The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-20

We are i'm receipt OF card bearing
the portrait OF the Hon. Lucius r. G
Garvln and the modest line to the effect
that the favor of our support is re-
quested for his Congressional aspira-
tions-or. perhaps, we should say sacri-
flee, since our friend. DR.. Garvin. has a
record OF sacrificing at least ten times
for every once that he asplres. His
political career is one long succession
OF sacrifice and attempted sacrifice in
the interests OF his fellow men. As a
frequent political candidate he offers
himself only for immolation. Success
at the polls only enhances the reality
OF the unselfish motives that inspire
him. Which perhaps explains why his
fellow citizens do not always allow him
TO 60 as far as he would be willing To
go. politically speaking. They have
more consideration for him than he has
for himself. So now, in this year Of
grace. they will hardly permit him to
throw himself upon the altar of public
duty by sending him to Washington.
There is ground for the feeling that
there is trouble enough at home for DIR.
Garvin to sacrifice for Still, we are
pleased at the mark of attention in
dicated by the offer OF this card. on
the reverse side we are informed as TO
what DR.. Garvin will vote for IL elected
to Congress. Among other things, the
modest card informs us that he will
vote for an investigation of the mis-
management OF the war department.
The word 'mismanagement" is rightly
chosen, according 10 DR.. Garvlns point
of view. 1t assumes that mismanage-
ment is proven. The judgment precedes
the inquiry. And surely we must all be
with DR.. Garvin in voting an investi-
cation of it IL that is so. Or. Garvin.
as the card further informs us, will, IL
elected. vote for more equal taxation,
"lessening the burden upon the indus
trial masses where 1t now rests ten
fold more heavily than upon the rich"
If this is truly so we are with DR.. Gar
vim there also. We believe that taxa
tion should be equal. And for our part
we would join in any protest against
bearing more than our share so long
as .the rich" ride In chaises which they
are enabled to hire because their share |
OF the taxes is less than ours. We are |
opposed to paying any part of any
body's taxes. much less those of ''the |
rich" We have taxes OF our own. as |
1t were. Again, DR.. Garvin-again, IL
slected-would vote for bimetallism.
We don't know what that is. We never
have heard an intelligent definition OF
it. But we have an idea that ii is a
myth, and that DIR. Garvin would be
wasting his energy by voting for IL.
SO. also. IL would be vain TO vote for
'the election OF United States senators
by direct vote OF the people" and Con
gressional representatives in proportion
TO the number OF votes cast by the
several parties" For until the Congress
Is filled with Dr. Garvlns in both
branches. and there was far more
than normal sprinkling OF them
throughout the electorate. st is neon
ceivsble that either proposition could
win hearing and Rhode Islands rep
resentative from the Second District
81 Dr. Garyin were elected-would be
thus alone. And no one would wish to
see DIR. Garvin any more alone than ne
is when he proposes things in the Cen
eral Assembly OF his own state. And
20 we must arrive at the painful deci-
sion that We can't favor Dr. GarVin
With our support.