The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16
The NEWS TURN NOW
And yet the tariff is not tax.-Tele-
gram.
Right for once, neighbor.

Congressman Stevens of Massachusetts,
Is unquestionably right in saying that, as
our manufacturers have been running for
years on an inflated high tariff basis, buy
ing their machinery and many Of their in
cidental as well as main materials at un-
naturally high prices, the greatest care
must be exercised in reducing the rates OF
duty on goods that compete with theirs.
| Even with free raw materials they must
have chance to adjust themselves to the
new condition. IL does not follow that
| all protection can safely be stricken off
be better off to-day If they had never had
any of that protection. journal.
The Journal takes water. Springer
has sprung too far for it, but who en-
couraged his springing?
The real objection to the Mckinley bill
on the part of the people Is not against
! its protectionism, but the outrageous ex-
tremity Of its protectionism.-Jour
1t protects the sheep farmers as well
as the woolen manufacturers, eh? But
the Journal has found out within day
or two that there's one demon blacker
than Mckinley, and his name is William
Springer. Too bad.
The Boston Advertiser thinks il "hard-
! ly probable" that Rhode Island will elect
"a Democrat to succeed Senator Aldrich
of course the advertiser has a right to
its opinion, and we have right to think
| il mistaken clusion.-Telegram.
The Telegram has an undoubted right,
which it exercises daily, of being on an
interesting variety of questions conspic-
uously wrong.
The Democrats, one would think, ex-
pecting that this would be their last
chance at the city Offices. are determined
TO make the most of it.-Newport Enter
! prise
Greed, grab and growl are the distin-
| gushing marks by which TO recognize a
Democratic administration.
A Washington telegram to the Inter
ocean says that Senator Palmer's maiden
| speech in the Senate on Thursday created
an unfavorable impression" Senator
| Palmers success and the greater portion
| of hls fame have been derived from the un-
| favorable impression which he has created
upon the Republican party Chicago
| Herald.
| That's all right. No man who creates
an unfavorable impression upon the Re
publican party is going to be elected
President.
| IL David b. Hill is keeping his eyes
| open, he must see some uncommonly
large-sized and legible handwriting on the
wall.-New York Tribune.
The same reading: "Thou hast been
weighed in the balance, David, and
| found short weight"
Every friend of Cleveland would gladly
support William r.. Russell for President,
n1 "A sfu
ally by the gallant young Democratic
governor of Massachusetts. Why not
nominate him at Chicago ?-Boston Globe.
Cause he couldn't get 'lected. That's
why.
Corporal Tanner seems to have lost none
OF his popularity with the Grand Army
boys, even If he does refer, on occasion, to
President Harrison in connection with
''grandpa's hat. Boston Globe.
OF course not. Harrison had grand
father of whom he isn't ashamed, and
the grandfather had hat. It's all
right.
No one hears the New York Sttn yelling
Democrats, get together - any more.
When they do the hair flies-and ID. Il. III.
has no more hair to spare. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
No; he's the original Hairless Pup of
Elmira.
1t must be frankly confessed that the
reports of the execution of McEIvaine
furnished by eye witnesses were neither
so able nor so interesting as the reports of
previous electrical executions supplied by
men who never saw them, on particulars
furnished by persons who knew nothing
about them.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The able reporter is at his best when
he relies on his imagination for his facts
in Brooklyn. OF course, Providence is
different.
When the Prohibitionists assemble in
Providence for their State convention "a
week from to-day, they would do we'll TO
read over carefully the sensible sugges-
tions which the Providence NEWS has, of
late, given them regarding the course of
action that will bring them nearer than
any other to the realization of the object
which they have ostensIbly in view
Newport Observer.
The great majority of the Prohibition
lists are sincere and earnest men and
women, but they go to work the wrong
way when 10y third party action they aid
the liquor sellers own party choice.
Some Prohibitionists think they can
club the Republican party into complete
submission to them by comprising its
defeat few times, but this is bad judg-
ment. You can catch more flies with
molasses than with vinegar.
Senator Hills greeting to Missouri
Pull down your brooklyn Eagle
And to Massachusetts-it's no use
Russelling; and to Iowa-call the Boies
in out of the cold; and to Ohio-the
Campbells may be coming, but not this
year and to Indiana-it's time for Gray's
elegy and TO New Jersey-dont aid or
Albeit any boom but mine; and to
Maryland - Gorman-dizing won't do ;
and to Georgia-your man is done Brown |;
and to Pennsylvania-Pshaw it's too
easy. Besides, Hill won't get it,
81 do not believe i'm the men who are al
ways working for the public good for
nothing" he lEisfeldtl exclaimed lat the
meeting of the OF the improvement Club
of the Twentieth, Twenty first and Twen-
ty-second Wards at Northwestern Turner
HALL A man i'm the audience asked
"How about the alderman Alderman
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