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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
SATISFACTION AND DISSATIsFAC.
TION.

Speaker Crisp's makeup of the House
Committees seems to have given salts
faction to none except very small
coterie of Democrats and the Republi-
cans. The free traders are dissatisfied
because the Ways and Means Committee
is made up in style that gives them
very little reason to hope that there will
be any radical tariff reform legislation
this session. The Eastern Democrats are
dissatisfied because the coinage commit
tee is made up of majority of free silver
men, and it seems certain that bill will
be passed that would practically mean,
should President Harrison permit it to
become law, which he will not, an in
flation of the currency to an extent far
beyond the hopes of the most radical in
flation leaders during the greenback
craze. The Cleveland Democrats are dis
satisfied because their Speakership
candidate and his friends have been
sighted to point that may almost be
called insulting. The strong Democratic
leaders, like Senator German, are dis
satisfied, or profess to be, because
Speaker Crisp has shown them that he is
not to be led or bullied, but will act as
he pleases, evidently with the thought
foremost in his mind that he is Just as
big as man as German or any of the rest
of them. Democrats generally are dis
satisfied because the Speaker has sue
ceeded in dividing the Democratic ma
iority in the H1nse into two factions
boding i'll for success in the coming
Presidential campaign.
The Crisp coterie is satisfied because
the plums have been distributed among
them, and possibly Tammany is satisfied
because there is promise of patronage,
and patronage is all Tammany exists
for. Certainly the Republicans are sat-
isied, for they recognize that Crisp has
made huge political blunder, and has
created committees which promise other
blunders.
1t is well for the country that the Sen
ate is not in the hands of the Democrats
and that the executive is not Demo
crat. The wild flights to which the
Crisp House of Representatives may
ascend are certain to be checked in
either the other end of the Capital or the
White House. The country is still safe,
despite Crisp.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
KILLED BY ovERwORK."

Since the death of Senator Plumb
there have been few newspapers which
have not sought to draw from the bluff
Kansas statesman's taking off lesson
on the dangers of overwork. The fol-
lowing from the New York Press is one
of the briefest of such admonitions:
The death of Senator Plumb from overwork,
like that of Secretary Window and Secretary
Manning, is proof that overwork in the public
gold or private ambition.
That there is danger Of overwork in
our bustling, eager life is certain. Sena-
tor Plumb may have died largely from
its effects. Mr.. Window may, in part;
but the latter, at least, was far more the
victim of bodily thgn of mental impru-
dence, Many a man is mourned by his
friends as killed by overwork' when a
more true phrase would be, "killed by
lack of exercise" or "by overfeeding.''
We need sermons ON these national vices
far more than upon overwork.
Human capacity for work, providing
proper care is taken of the body, is well
nigh boundless. Contemporary history
affords many instances. Gladstone,
with his fifty years and more of arduous
public labor, travelling, making speeches,
leading stormy all night sessions in the
House. is still preserved in sound mental
and physical vigor, partly, no doubt, 10y
strong constitution, but more, we
must believe, by his careful diet and
systematic exercise. Our own Senator
Morrill, and ex-senator Edmunds are ex.
amples of old men long in public
life yet well preserved. Bancroft, thC
historian. though man of slight fram,
and slender strength, went through much
i'm his time. He was Democratic poll
tician i'm Massachusetts, member OF
Cabinet. an American Minister abroad
besides the vast labor of writing and re
writing his great work. But Bancroft'
daily horseback rides may have had
something TO do with his green old age
may they not ? Sir Moses Montehore
the centenarian, led life more than or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
PULSE OF THE PRESS.

