The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-03
Ohaf Others
fire Saying.

ut will not be denied there is
some corruption Of the ballot in cit
les and occasional rural districts.
But IL is outrageous for a defeated
candidate TO say that n national
ticket has failed on account OF such
methods. Ii is in particularly bad
taste coming from a candidate sup
ported by Tammany. the most no.
toriously corrupt political machine
In the world. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
THE presumed function OF a ma
val militia is To supply a third line
OF defence, thus relieving from
shore or harbor duty an equal num-
Der OF genuine jack tars of the reg
ular naval establishment. IN naval
circles. OF course, the value of any
auxiliary system is determined not
by its capacity for service In the
substitute class but by IT'S practical
utility in furnishing experienced
man-o' wars men when heavy
fighting at sea is expected. Tried by
this touchstone the naval Militia
organizations fail utterly to answer
the expectations of the navy de-
partment. t."-Philadelphia Record.
People who do not understand
the simple. unpretentious soldier
now holding the highest military
rank in this country will be likely
To hear with amazement his rec
ommendation that he be promoted
from lieutenant general to general
of the United States Army.
This particular feature OF army
reorganization is General Miles
own invention. Nobody else had
thought OF II in connection with the
necessary legislation OF the coming
session. Secretary Root had not
thought OF 1t. The entire cabinet
and the president himself had over
looked 1t. Mr.. Hull and the other
members of the house committee on
military affairs had not reck0ned
II among the factors of The problem
now before them. Nor had General
Hawley and the rest of the senate
committee on military affairs. In
fact, IL would have escaped the no.
tice of the whole country had not
the gallant Miles brought IL to
public attention. New York Sun.
There have been times when a.
large surplus in the treasury has
been looked upon as a menace to
honesty in the conduct of the gov
ernment. No danger of such a ca
lamity, though, IL the ship subsidy
bill should become a law. IL still
seems hard to impress upon states
men that the way To avoid q sur
plus is to keep down taxation
Cincinnati Enquirer.
I'm all South American countries
the tendency Is toward isolated
communities when immigration
takes place. The unstable equilib-
rum OF most Spanish American
governments gives frequent excuse.
and, from time to time. ample cause
for interference from any European
Power whose subjects by emigra-
tion have come 10 make up a def
mite community like that of the
Welsh, for instance. at ChuDat. IN
Patagonia. With Germany such
conditions are likely TO offer a spe-
cial temptation for action. because
Germany, as China has shown, feels
a greater need for assertion In be-
half of its citizens and it's prestige
than nations longer In the colonial
field. d.'-Phlladelphia Press.
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"A correspondent asks the World
Herald 10 give some reason WHY
senator's should be elected by direct
vote OF the people. Wen. the pres
euce in the senate of such men as
Hanna, Platt Depew and Elkins.
and the possible presence OF Quay
and Gas Addicks is the best rea-
son the World-Herald can give In
the few brief lines allotted 10 a par
agraph. Omaha World-Herald
ut Is said that the murderous
Prince Tuan is TO be banished. As
nobody would welcome him this
may be the diplomatic way Of saw
Ing that he viii have TO get off the
earth. San Francisco Can.
1T Is difficult for even the most
sanguine Americans to estimate the
amount Of benefit which American
occupation " Havana has done for
its present and future inhabitants.
Perhaps II IL unreasonable 10 ex-
pect any large degree of gratitude
from the present generation. but
the thing will be remembered i'm the
philsnthropic history OF the world"
Syracuse POst-Standard.