The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-16
The NEWS TURN NOW

While the Providence EVENING NEWS Is
industriously belaboring the westerly
Tribune on what it alleges 10 pe aeiec-
tive grammar ON the part OF the latter IN
the expression "a rose smelled sweetly,"
1t might be in order for IL 10 look 10
home," and consider whether ~ nas
chosen the happiest use OF terms In de-
noting its final edition of the day, In
terming 1t the "last" edition, ana
whether there IA not sense OF "hnality
about il that would have been avoided by
the use. instead, Of --latest. t."-Newport
Enterprise.
The Enterprise suggests question OF
taste rather than OF correctness. VI
rather, il the News were the hrst paper
in the country to run out number OF
editions and were establishing Tor itself
and for others a precedent as between
--latest" and last" it would then be q
question of taste. But the precedent is
established. Newspaperdom mas ac-
cepted "last." and whether 1t Is or is not
the poorer word of the two, the NEWS is
following custom in using it. but the
Westerly Tribune is not following GUS
tom in saying that ''the rose smells
sweetly," for it is not customary IN TINS
land of common schools ana puphc
libraries to violate wantonly a funda-
mental law of the English language.
The covering of q piazza roof In TINS
town with tin manufactured In the Cnlte9
States is therefore an event that shouid
not be allowed to go by unnoticed IL is
OF some Importance. The hepuoiican
stump orator can the coming fall, take
those few yards of tin and stretcn them
out to acres in his speeches before his au-
diences, while the Democratic. speech
....lI IL. lf
will be necessary to use microscope 70
see them. The power OF the average poll
tical orator to expand and contract Is
great. Times.
But, acres or inches, the Times seems
willing to vouch that the tin is Ameri-
can and that the piazza roof is covered.
We are making progress, gentlemen.
II est des gems qui accordent au Provi-
dence Journal une grande influence poll
tique
Qu'on ne sc fasse pas illusion.
Les Mugwumps, don't lie journal est
un des chefs. n'inspirent an public aucune
confiance, a cause de leurs tergiversations
habituelles.
lie peuple fol dams les hommes qui
suivent la vote des principles, ct non celle
des haines on des rancunes personheiies.
Pour notre part, nous croyons que le
Providence NEWS exerce sur Pelectorat
beaucoup plus d'influence que 10 Journal,
lors des elections du avril.-L'E 'Esper-
ance.
L'Esrerance is quite right. The infiu-
ence hi h remains to the journal is
sury val, the result Of habit and tradl-
ton. With thinking people this is wear
ing away frayed out, destroyed by Gym
ical disregard of the best interests OF the
fhu
paper is published.
The Westerly Tribune is discovering a
variety in tie tariff issue that has not
| heretofore been realized. Brother Pea
body has the faculty of throwing large
| amount of hot shot and at the same time
keeping 'Sweetly."-R /. Pendulum.
Brother Peabody stands SO straightly
that he leans backwardly. No demon
stration could be SO clearly as to induce
him to confess that he had been mis-
takenly.
| The Providence Journal has largely
| been tolerated by the citizens OF this
| State in its career of mugwumpery and
! idiotic superciliousness, chiefly out OF
Difference to it's age and Republican ante.
| cedents. The Journal can not view the
most ordinary occurrence through The
| glasses of common sense, but ostenta
tiously displays its ignorance of the pro-
prieties of Journalism by indulging in the
art of the barroom and the burnt cork
minstrel on the most solemn occasions
Torchlight.
The Journal is industrious in season
and out Of season in making enemies.
The final completion of the organiza
Al ..srsl lIx-,l Mnnf %
publican Club last Tuesday evening wa.
Republican victory of no small moment
-Pascoag Herald.
1t was feast then and not a funeral
We told the Burrillville Nems it didn'
need any large amount of confidence II
take so much for granted.
The commonest criticism passed upoI
American political systems is that our tot
frequent changes In administrative offices de
priye the public of much of the benefit of ex
sheriffs is undoubtedly longer than the aver
age in other States, but il would be rash to sa.
that II is too long.-Providence News.
1t would be rash for the News to sa,
anything the Republican party did was i'll
advised, to say nothing about its bein,
wrong. 1t Is theduty of an organ" t
''whitewash," and the News is doing thi
kind of work well for beginner
Vile Times.
Thanks. friend but no talk of white
wash or even "whitewash" is satisfac
tory substitute for an argument agains
the plain, matter-of-fact statement O
the NEWS.
News Note for Prohibitionists--The opera
tion of New York's new Democratic excis'
law on Sunday was eminently satisfactory {,
the saloon keepers. Providence News.
Why shouldn't it be satisfactory A,
between license and free rum, we believe
the latter will soonest open the eyes Of the
people not only to the dangerous nature
of the saloon-evil but also to the shan
issues upon which political campaigns
are being fought by the two old and cor
rupt rum parties. The remedy may be
severe, but all should remember that the
rum scourge is a terrible disease.
erly Tribune.
The NEWS thanks the Tribune for III
frankness of statement. The run
scourge is terrible disease, and tn,
Tribune expresses its deliberate prefer
ence that it should have free course
rather than be controlled. This is hon