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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
THE FARMER UNDERSTOOD.

Ellery Anderson tells a little story
about Cleveland. After the election of
1884, when Mr.. Cleveland had been de-
feated, he says he went to the White
House to see the President and con-
gratulate him on the manly stand he had
taken on the tariff question in his letter.
Cleveland took up his pen and balanced
it between his thumb and forefinger.
"When j picked up the pen," said he,
'I had but one man in my mind from
the time wrote the first word until /
signed my name, and that was the
American farmer, but he did not under
stand me-"
Mr.. Anderson says that Cleveland's
manner was very impressive as he made
this declaration. In spite of the i'm.
pressiveness, however, Mr.. Cleveland
was mistaken. The farmer did UNDER
stand and that was just the difficulty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

bune, with nice regard for fact, had
confined itself to saying under some cir
cumstances and in some places. some
liquor dealers are pleased to see the
tariff fight hot" it would have kept
within the measure of its authorities and
would have stated something which is
eminently probable. If it had gone
further and written, "under other cir
cumstances and in other places other
liquor dealers have been accused Of af-
fording substantial encouragement to
the Prohibition agitation for the pur-
pose of side-tracking votes that might
otherwise do them damage in the Re-
publican party" it would then have put
the whole situation clearly and candidly
before its readers.
The liquor interest wants to be let
alone; nobody is going to dispute the
Tribune on that head. Nothing can suit
it better than to see a part of its enemies
drawn off into a third party move
ment where they can't hurt it and to see
its allies, the free trade Democrats, engage
the rest in life and death struggle on
another immensely important issue. But
If the Prohibitionists had as much prac-
tical sense as they have headlong RASH
ness they would not play into the hands
of the liquor interest by making their
main fight to cripple the party that con-
tains the friends of temperance but
would join hands with the Republicans
against the economic policy that would
bring disaster and poverty that lead to
drink, and in favor of the protection of
home industries, that secures prosperity.
that makes possible education, that in
the long run is the worst foe of the
drink evil.
If Republicans ought to drop the tariff
because its prominence pleases liquor
men, so ought Prohibitionists to drop
the third party because its existence
suits them also. Or rather Prohibition
lists have a double reason for dropping
their party organization since they are
at once pleasing the liquor interest and
hindering in other directions the progress
of civilization. The Republican party,
on the other hand, whether or not the
Prohibitionists help or continue to op-
pose, will continue to be the party of
thrift, comfort, intelligence and temper
ance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
A TRANSATLANTIC LINE FROM MON.
TAUK POINT.

Mr.. Austin Corbin's proposed line of
transatlantic steamers from Montauk
Point, and Senator Chandler's bill to
procure American registry for the
steamers of that line, are both Of them
incidents that should have unusual in
terest to Providence citizens.
A foreign steamship line is not new to
many of us, and the possibility of hav-
Ing such line with its terminus at
Providence, or at least within the waters
of Narragansett Bay, has been canvassed
again and again; but Mr.. Corbin has
likewise canvassed a similar question for
the past ten years, and he now seems in
a fair way to be getting beyond the
canvassing stage. The question for
Rhode Islanders is whether if this bill
passes they are quietly to allow possi-
BILE opportunity as good as this to pass
unheeded. We need not discuss the
superiority of Narragansett Bay to
Montauk Point. The details of Gov
ernor Ladd's plan for break
water at Bennett Point and the
Advance Clubs plan of developing
our harbor between Fields Point and
Point street are both fully known to
business men. There is no doubt that
railroad facilities to Rhode Island from
all eastern as well as western shipping
points are vastly superior to those of
Montauk Point. There is no doubt that
our harbor is equally accessible. The
only doubt is whether our citizens will
put their shoulders to the wheel and
press this opportunity if it is offered. In
this case the word to the wise is to be
on the alert and watch Seuator Chan
dler's bill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
AS I WAS SAYING.

