The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-27

The News is in receipt of sundry COM
munications applauding the public SER
vice It is doing in expressing the popu-
lar protest against the granting of a
license to Dorney to run a liquor saloon
within the traditional school house
boundaries.
One such, while not the least accept
able to The News seems to require an
answer in order to clear a misconcep-
tion OF the writer and perhaps to many
others. Here 1t is:
TO the Editor OF The News:
1 am n Democrat and reader of The
News. / trust may also add. without open
ing myself to prejudice in your eyes, that I
am what you are pleased TO term 5000
Goo" Now. am proud OF all three things
that am q Democrat. n Goo Goo and News
'reader. though fancy hear you say that in
the latter respect only am I justified in my
pridoI
However. ] like The News, and 1 some.
times feel that You are far from as fiinty-
Coos a. your occasional observations might
lead one to suppose. At any rate, you ought
to be grateful to them, for they give you so
many opportunities to write about them, and
presume that helps you earn your salary.
! like The News because II Is n Republican
paper. and, as think ] am fair minded
man. always like to hear views opposed 10
my own--aud tken feel stronger In my con-
|>-x~ 4 v<x n,f.
News also because, for all its honest parti-
sanship. 1t seems to me pretty nearly always
fair and Just, oven though not always merci-
full; IL seems TO me always sincere. even
though. to my view, IL isn't always right.
And have fn many instances noticed that
its politics didn't stand in the way OF It's
taking sides regardless OF politics--the most
recent instance being its attitude toward our
secretary Of war in his negiectful admins.
tration OF our army during tho war.
Particularly do admire the position IL has
taken on the attempt TO secure n liquor
license within what all our people have long
considered territory sacred TO the public
school. viii not take your time by argu-
mcnt. because you are doing that very well
yourself, and the situation is 90 plain that
can't, for the life of me- tell what IL the mat
for moment, TO such an application as that
Of Mr.. Dorney.
But, Mr.. Editor, question the reflections
you make on the majority OF the license
board. You seem TO assume too hastily that
Mr.. 6prague, Col. Studley and Mr.. Mathew.
son win grant that application. or course.
nobody can know that they won't. But,
don't you think II fair to these gentlemen TO
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confidence In them that they viii not violate
public sentiment just to please Mr.. Dorney,
or anybody else? II seems to me so. know
all these gentlemen, and don't believe any
Of them arc "owned" by Mr.. Dorney or any.
body else except their own consciences, and
think you win ind that everything will
como out all right in the end, and that Mr..
Dorncy will be requested 10 take his license
elsewhere. Very truly yours.
DEMOCRAT. GOO GOO AND NEWS
Providence, August 2s.
How sincerely we trust that the pub
nc concern over the Dorney case is
unfounded we cannot express.
We have tried to avoid any making
Of charges against. or reflections upon.
the majority members OF the license
board. They are. indeed. entitled to
some benefit OF the doubt We should
rejoice 10 they demonstrated their right
to public confidence by rejecting the
odlous proposition OF Dorney at the
meeting on Tuesday next. We would
not pre5udge them or do them the in
Justice Of calling down upon them the
public censure which is bound to fol-
low the act Of granting Dorney his H.
cense before the consummation OF that
act We thank our Democratic reader
for calling our attention 20 the mis-
eonstruction possible from some Of our
observations.
Xe submit. however, that the time to