The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-18
Whaf Others
FIRE Saying.

Government Is only business on
greatly extended scale. and could Lord
Rosebery have his wish. could the con-
duct of the government be placed I'm
the hands OF business men instead OF
I'm the hands OF politicians, does any
one doubt the satisfactory nature OF
the result? Unfortunately the ser
vices OF the kind OF men who would
he needed for the job are not al the
public command. Those men are too
busily and too proitsbly engaged in
organizing billion dollar corporations
TO he open to an offsr. "-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
"If the president will let N he
known that he is helping TO shape the
reform administers tion Of New York
the people OF the metropolis doubtless
will feel confidence I'm all the new mu-
nicipal appointments. for they know
his experience I'm both state and local
politics will enable him 80 draw the
line sharply between good and bad ma
terisl. IL In no wise detracts from the
value OF Mr.. Lows judgment for him
10 seek information from those who
ought to know. Baltimore Sun.
M. Santos Dumont must content
named for him. At the present rate Of
census retrogression there can't be
many babies named for him in
France. Denver Republican.
Private steamship interests are
making strenuous efforts to induce the
government 10 abandon it's transport
service I'm the Pacific aud turn its bust
ness OF this character over to them.
They are hardly TO be blamed for TAX
ing this course, for the reason that the
government carrying trade with its in
sular possessions is very large, and
likely To be- profitable to them IL they
can obtain t."-Phisdeiphia Ledger
'If the trusts are curped properly
and their Industrial energy LETT unlm-
paired, our conquest OF the world =
commerce will he unchecked and our
domestic prosperity will continue. None
OF these results are agreeable to the
partisanship and the political ambition
of the majority leaders so We may ex-
Dect that the presidents position Will
be attacked and his policy denounced
for it's insufriciency by the minority
which WAS confessed by It's recent can
didats for governor of Massachusetts
10 be without hope while the country
is prosperous. us."-San Francisco Call.
"It is a fact that not until the ma
tionsl parties shall cease TO interfere
in municipal elections can there he any
permanent rescue OF city from the
condition OF a political pawn. '-Phiia-
delphia Record.
"Where a few fellows. calling them
IL. QRlp
candidates. and the voters are left 10
choose between two nominees, neither
OF whom wants to do what the ma jor-
ity OF the people want done. the rule il
OF the kind they still have in Russia.
1T is against the people. Buffalo
Courier.
Because OF law more than CEN
tury old the American capitalist is pro-
bibited from sailing ships under his
own starry banner unless he buys
them at home. When Congress repeals
this act Il will do the alton flnda-
mental service and one that will react
To the benefit and advantage Of every
branch of trade. "-Philadelphia Times.
when the vessels proposed are fn-
ished our navy will be al least four
times as strong as IL was In the war
with Spain. We shall have twenty
first class battle ships against five
when Schley smashed Cervera fleet
at Santiago: ten srm0red cruisers
against two. and other vessels In sim
liar proposition. There is every reason
TO believe that I'm actual fghting
strength our navy then will he the
third i'm the world. This, is pretty
good advance from The seventh place,
where IL stood few years ago. but IL
is not hish enough 10 satisfy Us. We
must not stop until We stand AZ least
second In general and first I'm Ameri
can waters. New York Journal
There r. no reason for scare over
the reports ~ vaccine accidents. There
H. unquestionably danger from the