The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-25

The tariff pictures" exhibited by the
New York Press continue TO supply ex-
cellent Democratic campaign material.
Here Is one Of the latest:
The imports Of American -four into Havana
1891, were 5,75s sacks.
For the same months in ls9s they were
The Mckinley law is the best tariff measure
the American farmer ever had.
Thus the intelligent reader Is reminded
that owing to the "free trade" provision
which Mr.. Blaine insisted upon putting
into the Mckinley bill, the number OF
sacks exported to Cuba has Increased
make the farmer yearn for absolute free
trade !-Brooklyn Eagle.
Oh, you ninny! The expression IS
not elegant, but the provocation is strong.
Absolute free trade" would not sell
single additional sack Of flourin Havana.
The Cubans made concessions to us IN
return for concessions made by us to
them. Except as the price OF conces-
sions they wanted they would not have
given us the concessions we wanted.
Absolute free trade" would throw open
our markets to Spanish and Cuban pro-
ducts without exacting any return.
"What is raw materialy" shreks the
Providence News. The NEWS would be
pretty raw were it not backed by Repub-
lican cash.-Pawtucket Tribune.
The NEWS is pretty effectually
backed" by Republican buyers, who
cheerfuiiy chip IN 2 cents each for
model newspaper. That's the Republic
can backing it gets, and that is all 1t ex-
poets.
The workingmen of to-day work harder
as a rule than they did twenty-five years
ago. They work longer hours. They get
less and less pay.-Sample lie by a
habitual liar.
Any man who has worked twenty-fiv
years knows that the hours of labor are
less now than they were at the begin
ming of that term. He knows that wages
are higher, and that the purchasing
power of wages has increased immensely.
Twenty-Five years ago, owing to imitation,
the workingman was paid in cheap dol
lars-such as the Democratic liars
friends in Congress are trying to secure
again by free silver.
With four hundred bills to approve or
reject during the next thirty days, even
the lot Of the governor of New York is
not altogether happy one.-Journal.
One little bill is worse than all the
rest-the excise bill-passed by Demo-
Gratis, which permits all-night liquor
selling, nullifies the civil damage act in
cities. and deprives excise commission
ers of the power to refuse licenses.
Which will Flower offend. Decency or
Democracy?
The Providence NEWS evidently needs
few lessons in the rudiments of English
grammar. But really, we have not the
time to spare for that purpose, or to do
more than recommend an attendance
upon some one OF the numerous evening
schools in the state. Westerly Tribune.
Now, don't crawl off in that fashion.
Are you still of the opinion that smells
sweetly" is correct! And if not, why
don't you own up, and not take refuge
in generalities which do not even glitter?
How is it? You said "smels sweetly"
was correct. Is it? Weren't you mis-
taken?
A revival Of s'Pinafore" in Boston is cal
culated to maintain the reputation of that
city for eccentricity. That really charm
ing opera was pretty effectually done to
the majority of mankind would pray to
be delivered from ever hearing it again.
But what can be expected of a. commun-
ity which still cherished with delight
."The Bohemian Girl" and crowds to hear
Patti sing in "Marthar'-Journal.
"Pinafore" all right. Pretty music.
Rather old. No matter. Everybody
forgotten it. Good as new. What's
matter with bohemian Girl and
"Marta?" What's matter with Journal?
Vaachner?
Is Democratic General Assembly so
impossible thing to contemplate, that
Republicans can afford to set it the ex-
ample of setting aside the Rhode Island
principle of town overnment?-Newpor
Herald.
1t is at least unlikely so long as Demo-
cracy means Honeyism in this State.
Mr.. Ward McAllister announces that
Cleveland is nominated. The Cleveland
campaign will be affected by this an
News.
1t will in Newport, where Mac is
The Providence NEWS may be content
with church that ''is DEAD against the
liquor business" but the Westerly Trib-
ltnc prefers one so ALIVE against the
liquor business" that it will follow its
members to the polls and compel them
to vote rs they pray, or knew the reasefa
why.--Westerly Tribune.
We do not think the Tribune's effort
TO divide the Christian churches politi-
cally will be approved by their member
ship. 1t is the duty of the church to at
tack every form of sin, theft, murder,
lust, gluttony, avarice,
envy, lying---a noisome throng. Every
Christian church is fighting them. We
like church which is alive against sin,
and Christian who votes, as he prays,
for the party that on the whole promises
the best results. And it is very con.
siderable sin, for instance, to attempt
the ruin of Westerly by voting to abol-
sh the tariff on granite. For in the
misery which would follow every form
Of sin would be rampant.