The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-08
The NEWS TURN NOW.

Mr. Brennan, one OF the Democratic
bosses i'm Rhode Island, remarked
in the State convention that he did not
believe in sending men To Chicago labelled
as II they were beer kegs. This fine irony
did not favorably impress the delegates,
who not only hissed him fiercely, but with
precipitate rush committed the State
Democracy 20 Mr.. Cleveland's candidacy.
Mr.. Brennan's comparison was not useful
for his purpose. Labelled Beer Kegs
would have represented the Democratic
party most appropriately IL is a party
which neither in Rhode Island nor any
where else has ever been known TO vote
against a barrel of liquor Of any kind
New York Tribune.
But the Prohibitionists do their best to
help it get there just the same.
The announcement that Indiana's vote
in the Minneapolis convention will be
unanimously cast for Benjamin Harrison
may be said to mean, of course, that the
Administration machine has worked per-
fectly in that State. But, after all,
President who has given the country an
administration so scrupulously faithful in
its partisanship really deserves the en-
dorsement of his fellow-partisans in his
own Commonwealth journal
If this sentiment be translated out of
bilious Journdiese into the vernacular. it
will be seen to mean that President Har-
rison has been loyal to the principles
upon which he stood when ne was
| elected, and merits, therefore, as he re-
ceives, the fullest confidence of all to
whom those principles are dear.
How funny this itching for Office. If
the politician cannot have what he wants
IL is surprising how easily he can be salts
fled. One OF the beauties of our system OF
| government seems TO be the great liber-
allty lt engenders among statesmen. liz
they can't get the Office they wish they
are always found willing TO take anything
they can get.-Westerly Tribune.
| Yes, it is funny. The editor Of the
| Tribune was a candidate for election rs
a judge of the supreme court at the time
| Judge Wilbur was elected, Jan. 20,
| 1885 page 2l3, Il. |. Manual. 1912.
| Shortly after he was known to have
| joined the third party In 1887 he was
candidate (Prohibition) to Congress
| page i70). He took what he could get
| 1t IS upon this issue that the Democracy
must come together if they would have
| the slightest chance of success in the ma
tional contest. Indeed. the Democrats of
| Rhode Island have opened the way and
showed them how to do it. The chief
|
morsly by them was as follows Every
dollar of American money, whether of
| gold, silver or paper, ought TO be of equal
value the world over. r."-Philadelphi
| Ledger.
Peace may look easy to the peaceable
Ledger. but the praise-bespattered silver
plank doesen't suit the Mugwump wing
of the Democracy, as witness the |" inde-
pendent" Boston Herald, which asks
! why the word intrinsic was not in
serted before value it certainly dosent
| suit the regulars, who are free silver
fiends by tremendous majority; the
| Democrats it does suit are about as numer-
ous in proportion as the population of
Little Rhody, compared with the entire
| Union.
| The Republicans who vote for the rule"
referred TO want to put the Demo
| Gratis is as embarrassing position as
| possible {; they want TO see the RESPONSE
| blity for free coinage ideas placed upon
the Democratic majority in the eyes OF the
country. journal.
Even the Journal can't say that isn't
where it belongs.
The whisky trust is trying TO get the
| President to exert his influence TO stop
| the prosecution of its officials, forgetting
| probably that the President drinks Scotch
whisky by the kindness and courtesy of
| Mr.. Carnegie. ie.-Telegram.
The Telegram betrays the weakness
of its telegraph service and its exchange
editor Through one source or the other
it ought really to have found out that
the President drinks no whiskey at all.
The dongs of the city property commit
tee of the City Council, as set forth elsa
where, show that the effect OF the investi-
CATION last fall has almost or wholly dis
appeared. Telegram.
Not quite for the only effect of the
investigation was to discredit the 7eie-
qrdm, which howled ''wolf wolf = as
Justify as if there had really been wolf
around.
With eighteen empty pulpits in Boston,
no member of the cloth should be forced
into the prize ring to earn a living. -Bos-
1 ton News.
Perhaps the pulpits are empty because
the prize ring pays better. Take shame
TO thyself, oh, Boston.
Little Rhody,' has decided for Grover
| Cleveland Now let the battle begin
Chicago Post.
Begin 1t began long ago, and pretty
nearly all the contestants are politically
dead already.
w. w. Carlin Of Buffalo has divinng
rod which he uses to the following effect:
"The fact is that when Cleveland was i'm
the White House ne was President and
| not his friends This goes to the bottom
of the well where truth lies.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
And what does it do with the truth
when it finds it? And who were Mr..
| Cleveland's friends? And is 1t at all
strange that Cleveland was President
when he was? And what in thunder is
it all about anyhow?
A majority OF the voters OF the country
| failed TO indorse Grover Clevelands ad-
| ministration at the polls What has oc-
Cured since then 10 strengthen his
\ chances for election Fort Valley Leader
! (Ga).
You forget the baby. Little Ruth's
/ hurrah didn't figure i'm the last cam