The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-23
THE NEWS TURNN

THE NEWS" TURN NOW.
Mr. Millen,'the ruddy faced little man
who rattles around in the big Office OF
chairman of the city committee on print
ing is the victim CT an o'erweening curl
osity.--The Telegram.
And the Telegram is in the condition
of the man wins kicked the hat with
brick in it. It's heavier than it looked.
The worst case of sour grapes ever re-
corded is david lingane's effort TO stop the
NEWS and Record from getting the CITY
advertising. Everybody felt satisfied that
david could not tell the truth, but that he
could lie so boldly nobody dreamed. why
did the reporters, mail clerk, circulation
agent; advertising agent, etc, etc., leave
the Telegram and go over To the NEWS!
Evening Record.
The News is too modest to answer
this last query positively, but perhaps
it was because they preferred to come
and grow mp with the NEWS rather than
stay and grow down with the Telegram.
Abuse is the resource OF failing cause.
One could not much blame Mr.. Cleve.
land IL, while fishing in the beautiful
bayous of Louisiana and enjoying the
charming companionship of Joe Jefferson,
he should come TO the conclusion that AZ
ter all it is better to be happy than to be
President.-Journal
Yes, the grapes are out of reach and
they must be sour; Hill, German and
Brice have sent the convention to Chi
cago and been quite too much for the
.TOUru0I and Mr. Cleveland.
American tin works, which are yet 10 be
built, announce that American tin will be
used in coating their tin plates, and that
% per cent. of the workmen will be Ameri-
can. The sustained use OF the future
tense is still a marked feature OF these an
nouncements. Journal
But the past tense is the only tense
left to the Boston importer who thought
tin-plate prices would go up, and failed
because they didn't, when he speaks OF
his lost prosperity.
The contract for furnishing the fire
works to be used at the dedicatory eXer.
cises of the Worlds Fair in October has
been awarded TO James Pain OF London.
Some people will complain because this
contract goes to an Englishman, and try
10 rouse patriotic indignation against
such tribute TO foreign manufacture,
but il James Pain will furnish satisfac-
tory display, there will be little genuine
cause for complaint, even though the Bat
tie of Lake Erie is among the set pieces to
be exhibited
The Journal doesn't seem to be speak
ing its mind with entire freedom. Isn'tit
now. speaking candidly, just little bet
ter that the business should be given to
a Britisher?
Late last evening the news was wired TO
Washington that Chicago was threatened
with water famine. A few minutes later
the National Democratic Committee de-
cided TO hold the national convention in
Chicago. Some wicked Republican paper
may make editorial comment on these
facts.-Te!egram.
At least one Democratic paper seems
quick enough TO see the connection.
There is nothing to commend the
scheme, endorsing the Springfield bonds)
and no excusefor IL except the weak dis
position of the City Council to indorse
every project for spending money and in
creasing the burden upon the taxpayers
that is urged upon it.-Telegram.
Self-efficient Telegram. The irrespon-
sible puts its own assertion above the
opinion of the best known business men
of Providence who have spoken in this
matter in unmistakable terms.
II is not long since His Honor Mayor
Pond, in public address, expressed n con-
viction that one board was best calculated
to enhance the interests of citizens. and
suggested this as desirable municipal
government reform. With such examples
J..,t al fla,,
will not be long before His Honor's theory
becomes a settled conviction on the part
of the general public. -Woonsocket Re
porter.
That's about the deadlock between the
board and council. IL the two wings of
the city government don't flop together
pretty soon, one or the other of them
may be cut off and the city go wobbly
and lopsidod. What a calamity!
Senator Hill will never practice the old
Latin maxim, Da locum melioribus. If
there are anv better than himself he has
never observed the fact.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Senator Hill might as well resign his
seat in the Senate, give up his Presiden-
tial aspirations and seek out pleasant
grave under the murmuring pines. He's
done for if they've begun quoting
Chicgo Latin at him.
The sentiment now uppermost in this
country runs something like this: The
American-nay he always be sober, but
drunk or sober, the American. Chicago
Herald.
This is patriotism Ia Prairie avenue,
No, 2O,5lJ. They have different idea
here.
The fact that Col Smalley, the Demo
cratic party of Vermont, who held one OF
the best Offices in the State under Cleve-
lands administration, takes tine ground
that Mr.. Cleveland ''has received all the
honors to which he was entitled from the
Democratic party" looks very ominous
for the Only Candidate. springfield
Union.
Yes. il the Democratic party Of Yer
mont decides that Cleveland can't have
that States electoral vote, that settles it.
A moderate increase alike in the num-
Der of officers and enlisted men is in line
with the wisdom and foresight which will