The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-27
FRIDAY. JANUARY 81. 1898.
SIX PAGES.

The Philadelphia North American is one
OF these old moss backed Radical Bour-
bons which is teyond hope of redemption
While 1t patted its party leaders on the
pack when they were trying TO steal Sena-
tors in the Western States, il now. that
they have signally failed to succeed in
their thieving schemes, tries TO offer them
some very doeful consolation. 1t tells
them that 'the fact is that the Republi-
cans overrate the importance OF holding
the Senate. There are two ways of deal
ing with g dog. You can hang him or
you can give him rope and let him hang
himself Similarly the Democratic party
should be dealt with; and as we failed
TO hang it up In November it might be
as well to give it rope enough to do its
own hanging" hope that is decidedly
father to the thought. 1t looks just now
as If IT We're the Republicans TO whom
the people had given a full length of rope,
and that they had succeeded in hanging
themselves most effectually.
A strange measure has been offered
for a constitutional amendment limiting
the right of suffrage at State, county aud
local elections to those qualified voters
who voted at the preceding primary cleo
lions. The Philadelphia Ledger says that
its purpose is TO compel voters TO attend
tie primaries, hut If it should be adopted
"a very remote possibility it would not
The machine managed primary would
then be removed one more degree from
the regular election. There is no posi-
bility Of devising law to suppress the
ward leader or the division boss. But
he can be easily overthrow by jndepen-
dent voting at the regular elections or
forced by fear thereof to make good nomi-
nations. which would amount to the same
thing.
Ii is stated that the high price Of cot
ton this year will have the effect of en-
couraging the planting Of a larger acreage
for the next season. The Memphis Com
mercial has information from a intelli-
gent and well-posted correspondent in
Alabama that the sale Of fertilizer tags
and other indications point to a large
increase. This would be the biggest mis-
take the cotton planters could make. The
low prices Of last year were due to an
over supply of the staple, and il the
planters over-crop themselves next year
they will again undergo the same I'M
happy experience. Wisely regulating the
production of cotton is one OF the things
the Southern Farmers Alliance could do
with much more benefit TO themselves
than meddling with politics, and advo-
eating all sorts Of wild and impracticable
ideas.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean taunts the
Democrats by saying: what wonder
full Democratic Congress it is with 40
majority and lot able TO get a bill
passed" II is by such misrepresentation
as this that Republican papers try TO
make capital for their party. The Inter
Ocean knows that no matter how large
the Democratic majority in the House
may be. it cannot pass bills while 1t has
a Republican Senate and President op-
posed to 1t. but that paper hopes that its
readers are so ignorant as not to know
this fact All the Democratic House can
do now is to prevent Republican devilish-
ness; but just wait until after the 4th OF
March when all Radical distractions TO
good Government will be removed. Then
the Inter-ocean will see several bills
passed.
A valued contemporary states the case
5ust right when ii says that ito make
money cheap is TO make everything that
money buys correspondingly dear. We
should like any laborlng man whose fancy
In tickled by the cheap money idea TO
explain how he expects TO be benefited by |
the cheapening OF that which he gets for
his work and the making dear OF the |
things he must live upon"
The Kansas Legislature has elected /
ex-Jpdge John Martin 20 the United |
States Senate. He is a Democrat OF long |
standing ard great popularity. He adj
vocated fusion with the Populists as
matter OF policy. but may be counted as
Democrat pure and simple This gives
the Democrats an advantage in the con-
test for control Of the United States SEN
ets. Forty-Sour are required TO tie. and
abs Democrats are now well assured Of
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