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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-04
SIX PAGES.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 4, 1894.


Joppa Lodge. Masons. Masonic Temple.
Richmond Chapter. IL. A.. Masonic Hall
Virginia Lodge. *. of T., Gatewoodl
Hall.
Friendship Lodge, X. or r.. Owens Aiall
Aurora Lodge. l. o. O. f.. Elletts Hail.
Henderson Lodge, o. o. T.. Toney's
Hall.
Manteo Tribe. I. o. II. NJ, Kerse's Hail
Pawnee Tribe, /. o. Il. NJ, Odd-tellows
Hall.
a. w. Glinn Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ. Jr
o. u. A. M. Hall.
Davis Council. Jr. .. u. A. NJ, Eighth
and Hull streets.
Iron Moulders' Union, Eagle Hall.
Virginia Council. II. A.. Powhatap Hall.
Mccarthy Council, X. A, Lee Camp Hall.
Marshall Court. Il. l.. OF A.. Ellett's Hall.
East End Court, Il. l.. Of A., AIS north
Twenty-fifth street.
Cynthus Grove. u. a. o. D., Cersey's
Hall.
liberal Grove, u. A. o. D., Druds Hall.
Monroe Grove, u. A. o. D., Belvidere
Hall.
Richmond Lodge. Il. Z. o. T., Concordia
Hall.
Stationary Engineers. Jr. o. u. A. NJ.
Hall.
jefferson Lodge, !. o. G. r.. Boze's Hail
Soldiers Home Lodge, i. o. G.. T., Sol
diers' Home.
ST. Patricks Beneficial Society, Twenty
sixth and Grace streets.
West End Beneficial and Social Society.
Laube's Hall.
Stuart Horse Guard, Snyder Building.
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MAHoNE's coNGENIAL FRIENDS.
spends Most OF His Time in Washington.
App icants for Aliens Place.

Congressman oates. Of Alabama, says
he thinks the tariff on soft coal will be
reduced from % to 40 or 50 cents a ton.
Messrs. w. r.. Atkins Alexander Coke.
and Meade Haskins, Of Virginia, are
aiaong the numerous applicants for the
assistant United States encouragement
ship. now held by Mr. Edgar Allan, OF
Virginia; but II is thought here that Mr..
Allan will continue to- hold il az least
until after the next October term OF the
United States Supreme Court. when an
important Texas case upon which he has
long been engaged. will be tried
II is said here to-day that Colonel Law
renee BOyce, Of Clarke county, Va, has
not only won his 100000 suit I'm the Vr-
ginia, West Virginia. and Kentucky land
case, but has also gained his suit for
$4,000 against the West Virginia Coal
Iron. and Lumber Company. and that ne
intends 10 restore the "Tuilleries." his
estate in Clarke county, TO its former
condition.
General Malone who went 10 his home
In Petersburg 10 spend the holidays is
expected back here to-day lie spends
most Of his time here. where he finds
more congenial society than I'm Virginia.
Washington letter, Alexandria Gazette.
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No insomnl There.

The Fredericksburg Free Lance states
II as fact that Julse Ashton. on his
way 20 the County Court of Stafford the
other day. stopped over In Alexandria.
and that at two hotels In that city they
positively stated they 'c0ull not wake
lin at o'clock I'm the morning TO catch
the train. as they did lot get ~ IN g."
Alexandria has always Deen reported a
slow and sleepy city. but W. never
thought that such a truthful story as ibis
could be told on 1t. But the Alexandria
Sun. not at ell abashaI or discouraged
by the story. nor denying tie truu of H.
comes back at ou~ fredericksburg con-
ttnT Orary with the following able de-
fence and spirited reto.i:
The gentleman whom an Alexandria
hotel keeper would no. wake I'D az 4 4
NJ. has gotten the story wrong. We I'M
derstand that the cOlOred Waterman on
duty. being informed where he halted
from. said he didn't believe q Virginia
gentleman from that country would start
out In the morning "befo' de rooster crow
sensing De fact dat II were summer ana
he low 10 grab dc mint while de dew
were onto IT,"
Besides this point I'm the evidence. IL
must be considered that the keeper OF n
hosiery must. ike his prototype Of the
Oh Nirgnian, make a critical diagnosis
or his guests moral and physical coili-
ton, and a sort Of spirit-.evcl adjustment
o. how the good old city OF Fredericks-
burg could keep gentleman engaged
until he heard the chimes
IL Is pleasant 20 have the testimony
OF our esteemed contemporary that. while
Alexandria has its support IN 'ryinc 10
open the other eye. our more erteTpris-
ing neighbor stays up all night TO get the
sve-opener-Lynchburg News.
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ARE THE MANAGERS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY MAD?

