The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-06
THE NEWS TURN NOW

What q sickening spectacle some pa
pers present while struggling to keep on
They squirm as IL they found !,
topped with barbed wire.
With the Prohibitionists putting
plank in their platform which may per
haps best be described as free trade with
incidental revenue, 10 must be evident
that the old bug-a-boo Is losing its force
with good many Glasses Of citizens.
PROVIDENCE Journal.
Free trade, free silver, free rum.
That's about the ticket of the Cincinnati
convention.
Senator Hills vote for free coinage en-
phasizes the wisdom of the Chicago con-
say to him. m.-Providence Journal.
The Democratic vote on free silver in
the Senate turns the Chicago platform
down. Hill is all right, it's Cleveland
who is in difficulties.
The recent national Prohibitory conven.
tion has left no doubt, did any exist, that
the cold water men have launched a full.
rugged partisan craft upon the turbulent
seas Of American politics. woonsocket
Reporter.
A queer sort of a Peoples party craft,
bound for Democratic ports with free
rum cargo and free silver leak in Its
hull.
Cleveland and his Illinois running mate
can carry Illinois, and they will.-Chat-
tanooga News.
Now as soon as we hear Texas and
Mississippi back up the opinions of Ten
nessee, Republicans will begin to get
scared. Those fellows down there
know all about it, The Inter Ocean Is
glad that they have mentioned the mat
ter, as it is among the novelties that
might otherwise have been overlooked.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Grover Cleveland says nothing and
catches fish. Adlai Stevenson should buy
a pole.-New York Herald.
The trouble with Adlai is he is used
to fishing for suckers only, and they
don't bite hook ever-or hardly ever,
The New York papers have not of late
made many remarks about Lieut. -Ciov
Jones. We have not even heard whether
he sent any congratulations to ID. Is
Hill. ."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Jones-he's the happiest man alive
this year. The result at Chicago suits
him to T and we don't blame him.
Grover Cleveland has perhaps the strong
est personal influence of any man In
American politics. His tariff reform mes
sage was courageous thing. His letter
against free silver was courageous letter
~. Y. Voice.
But he was elected by the saloon
keepers, says the Voice and must be
turned down. The Voice says Harrison
and Reid were nominated by saloon
keepers, too. Bidwells millions were
made raising wine grapes. What is q
poor devil of Prohibitionist to do but
support Belva Lockwood or poor cracked
old Weaver?
Third party movements never amount tc
anything In Presidential years.-Denver
Colo, Republican.
If we are not greatly mistaken the
Denver Republican is the namesake Of q
certain third party movement thai
started up in the Presidential year 1856
and pollsd 1,34l,Sl2 votes.-New York
Voice.
Just so. But third party which il
its first year of life polls 1,341 ,S12 vote,
out of total about half as great as al
present doesn't show much similarity
to that of the water men.
Closing the doors to foreign goods bu
employers only. Modern steamships have
poked a big hole in the old time tariff
argument and there Is no earthly way t,
patch 1t up-New York Herald.
Say you so? Why then are American
wages higher? And are not American
workmen protected by at least the cos
of ocean transit for a foreign working
man and his family? Is not that
question which can be settled at Castl,
Garden without changing tariff law?
The northwest is debatable ground in 9
Presidential election for the first tim,
since the war. 1t Is with Democracy In
sentiment. 1t should he brought to vot,
with Democracy. New York World.
That's what Cal. Brice said last tim,
but the event proved that he was only
rainbow chasing.
Baby Mckee to Baby Ruth: "Anyhov
you can never be president. ."-Savannai
(Ga) Press.
Mustn't be too sure, Baby Mckee. L
women get the ballot and Baby Rutl
abandons her fathers party she'll hav,
as good show as anyone when sh,
grows up.
A straight pull now till Thanksgiving.
NEWS.
What's the matter with October 81 Gs
it9) and X. Kolumbus. Kindly Korre
spondent.
Nothing. You're right.
Tammany was so profusely patriot,
on Monday that it really seem possible