The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-19
THE LIGHT is BREAKING.
The Situation in Pawtucket Growing
More Encouraging.
THEY'RE COMING TO THE FOLD.
Republican Lost Sheep Who Find the Pas
lures Strong and the Herbage scant-
Mr.. Tiepke's Position - Other Paw
tuclxet Doings-The News of the valley.

The situation at Pawtucket is looking
more favorable for the Republicans. 1t is
the history of all so-called independent
political movements that the leaders be-
come faint-hearted directly after they
have inserted the knife into the party they
belong TO, and that they are among the
first to run about and suggest some heal
ing lotion.
The Pawtucket independent movement
is no exception to the general rule Sher-
man, instead Of gaining strength from the
Republican party of that city, Is hourly
losing ground. The few Republicans
who felt aggrieved for reasons personal
and otherwise because Alderman David j.
White was nominated for Mayor are be
ginning 60 realize that they have not
picked up in Mr.. Sherman the jewel they
thought they had selected from the Dem
ocratic mine, and that the Democrats
have not started out a town crier TO bell
the streets and offer reward for lost
property.
On the contrary they are chagrinned TO
find that Mr.. Sherman has defined his
politics and that after all he belongs TO
hybrid class of different nomenclature,
allied somewhat to the mugwump variety
which spranR up eight wears ago and
which is of as much use as the wild GU
abouts a few years ago, and which pro-
duces a small, prickly fruit or pod of no
use to anybody; its principal vocation
seems TO be TO choke off vines and plants
that contribute TO human happiness.
Mr., Sherman has been an indefatigable
worker for Mr.. Sherman, vide the Worlds
Fair appropriation bill, which he did not
get the Republican Senate 10 adopt and
through which he was TO have "a comfort
able place on the States commission. he
has expressed the opinion that he will de-
feat the regular Democratic nominee,
who, he rather confidently asserts, will
lose fully one-third of the party vote, and
on the second trial he will best Alderman
White.
The position he takes is not well
founded. The Republicans will poll
large vote for the regular nominee and
will have nothing to fear from eX-Mayor
Carroll IL they will all pull together, and
there is every indication that they will do
so now that the first furry is over, and the
thin veneer and fire-gilt of " independence I"
has worn off. The gentlemen who were
at first prominent in the third party move
ment have had their eyes opened to the
Democratic pit Others dug for them To fall
into on election day, and they will turn
their footsteps In another and the right
direction, with the possible exception of n
few whose pride will not permit them to
recede from position publicly assumed.
IL has been said that Alderman Tiepke
will sulk and refuse to do his duty asa
Republican because of his failure to obtain
the nomination of the mayoralty.( This
may be the wish of ex-Mayor Carroll and
the desire of Mr.. Sherman; but both will
be disappointed, for Mr.. Tiepke will take
of his coat and go TO vork in the name OF
and for the cause Of ,,ns party. On cleo
tion day and prior thereto he will be found
at his post OF duty. This will be crush
ing blow for the5 enemy, for it will mean
united SUPPORT from the young and
earnest Rep. .blioans for the straight party
ticket. With the young men in line back
ing up the older members of the party, q
Republican victory is assured.