The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-15
THE "NEWS'" TURN NOW

The London boom for Cleveland has set
in strong and early. 1t represents the
sympathies. hopes and dreams Of all free
traders in Great Britain.-N. Y. Press.
Fortunately for us, the London Demo
Gratis can ''root" for Cleveland but they
cannot play ball.
Mr.. Cleveland cannot be nominated.
II he were nominated he could not be
elected. The action of the Minneapolis
Convention settled that point. Harrison
defeated Cleveland four years ago. He
is no weaker now than he was then. He
is stronger; he has gwen ven. ms party
of the best Presidents that the republi-
can party has given us. The Democracy
must put up its strongest men TO defeat
Harrison and Reid. Senator Hill Is the
strongest candidate whose name will be
presented at Chicago, and he will be the
nominee. Gov. Sheehan in an in
terview.
AS to Mr.. Cleveland this is undoubt-
edly true; but the assumption that Hill
is the strongest candidate is where
Sheehan leaves the track of truth and
plunges into the ditch of unreason.
Cleveland is the stronger of the two.
Not only do the English. but the Ger
man papers also, unite in fervent express
sions of hope that the Republican ticket
may be beaten, the meaning OF which Is
obvious. Worcester Spy.
Surely. 1t means that the British and
German manufacturers yearn to put
their fore feet in our nice, big,well-alled
trough.
The fiash.pan editor of the Attleboro
Sun and his brtton-holeing reporter
AttleborO News.
Warm waves reached Attleboro, evi-
IDENTIFY.
When you think your wife has eloped
don't hang yourself until the evidence
becomes indisputable. Rittweiger of
Newark was in too much Of hurry, and
it turns out now that his wife had not
done anything of the kind.-Brooklyn
Times.
Yet it was a very high compliment
which Rittweiger paid to his Temporal
rily absent spouse. He died not wisely
but too well.
The Central Labor Union in rejecting
free trade knows on which side its br cad
is buttered.-New York Recorder. -
Free trade bread isn't buttered at all,
and scarcely anything Is sold In that
line in workingmen's quarters of British
cities except oleomargarine. They pay
dearly for the luxury of free trade.
Since the friends OF Mr.. Blaine insist
that President Harrison cannot carry
New York, and the Hill partisans are just
as confident that Mr.. Cleveland cannot
State must be abandoned to the Prohi.
bitionsts. This would he the logical
conclusion X the accuracy OF the premises
were granted.-Journal.
The Blaine men aren't making any
such fool talk. They say that Harrison
can carry New York with hurrah, and
they'll furnish good hurrah.
A New York Republican describes him
| self as ''lost In amazement" when he re-
| fleets that some colored men are Demo
Gratis. 1t Is rather surprising, consider
| ing the ruling price OF Southern delegates
| to national conventions. ns.--Journal
There you go again, old growler. You
cannot produce proof, or even show the
reasonable probability, OF the sale OF
single delegates vote. There have been
such scandals in the past, but not this
year. You are wrong as usual.
The currency and tariff are the issues
| that will determine the contest. Outside
of professional political circles, the COM
| ing battle will be fought on business
lines Woonsocket Reporter.
And Harrison and Reid are preemi-
nently business mems candidates.
The latest rumor sent out Is to the
| effect that Mr.. Blaine proposes to walk
| into the United States Senate over the
body of his strongest and dearest per-
| sonal friend, Eugene Hale. The story IL
| so absurd a. TO merit only contemptuous
silence on the part Of either OF the gentle
men.-W Woonsocket Call.
Well, that is about what it will get.
The denial OF the report that Senator
| Hill had written a letter withdrawing
| his name from the Chicago candidacy,
surprises no one.-Boston Traveller.
David will not rest nor give up the
| fight while there is show OF success.
Why should he? He is the regular nomi-
nee and the favorite son of his State.