The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-19
THE NEWS" TURN NOW

THE NEWS" TURN NOW
The lesson of the expose of the city
committee is for the voters to consider
and draw the moral from. 1t must be
applied to the polls in November.-Tele-
gram.
Yes, the voters will attend to that lit
tie matter, though not in the way the
Telegram wishes.
Mayor Smith of Providence officially
sits down upon boxing exhibitions and
prize fights. 1t Is evident he does not
pander To the hoodlum element for sup
port.-Newport Observer.
He does not, and the hoodlum ele-
ment in journalism-but that is unpar-
hamentary.
In the nomination for Mayor OF David j.
White, publisher of the Record Visitor,
the Pawtucket Republicans have done
well. OF his integrity there Is not the
shadow of doubt. His capability has
been proved as an Alderman. His nomi-
nation was won fairly, and IL he is not
elected the reasons for his defeat will be
the reasons for the defeat of Republican
candidates at any time in Rhode Island
under similar conditions-jeaiousy and
treachery within the party ranks.-Paw-
tuxet Valley Cleaner.
1t is pity the Pawtuxet people can't
vote in Pawtucket.
''Let the men of each ward take care of
their own affairs" says The PROVIDENCE
NEWS in its twenty-second number. Why
thus cruelty desert them? Aren't the
wards worth savingS-Woonsocket Re-
porter.
A fellow really can't expect sweet
little tot like the Reporter to understand
grown up language. They sha'n't talk
that way TO it, so they sha'n't, 90 little
dear. They meant that each ward
should elect good school members, so
they did But it was too bad to expect
the dear little thing TO understand it, SO
it was! There, there! sh-h-h sh-h-h |!
sh-h-h!
The Prison Congress says crime is in
creasng beyond belief. What wonder
when the government fosters it ives
terly Tribune.
VIII the Tribune man kindly explain !?
The government, whether of city, State
or nation, does not foster crime, and he
is poor patriot who says it.
Mr. Fassett isn't so pretty as he was be-
fore Gov. Hill took the stump on State
issues, but he knows great deal more
than he did.-Brooklyn Eagle.
We doubt if Mr.. Fassett has grown
any less pulchritudinous, but he has un-
doubtedly learned something since Gov.
Hill took the stump. Only the Bour-
bons learn nothing and forget nothing.
Mr. Fassett has at last learned how COM
plete is Hills subserviency to Tammany.
Roger @. Mills is coming to Massachu-
setts TO instruct us in the beauties of free
trade. We may as well prepare TO be told
TO 90 home and soak our heads.-Spring-
field Union.
Even so. There's nothing like know
ing an opponents line of argument :"
before he begins.
Pawtucket Republicans showed their
good sense last night by nominating for
members of the City Council men of
known worth and integrity.
Times
And with candidate for Mayor Of
worth and integrity, there is no reason
why every Pawtucket Republican should
not support his straight party ticket. If
not. let him boldly throw off disguises
Now they think they have discovered
corruption i'm Rhode Islands chief city,
Alas, can we no longer trust in Provi-
dence g-Boston Herald.
Oh yes, you can. Providence is all
right and ve~v much all right. And the
"thev. ;"'who vlink they have dis
covered corruption, will have to be a
good deal more certain of it before they
convince others.
Mr.. Blaine says he believes in the Nc
Kinley bill when rendered harmless by q
sufficient quantity of reciprocal free trade
Like many another, he is in favor of the
law, but "agin its enforcement. THE
Journal.
Misrepresentation is natural to the
organ OF the Tammany Democracy. Mr..
Blaine is very much in favor of the law
and its enforcement. Reciprocity is a
part of the law.
Here is little problem that ought not
TO be allowed TO pass out of the minds of
the high protectionists until they have
earnestly tried TO answer it If in nine
months our non-dutiable imports have in
creased 40 per cent. because of the removal
of duties by the Mckinley bill what would
have been the effect upon our foreign
trade If many more articles had been
placed on the free list and if the rates of
duties on dutiable goods had been lowered
instead of being raisedS They should
make note, too, of the fact that there
has been an increase of the imports of
articles on which duties were removed
and decrease in the importation of arti-
cles on which duties were raised. Does
not this fact prove conclusively that pro-
lection checks imports and diminishes
foreign trade journal.
If many more articles had been placed
on the free list, imports would still
further have been increased, so long, at
least, as the people remained able to
pay.
If the rates of duty on dutiable goods
had been lowered, either wages must
have gone down here or production
lessened by the stoppage of Industries.
In either case the purchasing power of
the people would have been lessened and
the glee of the importer would soon haye
been materially modified by that fact
Protectionists do make a note, with
great satisfaction, of the fact that inn
ports have increased of articles ON the
free list. and diminished of articles pro-
tpcted bv an enhanced dtftv That in