The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-03

regulate the trusts which ravenously prey
upon tho people. the party which controls
congress viii not be unlikely 10 hear
from the country through tho ballot box
| In ls4. 4."-Philadslphia Ledger.
The session Of congress which begins
today exoites no great popular interest.
That In because II In expected TO do little
more than pass the appropriation bills
and attend TO other routine business. Mr..
Roosevelt In his message will probably
have something to say about the trusts.
AS a candidate for the presidency that
has become his political speciality. But
nothing that Mr.. Roosevelt may say will
disturb the trusts. Their trained ears can
detect At onoo the difference In sound
made BY the discharge Of loaded asd
blank cartrfdEes Besides. even II the
earnest assaiiant OF their privileges they
would have no fear. for the reason that
congress 10 Republican In both branch
es"-New York American.
1T II reported that Senator Cullom.
who Ia the chairman OF the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations. II Inclined to
think that the United States need not ne
gotiato a treaty with Colombia In order
to acquire authority for the construction
OF the Panama canal. His view In said to
be that such authority will be secured by
this country when II becomes the posses
sor through purchase OF the franchises
and property OF the Panama canal. The
chances are that the senator has been
misrepresented So far as the existing
law Is concerned, IL is certain that the
negotiation OF a satisfactory treaty with
the government OF Colombia is an indls-
pepsable condition precedent TO the incep-
ton OF the undertaking. .'-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
"Uncie Sam has quite as much as he
can attend TO regulating the affairs OF
the Western hemisphere and keeping his
eye on the Orient. where he has large In
terests. He cannot undertake to secure
Justice for every oppressed tribe In Eu-
rope and Western Asia, but he can and
does set an international example OF hu-
manitarianism. the influence Of which
may I'm time affect darkest Russia and
the unspeakable rk"-Ptttsburg Ca
zette.
'Since no Democrat anywhere In the
country is acceptable to any other DEM
ocrat for the presidential nomination.
why not all turn In for Roosevelt7"-Phil-
adelphia Press.
rSenor Concha. the Colombian Minister.
seems to be perfectly satisfied in his own
mind OF his ability to exact from this
country his own price for the canal con-
cessions, the Spooner proviso for the Sc
lection OF the rival route TO the contrary
Notwithstanding. Concha is playing either
a very deep game or a very foolish one
a losing game for his countrymen In any
event, since the delay he IL causing can
work only to their disadvantage. and In
a very possible contingency disastrously
so. o."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Three things are wonderful: First. that
the president OF the United States should
feel called upon publicly TO defend his
Official action second. that the man
Roosevelt should pause. consider, discuss
and defend, and lastly. that he should
adopt a shifting. lodging. double defence.
He appointed Byrnes 20 the office OF
United States district attorney at the be-
hest OF one Addicks. an off-color politi-
clan. Mr.. Roosevelts explanation is In
substance this: How am able TO refuse
Mr.. Addicks. since he carries Delaware's
Republican forces In his vest pocket?' -
st. Louis Republic.