The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-30


flying at administrator News.
Or torn in strips by the gale of popular
indignation.
Unfortunately. all women are neither
practical nor sensible. w. &. Whitney
as reported by N. Y. Sun.
This is a rather sweeping statement
TO bri ng against sail women"
An elopement epidemic has broken out
In Scranton, Pa. Within ten days five
couples have disappeared from the place
The clergymen and florists are greatly
disturbed.-Brooklyn Times.
Why should clergymen and florists be
disturbed? How can you run Sunday
school without children? And don't
married men ever-once in great
while, say--buy flowers for their wives?
The Providence Journal says Carroll is
to be given credit for not opposing the
bill amending the city as a whole. This
is simply silly in view of the fact that he
opposes the vital section in il and is striv-
ing TO prevent its going into operation
until next January. Carroll read the
whole bill when it was offered bv Alder
man Adams and gave his word he would
support 1t. Now he is trying to crawl
through a very small hole in order 20 20
back upon promise publicly made i'm the
presence of hundreds OF citizens.
tucket Times.
Carroll has considerable ability as
crawler but his present attempt is ''2
mutch."
II is Big Rhody now.-Boston Herald.
1t is indeed. The leader Of the pro-
cession. The drum major. The grand
marshal. The avant courier. The van
guard. The sign post. The leading
citizen. Watch it.
II is probable that the Democrats have
Rhode Island, but the advantages in
unity aud in leadership are altogether
with the other party.-Boston Herald.
The Herald misstates the fact in the
first part of this sentence and paves the
way for an explanation of defeat in the
second. The Herald is "cagey."
II Is said that Governor Hill has gone to
Albany To help provide coat of white
wash for Judge Maynard. Hill is an ac-
tive man, always busy, but appears TO
The wonder is why he accepted the situa-
ton since he gives so little attention to its
duties. .-Newport News.
Hill didn't want il himself except for
the salary, but he didn't want anyone
else to have it.
Wonder IL J. j. Christie, travelling
agent for Bristol Bill who declared ih
Woonsocke6a week ago that the Rhode
Island Central Labor Union was de-
funct organic ,tion, read the following in
the Providence NEWS of Saturday even-
ing:
The Central Labor Union at its meeting last
evening received the Providence Salesmen's
Association and the Olneyyille Weavers'
Union into membership. Woonsocket Re-
porter.
Mr.. Christie and his employer have
probably by this time changed their
minds about the defunctness of the
union.
From now ntil April Z, in Rhode ISL
and. it will be reason and facts versus
Doodle and the generalship of Boss Bray
ton and Senator Aldricn With the Aus
tralian ballot behind them. the Democrats
of Rhode Island can and ought to win.-
Boston Globe.
They can't, and they oughtnt TO, and
they wont. Just bear this prediction in
mind.
The Tribune moves that the old party
speakers give the tariff short rest
IT, after all these years. must he getting
tired. As substitute we suggest:
"Polly put tho kettle on.
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on.
And let us have some tea"
Westerly Tribune.
No doubt Democrats and assistant
Democrats are tired of the tariff. It's
the tariff that wins victories Besides
the Tribune shouldn't misquote classic.
\ man who asks n candidate for political
preferment 10 endorse his note. or To grant
him any other favor which he would not
ask from him except under the stress OF "a
political campaign. IL as much striker
rs q voter who demands money or ~ drink
rs the price Of his vote. Newport Herald.
Hello. Honey, who's been asking you
To sign note! Or have Your composi-
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