The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07
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The News believes thoroughly in the
city of Providence
In it's conduct IL keeps ever In view the
interests OF its readers and the well-being
OF the community.
Highly regarded as Is its good fortune,
as home newspaper. 10 recognizes no
higher duty that It can perform than TO
use its influence for the protection of the
good name of the city and the fair repute
OF its government and citizenship, for the
preservation of law and order and the
suppression of any and all vicious ele-
ments and factors. whether they flourish
| I'm dark corners OF the town or In the
open light.
With this purpose constantly in view it
recognizes neither persons nor politics.
On behalf of It's constituency of readers
in the name OF the home and the church
and reputable citizenship, The News pro-
poses to demand an accounting of such
authorities as the people may place in
power for every act. or failure to act,
that tends TO compromise the city s
reputation as we'll ordered community.
The News has not the fantest sympathy
with those ultra-fastidious people who
demand absolute perfection in municipal
regulation.
Every one knows that tho liquor traffic
bad, In that IL causes crimes and COM
pels extra police supervision--is a factor
which cannot be wholly eliminated from
our crowded cities.
1t can be confined to licensed dealers
who pay for the extra policing thus re
quired.
The kitchen barroom and the pseudo
drug store with five dollars worth of
drugs and $500 worth of rum Interfere
with the monopoly thus given to the reg
ular dealers for tho public good and for
Wnlch tney pay their nlohoy.
| The kitchen barroom and the fake drug
store menace the community in that they
oater to young people, who would not
enter regularly conducted liquor store
and who, if they did enter, would not be
served
The kitchen barroom and the fake drug
store must go.
Gambling can be driven out of our
cities
Policy gambling, openly conducted
gambling houses, and cappers for gam
bling houses are features OF daily life In
| Proyidence.
Gambling, either on large or on a
small scale, Is the enemy of the home.
The policy gambler eats the food of the
children Of the poor.
| The faro bank proprietor robs the
more prosperous class of salaried clerks
Of business houses and 1t Is at the bottom
Of more than half the en,bezzlements and
defalcations which occur In this city.
The gamblers must 90.
No one with shadow or knowledge OF
cities doubts that Illicit liquor selling as
well as gambling houses and brothels
depend upon the connivanoe Of policemen
for life from day to day.
This does not mean that the chief
municipal executive officers are In the
pay of law breakers IL means that they
are not so active In tho management OF
their subordinates as 30 prevent policemen
and detectives from having corrupt rela.
tions with law breakers.
| AS part Of its duty TO the community,
The News announces here and now that
no candidate for public oiilce can have
the support of this paper. who does
not give satisfactory evidence in ad'
| vance that his earnest and active efforts
will be given to the suppression of Illicit
| liauor selling. the regulation and repres-
sion of brothels, the utter extinction OF
gam bling and the complete publication
of the police force from the taint of cor
ruption.
To candidates who give such evidence
Tho News promises its hearty, earnest and
continued support without regard ia
party relacions or other matters which
often determine the attitude of news
paper in public affairs.
THE COMMERCIAL BRITISH EM-
PIRE.