The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-15
The NEWS" TURN NOW.

| attention to herself since the big Sprague
| failure as she Is getting now, all on ac-
| count of her State election being held in
April. and politicians the country over be
ing anxious about the result.-Telegram.
And this is the time the Telegram
chooses for bolting!
More than once have we seen il (the
Democratic party) 60 to defeat with little
regret, because 20 have hoped or worked
! for its success then would have inevitably
have delayed the greater and more vital
victory that was, and still is, in the fu-
ture.-Telegram.
When the Gods shall have delivered it
from McNally; but perhaps the Gods
will instead deliver McNally from the
Telegram.
Last year Gov Hill and his party
pointed with PRIDE TO their administra-
tion OF the finances which had reduced
| taxes to the people. The showing that
they made undoubtedly had an influence
| in the election last fall. IL now transplres
| by the Democrats own confession that
they were able to reduce the rate of taxa
tion by using a surplus of $1,000, 900 which
| had been collected under previous Repub-
| lican administrations. This has wholly
| disappeared, as well as n portion OF the
| two and a half million dollars which New
York State received as its share Of the di-
rect tax refunded by the government
Worcester Spy.
Democrats in Congress are now trying
| the same little game. They cut down
appropriations that will have 10 be made
up next ,winter-after the Presidential
election is over by the passage of a
deficiency bill. This is an easy but un-
scrupulous way of getting up reputa-
tion, such as it is, for economy.
The recent Hill-Tammany gerrymander
| of Rochester increased the number of
wards by four. The Rochester Republi-
cans gracefully responded by gaining ex-
actly four wards in addition TO those they
held already. The instigators OF the
gerrymander now know just how il feels
10 be hit by a boomerang.-New York
Press.
These playful little remarks are lost
upon David. His retreating figure on
south bound express with his hands
tightly clutched about his ears is elo-
quent of the man who will not hear.
The campaign which it will open is one
of considerable Importance, and the Re
publicans of the rest of New England look
to their friends in little Rhody to score IA
decisive triumph in this preliminary
| skirmish of the great fight for protection
and honest money.-Boston Journal.
And they viii. not be disappointed. The
Rhode Island Republicans must win. 1t
will cost hard work, and the hard work
must be forthcoming.
Gov. Ames doubtless awaits in uncom-
Portable suspense the verdict of his censors
as TO whether man who dares TO criti-
cize the Mckinley bill can do so and still
remain "A Republican Globe.
Why not? Republicans retain the
right to criticise Republican measures.
They think for themselves.
A generation ago there were but few
women who perused the papers daily
New York Sun.
Or men either. Once week was the
rule then. A generation ago there was
no paper having 696, ,9l3 daily circulation,
even in Providence. The Telegram
hadn't been founded.
Candle-End Holman threatens to enter
the Presidential race. We object.-Chi
cago Herald.
Even Democrat must draw the line
somewhere.
II doesn't make lie any whittier to put
10 on n tombstone.-Telegram
Or print it in the Telegram.
The speeches in the House of Represen-
tatives on the tariff are attracting less
attention than they would receive If the
silver question was not kept by unfortu
nate circumstances in the forefront of the
public mind. Boston Herald.
II is unfortunate that the attempted
diversion hasn't succeeded any better,
but, New England Mugwumps to the
contrary Notwithstanding, free coinage
is as good Democratic doctrine as free
wool.
Mr.. Hill may be nominated Is it among
reasonable possibilities, viewed IN the
light of eight years of political history,
that he can be elected No Democrat
named from New York can succeed at the
polls without solid New York Democratic
support. Chicago Herald.
Cold fact for B'rer Cleveland and
B'rer Hill to nibble upon. Add that no
Democrat can expect solid New York
Democratic support and that Demo-
cratic President cannot be elected with
ont New York, and you have the case in
a nutshell.
The Herald dpesn't think the Demo
cratic party is much of sound money
party after all, according TO its latest con
fession. 1t was simply lying TO catch
votes in the last cam paign.-Boston News.
And will probably begin again as soon
as the national conventions are over. 1t
is the independent theory that voters
have bad memories.
Some more foreigners have been un-
! taxed by the Government of this country
The President has proclaimed Jug
handle reciprocity with Nicaragua-New
! York World.
So the foreigner does pay the duty
after all, does he? Once III while a
free-trade editor gets sleepy and tell the
truth by pure accident. Foreigners are
untaxed" whenever a reciprocity treaty
is singed, but it is in return for untaAihg
us i'm similar manner.
The New York Republican papers are
! condemning the Democratic State census
with all the vigor born of great desire
| o., ravenoe thpmSelyes on the critics of the