The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-18
POIIIINs.

In its defense OF Governor mn the DE
match comos vary near defending his school
of politics. Its leader yesterday, speaking OF
Senator German. says;
HE does not discourage boiling 10y re-
wardine boilers or join with the multitude III
wronging the leaders Of our party. He does
not ensconce himself in a comfortable pace
in Uncle Sans parlor and leave his comrades
out in the cold. but does all he can we use
the words Of Senator Thurman. the nooies'
Roman Of them all to give the boys F"
chance TO warm their toes"
Now TIE TINES does not approve. per Sc
Of "rewarding boilers. - nor does 1t 'Ioin with
the multitude in wronging the leaders of our
party" nor does it approve Of our leaders
"ensconcing themselves in Uncle sam
parlors. leaving their comrades out IN the
cold'; but it does regard as very question:
Die a political system which holds out to the
boys a chance TO warm their toes" IBIS
warming Of the toes" business 10 q littAe
startling to The TINES. and 1t pretty well
sums up all the arguments that have ever
been made in favor of machine politics ana
the spoils system.
10 is Just because we look upon Senators
Hill and German as the eyangelists OF the
political gospel Of warming the toes that
we oppose either one being nominated for the
high Office Of President of the United States.
We want no warming Of the toes politics.
We want T. see the Democratic party plant
itself %squarely upon a platform Of tarih re-
form. sound currency and a strict construction
Of the Constitution. and we want to see 1t place
on that platform as its candidate a man OF
blameless life who earnestly and conscien-
tiously believes in all these propositions and
who is willing 10 state them. advocate them
and contend for them. and II we must iaI
with this platform and this man. then let the
bows" toes remain cold. If we succeed we
will let the boys" warm their toes or keep
them cold, Just as they may deserve.
THE report which got abroad that the Lou
siana Lottery Company had purchased the
famous fortress Of Chapultepec in Mexico and
would remove it's Offices and wheels Of for
tune b. that place was highly gratifying as
compared with its continued existence on the
soil Of the United States. The satisfaction
which the announcement was calculated to
give was. however, diminished by the state
ment which accompanied 1t to the effect that
there would be a special American drawing
in the benefit OF which citizens of the
United States could participate by sending
their purchase money beforehand throughthe
express companies with which the lottery
company had entered into a special arrange
ment. Much moro satisfactory IS the still
more recent announcement. which appears
10 be made on the best authority. that the
Lottery Company will 90 entirely out OF busl-
ness. This news, however, seems rather IN
consistent with the probabilities, although pro-
ceeding from a source Of apparent reliability.
The typhus fever which has been intro
duced into New York by the refugees from
Russia IS only an additional illustration Of
the evils which are daily resulting from tho
loose laws which have been passed to govern
the indiscriminate immigration which is suf-
fered to pour into this country like "A flood.
One of the few-probably. indeed, the only
claim-which Senator Chandler has upon the
respectful consideration Of the people Of
the United States IS the earnest attention
which he is now giving 10 this subject with
the final result, it is to be hoped. of reducing
his Republican senatorial associates TO his
way of thinking in this connection. He is an
advocate of more stringent laws in dealing
with immigration both before and after their
arrival in this country.