1t is seldom that the local man is called
upon In the general run of his daily
search for the nimble item, to record "A
chain Of circumstances like the follow
ing: The genial Steve Blanding was
reading off the scraps of news which were
not marked mot for the papers," and an
nounced that damages had been caused
by an overflow of water in a store. When
the item was analyzed 1t appeared that a
flowing bowl had overrun and damaged
the dry goods of a prohibitionist whose
store was located in Temperance hall
building. Ii that is not a strange coinci-
dence, what Is
"I have listened patiently to the re-
marks Of the Democrats in the Legisla-
ture," said one OF the frequenters of the
State House lobby, "and have been more
than amused at their vehement utter
ances in behalf of purity, reform, fairplay,
aud against jobbery, etc., and there has
come To mind, while they were thus talk
ing to kill time. the desperate attempt
that they made two years ago, when they
had majority in the House of Repre-
sentatlves, To force through the nefarious
Addicks bill. u most malicious piece of
jobbery, and by which it was intended to
swoop down upon the Providence Gas
Company and its hundreds Of stock
holders. many OF whom were widows and
orphans, and compel them to buy up q
rotten concern, which was to De incorpor-
ated solely for the purpose of brigandage
and almost highwayrobbery. This bill was
endorsed aud pushed by the Democrats, and
they made no pretence of hiding their
hands and could not deny that they were
not bought up to deliver the goods AS
legislators, The Republican minority
saved the local gas company from the AS
saulJs of the freeboo ers who made such u
haul by watering the gas company stocks
of Boston, and they did it by fair, open
and acknowledgements. The contrast be-
tween the methods of the Republican
minority of that legislature, and those
adopted by the time-killers of this legisla-
ture, Is so marked that the latter ought
to be ashamed of themselves and the
record they are making in the name of the
party"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
A LOST CAUSE.

Said Richard Golden in 1s44 "You
have no right to doubt that in ten years
from the time when England inaugu-
rates the glorious era Of commercial
freedom, every civilized country will be
Free-Traders to the backbone"
Said lord Salisbury, wednesday even
ing, as if in direct reference to Cobden's
unfulfilled prophesy: Fifty years ago
everybody believed that free trade had
conquered the world, and prophesied
that every nation would follow the ex-
ample of England. The results, how
ever, are not what had been expected.
Despite the prophecies of the free trade
advocates, foreign nations are adopting
protection. They are excluding us from
their markets and are trying to kill our
trade"
Four years before Golden uttered his
precious folly Lord Melbourne, then
prime minister, said something more
sensible. 81 admire free trade exceed
ingly," were his words. But it seems
absurd to introduce it without some
communication with other nations of
the world, because IL we do so we sacri-
fee the only bribe that we have to offer
them when we admit their produce free
to induce them to do the same"
Melbourne understood the principle of
reciprocity and Salisbury seems to be
quoting from his predecessor when he
proclaims: "While nations are negoti-
ating to obtain each others commercial
favor, none is anxious to obtain the
favor of Great Britain, because Great
Britain has stripped herself of the armor
and weapons with which the battle is to
be fought. The attitude we have taken
in regarding it disloyal to the glorious
and sacred doctrines of free trade to
levy duties on anybody for the sake of
anything we get thereby may be noble,
but is not businesslike.
. On the eve Of a general election Sails
bury declares against free trade. Eng
gland has had enough of it. On the
eve of Presidential election are there
those in this country who are fatuous
enough to go down with a lost cause?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

once before she did. England as Spain's
best customer In the large operations OF
modern trade will say quick and sharp:
Give us better terms or we trade else
where" And Spain win yield because
she must. If the United States, Aus
tralia and Canada continue to tax Eng
lish manufactured goods, as assuredly
they will, England will say to us: "Give
us better terms, or We put tariff on
your wheat and corn mot on your cotton,
though, for that is Southern Demo-
cratic crop and admit free the wheat of
India" And the United States, Aus.
tralia and Canada will not yield because
they are made by protection masters OF
their own destinies and so they must re-
main.
But cannot we see, in this contin-
gency, what our duty and policy alike
will be? In any fair trade arrange
ment the British farmer, who has suf-
fered most by free trade, will be the
principal element of strength. He will
insist upon protection from Yankee
competitors, and those of Australia,
New Zealand and Canada, who have
played havoc with the price OF wheat
and mutton, and he will get it. All the
more important to the American far
mer, then, will be the home market,
which protection has made for him, and
the West Indian and South American
markets which reciprocity-a better
name for fair trade-is opening to him.
Lord Salisbury's policy is wise and
patriotic; possibly premature, but we
doubt it. With fair trade he may be
beaten. Without it he certainly would
have been. But i'm either case-and all
the more if fair trade wins-our duty is
clear-to keep on as we are.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
THE FREE PARLIAMENT.

PROVIDENCE, May 20, 1892.
To the Editors Of the Neirs,
The Bulletin last evening in its strc-
lures upon the action OF certain Baptists
in New York, regarding the Pope's
interest in the Columbian exposition
comes to the defence of the Catholic
church in the following language: '"rne
Roman church has much of blood and
iron In its history; there are many dark
pages in its record, and it has been re-
sponsible for vast deal of wrong and
error since It's establishment; but it has
been a mighty civilizing force also"
For the enlightenment of those who do
not know the trend Of history" will the
learned writer in the Bulletin be kind
enough to point out to them the dark
pages In the record Of the Roman Catholic
church, and the vast deal Of wrong and
error it has been responsible for since its
establishments
ONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE TO BE DAMNED
WITH FAINT PRAISE"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
WHAT Is SAID OF 1T.

