The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-12
THE NEWS" TURN NOW.

I'LL NLUO IUl\IN NOIIs
No citizen who desires political upright
% ness in public officials VIII 2iaGIe ,Ie chem
he votes on election day.-Telegram.
B-r-r! B-r-r! The grindstone whirls
and the keen-bladed knives are set TO Its
surface.
Unless the experience Of the past few
years is wholly deceptive, the Assembly
ticket nominated by the Democratic City
Convention last night will be likely, IN
more than one of its parts, TO arouse IN
the local Democracy feelings less OF enthu-
siasm than of vindictiveness. ss.-journai.
This is Clevelandesque in its mild
pomposity of statement, and VIII be
likely TO arouse in its readers less OF dis
agreement than of laughter.
The fag-end of the northwest blizzard
that we are entertaining to-day reminds
us that gentle spring still fingers 'tother
side OF the equator.-relegram.
1t is the 1eiegrans chill reception of
the Democratic ticket that cools the
local atmosphere.
We believe that one of the loudest
shorters against interference by outsiders
| in Newport politics some time ago was
Samuel X. Honey, and yet Mr.. Honey
frequently makes it his special business,
as ne ala yesterday, TO come 10 TINS city
and attempt to control the nominations
OF the Democratic party. Hands OIL, Mr.,
Honey Telegram
An outsider is at least on level with
bolter, isn't he?
The existence of unsound currency ideas
among Republicans does not, of course,
| palliate their existence among Democrats.
| But this much may be said with perfect
fairness, that SO far those Republicans in
| Congress who profess to be opposed TO the
Tree coinage OF silver have not shown
| themselves as earnest and determined in
their opposition as have those Democrats
who hold the same views.-.Journal.
If the devil isn't shamed till the Jour
nal tells the truth, his Satanic majesty
will hold his head high for "a long time
to come. The anti silver Democrats
have attempted to perpetrate fraud
and trick. They have proposed to go
into the campaign to elect Democratic
| President with lie in their mouths.
What did Senator Vest say? Every
Democrat should be willing to postpone
the silver question, if it be necessary, to
prevent Republican success. We can
take mp the question hereafter, If power
can be wrested from the Republicans.
| The Republicans have declined to be
hoodwinked. Hence the magnitude of
their crime in Mugwump eyes.
The only thing we are unable to under
| stand is the eXultation of our New York
| contemporaries over the discovery that
the population of their city is increasing
| as rapidly in members as IL is retrograd-
I'm r. har Va oh hnx
that fact SO inimical to the spiritual and
| temporal welfare of the community would
have been mourned in becoming silence.
| Chicago Post.
Well put. But didn't Chicago rejoice
with equal glee when counting up more
numerous, bat @HeA-less desirable
noses than Philadelphia in 1890.
Gotham isn't the only place that con-
POUNDS quantity and quality.
No wonder he is called the "Little
! Giant. "-Pawtucket Tribune
Paying adults seventy five cents a day
! is characteristic of a ''little" man but
not of giant"
What would this glorious, growing and
hustling country think of fair little
commonwealth whose lack of business
Judgment or apathy would permit the
selection OF a general assembly favorable
TO the choice of Charles II. Page to rep
resent it at the national capitol, as sue
cessor of man OF the ability, character
richl The possibility of snch a contin-
gency makes one blush for little Rhody.- -
Woonsocket Reporter.
Leave this fair plain to fatten on
this moor"-No, Little Rhody won't do
it. Sense does not depend on size. and
the smallest State in the union is very
far from the silliest.
III the reader wants to settle in wide
awake community, all he has to do is to
look at the local newspapers. Westerly
Tribune.
What have you got against Westerly
that you should undertake TO scare away
new settlers in that fashion? You'll
drive 'em to Woonsocket or Pawtucket.
Down i'm Maine the Democracy talk of
Ingraham, the winning man of Portland.
rs candidate for Governor, on a platform
that squarely condemns the hypocritical
policy Of so-called prohibition which has
so hindered the prosperity of the Dirigo
State. boston Globe.
That's the help third party prohibi-
tionists get from the Democrats. their
allies. 1t was the Wings of Maine who
passed the prohibitory act; it has been
upheld by the Republicans, their politi-
cal heirs. If overthrown it will be over
| thrown by Democrats with third party
help.
Vote as you pray.
Is the cigarette bill a blow at Harvard
Boston News.
No, 1t is blow at dudes, who are
rather less than more numerous at col
legcs than elsewhere in these athletic
days.
As the conviction deepens that the Re-
publican Presidential candidate is TO be