The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-10
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brushed aside with the remark that there
is certainly nothing in the condition OF
trade, foreign or domestic, there Is GER
tainly nothing in the condition OF our peo-
pie OF any class, to suggest that the exist
ing tariff and revenue legislation bears
oppressively upon the people or retards
the commercial development or the ma
ton" An intelligent man who can be-
lieve that statement is constituted 10 get
a very large amount of substantial happi-
ness out of conditions that constantly
prompt him to be miserable.
On the contrary any man who can
disbelieve it forfeits his claim to be con-
sidered an intelligent citizen.
A North Carolina Democratic paper
characterizes David Ii. Hill as IA man
whose Democracy is of that kind which
grows bolder as danger thickens." This
is polite way of saying that his unscrup-
ulous audacity increases along with his
party's need of it.-Journal and Bulletin
Softly, esteemed contemporary, softly !;
you know you may have to support him
for President next year.
Rhode Island, to-day wants winner 1t
cares little whether his name is Cleveland
or HILL whether he comes from New YORK
or Texas. The unfortunate feature about
the whole contest is that IL shows that the
Democracy is very much IL not badly divid
ed 1t is good however that the split comes
now. Between this time and November
'92 the whole situation will be changed
and the differences will be esettled.-Record
Rhode Island will get a winner, and
he with be nominated at the Republican
National Convention. Democratic diff
ferences are not of the sort to be settled
easily; they grow deeper and wrankle
the more painfully with time.
This session of Congress ought to be
short aud sharp. The country wants a
sample of bona fide legislation.
II was unwise of the Telegram to COM
NIT itself to this statement because
fruitless chickering's are all it is likely
to get from the unwieldly Democratic
majority.
The Democratic party is so solid in the
South that statesmen from that region
naturally have a very important influence
upon the policy of the party. This is not
to be dreaded by any means /; IL we are to
be great andunited people we must learn
to pay respect to the needs and opinions Of
all sections, North, East, West, as well as
South, must have full opportunities for a
share in the Government, and IL any one
section tries to keep bogie TO frighten
the other section into submission il Will
soon learn its mistake. One thing Is very
certain, the commerce of the country will
not be terrorized by the politicians OF
either party, and we see no other reason to
fear any dangerous financial legislation in
the near future. journal and Bulletin.
The Journal has settled things quite to
its own satisfaction. and the Bulletin
echoes its words. The journal may rec
ollect, however, and, if not, possibly the
Bulletin may be able TO jog its memory
that before the November elections there
was talk of a Northern man for Speaker,
but the gemmen from Georgia and Texas
fought il out between themselves just
the same. The Northern Democracy
has, as it has always had, a great deal OF
''respect" for the opinion of the South,
but the South has never paid the opinions
Of the North the compliment OF even
casual consideration.
The Democratic success In Massachu-
setts at the State elections has been met
by Democratic defeat in the majority of
municipal contests.-Newport Observer.
The defeat follows naturally, because
the success was won on false pretenses.
From the start IL was evident that the
majority of the Democrats were deter
mined to have as presiding officer of the
House of Representatives man who was
a firm believer in their two pet fallacies-
free trade and free silver. Mr.. Crisp
filled the bill exactly, and can be relied
upon to do everything in his power To
abolish the protective tariff and flood the
country with debased dollars. -Pawtucket
Times.
The Paw Of the Tammany Tiger rests
on Mr.. Crisp's shoulder. The tiger is
considering how best to swallow the
country next year, but the country will
show itself too big to be swallowed.
Well, Mr.. Crisp of Georgia is to be the
speaker of the house in the Fifty-second
Congress, and now the Mngwump organs
promptly declare that the defeat of Mr..
Mills, upon whom their affections were
set. will make no difference To the cause of
tariff reform-Springfield Union.
The Mugwumps have been subjected
to severe discipline for the last year or
two, and have learned to be easily salts
fed. 1t is better diet to eat ones own
words than TO eat crow.