The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-02

InlS snoulu apply 10 the suHraglSts or
all parties alike. We presume that
there are still goodly number of
citizens who consider themselves
Democrats AMI we see no
reason to believe they won't
come out and vote, following the tradi-
tional Democratic policy of voting for
their candidates even though Republ.
can administration has over and over
again demonstrated its especial fitness
for good government as is peculiarly the
case this year when the Republican
party has renominated EDWIN r.
ALLEN, as fine and capable
Lieutenant-Governor as the State
has ever honored with office;
CHARLES p. BENNETT, whose con-
duct of the Office of Secretary of State
merits unanimous endorsement of his
fellow citizens; EDWARD G. DUBOIS,
who has won deserved distinction by
hard and patient work, and rare ability as
Attorney General; and SAMUEL CLARK,
who for score Of years has exercised
the responsible duties of General
Treasurer. with marked fait hful-
ness; aud has placed at the
head Of its ticket for Governor CHARLES
WARREN LIPPITT, a man whose honora-
BILE character, whose business capacity,
whose scholarly attainments and whose
statesmanlike talents assure to the
State as fine a Governor as the most
notable that can be named from the
long list of Rhode Islands executives.
The Democratic candidates have no
earthly claim to the offices to which they
aspire. Estimable as they are as citi-
zens, they could, in naught else save
politics, advance single reason
why they should be preferred for
the business and professional du-
ties which our State officers
are called upon to perform. Neither
can the party that they represent point
to one single act of their record, or offer
one single assurance, that would war
rant anybody but a partisan casting
pa vote in favor of its candidates
as against the representatives named
by the Republican party. They are
nominated simply as standard bearers
for political organization. In them
selves they represent only such fitness
for Office as any good citizen may claim
while as partisans they stand for a
demoralized and discredited political
body, SO many thousand voters
led by men whose most
worthy motives are to get job for
themselves or somebody else in the
States offices. Without prejudice We
fail to understand what sentiments
other than the blindest partisanship and
personal friendship could furnish votes
for the candidates of the Democratic
party in this election.
And yet we know well enough that
there is plenty Of blind partizanship in
the Democratic party and that it usually
polls q good sized vote. 1t is beyond
reaching by argument, it pays little at
tention to the business interests of the
State, 1t recognizes no claims upon its
conscience. it knows no such thing as
an endorsement of work well done and
demonstrated ability that is of advan-
tage to the State. 1t does not bother to
discrimin ate between men or measures.
II recoils at facts. 1t despises reason.
1t regards nothing except that whatever
is stamped with the name Democrat"
must receive Its support and its support
is given with an especial enthusiasm
when 1t can, thereby, give slap in the
face to what is decent, business-like,
trustworthy, and public spirited in men
and methods.
We are of the opinion that good
many citizens who consider themselves
Democrats will refrain from voting
tomorrow because they are public
spirited enough to see little reason in
"change for the sake Of change
But there are plenty Of the other kind,
the kind that are Democrats just be-
cause they are, and we may expect to
record sizable vote under that title on
Wednesday night.
We should suppose that Republicans
would take great delight in going to the
polls and giving their support to the fine
ticket that their representatives in con-
vention assembled have put up--re-
nominations of men of proved character
and ability wherever that has been pos
sible and the nomination Of fine young
business man. well known and
admired among his fellow business
men all over the State, for the head of
the ticket. II is a fine ticket to sup
port, and this is fine time of the year
for Republicans and public spirited citi-
zens generally 10 come out and show
their strength, to express themselves
IN the issues of local govern
ment, as wall as to endorse
those principles of the national party set