The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-15

'Mr. Russell is the special assistant at
torney general sent to France to exam
Inc the title OF the Panama Canal COM
pany TO the property which II Is anxious
to sell the United States for $40. .0o0. 600. II
| Is TO be taken for granted that Mr.. Rus
sell is intelligent. diligent and otherwise
| competent TO perform the task assigned
| him. And, Mr.. Russell being all that.
| what was the need for a summer journey
| to Europe by a member OF the president s
| cabinet TO superintend the Intelligence
| and diligence? Aside from the question Of
| official dignity involved-and that is not
to be ignored-the attorncS general Of the
United States would have been much
more suitably employed had he remained
at home and done the important work ly-
Ing ready TO his hand here-prosecu ton
OF the coal trust under the Sherman act,
for example. New York Journal.
"T-he meat product combination-beef
trust-in posse proceeds merrily with its
task of organizing. regardless alike OF
federal court edicts or menaces from the
department of Justice. Business is
stronger than law w.'"-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Persons who failed to receive a picture
of Prince Henry should cheer up. The
emperors brother intends to make us an
other visit, and we may hope for another
batch OF tintypes. milwaukee Sentinel
The revolution In Colombia Is much
more serious than was anticipated. These
South American revolutions spring up be-
fore breakfast on any fine morning. and
we are 80 accustomed to them that we
pay little attention to them except TO see
that American interests are protected.
small gunboat usually Is sufficient for
that sort of business But In this instance
there is apparently serious work for us
TO do. The Panama railroad. which runs
from Colon on the Atlantic side TO Pana-
ma on the Pacific. and thus connects the
two oceans, is threatened by the rebels"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
''The miners need not have ceased their
efforts merely because of the operators
refusal. They had the right-and they
have II still-to make application TO court
| for the appointment OF a board of arbi-
tration, This board would be clothed
| with sufficient power to go fully into the
| merits OF the controversy and make final
and conclusive decision OF all matters
| brought before IL. Had the miners taken
| their case TO court II is extremely proba-
| BILE the operators would have been able to
|
| Gazette.
"one OF the penalties OF being a popular
hero OF the strenuous sort Is to be made
ridiculous In the view OF sensible people
| by the efforts OF scatter Drained admir-
ers TO crafty the public appetite for mar
wells and fatter the object OF its hero
worship. President Roosevelt 10 conspicu-
ously victim OF the heromakers and the
fakirs. s."-Philadelphia North American.
while the New York Heraid's anti
trust ticket for 1904. For President, The
| odore Roosevelt, OF New York; for Vice
President. George Dewey OF Vermont
has good militant ring TO II, the cold
fact remains that the national democracy
| VIII place the only genuine antitrust
| presidential ticket In the field This Is
made certain by the further fact that the
political battle OF 1904 will be fought on
the issue OF tariff revision as the best
practical means OF trust restriction and
that the American people will support
democracy on this Issue. st Louis Re-