| The Democrats i'm Congress seem bent
on framing our laws upon principles that
| will work injustice. Added to the Wilson
bill. which is nothing but a proposition
TO favor some Americans and punish
others, comes now the resolution that
the Ways and Means Committee has come
TO- TO impose a tax Of per cent. on all in
comes over and above $1,000. This is the
rankest injustice, and is no better than
modified form Of communism. How
preposterous it is to say that man who
has an income Of 1900 shall pay the
government a tax of $50, while the man
who has an income Of $3.50 shall be
wholly exempted from taxation. What
an absurdity! There is no reason
whatever why a man enjoying an in
come Of $500 shall not pay an income
tax II man having an income of 5000
is required to pay one The difference
in their resources is so triing as TO
amount to nothing. Is it possible that
any men can hope TO retain control of'the
lation upon principles that SO palpably
violate every idea of justice? Govern
ment is instituted TO secure justice for |
all. Our constitution opens with the |
declaration that IL is Ordained and es-
tablshed' to establish Justice" Is this |
the way in which the Democratic managers
mean that the world shall understand
them TO interpret this mandate Of the
Constitution DO they mean to say it "es-
tablishes justice" by making the men who
have incomes Of $1,000 and above pay all
the charges OF government while those
that have incomes Of 1899 shall enjoy
the fullest protection of the laws yet
pay nothing for It?
It is positively amazing to find men
Who claim that they are animated with
he true spirit of Democracy giving their
assent to such a proposition as this.
There is but one principle upon which
axation can be imposed. and that is to
make every man pay according to his
esources. No party ever yet established
permanent hold upon the confidence
T a people which departed from this
rincipie, and no party ever will.
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their Amusement that the railroad corpo
ratons OF the State have. for the pas
two elections. run separate and indepen
dent political campaign. giving their mon
ey directly TO Democratic candidates fol
the Legislature and converting them.
thereby, into partial tat LEAST representa-
tires Of the railroads instead Of the people
| ~ their districts and counties. Because we
called for this investigation and displayed
It's results widely before the people
OF Virginia. Il is claimed. in the sec
o7d place, that the Times is not Demo-
crat.
The Times Democracy consists in
"A demand that the laws shall ac-
knowledge every citizen to be the equal Of
every other citizen before them, that they
shall confer privileges and favors upon
none. and that exact and equal justice
shall be done by them to all. This is
the Times idea OF Democracy and. with
this accepted as Democracy's platform
there is no Democrat more radically
one than the Times. But the Times
docs not understand fraudulent elections
or railroad Interference with politics to be
In any way whatever connected with De-
mocratic principles.
The Times understands Democracy 20
be unrelentingly opposed TO both When
ever either finds place in the manage
ment Of the Democratic party. the Times
thinks It TO be the duty of all good Demo-
Gratis to work increasingly in the en-
deavor TO cast the unclean things out and
have the party run and managed on a
plane that viii tolerate neither. The
Times is working with all its energies to
see this result achieved. 1t would have
the Democratic party turn its face with
scorn upon all frauds IN elections and |
notify the railroads that they will never
again be permitted to run elections in
this State.
And who Is the Democrat? He who |
would continue TO wink at cheating in |
elections and railroad control OF
our politics. or he who would purify the
party and have Il 10 cut itself loose from
both? The latter position is that OF the
Times. Who is ready to avow that he
the former?
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Reply 10 a yirglnian.-

