The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-19

although certain estimabie gentlemen
would have us thinE SO.
There is never need for shame in hay-
ing opinions, and holding TO them-cven
partisan opinions.
There is nothing to be ashamed of in
being a partisan, nor even a rank, black,
rod-hot partisan.
The weak kneed and the hypocritical,
and the maleyolent and self-seeking, may
tell you to the contrary, but what they
say doesn't go with anybody who has any
gumption in his composition.
And most OF us Americans do have gump-
ton.
1t is q trait OF Americsnism, the quality
of gumption.
affairs of the municipal corporation
have for years been in the control 81 me1
who call themselves Republicans. Maybe
they are partisan Republicans. Maybe
they are OF Repu blican principles in State
and national as we'll as in municipal
affairs. At any rate they arc Republi-
cans in the latter. Individually and as a
board Of directors for the corporation Of
the city Providence they are Republicans
who have been identified with the dsvel-
opment OF this town. the business OF
this corporation. Neither, Democrats,
Prohibitionists, Socialists, "Reformers"
non-partisan Journalites, Clarkites, or
Cranks nave had any conspicuous
part in 1t. The administration of the
affairs OF the corporation of the city OF
Providence is a Republican record. Call
it a partisan record IL you please.
And the record 10 pretty good one.
1t has commended itself to . majority
of the citizens OF this town for many
successive years, and in so far at any rate
such citizens have been Republicans. Err
rors have been made, but nom OF import
snce enough to move this majority from
its faith that in the bands of men who
call themselves Republicans the affairs OF
this corporation are better administered
than they would be likely to be il placed
In the hands of men who call themselves
something else. There has been nothing
approaching serious Encouragement.
There has been nothing approaching ex-
travagance. And through all the years
not q suspicion Of corruption.
1t is a splendid record. No municipal
ity in the country can show a better.
Every Republican can but be proud OF 1t
and we should think that every citizen
who has the welfare Of his town at heart
would be proud OF 1t, too, and want to
be a Republicans partisan Republican,
at least, in municipal affairs at any rate.
And this year when Republicanism,
when recorded good government, is as
sailed, when attempt is made to discredit
it by . befooling use OF the terms ''re-
form, " ''non-partisanship," ard a dozen
other slick sounding synonyms for Dem
ocracy, we should think that every citi.
zen OF any breadth OF vision and the
least spark Of public spirit would be glad
to take tho opportunity to stand up and
declare: 81 am a Republican"
There's glory in II, and it has q warrant
to sound sense as well.
Tmorrow ev ening there is to be a mass
meeting at Infantry Hall to which all
Republicans. all citizens interested in
good government, are invited. We should
think every public spirited citizen
would be glad to participate in the dem
onstration would %rejoice at the oppor-
tunity to demonstrate to the Democracy,
to the Socialists, to the hypocrites, to the
crsnks, to the seif.seekers, to the sore
heads, under whatever political or fac
tional title they may be grouped, that
sound sense prevails today in this town,
49,, n,hlic upirit Ia attlI supramc that