The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-12

They complain that II they take the
Camp street cars at their doors they can
go nowhere else on earth except to South
Providence without paying an extra
nickel. And, under such circumstances,
they do not like a newspaper that "defends
the trolley company"
We regret, in the upward and onward
progress OF this newspaper that two old
readers should abandon US. We are COM
forted, however, knowing the reason, by
the reflection that they and us will later
on make up and be friends again. Thot
time will come just as soon as our
friends sit down In cool spot far away
from the murky atmosphere OF indigna-
tion and think things over. The first step
in their return to our fold OF readers will
be the admission that even a yaller dog
should be permitted TO have some friends
in it's uphill fight with the world, and
the next step will be an awakening to the
fact that the trolley company is by no
means such ysller dog as 1t is painted,
SO to speak.
Now, ,confidentially, between you and us,
gentle readers, we have no disposition to
defend the trolley company except in the
interests OF the public. No other motive
prompts or controls line that is ever
printed in The NEWS, unless it is easily
recognizable as psid-for advertising. We
are seeking to furnish all the news to the
public, TO express In our editorial col
umns what we believe to be the best,
most honest, most common sense of ideas,
in respect to both news and opinions
looking to receive a measure OF public
favor, subscriptions and advertising pat
ronage, and in general to do business six
days in the week. II any influence con-
trolls as II is to "give the people what
they want" rather than what We may
Wuutf ii OidcI W LOIU bCCuIo
their patronage. We have been told that
the trolley company or somebody con-
nected with II Is q stockholder in this
paper, or that this paper is subsidized or
that somebody connected with the paper
is holder of trolley stock. This is all
nonsense. Indeed we do not even pos
sess SO much as "dead head'' ticket on
the trolley line and, like our late Camp
street route readers, II we take car up
there we can GO nowhere else but to
South Providence without paying an ex-
ira nickel.
No, gentle readers, we have no earthly
reason to defend the trolley company ex-
ccpt that the expression OF opinions that
have, until recently, maintained In this
town, that we even believe maintain to-
day, and that In the no distant future we
are confident will be q majority senti-
ment, may constitute q defense or the
trolley company. II We are today pur.
suing what is called an unpopular"
course In this matter-and II is evidently
unpopular with at least two of our fellow
citizens-we expect to be justified in It
before we are through with it. We expect
that those of our fellow citizens who have
allowed themselves to fall in the wake OF
the handful OF "indignant" fellows
some OF them able, eloquent and well
meaning, some OF them dreamers and
cranks, some Of them self-seekers, and
some OF them concealing q motive so out.
rageous, so monstrous, no mean as to
be almost beyond credibility-will In due
time discover that they have been led
astray, that they have been fooled, that
they have been looking through a tele-
scope at mole bill and imagining that 1t
is a mountain.
The addre sses made at the Common
Council meeting Monday night served to
clear the atmosphere OF good deal OF
misapprehension that has existed in some
quarters and to wipe the slate clear of a
good many lies about the trolley COM
psny and its transactions with the city.
We believe good many citizens have ac-
CURED different idea OF some things than
they held before and will not again 80
readily accept any ot-hand irresponsible
statements against the trolley and the
city Government from speakers with a
motive or speakers who are simply rattle
headed without any motive. Today we
believe that no considerable part OF the
people care to have all this matter gone
over again, and what feeling remains
against the trolley is ON the matter of
trapsfer tickets