The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27
THE NEWS TURN NOW.

After having induced fashionable and
official Berlin to taste the sweets OF Amer
lean corn bread, Minister Phelps will to-
day introduce the Teutons to the genuine
Yankee pumpkin pie, in the hope that IT
may find equal favor in their mouths.
If this sort of thing keeps on the weary
American will presently be unable TO lind
any corner of the world where he can es-
cape his native diet.-Journal.
Did the Thanksgiving dinner of the
Journals new paragrapher disagree
with him? / have often suspected him
of being dyspeptic and a confirmed one.
Thanksgiving is not what it used to be.
1t is not what il was intended TO be- nor
is il quite what we in New England
continue to hatter curse Ives it is.-Iete-
gram
No what the Telegram was pleased to
call the Democratic "victory" did not
sit on its stomach well enough TO per-
NIT the due enjoyment of cranberry
sauce with the national bird. The NEWS
would respectfully prescribe peptonized
milk as safe and soothing diet after
the fever of the last few days.
Have not the citizens to gain lower
taxes, freedom from the grip of the mon
-
emancipation from the control OF the otfi-
cial ring Telegram.
The citizens have chiefly to gain clear
eyed vision, such few of them as have it
not, to pierce the Teiegrdnl's tissue of
untruths. Yesterday caught snatch
of conversation as two men passed me on
Broad street. "If didn't know better"
said one to the other, 81 might almost
believe that Mayor Smith had recklessly
plunged the CITY," Most people do
know better, but it is only a wanton and
reckless disregard Of its responsibilities
and its duties TO the public that can per-
NIT newspaper to conduct such cam
paign of misrepresentation and perver-
sion as the Potter organ is engineering.
Five or six thousand possible voters
stayed at home yesterday and will continue
to do so in increasing numbers until som g
issue which interests them is placed before
them for decision. Then they will turn
out in way TO surprise the professional
politician. Twenty thousand people re-
Gently attended the opening of clothing
bazaar, and as many more would go on a
free excursion down the bay of pleasant
summer afternoon. They do not vote be-
cause as things are now there is nothing
TO be gained by them individually in the
use or the MISUNDERSTANDING.
The esteemed Journal and, following
its lead, the esteemed Bulletin hardly
found an election gravely affecting the
interests of Providence of sufficient in
terest to claim mention in its editorial
columns. BY its sluggishness and
inertia, the Journal gave direct encour-
agement to voters to shirk their duties
and slight their privileges. If the paper
which long time was looked to as the
second Bible of Rhode Island has any
will to regain its lost prestige or acknow-
ledges any responsibility to the diminish
ing coterie which still puts faith in its
utterances, il must assume degree of
civic interest if ii has it not, and put
the affairs of Providence on an equal
level with those of Kamtchatka or the
mountains Of the moon.
There is a conspicuous degree of shrewd-
ness and practical wisdom in nearly all
the Democrats who loom up at Washing
ton Just now, and it is difficult to believe
that any Of them would deliberately sacri-
flee Democratic advantages or injure their
party's chance Of victory next year.
nal.
have not often suspected the Journal
of dealing in such, quiet and consistent
and sober-sided sarcasm as any human
being in his right mind must be con-
strained TO take this TO be.
Press reports state that representatives
from all parts Of the country were present
at the Washington meeting of the ma
tional Republican committee on Tuesday
and that IL was Blaine convention.
There will be another OF the same sort at
Minneapolis on the seventh Of June next,
IL the great statesman is spared.-Newport
Observer.
This is November and IL is still long
lime to June, but the Observer has "a host
with 1t in its opinion.
II appears 10 be practically settled that
Governor Hill will not vacate until the
time comes To inaugurate Governor-elect
Flower. Aud so Jones of Binghamton
will continue TO write Lieut." before the
word governor when applied TO his name
Jones bolted the regular nomination at
the last election because he was not Sc
lected TO head the ticket and Hill is sim
ply paying him off.-Newport News.
How those Democrats love each other
and what truly interesting season they
will have trying to agree upon Presi-
Dental candidate.
In the municipal election In Providence
on Tuesday, there was no choice for mayor
aud state senator. The rest OF the Demo