The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-18
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II is said that David Bennett Hill denies
that he is a Brennan man in politics.
Newport News.
Hill has to draw the line somewhere.
II is safe to say that Col Honey of New
port and "Brigadier' Brennan of Provi-
dence will not shake hands over the
| bloody chasm at the Democratic State
convention. Times.
II is suspected that there's q project
afoot to push Honey in.
This Bland bill is nothing is nothing
more nor less than an attempt To- steal
from the people for the benefit of the sill
! yer mine owners S43 for every 500 worth
OF silver they produce No sophistical
| argument can make anything better or
anything different out Of it.-Telegram.
And the thieves are the party which
las yet sufficient virtue to repudiate the
Telegram rs its organ.
The unity and harmony of the Republi-
can party are charmingly illustrated In
/ the attack made on the war record OF
! Alger Alger aspires TO presidential
nomination.-New York World.
The Democracy is hard put to it for
newspapers. The World has wumped
and now it calls the sun Republican; for
who but Dana is throwing mud in Alger's
direction!
The news comes from Providence that
! there is trouble in the camp concerning
! the election of delegates from this city TO
/ the Democratic State Convention, the
basis of which is that the delegates We're
! chosen to an assembly not yet called. This
is said TO be taking snap Judgment after
| the manner Of Hill and his associates in
New York. The breeze will probably
soon blow over.-New York News
In New York it is fast stiffening into
hurricane.
Shrewd politicians will understand the
wisdom of Gov Boies in declining TO ex-
press any opinion on New York politics.
/ The average hopeful statesman amt
sayin' muffin " about this time.-Journal.
Aud Boies is especially silent about
silver, for good reasons,
While the Boston Herald in its edito-
rial columns clamors for free wool and a
reductio n of duties on woolens so as to
l give the poor manufacturers chance in
| its market columns IL says: The do
nestle dress goods mills continue very
busy, with orders untitled sufficient TO
keep them busy for some time yet. The
movement in this class of goods is claimed
to be especially good. and manufacturers
alt making money. ey."-Springfield Union.
This discrepancy between the news
columns and the editorial page is some-
thing the average 'independent' paper Is
well used to.
Portugal sends word that she is too poor
to take part in the Columbian Exposition
] at Ia xNl1l
Major Mckinley by convincing him that
his favorite bill has destroyed the finan-
cial standing of at least one of the eifete
despotisms Of Europe
McKinley's grudge against Portugal
would need lot of nursing before it
could grow as big as the Journals
a against America.
AS TO the Democratic party it has
changed from party with victory assured
to a party with n desperate fight ahead OF
it, and one which can only be won by the
greatest exhibition of political sagacity.
This much have the Democratic members
of Congress done for the party. Their
mistake must be remedied, III rsnedied ut
all, by the delegates to the National con-
vention TO the platform and candidate
they present to the people-Nashville
American.
1t is rough and rocky prospect that
| Sltclo WI. LII tilC NlIlONo VI Ills
senatorial mansion in Albany.
Who says the Russian Jew comes
empty-handed to this country He has
brought the typhus with him.-Boston
News.
Who is starving him into typhus The
Democratic House is helping, anyhow.
Were he not afraid of political compli-
cations the weather man might predict
warm weather for the Democratic conven.
tion here next June.-Chicago Post.
Els machts NIGHTS whether he predicts
it or not, it will be there. Warm
Welt!
The Westerly Tribune rejoices in a new
press. and its successful editor, Hon. Thos. III.
Peabody, is to head the Prohbitionst ticket
as governor this spring. - Narragansett
Herald.
No. The indications point to a better
man, Hon. Alexander Gilbert OF Woon-
7 socket. w Westerly Tribune.
This is modesty carried to excess. No
body could be better than the Iribune's
editor.
But, all said there remains the broader
question of national eXpediency and
national self-protection. Can we afford To
continue TO honor Baron Hirscb's draftsy
New York Sun.
Col. Harris Of Newport thinks not.
What do our readers think. Isn't ii
about time for something on immigra-
ton in the Free Parliament"
PEOPLE AND THINGS.
The notorious Sarah Althea Terry is