The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-01
The NEWS TURNNOW.

I'LL lNItIV IOlNlN NiSSth
Senator Hale says that Blaine will
speak very little this fall In public, but
will confine himself to writing letters to
be r. ad at the right times We don't
blame him for not taking the stump for
Harrison. Newport Herald.
Not being in the blame business, per-
haps the Herald judges Hill mildly for
knocking. with Peck's help, the props
from under Cleveland.
II cholera comes or II IL does not-for con-
stant typhoid is worse than occasional cholera
drink no Pawtuxet water which has not
been boiled.-PRovIDENcE NEWS.
Why drink 1t at all s--P. V. ID. Cleaner.
Will the Cleaner recommend sub
stitute that would meet with its gra-
cious approval?
Henry Watterson wants to reimpose
the sngar duty. Perhaps he doesn't take
sugar In his-Portland Express.
No amount of sugar would sweeten
the free trade gall.
Mr.. Cleveland has announced that he
will make no political speeches during
the present campaign Probably he ln-
tends to devote his energies exclusively
TO letter writing. Westerly Narragan-
sett Weekly.
That'll suit old Brer Dana. He prints
all the Gray Gables effusions on his ed
itorial page and keeps the cat up till the
Sun goes to press every morning to spit
at the first copy of the first edition.
There are those, and IL is feared not a
few, who will. notwithstanding their tenn
perance principles stifie their convictions
and go on acting with the old parties In
perpetuating the liquor curse.-Newport
Enterprise.
If the Enterprise means that quite a
good many people are going to vote the
Republican and Democratic tickets this
fall, the Enterprise is quite right. In
face of the issues now at stake, intelli-
gent voters won't scatter on third and
fourth parties.
There is no question that Massachusetts
Is doubtful State.-Worcester Post.
Think so? We're inclined to the opin-
ion that you're mistaken. The Bay
State has no stomach for rag money and
free trade.
Iron Hall is to have a receiver What
the contributors to its funds most desire
is returner.-Newport News.
That's what they ought to desire but
some of them are curiously willing to fling
good money after bad.
Thirty American tin.plate factories
have opened sixty British establishments
have closed. Thereby hangs a tariff
Newport Observer.
Thereby will hang the Democratic
party, by the neck and choking.
The feature of the New England fair is
its exhibit Of sheep. In previous years
sheep have cut but slight figure at the
annual exhibition. But the Mckinley
an extent that it is noticeable already at
the New England fair. These are the
same American sheep, no doubt, that
voted In RHODE ISLAND last spring, In
Oregon few weeks ago, will vote in Yer
mont next week, in Maine the following
Buzzard, who says they should not be
protected, into sad and innocuous eter-
nity.-Worcester Telegram.
Nothing sheepish about those sheep.
They know their friends and are down
on free wool-for that means mutton in
plenty.
Peck's bad boy has materialized. It's
d.. b. Hill.-N. Y. Recorder. Press and
others.
Well, that joke had to come some
time; it was as inevitable as the "Peck
of trouble" Let her go, Gallagher.
The campaign In Maine and Vermont
is uuder the disadvantage Of being started
before the national issue is really defined.
journal.
This is not mistake" It is not an
"error." 1t is simply willful and pur-
poseful lie. The issues Of the campaign
were defined by the platforms Of the
two parties. The letter Of the candi-
dates are mere matters of form.
Apropos Of the official statistics. now
Just made public by the Treasury Depart
ment, of the production of tin plate in
this country during the past year, the
question may well pc asked, il with free
tin the domestic manufacturers are able
TO supply only an insignificant fraction
of the country's demand, what prospect
is there that they will be able co supply
the whole home market after a duty is
imposed on their raw material as IL will
be next year by the requirements Of the
Mckinley law.-Journal.
Will the Journal kindly print, or
doesn't it dare, the exact wording of the
Mckinley bill regarding the duty on tin
next year and subsequent years!