelled from their homes forthwith.
The Times estimates the number Of Russian
Jews thus impoverished at blow, dc-
lpriycd Of roof and livelihood and driven out
10 begin the world anew, as IN excess oi
one million souls
Emma Lazarus is no longer here TO lash
the planners Of this atr0cious cruelty with
her flaming and scOrching verse. But
surely the R0thschilds and the other great
Jewish maenytes of the haute lance should
be able. by concerted action. TO do some
thing. The government at 81. Petersburg
is always hard mp and always borrowing.
SuppOse the ROthschilds and the rest were
10 say 10 the Car and his advisers: Not a
copeck more until these infamous edlcts
against our co-religionists are repealed
. Tory Tyranny.
FAN River Herald
Russian and German dcspotism finds IFS
exact counterpart in Ireland under Tory
rule Instead Of relaxing the severity OF
the tyranny which the coercion law has
evolved. the opprcssOrs OF the lrish people
eyince no intention Of adopting mllder
measures. Cnrelenting hatred Is exhibited
bv Baltour's agents. who are amazed at the
indOmitable spirit displayed by the victims
of legal lawlessness. The attempttO cOerce
them into the abandonment Of the agitation
for "A redress of grievances, that are lOul
blot on the enlightened civilization 81
the nineteenth century has utterly l9lieu'
Men and women are willing 10 make sacrl-
fees for the liberty OF which they have been
p robbed through the adoption OF a policy
that has demonstrated its own weakness so
unmistakably as 10 convince former sup
pOrter- of it that peace hath its victories
no less renowned than war; Not only are
the movements OF the people circumscribed
lv forces of cOnstabulary and soldiers, but
the privilege of newspaper publication, so
iealOusly guarded across the channel, are
unknown i'm Ireland. An instance OF TINS
has lust been afforded at Cashel, where
an editor was given three months lmpris-
mout at hard labor for publishing a speech
that was delivered at meeting Of league
branch which was permitted by the castle
1 authorities. such an act as that, II COM
mjttod in England. would set the country
afre. In Ireland il can be INDUCED in with
mpunity as the right 20 assemble and TO
criiicise is inhibited by laws as outrageous
as those ofany despotic nation.
The Senate vii Not be whipped.
philadelphia Tines
Even senator Blair is not without his
uses. lie has been useful in casting rldi-
Guile. hy his advocacy, upon the proposition
u 10 limit debate i'm the Senate, and he again
=, performed a useful service yesterday in
drawing from Senator Teller the positive
declaration that he would persistcntly OPP
nose any attempt 10 change the senate ;
wisely liberal rules.
senator Plumb expressed himself in the
same way. and there are known to be other
{ Republican Senators, among them Mr.. Ed-
munds. who are rcsolute in their opposi-
5 ton to the cloiure. The attempt to which
the onlce-holdinr organs have been sum-
moned 10 bulldoee the senate into change
y i'm it, mode of prodccure is more likely 10
strengthen the conservative position than
J to weaken it, and Mr.. leller's deliverance
b may be taken as a formal notification that
the scheme will not work.
When il is considered that the tarlll was
- the leading business Of the session, ana
? that this is the very first time that its pro
% visions have been actually discussed in
public with any detail--the bill having
been framed i'm secret by the committee
and then hurriedly whipped through the
, Ilouse-the country will uphold the sena-
tors who insist upon knowing what they
are voting for. The delay has been dis
graceful but it was not their fault.
, The Negroes DO Sot want IT.
New York World
! The Matthew stanley Quay Club OF Phil
adelphla is composed entirely of negro citi-
zens. who are active i'm politics. The name
- tney have given 10 their organization seems
concusiycly suggestive OF their political
"regularity'' as loyal Republicans.
Ara very fun meeting of the Matthew
stanley QUAY club on sunday. these c0lored
{ Republicans of Philadelphia unanimously
7 nassed resolutions c0nAemning the FedorAl