atom" Reed, when asked about Mr..
Blaine's health the other day, drawled out
that Blaine's health is all right and but
for not wanting to seem unduly demon
strative, he would have walked instead of
riding on the cars when travelling lately
from Augusta to Washington. This state
ment of the "ex-czar" contains that figure
of speech known to rhetoricians as hyper
bole but Mr.. Reed doubtless was think
ing of the walk over that the secretary of
state will have next year.-Boston Adver-
tiser.
The New York World has discovered
that Mr. Blaine is likely to receive and ac-
cept the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. We can whisper another secret in
the ear of our contemporary: Mr.. Blaine
will be elected. ed.-Brooklyn Times.
The news from Columbus that Senator
Sherman is practically certain of re-elec-
tion will be gratifying to the country at
large. Mr.. Sherman is too valuable a
man to be lost to the Senate The people
of Ohio by a large majority desire to
have him returned, and the Legislature
will undoubtedly carry out their wishes
New York Tribune.
CRISP means business" says Demo
cratic newspaper which is q supporter of
the new speaker So did Norcross, the
dynamiter, ''mean business" And he
blew off his own head, besides creating n
vast amount of other damage.-New York
Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
THE BUBBLE BURSTS.

Free Trade Mugwump newspapers,
like our contemporary the Journal and
also its me-too counterpart, the Bulletin,
are the recipients of some very cold com
fort from Mr.. Crisp. For months these
prattling theorists have been hugging
themselves with delight because the
enormous Democratic majority would be
led by Mr.. Mills in his attacks on the
Mckinley bill, and now Mr.. Mills is no
more, and the cup of happiness is dashed
from their lips in the very moment Of
tasting its delicious fluid.
But the agility of our contemporary
is amusing if not dignified. No sooner
is Mr.. Mills out of the race than it
seizes upon an obscure New England
Democrat, one Stevens by name. and
announces in a well-labored column that
through him and through him alone, can
salvation come, and all this because Mr..
Stevens has declared himself in favor of
free raw materials. IL the immortal
bard will pardon perversion we should
be moved 10 remark
On how little meat can this, our Mugwump
CHsar feed,
And still keep growing fatl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
ASPIRATION FOR OFFICE.

II is to be feared that certain gentle
men in the Republican party will acquire
a reputation second only to that of the
famous Barkis. Their willingness to ac-
cept office, while commendable in its
way, for we believe that no public
spirited citizen should refuse an Office
that is honorably rendered to him, is
nevertheless at times not only en-
barrassing to the party but hurt
full to their own future prospects.
No man can successfully run for Office
and be as successively defeated year
after year without acquiring to a great
extent the ridiculous reputation of a
standing candidate, and no one can ever
expect to win any Office who has once
been the subject of popular ridicule.
1t is unfortunate that those men whose
political aspirations are not carefully
tempered with judgment, invariably
think. after each defeat, that they have
enemies in their own party and that
their public services deserve greater
recognition than they have received.
Almost invariably they are led to try to
win the few votes they lacked of election
by currying favor with the opposite
side. They are deluded by the thought
that they can transcend strict party
lines. and that they can be triunphantly
carried into Office on wave of popular
ity swollen 10y the strongest elements of
both parties. Now, no more implacti-
cable idea was ever conceived. We hear
much said about machine" nomina-
tions, about boiling the party. and the
spirit of judicial independence, but it is
not the independent candidate who wins.
His chief function seems TO I've to hinder
an election. To command success can
didate must have, not the independent
vote, nor the vote of the opposing party,
but the enthusiastic and unanimous sup
port Of his own party, and he can not
have that support if he continually in
ssts on forcing himself upon it against
It's IVA best judgment.
The NEWS takes this occasion to utter
a word of warning lest some of its Re
publican friends may so far forget them
selves in their zeal for Office as to create
dissatisfaction in the party and endanger
that unanimity of action upon which
success 80 entirely depends. Especially
is this true when our city government is
divided between the two parties and
when party lines are likely " be very
rigidly drawn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
AS 1 WAS SAYING.