The newspapers of Great Britain are
screaming that Salisbury has erred
Conservatives deprecate his utterances,
while secretly sympathising with them,
on the ground of expediency. Liberals
honestly believe that he has made mis-
take. Meanwhile the fair trade papers,
numbering such important organs rs the
Sheffield Telegraph and Liverpool Post,
and the fair trade leaders, such public
men as Sir William Leng, Cunliffe Lister
and many Tory landlord never ceasing
to bemoan the Reform bill. are undis-
guised in their delight. That is, we
know that they must be, though the
cable agencies which take the voice
of London for the voice of England give
no hint Of it. London, with over FIVE
millions of inhabitants, is mainly for
free trade. Manchester and the manu-
featuring district round about, the home
and birthplace of Cobdenism, with
seven millions of souls, is fermenting
with fair trade leaven. In the face of n
general election, in which every particle
Of influence will tell, has Salisbury made
a mistake in conciliating this valuable
element?
The lines on which England will try
the fair trade experiment, IL it is tried,
are well laid down, and they differ
in no whit from reciprocity as laid down
by Blaine and Aldrich and enforced by
Harrison. III Spain dscriminatcs
against England in favor VI France, a.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
THE TARIFF AND TEMPERANCE.

The Westerly Tribune some days ago
made the following statement: "But
for the tariff issue, which was in
vented and is kept alive by the liquor
dealers and their money, the legalized
saloon would not now exist"
Being challenged by the News, the
Tribune brings forward extracts from
Boufort's Wine and Spirit Circular as
its authorities, one of which reads:
whenever people have anything else to
think about or vote about it Gprohibi-
tion) is repudiated. On with the tariff
fight" This is said to have been pub
lished on Nov. 10, 1888. and is followed
by paragraph from Midas Criterion
saying: "Let it not be forgotten that
immunity from serious inroads is de-
pendent upon the retention of the
license barrier intact and of the absorp-
tion of the public mind on some other
issue than prohibition, and for this pur-
pose the tariff is the very best that could
be imagined, and seems destined to
maintain its ascendency for many years
to come"
These choice morsels the Tribune rolls
under its tongue with an enjoyment so
evident that the News offers its hearth
est congrat ulations on its esteemed con-
temporary's wholesome capacity for
pleasure, which it generously refrains
from calling gheulish glee.-t gripes the
NEWS with positive pain to find its jour
nalistic conscience impelling it TO inter-
rupt the Tribunes feast even for a mo-
ment with the hard, harsh comment of
cruel common sense that it is allowing
its imagination and its wishes to bridge
for it very broad gap between its
premises and its conclusion.
The Tribune makes two assertions,
one of them absurd in the light of his
tory, the other absurd in the light of
reason. The tariff issue, it says, was
invented by the liquor dealers. Not to
go outside the chronicles of our own
country, one of the main reasons that
brought about the adoption of the fed
eral Constitution was the necessity
strongly felt of a central governing
power that might levy tariff on i'm
ports, no national tariff having been
levied under the confederation. The
tariff has been an issue with us since
the bixth of the nation. 1t was an issue
with jefferson and has been with every
statesman CT national repute since his
time.
But for the tariff issue, says the Tri-
bune, the legalized saloon would not
exist. The Tribune is sounder on the
tariff than we had supposed. Even the
NEWS has never maintained that this
country was so absolutely dependent on
the tariff that without il the money 10
pay for dram could not be raised. In
free-trade England, low as wages are,
they support the saloons.
What, then. is the significance of the
extracts with which our friend of West
erly imagines he il backing mp his pecu-
liarly rash statements? Whenever
people have anything else to think about
prohibition is repudiatel." II the zri
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

LORD SALISBURY" says the Journal,
''recommends England to go into the war
of tariffs by adopting the policy of reci-
prccity. This will be good object les
SON to the world and show the advan-
tsge Of inter-mundane trade over mere
international arrangements" BY all
means let rs adopt the Journals sug-
gestion and fit out balloon feet TO ply
between the earth and, say. Venus and
Jupiter. The inter-mundane idea is o
good one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

DUMAS letter on the Deacon case boils
down to thisi Deacon should be con-
victed of murder. but sentence should
not be pressed unless he should kill
second man for an offense with the pres
ent or some future Mrs. Deacon. Funny
Erenchmanl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

