The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-15
GOOD MEN-GOOD REPUBLICANS

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campaign may be said to have begun.
It will be closed ON Wednesday, the
third OF April next, and the result will,
we believe, be the election of CHARLES
WARREN LIPPITT and his associates by
good, big. wholesome Republican plu-
raljties.
We are led to this opinion from the
fact that these are Republican times the
country over, and from the further fact
that, estimable as the Democratic can
didates are. the Republican ticket, with
the exception of its head, is made up Of
gentlemen who have already won popu-
lar approval by their term or terms in
Office and, aside from any politics, will
naturally secure the endorsement of the
citizens for work well aud conscien-
tiously performed.
EDWIN r. ALLEN. the present Lieu
tenant-Governor, and candidate for re-
election, is we may say, one of the most
generally attractive gentlemen in the
State Of Rhode Island. For a number
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kinton. in the General Assembly, and
then and before was widely esteemed
throughout the whole South County. In
an Office which has given him a
wider acquaintance he has been equally
successful in making himself
well liked, his nobility Of character, his
refined instincts, his unassuming strength
and ability, his patriotism and loyalty to
the institutions of his State and in gen.
eral the possession of those qualities.
little and big, which go TO make gen.
tleman and a man in whom confidence
may be implicitly reposed, have won for
him wide esteem wherever he has be-
come known throughout the State.
CHARLES p. BENNETT, Secretary of
State, and candidate for reelection,
needs no introduction. AS the key
stone of the administration arch the
good conduct of the Office of Secre-
retary of State is of essential import
ance, and Secretary BENNETT had had
an experience with the duties thereof
that justified the expectation that the
affairs of the Office under his admins
tration the past year would be con-
Quoted in business-like way
that could not fail to COM
mend itself to the people, who
were at all familiar with the work and
its value to the State. Mr.. BENNETT is
accustomed to find large vote outside
of party lines on election day, and even
were the coming campaign to be close
political fight Mr.. BENNETT would
doubtless be very sure of being sup
ported in his candidacy, his experience
and abilities making him an especially
valuable public official.
To SAMUEL CLARK, General Treasurer
and candidate for General Treasurer, the
same expressions Of fitness, honesty and
capacity apply. The general treasurer
ship is an office that, once properly filled,
it would be folly enough to disturb.
With the exception of two terms dis
tinguished by the incumbency of Treas
urer PERRY, Mr.. CLARK has been State
treasurer since 1872, a period of nearly a
quarter of century. And in all that
time we have yet to hear the first ex-
| ception taken to his management of this
most important public Office.
EDWARD G. DUBOIS, the present At
torney General, is candidate for re-
election. OF Mr.. DUBOIS it may be said
that he was publicly unknown when he
assumed his responsible Office, although
he had served with htsufficient distincti on
as Senator from East Providence. But
Mr.. DUBOIS is known today, and it may
be said of him that the State
has rarely been represented by
more able prosecuting officer. His
work well entities him to place
on the list of attorney generals
which contains such names as HoRATIo
ROGERS, ABRAHAM PAYNE, EDWIN
METcALF, and others who, in their
younger days, found the attorney gen.
eralship stepping stone to prestige and
honors. Mr.. DUBOIS has handled some
NoBNNA"'AJ us Saoco ~ hh VsPetihhJ
fective way-notably the KREGAN trial
aud his work as counsel for the
State House commission in the
land condemnation proceedings.
Mr.. DUBOIS has demonstrated that he
is the peer in his Office of any prosecu-
| ting officer the State has had and now
| that Mr.. DUBOIS has made his record.
we know of no young attorney who
could better have been selected for the
office of Attorney General year ago.
He has acquitted himself most creditably
and to the advantage of the State. He
has made splendid prosecuting officer.
COLONEL CHARLES WARREN LIPPITT,
whom the Republicans have selected
for their standard bearer, may we'll be
depended upon tor an administration
that shall fittingly succeed that OF Gov