The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-17
THE NEWS" TURN NOW

The decision of Judge Barnard in the
Duchess County contested election case,
in New York, sweeps away the whoie uls-
tinctive benefit of the Australian ballot
law, as the judge ordered iot Oh paliI.s ,.s
counted that had distinguishing marks
upon them. There seems to be no doupt
that the facts are as reported. 1t Is need
less to say that Judge Barnard Is Repuo-
lican.--Telegram
It isn't needless to say anything Of the
sort. Judge Barnard is "a Democrat, but
a lust one. What is more, every Justice
i'm the Supreme Court District of which
Dutchess county is a part is a Democrat.
Newport is to have the proud distinction
of the last election in Rhode Island for the
wear. 1t is, as usual an extremely import.
ant one, involving the political future OF
several ward politicians, If such gentle
men can be said to have any future
Journal and Bulletin.
II would seem that the Journal has
already sufficiently demonstrated its lack
of interest in Rhode Island affairs with
out forcing its Indifference over and
over ON public attention.
Through Misunderstanding the Tete-
Ordrn was led into error yesterday in stat
ing that 81, SOC, 900 of the S2,0OO,OOO of capi.
tai stock of the Union railroad company of
this city represented watered stock given
to stockholders in the form of stock divi-
dends
The Telegram departs from its usual
custom in acknowledging its blunders;
il is perhaps, therefore, ungenerous to
press the query how much water Is
there in the stock of the Telegram
The vieor with which the average Re
a
policy of single tariff bills, freeing the
essential raw materials, would seem TO in
dicate that they are very much alarmed at
the prospect of the predicament into
which the adoption of such policy by
their opponents would force them.-Jour-
nal and Bulletin.
The only concern of Republicans in
the matter is certain patriotic interest
in the nations business which is likely
10 get very little attention while the
Democrats drag ont the winter uselessly
over endless tariff items. BY the way
will the Journal kindly inform us what
are raw materials! No satisfactory
answer has ever been given to this
question.
The bill now before the City Council as
DIR. Andrews urged, at least inferentially
had its origin in desire TO get for this
CITY some COlDptusditOH ioi hhC NNfN val
uable franchises accorded the quasi pub
lie corporations now in our midst. IL
would be sad commentary on our popu-
lar branch Of the city government IL il
were proved true that the bill was drawn,
not i'm the city's interests, but in the in
terest of corporations. s.-Record.
IL is a sad commentary on the politi-
cal methods of one faction of the Demo
Gratis that so binding dust has been
stirred up about the real purport of the
bill. DR. Andrews and Mr.. McAuslan
were the two men among the bills OPP
ponents who argued reasonably and sen
sibly.
The Prohibtionists never get discour-
aged. Though cast down at nearly every
election, they are not destroyed. I'm Con-
necticut they have just elected delegates
10 the national convention and expressed
their preference for ~. John a. the presi-
Dental candidate. Newport News.
II seems "a curious sort of taste delib-
eratelv 10 choose 10 throw away votes
next year of all years.
Newport Republicans are putting them
selves i'm condition 90 fight successful
political battles next year. la Rhode