The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-29
SUNDAY. JANUARY 20. 1898.
TWELVE PAGES.

i w ELN IL i AUEO.
Death has been busy shooting at shin
ing marks of late Right on the heels OF
the news Of the death Of Mr.. Blaine
comes that of the decease Of Hon. James
Campbell Of Philadelphia, Postmaster
General under President Pierce. AS
member of Mr.. Pierce's Cabinet he was
a model public official, and gave the coun-
try an honest and capable administration
OF the Postoffice Department. Though al
ways an ardent Democrat, his character
was of such sterling quality that Re-
publican contemporary of his city says
OF him: His later years were character
lied by continued interest in public af-
fairs. notably in educational matters.
He will always be gratefully remembered
as the father of the Normal School. and
as a member of the Board Of City Trusts
he gave close attention to the comfort
and proper instruction, intellectual and
moral, of the inmates of the great in
stitution provided for by the muniflcence
OF Stephen Girard. Philadelphia, in the
death OF Judge Campbell. has lost a
citizen who. throughout his long life or
four score years, invariably set an exam
pie of honorable living. noble purposes
and responsible tasks faithfully fulfilled"
In anticipation of q repeal Of the 10
per cent. tax on State bank notes, the
Legislature Of North Carolina has under
LII oh
of State banks. The proposed system
has been modelled after the national
banking system, with Government and
corporation bonds as security for the
note issues AS such security the banks
may deposit with the State Treasury
either United States bonds. State. county.
and city bonds issued by the authority
of any law Of North Carolina and having
par value in the money market. or rail-
road mortgage bonds. The Philadelphia
Record thinks that with SO great
variety Of bonds and mortgages employed
as a basis of note circulation, the proba-
BILE result would be an excessive imitation
OF the currency. 1t would be wise to
make exceedingly rigid rules as to the
continuing value of the securities pledged
for the redemption Of the notes. The
list proposed Is dangerously liberal"
Abiding TO the Supreme Court vacancy,
the Chicago Herald thinks II can be
scarcely possible that President Harrison,
80 near the close Of his administration,
Will make an appointment which will be
directly in disregard of the popular will
as expressed at the ballot box. 1t thinks
that, should he assume to act, and should
be appoint a distinguished Democratic
Jurist 1t might be considered with COM
placency and confirmed by the Senate.
But If he shall appoint man like Bond,
or Speer. or Pardee, all of whom have
been identified with the most vicious po-
liticai adjudication that has occurred at
the South since the war, or even If he
shall appoint any Republican, he will
find effective resistance to such an I'M
tustifiable exercise of power.
Here is a state of things. 1t is being
charged that Secretary OF the Treasury
calico" Charley Foster is guilty of mall
feasance I'm office. He is a trustee of the
Ohio Insane Asylum at Toledo, and is
charged With supplying that institution
with flour from his mill In violation
OF law. Mr. Harrison has had a great
many personal and domestic Affections
during his term of office. and Raum has
been a standing blot upon his admins
tration. For the sake Of humanity let
us hope this charge against his Secretary
Of the Treasury may prove untrue, and
that he may be spared that trial.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph is
OF the opinion that no appointment OF
the lamented Justice Lamars successor
will be made at this time. but mo mat
ter whether the appointment is made by
Mr.. Harrison or by Mr.. Cleveland. the
new Justice will have TO be a man sizing
up &c all the requirements Of the exalted
place" IL Mr.. Cleveland makes the APP
pointment those requirements will be
realized. Blu. If Mr.. Harrison does so.
and selects a Southern Republican, he
will appoint as small and poor specimen
Of the genus homo as can be imagined.
No great and true man in the South can
be q Republican.
With the passing OF Blaine most OF the
brain has passed from the Republican
party. and time was that when the
brains were our OF a political party the
party was dead. II looks very much as
II the Republican were already moribund
and viii soon be gathered to its fathers.