Editor Times: The letter Of "a Virgin
ian contained in your issue OF Decem-
Der l4ih.. is Of such a character as 10
demand some reply. Had il contained a
mere recital of facts and an enumeration
OF the acknowledged advantages OF Rich
mond as. site for the proposed State
Hospital. IL might well have been left I'M
answered. Even the glib confidence with
which the writer sets aside the facts. OF
space and time might have been pardoned
TO an enthusiastic advocate OF the inter
ests OF the city, which is his home and
the arena of his life-work. But the com
municatOn contains beside all this an
Indictment or the sincerity and Vivacftv
OF the Faculty Of this University, and for
TINS reason l must ask space TO reply.
The circular letter addressed by The
FACULTY 10 the members OF the LEGISLATURE
asserts that the University is centrally
located, has excellent railway facilities
and Is blessed with climatic conditions
superior TO those which prevail I'm Rich
mond. These are simple facts. and neither
argument nor denial can obliterate them
virginia is a great triangle. whose nedian
line passes through Charlottesville and h.
nearly bisected there; Richmond IL nsar
the eastern border Of this triangle. Two
trunk Hnes or railway intersect I'm Char
iottesVille, and by their tributaries hiring
II INTO close connection with every sectior
OF the State; Richmond has. il is tr,le a
larger number Of separate lines. but sever
al are OF merely local Importance and a
CO ndid inspection will show al once that
her sole real superiority lies In having two
main lines southwark instead of one The |
university is by actual measurement FIVE |
hurdIed and eighty-three feet above more |
low Tide at Richmond. and this superio~ |
s..vauon with her proximity to the Blue !
fiuge ensures cooler nights, abridges the |
s !, OF our not waves in summer, pro- |
JUICES more exhilarating atmosphere, |
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Virginia Notes

Inc same paper says: a million or two
dollars expended I'm improving .ho main
! roadways i'm Virginia would resnl, In tbs
greatest blessing that could come to the
| OLD commonwealth. but the people do
not seem to see 1t in that light"
The business part Of Governor OVER
rails message sounds well, and his words
coming as they do from the a0unda,ce
Of heart that loves Old ylrair,ia ,,,tb a
devotion that almost amounts To idolatrv
no one can doubt their sincerity.-Dan-
Vile Register
The little fellows who have been for
the past week or so exploiting fhenieelves
before the Senate 20 the great abuse Of
It's dignity and courtesy. nave II Iast
spluttered out. like dying tallow din
in water leaving nothing TO rensn,ber
them by except the disgust which is nro-
duced by the disagreeable odor OF q Lllrnt
rng.-Norfolk Landmark.
The same paper has this 10 saw ,nort
the interesting event at Hampton vesf.r-
day; I'VE shall expect Senator Faulkner
10 have more than usual care now for the
interests OF Tidewater Virginia. He has
invested the greater part Of his personal
fortune IN one OF her most charming
daughters, and we have right . demand
LOYALTY
every man should give to the land which
has yielded him his greatest triumphs'
The interview with Mr.. John = Wise
In the New York Commercial Advertiser
the most malignant South-hatilg news
paper IN the North, shows the sort Of
man Mr.. Wise Is, and that he understood
himseif, at least. when he insul'ed all the
native Republicans in the South be fore
he Joined them, by saying "southerr re-
puplcans were apostates for the price Of
their aposiacy." and who deserted Cen
erai Malone. after crying ont TO him.
Niaster, lead on, and we will follow
thee?-Alexandria Gazette.
The Times IS i'm receipt OF a communi
cation from w. NJ. Smith. Esq. a proni-
nent and enterprising lawyer If Concord
" c., stating that ne had Just gotten
another letter from a party who was
DESTROYS az purchasing as much ga 90 coo |
acres OF land upon which 10 locate am |
English colony. The party wants to To- |
cate the colony somewhere I'm this region |
and IL would be well II The p.oplc ~ |
Southwest Virginia would look INTO the |
matter, as there is surely no more de- |
sirabe situation either I'm Virginia or |
North Carolina for this purpose.-Roanole |
Times.
The hlexandria Sun Is in hopes that
zen. titz Lee may be appointed minister
TO the land OF the Vikings. whence came
Rollo and the ancestors Of Hugo lie Ryrd
md Della Legha. both ancient proeenitors
Il f. +. V gentry Of the family trees as
we'll as Robert Bruce Brain Form. ana
Pocahontas. Fitz's popularity cannot be
Questioned. and one thing we always
snow OF him. that he is a prince of fine
elbows always, everywhere-Sweden. Nor
way or old Virginia. AS the pay to that
ourt Is probably as good as to any other
md the mission 10 Italy has already 80,
HE'D. we do not see why Gen. FItz Iae
mould not be rendered the appointment
he really wants any mission at ALL
News.
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"r. Levy's randidocy ror ,o.,.


