The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-19
Ohat Others
fire Saying.

1T is recognized principle In law
that punishment, To be effective,
should fall heaviest on ringleaders I'm
crime, rather than on deluded follow
ers. Accordingly. there is every reason
why no heed should be paid to the
efforts of the leaders OF the Boxer up
rising TO escape the consequences of
their acts A number of the demands
OF the Powers are still pending, and
among them the demand of punish
ment should be considered paramount.
If only for the sake OF the Christians
who are now living in China, and
whose Hives will be in danger If the
bloodthirsty leaders OF the recent re-
volt escape scot free"
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"The fact that Croker now an
nounces the appointment Of a Tam
many committee of five To suppress
vice is a most gratifying proof that
the Citizens Union has been planned
on practical lines and promises sue
cess. Hitherto the Tammany boss has
been defiant OF or Indifferent TO public
sentiment, and has made no attempt
to meet the charges and revelations OF
the various investigating committees
Of the legislature. e."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
'It Is not at all an incredible report
that the entrance OF foreign troops in
To the Forbidden City has resulted I'm
the discovery among the archives OF
Pekin OF a narrative of visit to this
continent by Confucisn missionaries
many centuries before the birth OF CO.
lumbus. The many indications i'm arch
itecture and I'm tradition of an Oriental
influence upon the aboriginal civiliza-
tion of this continent. especially in
lower California, Mexico and Peru,
have caused conflicting theories
among students OF American ethnolo-
gy. IL will be OF the highest interest
if the records discovered In Pekin bear
conclusive evidence of their genuine
ness: and their historical value will be
enhanced i'm proportion TO the detail OF
their narrative. But IL will be a shock
10 our schoolday traditions to set back
the date OF the discovery from 1892 TO
circa i99 A. D."-N. Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
1.-THE sincerity of Crokers move
cannot be determined AZ this distance
Its shrewdness Is obvious Instead OF
waiting till the derelictions on the DO
lice are shown and made the occasion
i'm advance and assumes the attitude
OF the protector OF public virtue. And
with this Croker sails away."-Phila-
delphia Times.
maybe it isn't so much q reore .l.
zation OF democracy which the -
can people demand as a revival of the
Democratic spirit which animated the
party prior to its dlsorganlzation." -
st. Louis Republic.
"Croker's attempt Co suppress vice
In the name of Tammany reminds us
OF that familiar picture known as 'Sa-
tan Rebuking Sim philadelphia
Inquirer.
'fGiven two parties. each led by men
into whose hands the government OF
cities and of states might he fairly
intrusted, and the Southern people
would soon be 40 much like those OF
the North and the West that unnat-
ural politics would disappear from the
country and there would be no longer
n solid South with it's pack OF votes
TO be cast for Democracy no matter
upon what issue the campaign turn
cd. For these reasons u ~ 90 be hoped
the administration will give its aid to
any well devised plan TO build up the
Republican party in the South. San
Francisco Gall.
''rt Is generally conceded that Cro-
kers departure Is 10 the advantage OF
Senator Piatt-is. In fact, triumph
for the latter. who will remain aud
conduct New, York politics from the
vantage point OF control of the state
Legislature ana the governor without
interference from the master mind Of
the Tammany organization Whether
this will I've 90 the ultimate advantage
81 New York city and state remains 10
DE seen. but the talk about Piatts
Coustahulary biz iHdlcatcs consldora-
BIZ doubt about t'-Philadelphis
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