The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-30
The NEWS TURN NOW

The Tribune speaks OF the tariff as a
defence. Undoubtedly it Is defence, In a
! certain sense of the word, but so the walls
| of a county Jail are to the unfortunate
| prisoner, who would be glad to give up
whatever protection" they afford for the
sake Of his liberty.-Journal,
Oh, but the jail walls are protection
to the folks outside, aren't they?
The essence of the question for the free
coinage Democrats to consider Is whether
| they would prefer silver without victory
| to victory without silver.-Journal.
The choice is not open to them. IL
will be choice between defeat with
free coinage and defeat without free
coinage.
have read Our Bill Morrison out of the
| Democratic party. Next week both will
be wiping their eyes and calling, "Demo-
Gratis, get together. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
| And it is worth remembering that the
Democrats usually do get together when
| the test comes, however much they may
fight beforehand. That is why we Re-
publicans ought to bestir ourselves. 1t
isn't safe TO count on winning through
Democratic quarrels.
The very best thing that could happen
| for the colored race in this city would be
| big muZZle on the ministers, lawyers and
self-striped representatives OF tae colored
race, who are eternally agitating race
they get done talking about ''my race"
and "my color" the better it will be for
| all concerned. Washington Hatchet.
Yes, the Hdtchefs southern friends
did have "big muzzle' on the colored
race for good many years. IL was a
crime to teach colored man to read.
He had no rights in court of law no
rights at all, indeed, (which white
man was bound to respect" as Chief
Jnstice Taney put it. And now that
the colored race can talk and become
educated, the Hatchet calls for more
.'muzzling." 1t will be disappointed.
History doesn't write itself backward.
| Republican organs continue to draw on
the st. Louis Republic for Democratic in
| formation. AS that journal is a little
| flighty in consequence of "a bad attack OF
| political grip, the information is not alb
solutely Enthusiastically Eagle.
Nonsense! The Republic is more
Democratic than the Eagle itself, which
often kicks over the traces, much to its
credit. The Republics name used to be
Republican, a name dating back to the
| kOOu ddNo Nicn tiC lItiho'latit
| party was known as the Democratic
Republican, and the opposition were
known as Federalists. When Mr.. Jones,
the present editor, went from Florida TO
take charge of the Republican, his old
friends were amazed. What" said
they, "Jones editing Republican news
| paper." And there was talk OF tar and
feathers and even pistols, till poor Jones,
| after frantically endeavoring TO explain
matters, and vainly, for Southern Dem
ocrats aren't strong on history, dropped
the last two letters from his papers title
and satisfied all critics by spelling
time honored precedent. Surely the
Eagle knows this; and that Jones is a
| good party man, but unmuzzled.
The people who are fearing that there
will be no attempt to reform the Mckinley
! act are forgetful Of three facts: First, that
| the ways and means committee is not the
| House: second, that nearly as many of the
| Democratic members voted for Mills as
| for Crisp. and third, that Crisp and
| Springer are as sound tariff reformers as
| any Democrats in the country.-New York
| World
Thanks. Here is high Democratic au-
thority, of the dominant Hill-Tammany
| stripe too, for what the News has con-
stantly contended-The snubbing of
| Mills was not free trade defeat, but
little exhibition of personal spite.
John Sherman has got his dander up.
! He observes that the Cincinnati CONNER
| cial Gazette, under its new management,
| is as untruthful and infamous as the low
| est blackmailing sheet could be. This is
| pretty stiff thrust at the Mclean familys
| Boston Herald
| Uncle John wouldn't be likely to use
| strong language except under strong
provocation, and the McLeans are
pretty bad lot.
As hath been said or sung, the Novo-
| Eboracean divinity is the Ephesian Diana,
| an inferior person who wears a pull-back
and is more abundant than lovely in her
| graces. She is quite good enough for
| New York First-rate goddesses natural
| ly prefer Chicago. Chicago Post.
1t is good to see a Chicago person
seeking culture by studying Latin,
but where's authority for that "Novo?"
Better make it all Latin or all English.
When Mr.. Steve Elkins is done with his
congratulatory callers and fairly settled
down TO business at his new desk in the
! War Department, probably among the
earliest persons TO wait upon him for bus
! mess purposes will he the private manu-
| facturers who have been scheming to Sc
cure contracts for the manufacture OF
| heavy ordinance.-Journal.
1t used TO be said that only dishonest
| people were so confoundedly and con-
stantly suspicious of dishonesty in
others. But probably times have
changed since Danielson died.
Chairman Springer will at least have
that long desired opportunity to sit down
on exSpeaker Reed in the committee
room. We ought to have some fun out of
this Congress i'm the committee room of
the Ways and Means Committee if not on
the floor.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fun There isn't Republican edi-
tor i'm these broad United States who
hasn't laid in extra buttons and thread
this winter We're pretty certain one
and all to laugh ourselves out of our
clothes.
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
Mr.. Crisp will keep order with beauti-
| ful new payel made of Georgia pine inlaid