New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
HOW PROVIDENCE VENT ASTRAY.
AND WHAT TT COSTS NOT no HAVE REPUB-
HCAN NEwSPAPER-CLOTHING IS
CHEAP AGAIN.

Providence, r. l., Nov. S (special.-Therc was a
rotcaI landslide on Tuesday, and Rhode Island was
Gin it, Had all the rest of the country gone Rcpub-
lican people here would not have been surprised that
this district went Democratic For the larger proper
ton OF the voters set eyes Republican news
paper and therefore they have read only the SIDE OF
the opposition and not seeing the political fasehoooS
about the effect of the Mckinley bill refued they have
almost come To believe them Then, again. the cam
paign on the part OF the Republicans has been of the
most listess and perfnctory character. IL Colonel
Spooner and several bright young men In the party
could have held meetings In several portoEs OIL tnc
Third and Tenth wards of this city and explained 10
the people where their interests were helped rather
than injured by the Mckinley bill, the effect woum
have been excellent. The Democratic Journals clameo
before election that the Republicans had $4,000 TO
spend in the district The absurdty of this Is ap-
parent for it is now known that the sum of 500 was
allotted to each ward Of this city, 1900 in ALL and
that the rest of the district had little or nothing Inc
footings of the election figures show that while the
Democrats Just about held their vote OF 1858 the Re-
publican vote fell of 80 per cent more Nothing OF
next to nothing done to Kfne out the Republican
vote and absolutely nothing to arouse the enthusiasm
Of the people, except what the Young Mems Republican
Club did at their regularly quarterly supper.
There being no choice In the I'D District, an ad'
journcd election will be ordered by the Legislature,
but il is not likely to be held until the State election
on the first Wednesday in April. Mr.. Arnold VIII
stand good chance of election for the rural voters IN
that district always come ont at the State election
The one bright spot in the general gloom is the Re
publican success In the municipal election at Paw
tucket Carroll, the Democratic leader IN the state
was defeated for reelection by exMayOr Goodwin, and
the Republicans carried both branches If the City
Council Although Goodwin is not the ideal Republican
candidate he has many elements OF popularity, and
he is withal 50 far superior to Carroll in all the qualities
that 60 TO make up successful Mayor that he carried
constituency naturally Democratic. 1t Is perhaps
no more than Just Mayor Carroll to that nrs
vas lighted in his by the Catholic clergy who con
dcmned him for participating in the Centennial SUNDAY
school parade which Bishop Harkins ordered Catholic:
TO keep out Of His record In regard TO enforcing tht
license law was against him also. -,
The big Democratic majority has upset Republican
calculations somewhat as to candidates. William a.
Luther is stil the favo;te for the nomination. but ne
is rather sly not caring to be defeated. But ule
Democrats in their Joy are apt to be reckless ana may
hold their voters and Mr.. Luther Will have more thal
a lighting chance to win II Is understood that POst
master (ienge will not accept any nomination except
from the Dempcratic party. . .,. $780,
Now that the election Is the clothing dealers
are announcing their unprecedented saughtcrs' and
unparalleled mark-down sales The thirty per cent
rise in prices Of clothing which the Mckinley tar
was to cause appears to be Pigment OF the imag1na
tiOn