The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-21

The politicians will select the candi-
dates at Minneapolis and Chicago. The
partisans up and down the land will be be
satisfied with anyone, the intelligent will
consider the situation carefully before
making up their minds, and the venal
| will wait for some one to come around
and 'see" them. m.-Providence Journal.
"Intelligence' is a doubtful good
when the eyes are so bleared in getting
il that the Intelligent" editor is
obliged to put on such blue glasses.
Cheer up, friend there will be honest
men even at Chicago.
Chairman Clarkson may yet think 1t
worth while to send over 60 England aud
secure Salisbury for the Republican cam
paign. He may be British McKinleyite
yet, if he keeps on.--Boston Globe.
And great scheme it would be for
England.
The Republican party cannot afford to
go outside of Blaine and Harrison for a
| presidential candidate aud the constiu
ents of the opposition leaders to the pres
| ident's denomination should give the
''kickers" TO understand that IL Mr..
| Blaine adheres to his determination not
| to make contest at Minneapolis that all
| efforts to nominate anybody but Harri-
son should be abandoned to assure Re
| publican victory in November.
Valley Cleaner.
Don't worry All this spring stir and
| ferment is wholesome and honest, but
after the Minneapolis convention we
shall buckle down to business. The
| ferment itself is good assurance that no
foolish move will be made.
A great deal has been heard from Mr.:
Deacon in regard to this matter it would
be interesting To learn his wfe's version
Of the scandal.-Newport Observer.
1t would be still more interesting to
| find gag to fit the mouth OF man who
is cad as we'll as murderer.
Campaign oratory next summer and
fall will ring less changes on the word
economy" = Pawtucket Gazett and
| Chronicle.
Democratic oratory will suffer from
| the fact that on every issue of the day
the orators must be silent or take the
defensive.
Soon after the Mckinley tariff bill was
adopted, the Springfield Republican sug-
oested that this country ought to be able,
under its provisions, to raise flax, and
manufacture its own linen. Well that's
just what is now taking place. Putnam
Patriot.
And fax is going to mean as much as
wheat to Minnesota and the two Dako-
tas. Minneapolis already has linen
mill and Sioux Falls has another.
There's big money in them. Farmers
see it and are laying down acre after
to flax raising. Amy more suggestions.
free traders!
Il is well established that either party
when in full power Is more careful OF the
interests Of the town than when mixed, !"
for unless they are a change is probable
at the next election. Gazette.
The Gazette talks plain common sense.
A "citizens' ticket" is an excellent thing
in theory, but in practice trades and
deals are less frequent in partisan than
in mixed bodies. Party politics can't
| be kept out of town elections, especially
in presidential year, and the public in
terests seldom gain by trying.
Several hysterical Republican papers
have discovered that the Prohibitionists
are in some round-about way responsible
| for the passage of the Democratic Excise
| law in New York State. or course they
| are not; but can anybody see any striking
difference between the lignor business
now and two weeks ago under the law the
Republicans were SO contented with
| Voice.
Oh, no; Prohibitionists are not respon-
sible for Democratic victory. and the
moon is made of green cheese AS for
| the liquor business, don't ask foolish
| questions, but observe the dealers broad
grins.
II the administration can only induce
| Col. Elliott 4. Shepard to accept some
| foreign mission until after the November
| election, IL will be doing great thing for
| the Republican nominee, whoever he may
| be.-Pawtucket Tribune.
See here now Col. Shepard isn't the
wisest man in America, perhaps, but
who's running the Republican campaign?
| The Tribune has work enough cut out
for it, to keep the props under Carroll.
Should the Republicans win here on the
sixth of June and Blaine be nominated d
| an excess of Joy ever kills will be def
nitely settled. .-Burrillville News.
In the negative. Who would die in
nomination week when he had election
week and inauguration week ahead of
him? Besides. it wouldn't be fair to
Blaine.
Mr.. Blaine, his family and his friends
are denying altogether too much. It Is
not dignified for the sons and sonsin-law
| along with the politicians to shout so
loud in the chorus. us.-Newport News.
Get out your Esop and read the fable
of the old man, the boy and the donkey.
What task Mr.. Blaine would have If
he tried to suit Democrats and Mug
wumps. He would have to be silent and
"shout" all in one breath, and that
surely wouldn't be dignified.
There has always seemed to be double
back action hitch about the Democracy's
| tariff REFORM" Either they can't get
the country to believe they'll do IL when
| they get in, or they can't agree how best
| to do II when they are in.-Chicago Inter
| Ocean.
Popularity speaking, this is called the
| tactics of bluff.