The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-16
THE POINT OF VIEW.

Citizen Grover Clcveland's grand
sweet song" is now arranged as quartet.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Chairman Jones and Candidate Bryan
have exchanged congratulations. These
gentlemen congratulate each other on
very slight provocation. = Washington
Post.
A Southern paper refers to him as "the
late Col Dana" From Southern
standpoint no greater tribute could be
paid to the memory of a great man.
Denver Post.
| A Missouri sohoolma am was dismissed
for playing craps with her pupils. She
seemed TO have hit upon n wrong inter
pretation Of how the young idea should
be taught to shoot Detroit Post.
It looks queer To see Southern state
rights Democrat presenting a bill for n
national quarantine system. IL looKs as IL
some theories didn't work wei, in yellow
fever epidemics Boston Herald.
The preliminary move i'm Kentucky
election appears to be TO buy up ali the
purchasable firearms in the neig borhood
After that the business of the day goes
with more or less regularity. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"i frankly confess" says Uncle Horace
Boies, THAT had no part in the forma-
tion OF the Chicago platform. That's
what Uncle Horace says but IL isn't just
what he means lie doesn't frankly con-
fess=he proudly boasrs-=Kansas- City
Journal.
Yachting" may mean more than we
thought IL did, when one has the courage
and standing of some of our rich neigh
bors IL you steal a chicken, you take il
out at Cranston; but If you are a society
man, you can do more than steal a march
on the government and still 60 free. Prov
idence Visitor.
Reveni, revidi, revioi, is now the motto
of Richard Croker. He annsxes to him
self also the title OF "Child of Destiny" /"
dispiacing all other claimants. Never
did Fortune smile more partially
upon any leader i'm politics (mugwnmp
for boss). and don't let his enemies. fierce
or mild, forget it.-Now York Sun.
1t is worthy of observation that the
frauds in naturalization papers were syn
chronous with the passage of the Three
Cent tax upon aliens by the late Legisla-
ture Of Pennsylvania When the tax was
imposed many aliens rushed to secure
naturalization in order to escape its pay
ment Az fha ,novanapt of tho cou,ts o,,
slow, and the applicants numerous, and
eager. a temptation for forging natural
ization papers to meet the demand
readily presented itself. Nothing was more
easy than to organize "A naturalization
court in saloon, with Judge "
"clerk, and attorney. and grind out
the certificates OF citizenship to order
The alacrity with which the ignorant
alien paid the exorbitant fee Of Sl2. so tn
the swindlers show we'll the Three Cent
stax effected its purpose Of making citi-
zens. s.--Philadelphia Record.
! The fact is there is no experiment. in
municipal government so dangerous as
that which concentrates power in the
hands OF q single man. One.man rule is
an evil wherever 1t exists. The history
of mankind proves that few individuals
are created who tfnchecked, may safely
be entrusted to.rule for the benefit of the
| people, The reason Ia that few mon
are entirely unselfish. There occasional
ly apears in the world "A Washington or a
Lincoln, but the Neros outnumber them
two to one When the citizens of muni-
cipelity turn the management OF their
| government over to one official on the
theory that 1t will always be possible to
elect worthy person to fill the place, they
put 1t In the power of "a political com
bination to throttle them. 1t was sup.
posed that the creation of Greater New
York would result in tho triumph OF the
better element in its politics. AS a matter
| of fact the most corrupt spoils organiza-
tion In the world has captured the city
| at the first trial of strength. Perhaps in
| view of the result of this election, it will be
! well for the Citizens Charter Committee
TO consider the protest Of the Civic Rights
party. San Francisco Call.
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