The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-19

Whateveltmay be woman's opinion OF
an association OF women in California VINO
have adopted a costume including skirts
which end three inches below the Knee,
men will unite In thinking that TINS Is an
Improvement on the trains which seek 10
do the street-cleaning that should be at
tended TO by broom brigades es--Pawtucket
Times
California Is long way off and the
story probably lust about as far from
truth. Some time women may wear
short dress but not now. More's the
pity.
1t is time to seek for the st. Johns in
politics and push them 10 the front.-Ieie-
gram.
St. John is an unfortunate name in
politics, rather.
Now IL is declared that the Emperor
William has no intention whatever OF Wis
iting the Worlds Fair. This is rather
pity on some accounts He w0ulu carry
away with him some very valuable IDEAS
as TO the manner in which his fellow
countrymen thrive under American iisti-
tutions. Journal.
And wax prosperous by virtue OF the
Mckinley law.
Senator Hill says that his recent "trip
| from Albany TO this city was purely Tor
recreation. York Telegram.
No doubt he needed it. poor fellow.
His duties in Washington this winter
have been excessively onerous.
II will be observed that in these shifting
and uncertain times in the troubled iield
al Democratic politics eA-tfesideht Gtefe-
| land still continues TO conduct hlmseli IN
an eminently dignified. placid and sensible
manner He can easily do SO, Tor with
happy home, good business ana the re-
spect of the vast majority OF his sixty mil
lions OF fellow-citizens he has less reason
for worry or discomfort than almost any
other man in the land.--Journal.
In other words Cleveland is fat. Dave
Hill on the other hand, is lean. Cleve-
land waits for the mountain TO move III
his direction, Hill is hustling along to-
wards the mountain.
We do not assume to speak in this mat
ter for the Democratic party nor for even
the most infnitesimal section or It,
Telegram.
The telegram had little modesty
knocked into 1T the other night at the
meeting of the City Democratic Com
! nittee.
Mr. Blaine sticks TO his post in Wash
ington as courageously as though the sue
cess of his party depended upon his re-
naming beneath the shadow of the Wlite
use.-,Journal.
Or as if he We're honestly devoted to
his country's well being.
One of the most amusing things in the
political situation to-day is the Mace
donian cry of the democrats TO the repub-
licans in congress to ''come and help us"
defeat free silver.-Boston News.
And the Republicans might almost
be forgiven, seeing that no real danger
is to be apprehended while Harrison is
in the White House, for bidding the
Democratic party tu wUfffUp ITS OWL
jackass," or get kicked by it.
Ex-Gov. Ames of Massachusetts, staunch
| Republican and protectionist though he
calls himself. is furnishing some very ser
viceable campaign literature for the tariff
! reformers.
When he says, for example, that the
Mckinley tariff is the best the country
has ever lived under.
Congressman Breckinridge of Ken
tucky shows himself n clear-sighted states
man when he declares that the coming
election must be fought and won squarely
on the issue of tariff reform. boston
Globe.
This is entirely true. Mr.. Breckin-
ridges party will be worsted in the en-
counter. but they will have chosen their
battle ground.
When the Chicago health authorities
insist that everybody shall boil the
drinking water they seem TO forget that
some people do not like soup.-Chicago
Herald.
Same here.
Gov. Flowers famous reply to the busi-
ness men of New York" Rats has
captured the Atlanta Constitution 1t
declares there was dignity and eloquence
in Gov. Flowers laconic reply"
1t was eloquent, surely. in the highest
sense of the word, but the New York
business men doubt its dignity.
This year we need the best We sug-
gest the name of DIR. Andrews as one OF
the best.-Telegram.
Would DR.. Andrews stand as the Sena-
torial candidate of the free silver party?
An important difference between the
silver question and the tariff reform ques-
tion is that on the tariif-reform question
all Democrats, in Congress and out of it,
are firmly united, while on the silver ques
tion they evidently divided. New York
World.
Pshaw. They're divided on both
questions. Which is one comforting
feature of the situation.
THE PULSE OF THE PRESS.
The policy of the majority of the ways