The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-31
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ut is a reasonable deduction from
the statistics OF marriages and births
In Boston In recent years that the
Bostonian OF purely Anglo-Saxon de-
scent Is fast becoming an insignificant
factor I'm the Hub Of the Universe.
hundred years hence the
Bostonian will trace his ancestry back
10 Jhe landing OF the second detach-
nient OF pilgrim fathers--thc pilgrims
from sunny italy. from arctic Russia,
from the Emerald Isle and from Can
ada. The 'Anglo-saxon will then be
OF the Hub of the Universe. who will
say I'm The light of the past that II Is
not a fate 10 be contemplated with
composure? Baltimore Sun.
ut is believed that the lynchlng Of
foreigners would be less frequent IL
the crime were brought within the ju-
rlsdiction OF federal courts. The fed
eral Jurors are usually selected with
more care than those OF the county
courts IN many localities. The over
whelmlng. national power stands be-
hind tho processes OF the federal
courts and inspires wholesome re-
spGct for these tribupals. The federal
jurors arc drawn from n much more
extensive jurisdiction than the jury
or tends 10 diminish. the influence of
local prejudice. or the coercion which
MAY pc exercised % an inadsouately
Try. y.t-Philsdelphie Ledger.
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"It is no longer possible 10 get into
New Yorks -Four Hundred by invent
Ing ancestors who came over In ths
Mayfiower or the .Junebug Neither
does the long green court unless IL
buys a revisionary interest IN gilt
edged foreign title milwaukee SEN
tinel.
There IS no difficulty about the
title, and the people who say there ~
are simply looking around for some
ground upon which TO base an oppo-
sition which cannot otherwise be de-
tended or excused. When the Mica
ragua faneti tics rest their objections 90
the Panama offer on the question OF
title they give away their whole case
and admit the incontestable superb
ority OF the route against whose se-
lection they are srlfshlN or mistaken
Is contending. philadelphia inquirer.
Proceeding along the lines Of lib-
eral usage. another duty OF congress
is to pass Philippines government
bin which shall do away with inyid-
ious distinctions. Puerto Rico. another
OF the acquisitions from Spain. now
has government which il an approx
nation toward our territorial govern
ments. But reliable testimony seems
TO show that the Filipino Is not IN
ferior To the Puerto Rican and that he
is quite as much entitled 10 the eN-
pertinent OF a local legislature. our
liberslity will be gauEed by our own
precedents. which determine I'm a
measure what fair treatment is. Chi
cago Record Herald.
"The plain mQral is that the storing.
distribution and handling OF dynamite
ought 60 be intrusted only to mon of
much greater intelligence. discretion
and good sense than those who usually
are allowed to make free IN their own
stupid way with this awful power for
unlimited destruction. ~ Philadelphia
Press
There has just been hearing before
a congress committee on the question
OF repeating the war tax on tea, Mo-
body attended with any idea OF seeing
comic phase OF tho matter exploued.
Nevertheless there arose SundrN men,
who. all unsmiling themselves. az be-
comes true wits. set forth the side
cracking proposition that the tax must
stay because II produces better Tea Tor
the consumer This IL a slow action
Joke II takes time 10 realize the eN-
cellent humor OF the idea that tea
which has crossed the seas ana got
into the warehouses requires an inn
post OF ten cents a pound for me
proper development OF it's favor For
downright comicality the tea 1okers
have eclipsed the corporation Iranchlss
plea that taxes should SHRINK IN pro-
portion as wealth expands New
York World.
III the speeches Of Lord Salisbury
Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Balfour arc
TO be taken as conclusive. the intention
of the government is 10 fight the whole
war TO n finish and 20 establish for all
time it's sovereignty in South Africa.
Philadelphia Times.
"rhe mule trader may sympathize
with the Beers, but just now he has
the mules. corn is worth nearly dol
lar a bushel, and he is anxious to get
rid OF his stock " grass were up he
might turn his animals loose and re-
fuse 10 sell them 30 the British simply
through sentiment But grass Is not
up."--Galveston News.