The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-24

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For that, just. Reason enough, isn't
it. to an Anglomaniac
| No party can champion both extremes
OF any question. though in these days ui-
successful Efforts to do SO are COMMON
New Bedford Journal.
Vide the New York World-dema-
gogue ut Homestead, champion OF the
law at Buffalo. 1t makes the Suns cat
grin.
| We believe that the laws against Sab.
bath breaking, swearing. &c, &C.. (out OF
date though they be have restraining
influence and permit the exercise OF ex.
ecutive discretion to prevent excess anu
public nuisance. In that way they are
beneficial. To enforce them To the letter
and thus induce their repeal would be an
injury. to the community. newport
Herald.
Let's have "A law that nobody shall eat
too much, but let's not enforce it. at least
In clambake season. Laws are orna-
mental luxuries; they're not meant to
live up to.
Twenty years ago the interest on the
pubic debts and pension payments
amounted to sl57,575,7OO or u per
| capita yearly expense OF S4.OS for this
| purpose. Ten wears ago the outlay was
Sl52, 534. i49 or 1904 for each citizen; now
it issl43, ,036, l39. or 81 30 for every individu-
| al. In other words a nation with wealth
TO the extent of $1,000 per capita, pays
| Sill or this amount I'm pensions to the
men who saved IL and helped place it in
| the front ranks of the nations OF the
world.-Newport Observer.
This is point well taken. Demo
Gratis blew great deal about "war
taxation" but it's trife and decreasing
all the time. ,4
John l.. Sullivan went to church Sun
day and put $50 in the contribution box
Tnere are lots or men who have called
| sullivan very wicked man who dIdn'g
| put in one-half AS much.-Boston Globe.
This is very wicked paragraph, and
the Globe ought to be ashamed of it.
Does it mean to insinuate that the dime
of the poor obut honest, God-fearing
man isn't as big in the sight of the Lord
as $50 Of this big brute's ill-gotten
wealth!
A reception was given to the Hon. White
law Reid in Cedarvllle lately at the home Of
the Hon. Andrew jackson, who Is describ-
ed as lone OF the leading Republicans OF
the country" IL sounds queer to have
leading Republican of that name-Paw-
tucket Times.
Not at all. jackson would be Re-
tariff. Democracy does not. He stamp
ed upon sedition when President. De-
mocracy smiled upon it in 1860.
The examination OF Lizzie Borden set
down for to-day will doubtless reveal
much that has been kept back.-Newport
News
Yes, it revealed" heap.
~
| necticut of Gov. Bulkeley as the next Re-
publican candidate for the United States
Senate From Hawley to Bulkeley would
be something Of drop.-Journal.
Not necessarily. Bulkeley is good
man and fighter. So is Hawley. Con-
necticut is all right either way.
A monkey and pa-rot-kind of a time
| they will have down in Texas this fall,
unless all signs ail.-Woonsocket Call.
They will, they will. That's the kind
of State Texas is.
| Last year there would have been much
| suffering in Europe on account of the
| short crops of the Continent il it had not
| been for our own abundant harvests, and
now that the yield on this side Of the
| ocean promises to be less than that Of
| 1891, the European crops are reported to
| be in good conpition. Nature Is after all
a bountiful and far-seeing provider.-
Journal.
Is the Journal trying to "bear"
Americas greatest agricultural export?
Has it sold wheat short? Why not
state, more accurately, that Europe's
crop is good except in Russia, but that
the worlds crop is short and reasonably
high rates are liable to be maintained
Some one ought to inform Grand Mas
| ter sweeney that the switchmen have lost
their strike -Woonsocket Reporter.
He knows it, but it would be good
scheme to tell him why. He ought to
be informed that even the New York
World has found out that violence sim
ply won't do.
Is this w. C. whitney, who gives 81, 900
to the new Doodle fund for making the
West Democratic, the same man who
helped to manage the RHODE ISLAND cam
paign of education f-Boston Record.
Same Whitney, same Grover, same
old set of Democratic mules.
If cholera gets foothold in the United
States some of our cities which depend
upon polluted water supplies will be in
great danger.--P. V. ID. Times.
True and interesting to Chicago,
Philadelphia, PROVIDENCE and con-
siderable number of other places.
Wages are twice as high here as i'm
England. aud living is just as cheap.
| What does an American workingman
gain by voting for the English system,-
| Newport Mercury.
An empty stomach and stones in his
shoes.
Harrison's Fearless Conduct.
A weak or partisan president who was
oood;5a<a for ra-electiou wou1d aaal,