II is reported that an inexperienced young
man of Wexford who is very soon TO
enter the matrimonial state, in perfecting
his arrangements for housekeeping had
occasion 10 call on a local dealer in coal
and wood, a day or two ago when he left
an order for half ton of each"
he, the Observer-commenting on the pic
ture of old and odd architecture pre-
sented As "a particularly interesting OBJ
ject attracted his attention he would
pause long enough to take In everything
connected with il and then turn TO his
companion and make comment. IL was
in one OF these moments, after viewing an
old house, that had probably been consid-
cred mansion in its day, that he said /:
IAN old mansion i'm its last stages Of de-
cay, notice, is sure To be occupied by IA
poor, shiftless set, who are happy and sat
isfied TO live in the dilapidated home, where
old hats are made TO do duty for glass in
the window frames and doors are always
open because they cannot stand the strain
of bolt" IL was few days later that
the Observer came across the following in
Washington irving's Tales of the Al
hambra:" II have often observed that
the more proudly a mansion has been ten
anted in the days of its prosperity the
humber are its Inhabitants in the day of
its decline, and that the palace of the king
commonly ends in being the Nesting place
of the beggar"
The finding Of suitable Christmas gifts
is difficult matter when you have no idea
what would best please the recipient of
your courtesy. A Providence gentleman
for example bought box of letter paper
yesterday for the workgirl and upon tell
ing his wife of the fact found out much TO
his disgust that the girl could not write.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
UNHAPPY MUGwUMPs.

The Mugwump will not be perfectly sat
isiied until he is party by himself
Washington Post.
There is pleasant prospect that the
Mugwumps are going TO be summarily
kicked out of the Democratic party. They
can then herd with the alliance, and
Man Milliner" Curtis and "Dirty-Shirt"
Donnelly shall lead them.-Denver Times.
The Democratic party cannot afford TO
hamper itself by recognizing the Massa.
chusetts Mugwumps as Democrats. The
election of Mr.. Grip was an emphatic pro-
test against Mugwumpery in every shape
and form.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Mugwump press is singularly un-
fortunate in its efforts TO run the Demo
cratic party. The amount of eulogy dis
PLAYED by it in pushing the claims of Nj Il
for the speakership ought to have secured
different result, but a moderate boost
by Tammany landed Crisp in the speak
er's chair and made all its efforts ridicu-
lous.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

a deal of the regulation New York pat
tern between the Speaker and Governor
Hill and the latter's hackers, then, in
deed, "the hosts of Democracy will rise
in their might and in their wrath, scat
tering these impious despoilers of truth
and faith like herd of cattle" These
are strong words and they will grow in
strength as they are longer contemplated
by Democrats. Surely the prospects of
harmony in the Democratic camp grow
beautifully less day by day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
COL. wArrERsoS,s WARNING.

Col. Henry Watterson of the Louis
vile Courier-Joiunai finds reason for
alarm at the action of Speaker Crisp in
laying down the principle that "the
organization of the House is not mat
ter of friendly rivalry among friends
but of personal aggrandizement and
factional favor" The Colonel does not
like the treatment Roger q. Mills and
other Cleveland Democrats have received
from the Speaker, and warns him that il
the extraordinary events of the present
week should turn out to be the result OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

Christmas, 1892, like every other
Christmas which the Oldest inhabitant
can remember, will dawn upon land
which has much to be thankful for and
not little to deplore. The morning
light of the birthday of the King of
Kings will beam on happy homes, trees
decked, full stockings, weary postmen,
happy parents, merry little ones; and
it will bring forth from the darkness
Of the night misery and suffering and
poverty which it is the holiest of Christ
mas joys to relieve.
The nation can afford a right glorious
Christmas. The most bountiful crops
on record coupled with good prices have
brought TO the country millions of
European gold and promise to bring yet
more. No foreign or domestic trouble of
any serious nature menaces us. The
Chilean affair alone clouds the political
horizon. The grip is upon us again and
in many homes will make the Christmas
tide gloomier than its wont. But on the
whole it is a happy and prosperous coun-
try which awaits expectant on the eve
of the great Christmas festival.
And since it comes but once year
and for the sake of its grateful associa-
tions, celebrate the day with all the
heartiness possible. And to each and
every one of its readers the News wishes
the merriest of merry Christmases.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

