The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-02
Whaf Others
fire Saying.

''It Is possible, though by no means
certain, that when Home Secretary
Richie. i'm his Croydon speech, prom
ised that. II the Boers would submit.
the same extraordinary success which
has attended the British admnistrs-
tion OF Egypt would he repeated I'm
South Africa, he had I'm mind the com
prehensive plans that have been made
and the costly work done to convert
Egypt into a fertile country, capable of
supporting many times as many people
az IL could before This would be for
the benefit Of the country. OF course:
but the Beers are not yet ready 10 sur
render their liberty on vague prom
ises. s."-Philadelphia Ledger.
General Kitchener is capturing one
hundred Beers week As there are
about ten thousand I'm the field the war
ought TO be over in two years. Gal
weston News.
"The word has been passed from the
men who furnish the lat to carry
elections to the men who hope for po-
litical fsvors, No tinkering with the
tariff These men have no more lnten-
tion OF submitting TO reciprocity ar
rangements with cuba than they have
Of submitting TO reciprocity tariff ar
rangements with France or Spain or
Argentina. Boston Herald.
And what was II that he did say?
n wHS that Lord Salisbury's state
ment about not leaving a shred OF In
dependence TO the two republics had
been contorted and consequently mis-
understood II was never intended that
the Beers should not have represent
ative In the government. nor has Great
Britain, according TO MIR. Ritchie. ever
insisted on unconditional surrender
which Is Just what every one supposed
that she had done. and that not one
alone. but repeatedly. There was
plain intimation that If tho Beers
were willing To negotiate peace on
the basis Of representation the neuo-
tiations might begin at once. Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
Evidently American progress is
live subject in England. We have been
accustomed in this country 10 living
in the future. Adams and Monroe fore
saw the great destiny Of this republic
when most European observers saw
only n sparsely settled and sem-bar-
harous waste. and regarded our talk OF
manifest destiny az ridiculous bonn
hast The future that few but Amer-
cans aave been able 10 see hitherto is
so nearly the present now that only
the blind can miss A. But 60 Europe It's
approach has the effect OF sudden
and portentous appsrition. New York
Journal
Richard Croker says that there IL
nothing he would not 10 to restore har-
mony I'm the Democratic party. Let
him go back. then, 10 his Fng1fSn
home and stay there Philadelphia
Record.
The Cuban presidential campaign
i- already beginning To involve the Of
fleets OF the United States army now
stationed TN the island TO an extent
which called for denial by Secretary
Root OF u charge BY one OF the csndi-
dates that the Americans have been
assisting his opponent. THAT disa-
vowal was found necessary indicates
the desire OF this government TO keep
the meddling hand out of the contest
and that the original charge was made
seems 60 show that there was at least
an incHnatiov ON the part Of the pres
eut protectorate. officially or other
Wise. 10 further the cause Of one OF
the candidates. '- Baltimore sun.
"'rhe American tradition in regard 90
the amendment OF the federal constitu-
tiou Is conservative There II deep
grounded feeling iu favor Of the old
rs against the new in all strata ~ our
population ~ Philadelphia Times.
"tt may not be unreasonable to as
sumo that 10 the Republicans had had
charge of the state government as long
az the Democrats have been ~. power
iu Missouri they would be- quite - ve-
nal as the present managers Kan
sas CITY star