The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-09-21

portance TO all political parties, because
of the plainly evident fact that political
campaigns in this country are now
fought out in the newspapers much more
than formerly, and this tendency is con-
stantly increasing. The day OF the
torchlight parade, the day of the brass
band as an argument, the day of hurrah
and noise have all gone by. The news
paper, the magazine, the lyceum are
now the potential forces in political dis
cussion. In time of peace, reason and
argument, accompanied by the estab-
lished victory of facts, must be the
strength and resource of all political par
ties This makes the newspaper n
potential weapon in politics. The more
ably it is edited, the more candid it is in
the discussion of public matters, the
more accurate it is in statement, the
fairer it is in treatment of opponents
while at the same time it is fearless and
bold, the stronger it will be and the more
effective for its party.
In the intelligent State of Rhode Island
newspapers must be very potential Its
people are entitled 10 fair dealing in edi-
torial discussion. They have not always
had this good treatment in later years
from all their leading papers. This
makes it the more necessary that the
Republican press should be candid where
the Democratic or Prohibition press is
uncandid, that it should be fair ard
liberal where the opposition papers are
narrow and bigoted. The bigotry of
the Mugwump exceeds that of the
Democrat. He does not believe that
other people can be honest, for he
assumes not only superior intelli-
gence, but also superior morality. The
Republican papers, in the superior
strength of the Republican party, can
teach their opponents the lessons of fair
ness in warfare. The Republican party
is very strong in this nation, and it can
always afford TO be good natured as well
as strong. The strength of the Republi-
can party is manifest in one thing.
Even when one million of its voters are
disfranchised in the South, it still has
left a majority Of the voters in the re-
mainder of the Republic. No other
party is strong enough for this. In a
State like Rhode Island, where the Re
publican policy is the motive power back
Of every turning wheel, where every
schoolhouse and every shop are evil
dences of the patriotism and thrift of
Republicanism, where Republicanism
and loyalty TO the nation were long
Synonymous terms, and where intelli-
gence and Republicanism and thrift
have gone hand in hand in making a
prosperous and splendid commonwealth,
the Republican party ought TO grow
stronger and stronger all the time. 1t
ought to do this because it is true to the
people and their interests. IL ought to
do this because the people of Rhode
Island know that the wisdom of the Re-
publican party has been the thrift of the
nation for thirty years.
A paper like the News should find
generous welcome in such a generous
and intelligent state. 1t will advocate
the cause Of the people. 1t will be the
friend of labor, because it represents the
great party which has added an average
of 80 cents day to the wages of every
worlingman in America. 1t will stand
for honest money, because it represents
the party which replaced system of
rotten banks and unsound currency in
this country with the best banking sys-
tenn and the safest currency in the
world. II will make the friendship and
strength of the Republican party felt in
every home, the strength and friendship
of a party which maintains protective
tariff solely ON the basis between the
difference of wages TO labor in Europe
and America. 1t goes into its new field
with honest purpose and sincere patriot
ism. 1t has good men, who have been
in many conflicts for the Republican
party, TO guide its fortunes, and there
can be no doubt that they will receive a
genuine Rhode Island welcome, and go
ahead in their work every day adding to
the prosperity and happiness Of State
already so prosperous and happy. They
have the ability and they have the fear
less intention TO strike hard blows, but
yet always fair blows, for the Republican
party and the cause of good government
All good people will bid the NEWS
godspced. l invoke for it the
generous patronage Of generous
State. And / do believe that always
it will be paper true 10 the peo-
pie. a paper so pure that any mother
will feel safe for it to enter the home.
A paper go strong that it will always de-
fend the weak. A paper so fearless that
it will ever dare attack wrong and
never compromise with evil. a paper so
loyal that It viii represent constantly
the highest aud best ambitions OF
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