The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-26


Everybody is trying to get kick at
Sweeney, nowadays.-Newport Observer.
It's no fair to hit fellow when he's
down, but the consensus of opinion
seems to be that Sweeney comes pretty
near deserving even that indignity.
Whenever the Democracy steal a seat
in Congress or even State nobody minds
it. 1t is no use to talk about it. It is
like saying fish swims, or horse runs,
or cat likes cream. II must be tre-
mendous rest to be a Democrat.
Thomas B. Reed.
It must lend a certain ease to life to
be able to give up consulting ones
conscience, but in the long run the way
of the Democratic transgressor as well
as of other evildoers is likely to prove
hard one.
II female suffrage ever does obtain in
our own little state may the Lord have
mercy on us, for the last census shows
177,4sl females to 16S,025 males.-Burrill-
Vile News.
What is the matter with them, do they
bite?
1t is New Bedford versus Fall River in
the caucuses tonight. Can there be any
question how to vote New Bedford
Journal.
When it's the United States versus Eng
land in the elections, the Journal often
seems to think there can be no question
but that an American should give his
ballot for Great Britain.
This is to be memorable season In our
| country for its labor disturbances Also
| for it's high tariff. Queer coincidence,
| isn't it p-Boston Herald.
Not at all queer. 1t simply isn't true.
| We are not living under a particularly
| high tariff, and labor disturbances are
| not particularly numerous, as compared
with free trade Britain.
| We repeat that absolute free trade ex-
| lists nowhere-not even in England--A
tariff FOR revenue Is not free trade, the
NEWS Notwithstanding Her
aid.
But il is, in the common Interpretation
of the word. Quibbles do not alter
facts. A tariff for revenue only, in
Great Britain, is tariff on tea, coffee,
chicory. spirits and tobacco, and free
trade i'm erery domestic manufacture or
agricultural product. Do we want iti
| Canada levies duty of five cents per
| dozen on American eggs. According to
Mr.. Mckinley the American hen pays
this tax.-New York World.
No, Canada levies duty of five cents
per dozen on all foreign eggs, whether
! American or otherwise. The American
hen does not pay the tax as her product
| is exclusively for the very valuable
home market. The tariff is aimed at
the pauper hens of Denmark, France
| and Belgium, which used TO undersell
our own and the Canadian markets.
The frankness and frequency with
| which Mr.. Cleveland takes his cores
| pondents into his confidence have forti-
| fled him in the general esteem. His
communications are an illustration OF
| tho progressive character of the man.
| They are an Improvement on the letters
he wrote eight years ago.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Oh, what monumental hedge This
is the same paper that practically or
dered Cleve TO quit whiting few days
ago. The Eagle reminds us Of the man
who said 10 his wayward son "Son, do
thus" II won't" said the bad Atny.
"Well. don't 10 IL then; l WIN be
obeyed" was the rejoinder.
|
Strikes, to be successful, cannot stop
| with quiet refusal on the part OF the
STRIKERS TO continue At work fhe cUun-
try is too full OF men eager 70 work TO
make such policy successful. They
cannot stop with conventional forms OF
violence. The police and the m ilitary are
| irresistible In such contests. IL strikes
| 20 on at all, they must proceed 10 the
most destructive methods krown To the
| time-methods like those suggested by
Bulwer ia his Coming Race" and OF