Inc Hon Jefferson VI. Levy. OF AIbe-
marie who is candidate for the Demo
Vlalic nomination for Congress to mn the
vacancy caused by the resignation ~
GoVernor-elect O'FerralI. is now eo.ne the
Iouhas OF the Seventh district ana
Is evidently making some curious prono-
9,uolS Tor support According 10 the Win
chester News. he promises the Winchos-
Ter people that he will enter into bonds
WIN approved security that if they will
eject MIN to Congress 10 erect our of his
private funds '''9
a monument 10 General Daniel Nrors,a,
pupllc building in Winchester; construct
boulevard TO the Federal cemetor,.
provided he cannot secure the passage
.liousn congress Of appropriations for
these purposes. ~
The winchester News adds there are
other things Mr.. Levy promises TO 90 for
mem II elected Other congressional can
didates I'm the Seventh district had hot
Yer Keep weather eye on Mr. Levy
Fredericksburg Free Lance.
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INCOuE TAX.
When Dependent on Individual Returns
Encourages Fraud.

In his argument before the Ways and
Means subcommittee on internal revenue.
Mr. Thomas G. Sherman advocated the
proposition that an income-tax return.
to he at all just and effective. must be
made by the payers of incomes, not the
receivers.
He held that the only collections Of
incomes which would be substantial would
be those taken from corporations paying
dividends and interest, and from tue rent
OF land and houses. In order 10 sustain
his position, he made the following state
ment touching the practical results by
the United States government and other
countries Of incomes returned by the fax
payers. We here in Virginia know how
true 1t is, that our income tax is not only
a screen for fraud and perjury. but that
It's terms are so vague, uncertain, and
uninteliisible that honest men cannot fol-
low line Of certain rectitude.
Mr.. Sherman said:
Let US next consider whether an income
tax should be collected at all by means
OF private individual returns from re-
ceivers OF income. Ii is quite true that
lhis method has been partially adonted
mus lar N every country where an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-04
ARE FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS THE
TEST OF DEMOCRACY

Not Thomas Jefferson nor any French
Revolutionist in his remorseless demand
that the privileges OF the aristocracy
should give way to the principles Of
liberty. equality. and fraternity, was more
intensely Democratic than the Times:
yet We have learned with amaze
ment that its course within the mast
Two months has caused its Demo-
cracy TO be seriously called in oues-
uon oy some persons in Virginia In
ueed' one OF the charges against Mr. L
Z. Murray. editor of the Norfolk Land
marx and one OF the soundest Democrats
:" 'he state was that he was not a Demo-
sfrat because he supported the Times I'm
It's course respecting Virginia politics. We
propose to apply the scalpel knife to
This case this morning without favor mr.
mercy, and when we have laid its skeie-
ton bare we shall leave our readers to
say which is the Democrat. the Times or
It's accusers.
Inc Times was astounded to learn with
in the past two months that in many ~
the negro counties there was M loreor
any pretence of fair and honest elections
but that cheating had become the rule
That II was perfectly well known amongst
the people TO be the rule. that the authori.
Ties OF the law winked and connived AZ
II where they did not take part in II
and that all pretence OF elections was end |
ed. and done for in those counties. and |
mat the managers OF THE machine" an |
point the officers there without the slight |
est regard to the popular will. This was /
both new and astounding to us. and yet
no day now passes that we are not
laughed at for pretending to be ignorant
or the state OF the case We now
hnd that the people OF the counties
concerned all know the facts and either
approve of them or turn from them with
disgust and refuse TO take any part in
public affairs. From the time we learned
the true state Of the case until now we
have been denouncing it and demanding
that the Legislature shall 30 amend our
laws as 10 make cheating in elections
impossible. and this demand constitutes
the first Of the Two grounds upon which
our Democracy Is assailed.
The other ground is found In the fol-
lowing state OF facts:
Having reason TO believe that money
had been extensively used TO elect mem
bers 20 the present Legislature upon prom
Uses given by candidates that they would
vote for Mr. Martin IL elected. we insist
ed that the Legislature should investigate
the charges and ascertain the facts
Our demand secured a committee OF in
vestigation which investigated everything
except what the public wanted informa-
lion about. but which carefully and sedu-
|ously excluded the public as far as II
could from any view at all OF the amount
Vt railroad money and the places where
4 had been spent which were the identi
,ai things that the public demanded an
Investigation OF. Nevertheless. IN spite
" the committee. facts enough were {
proved before. II 20 shock ana astound
~ People Of Virginia. They learned to !
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ToRK FOR ALABAMA DEMOCRArs.
An Opposition Coalition Formed Amp e
4 n.A-.- I.n..L.- ~ -

