The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-18
The NEWS TURN NOW

Mr.. Tilden i'm his lifetime said to a
friend: 80 and so would like to be con-
sidered one Of the three or four great lead
ers OF the Democratic party, but he is not.
He is only one of the three or four hun
-dEed little misleaders of the Democratic
with me, and he is. But l am very care
ful not to be intimate with him. That
makes a great deal of difference" Now,
whom in the world could Mr.. Cleveland
have meant?-Brooklyn Eagle.
This is curious paragraph. The
word cleveland in the last line is evil
IDENTIFY slip of the pen. "Tilden" was
the word which should have been writ
ten. But it is an interesting psychology
cal question whether Mr.. Cleveland's
name wasn't in the writer's mind as one
of the men to whom Mr.. Tilden made
reference. This would explain the slip.
We don't hear much nowadays from
the Providence NEWS about its vast infiu-
ence in the recent election in that CITY,
Pawtucket Times.
No, we're not Dragging about the five
elections as whole, but the first one
was corker for Carroll and some others.
American shipping is an industry which
has been utterly destroyed by the false
attempt to protect it.-Cincinnati Post.
American shipping is not protected
except in the coastwise trade and on our
rivers. And there it fiourishes amaz-
ingly. Try the same medicine on the
Such instruction as this is most useful
as inspiring both patriotism and an in
terest In the study OF American history;
but while we should like to see IL more
generally given, we are utterly opposed
to any expenditure by the Federal gov
ernment for which there Is no sanction in
the Constitution Of tie United States
New York sun.
The particular bill under question is
Mr.. Lodges, designed to familiarize
youth i'm schools with the battle fields of
the country. The attitude of the strict
always reminds the
NEWS of the man who won't let himself
eat green peas with a spoon when he
wants to because he thinks q fork is
.better form. ======
No investment pays larger dividends
han politcness, and this applies to com
munities AS well AS To individuals. Yves
terly Tribune.
Perhaps not, and yet little knowl-
edge Of the English grammar is desira-
BILE, too.
One of the Tribune's correspondents
objects to the NEWS use of the express
sion "writ large in the history of the
country" Perfectly admissible, idiom-
attic, though, perhaps. as the Tribune
says OF the subjunctive, obsolescent.
Senator Charles H. Burdick is faith
full representative OF the people of New
port when he votes against the State
House proposition under existing condi-
tions. The Daily Neics is In favor of
new State House ut Providence, but not
such an extravagant one rs that city Is
looking for, nor for any IL the alleged re-
valuation bill passes and becomes law.
Newport News.
The revaluation bill hasn't really
much to do with it. But cannot the
state of Rhode Island be trusted with
State House without danger of extrava-
gance?
1t Is only three weeks TO the meeting OF
the Minneapolis Convention, aud still
there is no Republican boom more SUD
staptial than the Presidents and scarcely
another less attractive. ve.-Journal.
First proposition eminently accurate.
Second proposition eminently Mug
wumpish hence inaccurate. Para
graph on the whole refreshing 10 Re
publicans; no damaging Mugwump
support" likely this time.
The desperation Of the Democratic poll
ticians of New York Is tolerably obvious
when they begin 10 talk about Gov.
Flower rs n candidate for the Presidency.
They forget that Americans are usually
credited with an acute sense OF humor.--
Journal.
Right. Full many Flower. etc, ;"
.'Only little faded Flower, ETC.. ;" "The
Flow'rs y the forest are n wede ava T"