The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-23
The NEWS" TURN NOW


1t is claimed that people who drink no
water don't have the grip.-Telegram.
No, perhaps not; but delirium tremens
gets them after awhile and their widows
take in plain sewing.
What Col Davis did say was substan-
TALLY this, as understood and reported by
both the Providence papers, etc.-Tele-
gram.
As there are four papers, dailies, in
Providence, or four and half, counting
the Bulletin and Journal as one and n
half, according TO their advertising rules,
the Telegram in implying that there are
but two, implies willful and deliberate
falsehood. And a lie implied is as bad
as one expressed.
The Western wool growers have been
prompt to notify their Congressman in
Washington that they want no tinkering
with the tariff on wool, which the Crisp
free -Pawtucket Times.
Which must be distressing to the
Democrats who are looking for Western
votes; and to the Journal; especially the
| Journal.
II seems impossible to dislodge the idea
from the mind of some contemporaries
that Gov. Hill in his Elmira speech came
| out openly for unconditional and un-
limited silver coinage. He did nothing OF
the sort. The speech was a plea for bi-
metalism through international concert.
He specifically deplores any legislation
that would give us silver monometallism.
| His argument is for the constitutional
currency of gold and silver circulation on
parity. Free silver coinage without bi-
metallism would meritably produce mo-
| toll IL ant stSil yar
crank. brooklyn Eagle.
He who explains excuses. And yet the
Eagle is right in saying that Hill did not
come out openly for free coinage. What
he attempted was toplease the silver men
without displeasing the honest bimetal-
lists. This is a Enthusiastically Hillish
attempt.
In the history of the country but few
utterances have been looked forward TO
| with such anxiety and interest as that
which Mr.. Blaine is TO make in Boston
! Jan. {. We rather think the subject will
be international, not political reciprocity.
New Bedford Journal.
Whatever Mr.. Blaine's subject, the
| Journal does not overestimate the de-
! gree of public interest in it. And through
| that mighty transmitter and recorder of
geeat deeds and ringing words-the
! press-the speech will be enjoyed by
millions from Blaine's Maine to Blaine's
| California.
John Hoey gets off easier than he would
! if he were one of the Hoey polloi.-Boston
| Herald.
The Herald couldn't get up a worse
pun than that if it offered prize for
one.
How boastingly the Republican jour
nails show up the increase of our exports
| under reciprocity. They used To boast
that true protection was on the other tack
and that home markets were the great
| desiderata. III limited free trade keeps
| growing in favor this way where shall we
finally landg-Boston Globe.
Where shall we land? Why, in the
haven of Prosperity and at the wharf of
Progress Il Co., presumably. The home
market is mort important, and we have
that. But we shall have big foreign
trade, too. 1t may comfort the Globe to
know that large party of clear-headed
men in its beloved England are advocat-
ing somewhat similar policy under the
name of "fair trade" whose theory is
" trade with those who trade with u.s."
And TO this friends of American indus
try would add; "And whose products
are widely different from our own"
The common sense of the plain people
would call taxing American consumers of
| sugar and coffee in order to punish for
our products. biting off our nose to spite
another fellows face."-N. Y. World.
The common fairness of plain truth
teller would lead him to admit that we
are not taxing consumers of sugar and
coffee" We are simply saying to two
countries producing coffee, for instance +:
1--WE will trade with whichever of you
gives us the best terms"-which is bust
ness wisdom, nothing more. BY the
way, it is free trade England which taxes
coffee, and even the chiccory with which
il is so universally adulterated there
Why do free traders lie so?
Mr. Henry W. Pond Of New York de-
| clares that the name of the metropolis is
uncouth and undignifed. He suggests,
| therefore, that the two words be com
bined and shortened into "Nork," which
we infer is the essense of euphony and dig
nifty, according to Mr.. Pond.-Bulletin or
! Journal.
They've got down pretty close to that
now. "N'York one syllable-is about
the accepted pronunciation,
| The action of the president in making
| Mr.. Elkins, one of Blaine's stoutest sup
porters, secretary of war has set agoing
| with more vigor than ever the talk about
Secretary Blaine's presidential prospects.
| 1t seems more likely than otherwise that
| Mr. Blaine will not be candidate. The
| Republicans cannot do better than to re-
nominate President Harrison.
| Spy.
Here's a paper which has evidently
been asleep. The Republicans are going
TO do great deal better than TO renomi-
nate Gen. Harrison for, good n Presi-
| dent as he has made, his Secretary of
| State will prove stronger candidate.
"Broad minded" is what the Boston
Republic calls David B Hill Now let
the Republic go on and call the hippop-
otamus model of physical beauty.-New
! York Tribune.
Well, the man who can at the same
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