The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-03
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with candor and with common sense
Atlanta Constitution.
On the contrary il should not be al.
lowed TO become an issue and should not
be discussed at all, except as an awful
warning of the financial idiocies the
Democracy is capable Of perpetrating.
The Nevada Republicans have split
pretty evenly in convention on the silver
question, persistent faction being favor
able TO an endorsement OF the Peoples
party, because Of the administration
supposed hostility to free coinage.
Nevada is rotten borough State, but it
has three votes in the Electoral College,
whose loss, in certain contingencies,
might be seriously felt by Mr.. Harrison.
journal.
That contingency might happen, but
IL isn't going to this year. Republicans
will view the spectacle with entire
equanimity il Nevada goes Democratic,
because of its love for free silver.
The nearness Of cholera ought to stimu-
late strong sentiment in favor of a good
system of sewerage in Woonsocket.-
Woonsocket Reporter.
If cholera scare would start people
up to do half the things they ought to
do in the way Of health precautions
cholera scare would be a mighty fine
thing.
If the usual rule holds good that jury
men must know nothing of the case they
are going to Try and have formed no opin-
ion on it. where in the world are you GO
ing to find n jury to try Lizzie Borden
and what sort of mortals will they be p
New Bedford Journal.
Is there anybody who has an opinion,
and if so where did he get it? There's
a pretty good plump impossibility on
either side Of the Borden question.
Tho Republican party is altogether
likely to elect the next United States
Senator from Massachusetts. Boston
Herald.
This is an undoubted Republican fact,
gracefully admitted by an undoubted
Democratic newspaper.
It seems that the only way that Com
missioner Peck could have retained the
favor of his party was to have lied aud
to have made his figures lie with Hmm.
Y. Press.
The sentiment is so splendid that we
haven't the heart to object to its un-
grammatical form. II Peck had lied
like thunder all the free trade Demo
Gratis would have said good boy"
There has been marked falling off in
the number of letters from Gray Gables
of late, but none, for obvious reasons, in
the quality.-New York Com mmercial Ad-
vertiser.
Couldn't deteriorate, Ell? Oh, that's
rather rough. The Martin Farquhar
Tupper could write duller letters.
The Force bill gives to Republican Fed
eral officers the control OF all elections.
1t takes from tho States the substance of
the right reserved in the Constitution to
determine and Judge of the qualifications
of voters.-Chairman HarriIy's Force"
bill tract.
This is untrue. The Lodge bill does
not give to Federal officials the control
of elections, but simply the right to be
present and watch Federal elections and
report thereon if requested. 1t does not
interfere with any State right. Mr.. Har-
rity is lying.
The next senator from New York, sue
ceeding the Hon. Frank Hiscock, must
be Democrat, and no mistake about 1t.
New York Sun.
Well, he will be, If il can be done by
means of shameless gerrymander and
the absolute control of New York's
polling places by the unhung murder
ers Tammany minions.
Some nice language scholars object to
the phrase "in our midst" as nonsence,
but If we have cholera epidemic they
will undoubtedly see the sense OF it,
Springfield Union.
Yes, in the case Of cholera the express
sion is likely to be all right in proportion
as the situation is all wrong. But it's
easier to reform ones language than to
die.
The sinister form of L G. Platt is seen
lowering around Ophir Farm when the
Republican candidates for President and
Vice President are in conference regard
ing the national situation.-Journal.
Mr.. Platt's form is not sinister. II is
the form of a plain, energetic and sue
cessful business man who takes more
than the ordinary interest in politics and
has in that sphere done some good SER
vice and made some mistakes. There is
no more occasion for abusing Mr.. Patt
than there is for lauding him rs demi-
god of affairs.
While most people have idled during
more than one-half of the time in the past
two years, the Mckinney tariff has been
steadily Mt work night and day, hour
alter hour, for the benefit OF the people
OF this country. Observer.
And getting abused for it worse than
a married minister.
The Democrats of this city are making
extensive preparations for the grand
rally at Rocky Point on Satur rday.-New-
port Herald.
But they'll miss Dave Hill.
The Republicans and many OF the
other fellows think the chances for Re
publican success grow brighter every day
and the hope Of the Demo Mugs CORES
pondingly below par.-Burriilville Ga
zette.
Demo Mugs Is n useful and pictur.
esque political designation.
STATESMEN WHO WOULD BE RE-
PUBLICANs IN ALIVE.