The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-29


Meanwhile the average toiler will hang
TO the best job he can get till he can
get "A better one. minneapolis Tri-
bune.
1.-THE federal license plan would re-
qufre a constitutional amendment. Is
MIR. Bryan not aware that the anti
trust constitutional amendment pro-
posed with a similar end I'm view was
defeated last June by the votes of the
Democratic congressman, who stood
almost solidly in opposition? The fed
eral license plan would be bad IL put
into effect. 1t rests on the assump-
tion that the trust evil requires a
revolutionary change i'm the exercise
O. the functions OF federal govern
ment. What the trust evil really
calls for is the abolition OF the special
privileges which bad legislation en-
ables II to njoy."-Chicago Record.
at is noted that the Bryanites nomi-
mated for congress I'm the east are
nearly all OF them gold men, while
those nominated i'm the south are near
ly all OF them lmperialists. With such
a divided congress on his hands, even
were he elected, Bryan could do moth
ing but draw his salary and keep his
mouth shut"-San Francisco Call.
For his evasion there is no excuse.
A Judge makes no decision on q moot
ed question until a case brings 1t be-
fore him. Mr.. Bryan il not running
for the bench. He is running for the
dicial they are executive lie is
bound to announce his policy. His re-
fusai is the merest trick IL Is a pa
tent campaign artifce No man.
candidate for the presidency. can
sink TO II and maintain public respect
for his honor or his principle. for his
courage or his candor Philadelphia
Press.
"Rumors current that the officers OF
the First National bank were aiming
TO get back some part OF their stolen
money from Alvord by agreeing TO
let him off easily, have been set at
rest by the offer of a reward for his
arrest, and by the assurance that they
intend TO capture him at any cost OF
course, II he is captured the federal
will do the rest. There is not the
slightest reason 10 fear that Alvord
will fail of punishment II the officers
OF the law can once place their hands
on him. IL is not unlikely that AL
word aimed to take enough money to
tempt the bank officers to make a
compromise, so that he might escape
the penitentary by surrendering a
part OF his stealings. Such a transac-
tion would be compounding felony.
No bank officer would be fit for his
place. or could hold his head up in
the community. who would consent 10
Il, besides which. il could not be car
ried out without the concurrence and
sanction OF the federal authorities.
who would certainly never agree to
it."-New York Evening Post
"The ease with which the bank was
looted I'm the face OF signs and symp-
toms OF Alvord's guilt Is the most re-
markable feature OF the story. While
business must be conducted upon the
assumption that mon arc honest. some
way should be devised for preventing
tho robbery Of a bank for years bv
an employe. 10 is fatuous confidence
in human nature that makes this pos
sible, e,"-Philadelphla Ledger.
Bryan. who accuses the adminlstra-
tion Of Imperialism in the Philippines.
Offers n compromise with imperialism
bv giving stable government 10 the
Fiiipinos" a prominent Bryanite.
tho Hon Edward NJ. Shepard. has ad-
mlttcd that we ought 10 keep Ma
Mia" on Monday night at Lynn. the
Hon. Josiah Quincy. another Of the
kind. while declaring his opposition to-
our holding the whole archipelago"
countenanced the possession of Ma
nila and perhaps a few other ports"
An these ideas were fully examined
bv commission specially detailed for
the purpose. the commission 10 ar
range the treaty Of Paris They were
rejected because the holding of the en-
tire Philippine archipelago was seen
90 be the only rational and toierable
plan.