The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06

Th. Atlanta Journal, discussing the ad'.
d-ess recently made by Sir Frederick Pol
lock to the London Chamber OF Sol"-
nerce, in which he commended the AAo'i-
roe doctrine. says:
ar IS undoubtedly true that the BRIT
ish feeling in favor of closer poildcaA re-
1at,ons with the United States Is very
strong and is growing steadily me Ut
titude of Great Britain toward our gov
eminent during the Spanish war was d
striking Illustration Of the deterii'ii's''ioAA
OF that power to cultivate the most COZ
dial relations with us.
.T,bara is every reason to behave that
great majority of our people are resPoh-
sive to this sentiment.
.fBut while this is true we DO not DC
leve that the idea OF q definite urloei
standing between the two governments
finds any considerable favor ID the
United States.
rba Wilmington Star has not read OF
anv steam engines or anything OF thae
kind being sent by mall under frank
but" says the Star. we have read o.
sets of furniture, desks. etc. being SO
+,onenorted We are reminded OF this
nv a recent order OF the Postmaster Cen
eral prohibiting postmasters from seno-
ing logs of wood and bags OF dirt unoer
the frank of the United States depart
rnent Of Agriculture as had been done,
some of the logs weighing as much as 200
pounds"
Abiding to the report that Senator
Vest OF Missouri. is rapidly losing his
evesight the Charleston 1ews and
Courier says:
..vest is every inch a man. every inch
q statesman. and the fires of an exalted
patriotism burn in his great brain and
in every nerve of his small body. lie
is LOYAL to his friends who he numbers
by tho hundred and the thousand. ana
in this hour OF his physical gloom hs
has their love and sympathy. They soF-
row because the beauty Of earth ana
sea and sky s for him no moro, but they
rejoice in tho belief that the night OK
blindness can never obscure his mental
vision and that his spirit will never De
broken"
The Louisville Courier-Journai shows
first how it could have been done Hear
it:
cuban reciprocity undoubtedly could
lave been secured with the Aa OIL q
few Democrats in Congress. II when. al
ter repeated conferences ana caucslses,
il was ascertafned that reciprocity could
not be secured with Republican votes
alone the whole matter had not peen
dronned rather than allow Democrats 40
tiI
f,eep signed by the President
Tbe Nashville Banner explains why the
Atlanta Constitution has been SO bitter
against the gentleman from Princeton
since the Tilden Club dinner. It says:
.rrhe Constitution never liked NJ
cleveland. 1t was a Sam Randall pro-
lection per and fell out with Mr.. Cleve-
land when he sent his stirring tariff
rnlnr1n message to Congress. The Con-
stitution will have to come to the basis
of Democratic policy promulgated at the
T,Iden Club dinner. 1t is. in fact. tend
ing to that basis in praisng the action
Of the Georgia Convention, which ig
nored Bryan and the Chicago platform
The Nashville American speaks right
out when it comes down to National poll
itics. It says: III the Democrats are to
make even a respectable fight there must
be a. change in the situation, and a change
will be slow in transptring without
thoughtful consideration. frank and cour-
ageous discussion and honest. earnest
efforts to bring the party together and get
it in condition to enter the contest with
some degree of enthusiasm and some pros
pect of success"
Knoxville Journal and Tribune: Con-
gress has adjourned and there are some