An opposition Coalition Formed Amp &
O'h"r Parties Of m ~tate.
A special fsm Birmingham, Ala. says:
The opposition which the Democrats Of
Alabama have feared so much has come.
The disaffected element Of the Republic
cans have been appeased by the Popu-
lists and Jeifersonians, and these three
parties will work together TO defeat the
organized Democracy IN The State cleo
ions. Six weeks ago the leaders Of the
three parties met here and agreed TO
deliver the vote OF their respective parties
to kolb. the bolter from the Democratic
party for Governor Some Republicans
reDeiied at being transferred without con-
sent and entered a protest. Inducements
have since been offered 10 them, and in
convention at Culman to-day this ele-
ment decided TO fall into line and work
Tor the defeat Of the common enemy, the
Democracy II is believed the Democrats
will be pushed hard in August unless the
combination Is broken.
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

New York Sun: in his annual message
President Cleveland informed as that
Great Britain is negotiating with the
United States for an increase in the list
! OF extraditable offences. This is a little
curious, irasmuch as during the past year
the Argentine Republic has declined TO
enter into any arrangement for extradi-
! tlon With Great Britain, and as during
/ the same period the eXtradition arrange
ments Of Breat Britain. both with France
and with Belgium. have been found 70
be anything but satisfactory. Are these
negotiations with the United States only
further step toward involving this coun-
try IN engagements with Great Britain
which, however they may cOnduce to re-
lleve the English mind Of anxiety as to
the maintenance Of the British flag along
our northern frontier from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. can hardly fail seriously
10 compromise our own independence Of
action In view Of the not improbable
events of not very distant future?
Governor Flower. in his annual message,
communicated yesterday to the New York
Legislature, calls attention to some de-
fects in the Australian ballot law Of
that State. "The Governor" says the
New York Times, recognizes the failure
of Governor Hil's device for avoiding
real ballot reform and recommends the
adoption OF the blanket ballot, with the
names upon it so arranged and printed
that the elect0r can easily vote for the
candidates of his choice Further than
that he does not specify the form of bal
lot which he would approve. but il is fair
to infer that the party-group arrange
ment. with both printed and pictorial
designations for the separate tickets.
which the Republicans professed TO favor
two years ago. would meet his sugges-
ton of an arrangement that would make
voting easy. II would leave no reason or
excuse for the pestilent paster."
New York Herald: The majority of the
Ways and Means Committee has COM |
mitted the reckless blunder of deciding |
In favor of a sweeping general income |
tax.
We cannot believe that the Democrats |
of the House will be foolish enough 10
defy popular sentiment and invite party
defeat by supporting a tax so hateful 10
the people ana so demoraizing 10 the
Against such monarchcal inquisito-
rial imposition American manhood would
rebel aud condemn TO ignominy me DO
Iluca. party responsible for it,
There is no earthly excuse for the tax.
since IT is as unnecessary for needed
revenue az 1t is obnoxious. To infict II
upon the people without necessity or ex-
use would be nothing short Of a high
handed outrage
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The past week Las been gala week
for theatre-gOers. Christmas shopping
interfered wiCh their amusement for a
fortnight An all-day's trip through the
crowds which throng the streets and
shorg IS fatguing 10 the most robust.
Nc woman looks we'll when she is tired.
and assuredly there would be no object
I'm going 10 the theatre If one did not
look well.
But now our days Of anxiety are over.
Our presents have been selected and be-
slowed for better or worse. We have
received duplicates Of nearly every useful
and ornamental thing We possessed and
expressed the usual delight on receiving
it. our dressing cases are overlooking
With manicure sets. letter openers, fancy
harrins, and bric-a-brac. and we have
helred to load others in the same way.
But now that this IS over We can turn
10 the theatre and rest from our cares
and anxieties. Last week we took our
friends around as a holiday recreation
for them. regardless OF our own inciina-
items in the matter. The theatres were
very gay with maids and matrons IN
holiday attire. There were some young
Y omen who had recev ed charming even
ing bolnets for Christmas presents.
A very pretty theatre waist was made
Of salmon pink silk. 1t Tapped 10 the
left at the waist. where it was fastened
with a rosette, and beneath this was
a slightly gathered basque. Revers
sloped from here until they became
capelets at The shoulders This waist
was worn by a very young woman, but
she was almost overshadowed by the
grandeur Of a young matron in the same
box.
She wore ruby velvet, made very plain.
A yoke of white satin was ornamented
with jet, and a ruby velvet cape lined
WIKI white satin just covered the should
srs. Large sleeves We're trimmed below
-he elbow with stripes Of white With
his costume she wore a large ruby velvet
nat, With white ostrich feathers.