Sale continues Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Store OPEN EVERY
EVENING. Remember, a Pound Bag
Of Christmas Candy with every dol.
lars worth or over.
Great bargains In Christmas goods
10 close out.
Dolls, Blocks. Picture Books, Cups
and Saucers, Dishes. Tin Horns, Guns
Toys Of every description, beautiful
Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets, Cologne
Sets, Whisk Broom Cases, Glove Boxes,
etc, all ut One.third downtown prices,
and the Candy Bag goes with every
dollars worth or over.
Handkerchiefs, Aprons, Pocket.
books, Perfumery, Jewelry, in I'm.
mense variety, every kind. every price,
grand assortment TO select from.
ClOaks-Great reduction In prices,
every one marked down.
Grand display Of Ladies' and Gents
Fancy Slippers, our prices the lowest.
Hosiery, Gloves and Underwear, all
reduced In price.
Thousands Of articles for Christmas
Presents and a pound bag OF fine
Christmas Candy with every dollars
worth or over.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Whittier once belonged TO young peo-
ples club, each member OF which had re-
solved not To marry. Whittier was the
only one who kept the vow intact.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of the Chief Justice,
will remain abroad for the winter with
her daughter, Miss Mary Fuller, who is
now steadily improving in health.
The late Mrs. Edward l.. Burgess, of
Boston. widow of the boatbuilder, was q
niece Of Gen. Mcdowell and she danced
with the Grand Duke Alexis at the ball on
Governors Island given in the royal Wis
itor's honor. The Russian was so capti-
waited with her personal charms that he
obtained permission from the lady's
father-she was then unmarried-to carry
her picture back to his own country with
him.
Senator Colauitt of Georgia, IL is said,
is 80 tired of his present duties that he
would resign and let Mr.. Crisp be elected
in his stead. except that the latter gentle
man prefers just now TO be Speaker OF the
House.
Perhaps because of the preservative
qualities of the commodity for which
Syracuse was so long famous, and is now,
has attained the age of ~. "Old Salt " is
said TO be as sound aud healthy as he ever
was.
Lieutenant Julien Wand, OF the French
navy, well known ~ Pierre Lott, recent
ly elected n member OF the French Acade-
my. has been made commander OF the
French sloop-of-war Jayelot,. stationed
now I'm the Bidassoa. As the clever writer
will be near spain in his new station,
French papers express the hope that he
will be inspired TO write book upoL the
country of the Toreadors.
NJ. Francois Carnot, the younger son of
the President of the French Republic,
has been i'll with scarlet fever Tor some
time. Ii is believed, however. that no Sc
rious consequence will result from the
disease. as the young man H. reported To
be doing well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

l dreamt that I dwclt i'm Tammany's Halls,
With Crocker and Grant on My side;
And of all the statesmen within its walls.
Myself and Mills were the pride;
Great the majority could boast;
had wrested from David his fame.
But also dreamt, which pleased me most,
That the Mugwumps still loved Me the same.
Then Crisp and German sought My hand,
And worshipped with hended knee;
And with reverence, could not withstand,
They pledged their support To me.
But woke; and not one of the whole--gang
Since then has cared aught for My claim;
And In all my dreams see, with a pang,
None but Mugwumps still love me the same.
New York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
THURSDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1891.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
VOTING MAN.

IT will take but a few minutes to register
and be qualified to vote the coming year.
IL must be done before the close of this
month or you will be disfranchised for the
whole of the year 1892. The young man
who will become of age during that year
can and should register now. The City
Clerks office is open daily from 0 to 3
o'clock.
Are you i'm want of Help? Try a 1o-cent
rtisement In the "News."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

Mr.. MILLS, M. &. from Texas, now
has chance TO appreciate the irony of
fate. His appointment as chairman of
the Committee on Commerce is very APP
propriate. Mr.. Mills, M. G. from Texas,
always was fond of commerce, espec-
tally Of foreign commerce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
H:W. LADD co.
Open Evenings this Week.
Christmas
Handkerchlek.