The New York Recorders proposition
that Bishop Phillip Brooks arbitrate the
granite strike is novel, original and SEN
sible. as are all the ideas of that bright
and energetic newspaper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

The man who said that no new indus
tries would spring up under the McKin-
ley tariff and the man who predicted
that the Democratic Congress would be
economical are members of a race now
almost prehistoric, the remains of which
are becoming extinct.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

THE granite strike has resolved itself
into question of endurance. The manu-
facturers are losing the trade of busy
season and the men are losing its wages.
1t Is time both losses came to an end.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

Cleveland or western man" is still
the Democratic cry, and when western
man" is heard each of about $40 able
statesmen points TO his breast and men,
tally calculates, Here he is!"-Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

TROLLEY cars have now been running
about six months. The results are no
accidents, regular trips with one or two
slight exceptions, no storm time, no op-
position on the part Of residents along the
line; perfect satisfaction on the part Of
everybody. Shall the system be ex-
tended or stopped where it is?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

Presented by Chairman william Amcs of
the Platform Committee, and unanimously
passsd by the Republican State Conven-
tion March 49, 1Soss
Resolved, That the Republicans Of Rhode
Islsnd have noted with pleasure the estsb-
able, vigorous and consistent Republican
newspaper, and that they recognize IN the
Pr0vfdenoe "News" AN advocate Of the
Republican principles worthy Of the heart.
test support of all Republicans.
Received. Therefore, that we In conven-
tiOn assembled, recognize and endorse the
Providonce /" News" rs the official organ
Of the Republican party Of Rhode Island
and pledge to IL our united support.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

The Blaine wave is a mighty one, and
the man from Maine must have strong
and steady foothold If it does not sweep
him with it into the White House in
reeistless food of enthusiasm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

1.-THE cow punchers" are in rebellion
and "the tariff punchers" are in still
worse fix. Tariff punchers" is n much
more expressive term than tariff re-
former" 1t tells the whole story in one
chapter. Inter Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

IT is certain that Mr.. Blaine doesn't
want the nomination. 1t is equally cer-
tain that If he will take it we shall have
. magnificent campaign.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

BYproclamation Of reciprocal relations
with Guatemala, President Harrison has
opened an outlet Southwark for Ameri-
can barley, corn meal, potatoes, live ami
mails. hay and straw, tar pitch, ETC., coal,
lumber, fre bricks, etc, marble, clay
piping. wire. books, railway material.
electric lighting material, various man
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

IT would liven things up wonderfully
before the June conventions if Miss
Garmany's brothers should challenge
Ward McAll:ster.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

al am feeling splendidly," said Mayor
Grant when he reached his office yester-
day, according to an afternoon Journal.
Query: Is that particular English the
product of the Mayor or Of the reporter
New York Herald.
Can IL be that the Westerly Tribune
has shipped q man to New York, and
that he is getting in his fine work
already?
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IT begins to look as if Cleveland would
secure the whole apple at the Demo
cratic convention, and that not even the
core would be left for Mr.. Hill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

IT is respectfully suggested to the
weather bureau that snow storm so
near the end of May Is carrying things
too far
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

THE bicyclists who are carrying
message from Gen. Miles to Gen.
Howard are making splendid record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

What Democrats have done Democrats
can do. IL they do not reduce the appro
priations now they will find their majority
reduced i'm Novem ber.--Ne York World.
How do you make that out, seeing
that they won't have any!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

ufactures Of iron and the precious metals.
These are concessions the~more valuable
in that they secure us better terms than
our British competitors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
In the State of Rhode Island
the NEWS stands second in
circulation, first in influence
and representative character.

BY the death of Oliver johnson,
Providence loses one of her Oldest and
most respected business men.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

There has always seemed to be double
back action hitch about the Democracy's
the country to believe they'll do IL when
they get in, or they can't agree how best
to do II when they are in.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Popularity speaking, this is called the
tactics of bluff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21
The NEWS" TURNNOW

The politicians will select the candi-
dates at Minneapolis and Chicago. The
Yartisans up and down the land will be
satisfied with anyone, the intelligent will
consider the situation carefully before
making up their minds, and the vena!
and ''see" them.-Providence Journal.
Intelligence" is doubtful good
when the eyes are so bleared in getting
it that the Intelligent" editor is
obliged to put on such blue glasses.
Cheer up, friend; there will be honest
men even at Chicago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

Chairman Clarkson may yet think 1t
worth while to send over 60 England and
secure Salisbury for the Republican cam
paign He may be British McKinleyite
yet, if he keeps on.--Boston Globe.
And great scheme it would be for
England.