The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-24
Ordained Priest of tho Oracle.
Erom the Bosion Globe

One of the most impressive scenes of the
Republican convocation in Music Hall
this week was the ordination of the Provi
dence News as priest of the Republican
oracle, vice the Providence Journal, un-
frocked in 1888 for schism and banker
ing for free wool
For four years the party had to fight its
way without an organ, and many of its
reverses are now attributed to the want of
n strictly partisan paper at the helm, while
the frequent successes of the Democracy
are looked upon as the natural result of
well equipped and well directed newspaper
support.
There were many aspirants for the va
cant post of organ. but none came up to
the required standard until the NEWS APP
peared as a neophyte at the local Republi-
can altar.
The new conner gave evidence of pre-
cocty from its birth, but the graybeards
of the party shook their heads and said it
would die young; IL was too cute to live
long.
When only 40 hours old it had the
'emerty to attack the Journal, a paper
four times its size, and with nearly cen
tury of experience.
Men stood aghast at the assurance of
this bantling, and its friends trembled for
it's safety but fears and sympathy were
alike wasted, for the NEWS. with reckless
disregard of danger, next offered battle TO
extended an invitation to the entire Demo
cratic press of the State to come on. "
The Republicans began to think that
this novice was phenomenally courage
ous, but still they guessed they wouldn't
ordain it until after satisfactory proba-
ton, and SO the paper was told To go on
and complete its novitiate period. which
il did, becoming bolder and sassier every
day.
The probation ended on the day of the
Convention. when the acolyte presented
itself for orders. IL had plenty of spon-
sors from among the leading men of the
party, the chief of whom were Gov. Ladd
and D Russell Brown, the Gubernatorial
candidate.
The novice had taken the vows TO stand
by the party, come veal come woe, 10
know no candidates but those which the
party should set up, TO observe no
political creed but the platform, to follow
no tenets but its planks to he ready at
all times to unsheathe the quill in defence
OF the party. aud TO do the city printing az
reasonable rates.
And now II was for the party 20 reward
its stout deeds by comforting upon il the
vacant political priestship.
The NEWS was ordered TO stand forward
aud hear the list of its virtues as set down
by the elders who had been entrusted with
its local training lt was long list
heroism, honesty fearlessness. undauntcd
courage, fidelity. ability, veracity, cleanli-
ness, Christianity, trustwOrthincss, relia-
bility. conscicntiousness aud enterprise
The youthful NEWS blushed aud pre-
pared itself for the laying on of hands In
The gallery were some who have hungered
for months 60 lay hands on il. and heavily
too. but this was Dot the time or place.
Col. Almou IL. Goodwin. chairman OF
the state central committee acting as
political presbyter delivered the charge
and spoke the words that made the NEWS
A fulf.fiedged organ. He did it with the
dignity OF an archbishop. United States
senator Hawley pronounced the benedic-
ton. the organ played "Partant Pour In
Syrier and tho ceremony was over
The no,r dcponding D,mocrcp
Charles l.. Germau NJ pimond LalL