The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-30

Party machines may resist now, as
kings have resisted before, when the peo-
pie demand. among Gheir other rights.
the use of executive power in their own
interests alone. But resistance can only
be for time.-Journal.
And what in the name of common
sense is party machine but the organi-
zation through which the people are
able effectively to work their will
There's deal of nonsense talked about
machines and machinery, but they've as
good a right to existence as the electric
motor or the cotton gin.
81 have induced several parties to sign
by getting Democrats and Republicans
to pair off, among them a Baptist cler-
gyman and the editor of a Democratic
newspaper, professor Of a college and a
wholesale groceryman.-The Voice Pro-
hibitionisD
The Voice writer is talking about the
so-called million voters agreement, but
there's screw loose in his statement.
The Baptist clergymen and the college
professor and the wholesale groceryman
may have tied up their votes, but a
Democratic Tor Republican, editor never.
There's too much common sense in
newspaperdom.
The motto of the Republicans is /:
wherever you find Democrat in author
ity gag him. Newport Hera Id.
Not quite a correct statement of the
Republican motto would be, - When
ever you find Democrat in authority
in an elective Office, respect the position.
but when his time is up, vote for good
Republican to succeed him."
The count ry wants free delivery OF mails
in the rural districts much more than 1t
needs one cent letter postage. IL the
roads were kept in proper order IL would
be possible for carriers on bicycles to cover
a large territory rapidly for a large part
of the year.-Springfield Union.
The suggestion is sensible and practi-
cai-Put the carriers on wheels.
It is heralded that the duchess of Marl-
borough now buys her clothes in New
York. k.-Woonsocket Reporter.
If she does she's a sensible woman.
There is more taste in dress in the me-
tropolis of America than London or
Parish either can boast of.
The complaint in Republican papers
that the Democrats refuse to repeal the
SILVER atJ Oh low WnlCu tut
passed would seem to be somewhat In the
nature Of a two-edged sword.-Journal.
The Journal knows Tor is non compos)
that the Republicans advocated the act
of 1890 only as compromise measure
to prevent the Democrats from forcing
through free coinage.
A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas,
SAYS that replies from every portion OF the
Southwest show an average decrease i'm
the cotton acreage or twenty-three per
cent. Thus are the Southwestern planters
compelled TO adjust themselves Co tariff
system that fails to find them sufficient
market abroad. Nobody supposes that
the world has an over-supply of cotton,
but that there Is an under-consumption
which might be greatly lessened by n wise
reduction OF our tariff duties is very evil
dent. journal.
This is fine specimen Of the Jour
nails logic. IL IL means anything it
means that free trade should open this
country to the world, so that Great
Britain could send cotton goods enough
here to enable it to buy all the cotton
that the South can produce. This
would, of course, stop American spin
dies, and no more cotton on the whole
would be consumed than before. But
what of that, in the Journals mind,
since Europe would be benefited?
Carroll says his attention was not called
TO the fact that there was no quorum
present when he raped the Board Of
Aldermen TO order. Would IL not be well
TO make an appropriation to purchase
glasses for him so that ia future his
vision may not be so obscured as Il was
last night f--Pawtucket Times.
The spectacles suggestion is not bad
one. hut what Carroll really needs IN "a
cure for obliquity Of the moral vision.