The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-27

When in the course OF human events
and by reason OF division OF public
opinion it becomes necessary for the az
yocates Of one set OF ideas to bow to the
supremacy of the Supporters OF ideas to
| the contrary. the only thing to do is to
bow gracefully.
After all the shaking up that the voters
of this town have had we were strong in
the belief that there would be nothing
|! indecisive about the results OF the vot-
ing. We anticipated eithe: atiemendons
| popular condemnation OF the present
municipal government, or asupport ana
endorsement that would be equally un-
qualified. We hoped for ana expected
the latter, because we believe the present
administration deserved the highest en-
that elected them year ago and the
year before that--some OF the nom bers OF
the city government, who have now been
turned over, having indeed been reelected
for number of years back.
We, OF course, hold the same opinions
this evening that we did last evening. The
vote yesterday has certainly not con-
vinced us that the members OF the pres
ent city governmet who have been de-
feated are "corrupt'and incompetent, I"
nor do We even feel that the will of
the people as expressed will result to any
advantage to the business conducted by
the corporation OF the city OF Provi-
dence. To each aud every one Of the can.
didstes, however, from Mayor-elcct Nc
GUINNESS down, who have received from
their fellow-citizens and their peig IN bors
| the endorsement OF an election TO the
several offices for which they aspirsd, be
| they Goo Coos, Democrats or Repu blicans,
| we beg TO offer our cordial congratula-
tions. There is no partisanship in this,
no choice, no preference, no exceptions.
II is q fine thing to win. II Is a splen-
did thing for any American citizen to
be chosen from his neigh hbors for posi-
tion OF public trust aud confidence, no
matter whether the post be lofty or hum
bic, and glorious thing to secure more
OF the votes OF your fellow-citizens than
are accorded to any of your rivals And
to the winner, the chosen one, the fell
low-oitizen thus honored, we can, every
body must, feel most cordially disposed
and be prompted by the sentiments Of
human good fellowship to make it unan-
imous!
Holding this view, our congrat ulations
are due, more than to any else, to the
Providence Journsl. We do not egree
with much OF any argument that The
Journal has made during this campaign,
but though our opinions as to this are
unchanged from what they have been we
will not spice our congratulations ut this
time with anything that is not savory.
The contest just closed has been peculiarly
newspaper battle. Under circumstances
OF The Journals nQgmal attitude in local
politics, yesterdays election would bave
been simply repetition OF many that
have preceded. The Journal turned-to to
stir things up, and to drive the present
administration from office, and 1t has ac-
compiished its purpose. We congratulate
u because Il has fought a successful bat
tie For days and weeks The Journal
has pushed its "movement, assidu-
ously and while, we sdm.t,
we did not believe that the influence OF
It's protssiations would.be anything like
so considerable as has been shown, we
could DO, fail to recognize the chances Of
success in that, by the combined circuls-
tion OF the two newspapers that The Jour.
nal corporation prints, an audience for ,s
daily ''mass meeting" would De secured
that is probably between two aud three