Thousands of them! We
have made additions to our
choice stock with a special
view to the demand of the
holidays for nice things at
reasonable prices. We show
especially pretty productions
in l. a d les Embroidered
Hemstitched Handkerchiefs,
mitred and dice patterns,
comprising the finest goods
from Ireland and Switzer-
land, from 12ac. to $1.OO
and upwards.
Ladies Fine Embroidered
Mousseline de Sole and Jap
anese Silks from SOC. tc
$3.50.
Mems Fine Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, fancy borders
and apanese e Silks, all
widths of hem ; from 12sc.
to $3.50.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
The NEWS" TURN NOW

The General Assembly to be elected In
this State next spring has also TO choose q
senator to succeed Hon. Nelson w.
Aldrich. 1t would be an act of high politi-
cal courage aud wisdom for the Democrats
Of this State to adopt the suggestion OF
their brethren in Illinois by naming their
candidate for senator in advance and
going to the people upon that issue.
We have no particular candidate To urge
The Democratic party is rich in material,
SO that there Is no dearth of men from
whom To choose. Telegram.
No particular candidate to urge? No
advice 10 offer on that point! Well,
that's funny. Perhaps the Telegram is
getting chary OF Offering advice since
Mrs. Cleveland refused to name her baby
columbia. But as the Telegram well
says, there's plenty of material. Lots of IT..
it. There the Hon. Mr.. Brennan and the
Hon. Mr.. Carroll of Pawtucket, or the
worthy manager of the Telegram himself.
Speaker Crisp may make some mistakes
in his appointments; in fact, he is sure to,
but the country will pardon a good deal
in man in his position who chooses TO
follow the dictates OF his own judgment,
after due inquiry and deliberation, and
who has the courage of his own convic-
tions as TO what is wisest and best.-Bul-
letin.
The Rhode Island organ of the Tam
many Democracy rallies nobly to the de-
fense of Tammanys Speaker.
Senator Sherman's bill authorizing the
sale of American flags of the pattern used
by the army to everybody at cost prices is
of course intended To encourage the use OF
the Stars and Stripes by private citizens
aud in private places, and doubtless there
will be no particular objection raised
against the measure IL may surely be
remarked, however, that the patriotism
which cannot be induced TO display itself
except by putting its emblems on the bar
gain counter is perhaps hardly worth cul-
tivating at all.-Journal
True TO its colors When the new
paragrapher gets his trumpet call to
heaven he'll criticise the Angel Gabriels
music. Yes, yes; very good music
very fair indeed And of course most
distinguished performer. But don't you
think the -ah-the performer hatted
Just trihe in the andante?"
Germany lowers the price of the duty
on our cereals in return we let German
beet root sugar in free. This is the kind
of exchange of courtesies among nations
that pays. We would rather have Ger
many do this than TO have Emperor Billy
visit us in his royal yacht.-Newport OBJ
server.
The NEWS shares the Observers pre-
ference. The new German arrange
ment is an excellent illustration of
the value of Mr. Blaine's reciprocity
policy. And really the concession costs
us nothing, as we have been for some
time giving free entry to tropical Am
erican sugar.
Not every man who has cold in the
head is victim of the grip.-Newport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

RHODE ISLAND members get fair treat
ment at Speaker Crisps hands. Page
has the Craftsmanship of Manufactures
and place ON Claims. Lapham gets a
place on Military Affairs and on Patents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24

EURoPE's Christmas present to Amer
lea is millions of gold, sent in payment
for wheat, pork. beef and corn. Amer
ica's Christmas present to Europe, Great
Britain especially, is millions of dollars
sent by prosperous immigrants here to
poorer relatives in free trade lands.
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THE action of Speaker Crisp in refus-
ing Free Trade Mills position on the
Ways and Means Committee forcibly re-
minds us of the name of Young Indian
brave who was called Young Man
Afraid-o -His-Shadow.