The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-14

III cost CONSIDERABLY uioIV W ui"iu.oii
the Massachusetts prisons last year than
in 1890 More prisoners and greater cost
Of certain supplies. s.-Boston Giope.
Excepting -four, would You kindly
point ont few items in the way OF sup
plies which cost more than last year
Massachusetts, is more wicked; that
what's the matter.
tion OF James G. Blaine for the Presi-
dency in 1892 is sure TO place Democrat
in Office Worcester Post.
Saying that frog is as big as bull
doesn't make it so.
Congressman breckenridge Of Kentucky
seeks to do away with Mr. Blaine's reel
procity scheme. The Democrats should
not kill il until they can agree on some
thing gbetter.-Newport News.
Here is little bit of Democratic COM
mon sense to which the attention OF
Messrs. Lapham and Page is respect
fully invited.
Every caudid man must admit that,
however doubtful the experiment OF "A
third party always is, the party which
Mr.. Means and his friends put forward Is
based on some considerations OF solid
truth and has some stronger reasons Tor
existence than underlie the Alliance ana
Prohibitionist parties and other organiza-
tions of that kind, whose members usual
ly have but one idea, and that a mistaken
one. ne.-Providence Journal.
The above is an excerpt from long
article in the Journal, paving its way
for the adoption of the Means party. 1t
is a significant article. The formation
of party, resembling the Columbian,
in New York the other evening was evil
IDENTIFY in Cleveland's interest. IL looks
very much as If the Journal wished to
start Columbian head centre on Eddy
street, Providence, X. i.
And why not !? The principles of the
Columbians, as of the New York Mug
wuInps. are gold monometallism, civil
service reform and free trade. Cleveland
is their prophet. as he is the Journals.
If Blaine and Hill are the candidates, is
not the paper once presided over by
George Danielson likely to take to the
woods?
We may add however, that in the event
of Cleveland running as a third can
diGate no Democrat will stand the slight
est chance of election next year.
ut ueltdl Ol OENktI III oIlO may justly
be regarded, owing to the circumstances
surrounding it, as in an important sense
q rebuke of that insanely emotional dis
play of fraud and froth which is, perhaps,
correctly denominated a Blaine senti-
meht.-Chicago Herald.
Whether the Blaine contingent be or
be not fraud and froth," it is absurd to
claim that Foraker's defeat in Ohio is a
defeat for Blaine. Ii would have been
q pity TO retire John Sherman until he
is ready TO go. Many people thought so,
but that don't make them either more or
less Blainiac.
When it is considered that fifty-four
members of the United States Senate are
-in-faxor of free Coinage, aud that a large
majority Of the members of the lower
branch of Congress are opposed to the
honest money leaven," the danger seems
imminent and the note OF warning is
sounded none too early. or these fifty
four senator's, eighteen are Republicans
and the balance Democrats. There are
only two Democratic senator's who are
supporters of honest money. Thus IL Will
be seen the leaven must be set at work at
once. Fortunately President Harrison
is opposed TO free coinage. He would veto
any bill debasing our currency. IL takes
ffty-nine senator's TO pass bill over the
Presidents veto-Woonsocket Reporter.
The Reporter is too sensible to quote
the cry that the Republican party is re-
sponsible for the silver danger. Instead,
it is the bulwark against that danger.
II is now conundrum whether Hill
will lead the Democratic party to defeat
or that organization conduct the ex-gov-
ernor to oblivion. journal.
Hill has never yet led the Democratic
party 10 defeat, and that is why the
Democrats are not likely TO consign him
TO oblivion just yet.
President Harrison does not seem to he
taking as much interest in the world s
fair now a. he will when he and Mr..
Hayes visit Chicago together as the only
living x-Presidents. ts.-Chicago Post.
This looks blind at first, but you study
il awhile. and it begins to look like q
bid for Columbian party in Chicago,
doesn't it!
Mr.. Edward Atkinson, In letter to one
OF our local Democratic papers, neatly and
effectually demoiishes "a favorite free trade
contention. He declares emphatically
that wages are higher in this country than
they have ever been before, and that there
has never been period in our history
when given sum of money would buy so
large n quantity of the necessaries of life.
Mr. Atkinson is a distinguished tariff
reformer," but his wide information and
his statistician's love for accuracy often
make him valuable ally of the protection
ists-Boston Journal.
A free trader who doesn't falsify facts
in support of his theory is indeed a
rarity. Mr.. Atkinson is, however, one
of our most useful public men in spite
Of his one economic heresy.
Never, by any chance, is it (the trolley
system) allowed to stand upon its own
merits.
That's fact. There's always some
newspaper thirsting for self-advertise-
ment, which absolutely refuses TO let it
stand on its own merits. Give it fair
show till something better is found.
The non-interference of the administra-
tion with the liberation of the three
Balmacedists il another indication of its