The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-14
AS VIEWED FROM AFAR.
The World" Saws That This is a
Pivotal State,
so IT WILL BE AN ADVISER"
And Hopes to Pilot the Democratic
Party of Rhode Island to "A Victory
II Knows All About the Internal
Troubles, Bat CLOSES Them over.

There Is to be great case Of carrying
Goals to Newcastle. The New Yorl, World
is to be the carrier, and Rhode Island is to
be the receiving port. The greatest
newspaper in the great Democratic party
of the Empire State having failed TO Sc
cure harmony in the home organization
now turns its attention to this little State,
and announces that it will aid the Demo
Gratis in carrying the coming election.
January lst the World issued a start
ling proclamation To the effect that its
special mission would be To secure the
election of u Democratic President.
The mission began at nome and it re-
suited in a nice family row. with the
Cleveland element of the party sulking in
one corner and the Hill crowd in the
middle OF the ring endeayoring to control
the kicking animal with the elongated
ears and unmusical voice. The self-ap-
pointed missionary falling to find "a fertile
field at home, seeks more appreciative
one on this soil.
1t is to be the chief adviser and director
general of the Rhode Island Democracy
and il steps in and proposes to 20 take the
tiller out of the grasp of the Providence
Telegram and to steer the wind-buffeted
old craft by new chart. This is an alb
stract of its first sermon TO the party:
"The Democrats of Rhode Island owe ii
10 the Democrats of the country TO carry
their State election in April.
1T is the only State election of import
ance 20 be held before the autumn. IL is
in "A debatable State. Ghe moral effect of
success in this preliminary contest will be
of very great value to the party in the
Presidential campaign.
Moreover, il is not strained supposi-
tion that Rhode Island May be, in con-
nection with New York, IA pivotal State
this year. Republicans hope that the
Michigan district law will be overthrown
by the courts. Should that occur, and
should the Democrats carry the South,
New York, New Jersey and Indiana, los
ing Connecticut, they would lack three
electoral votes of enough to choose a
President. In that event Rhode Islands
four votes would elect, and the way TO
make them sure is for the Democrats TO
win in the State election this spring.
This they can do if they are in earnest.
II only remains that all the Democrats
shalt vote the ticket, as il Is the manifest
duty OF all of them TO do.
There are factions there marked by
some bitterness. but they are in the main
purely personal and such as good Demo
Gratis ought TO be ready TO put aside at the
polls for the sake OF more vital considera-
tions. They were put aside in the recent
convention, the minority on every dis
puted point yielding to the will of the ma
jority in true Democratic fashion, and
Joining hands with them for the common
cause. With judicious management there
is no factional feeling in Rhode Island
which should deprive the ticket OF any
Democratic votes.
THE election is one Of unusual import
ance, and the World will follow tie
events of the canvass with great care and
in minute detail IL will begin to-
morrow with "a careful review of the
initial situation, the result of painstaking
study upon tine ground, and will follow iG
from day 10 day with the fullest and most
accurate chronicle of events that skilled
observation can secure.
lit will share with the Democrats of
Rhode Island their desire 10 win and will
render them all the aid in winning that
can come of outside interest and SYM
pathy."
If the remainder of the Worlds politi-
cal information relative TO the situation in
Rhode Island is to be as trustworthy AS is
its statement that at the Democratic State
convention all factional and bitter ami
mosties were put aside and that the min
ority yielded TO the majority on every dis
puted point also that there has been
Joining of hands for the common cause,
then the sermons to come will be mighty
interesting reading.
The Telegram can give the World point
ers on perfect peace, love and unity in the
Democratic party which will rather stag
ger the person who is maxim. pains
taking study upon the ground.