The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
EDITORIAL co uMFN Is

New York Times: One effect OF the |
repeal of the elections law Is predicted |
by Senator Palmer. Of lllnois-the
breaking nm Of the solid south There
is more OF hlstory than prediction In THIS.
The solid south. as it wgs known Tor
nearly twenty years after the close or
the war. has gradually been disintesra-
ted. and there would long sipce nave been
a Republican party IN that Secuon II the
ReoubNcan leaders had really wished
one ana had honestly sought 70 btfid one
up. But there was no such ueslre ana
no such EFFORT. Republicanism IN the
South has been not for vo'es' but Tor
revenue only, mere low device TOT Cd
tanning offices under the FedeIa Govern
ment AT the South and votes to peddle
in national conventions. There Is no dark
er page in our political annals than
that one will be-if it shall ever be writ
ten-which .truthfully records the story
Of Republican dealings with the coiored
men as voters.
New York World: The experiences OF
Mr.. Thomas G.. Sherman ut Glovers-
Vile were not pleasant 10 BIN ana were
shameful to the mob. Mr.. Shearman
went TO Gloversviile TO SPEAK Tor low
tariff taxes lie was mobbed by crowd
OF persons presumably under the IN
Huenee of the highly protecieh manhlAc-
turers of that town. Under the NC
Kinley law the glovemakers are protected
By an enormous tax, and because Mr..
Sherman iopposed the system under
which spch taxes are levied he was
mohbed 1t was a bold tllnS Tor MI.
Shearman 10 invade ms GENRE of po-
| hibitorv protection. for free speech ana
| general enlightenment are the ueauIy Toes
of taxed monopolists. They proved thelr
hostility 10 popular education on we'd
nesday night with stones ana yeiis'
! Now York HERALD. EVERY fNAr rANNHsA
newspaper must note with Satisfaction
the growing disposition in various parts
of the country TO reform tne EXISTING
harsh and unjust law for libel.
Last wear Pennsylvania enacted
criminal statute for the punishment of
| any person Who wlAfoihy gives taSse ne~s
TO a reporter for publication. Ihat Is
a timely and just enactment since II Is
aimed at the real offender-namely the
person who knowingly starts a hbellous
report More recently Georgia mas pass
ed a law providing that where there has
been no malice and q correction has eeev
! published no exemplary" but only actua
damages shall be recovered. me matte
has also been ldhtu up III ~'N'' $500
a bill pending in the Legislature OF tina
State declares that exemplary DAMAGE
, shall not be awarded where no malic'
is shown and that publication OF r.
I traction shall Ne admitted IN eNlaence }
= mitigation Of damages aud rebuttal c
: the presumption OF malice.
New York Sun: We have no douh
Y that the growth of trade between Russi
. and the United States would be promote
by the establishment Of q regular s'NaSc
y ship service between the port Of Odess
on the Black Sea AMI the port Of Ne
IS York There ought TO be great eI
"a largement OF the commercial exchange
between this country and Russia. and n
" people Of the two countries ought TO !
IS brought into raove ultimate personal K
II lations with each other The two nation
~ have always been friendly and tho
- should be mutually serviceable to +;
greater extent than they are. We sha
be pleased TO know more about the ne
transatlantic steamship company
which we have heard from ST. Peter
ho | bufE