The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-07

still more so for the Republican party,
that the debate I'm the senate on the Phil
ippine bill has taken partisan turn. The
Democrats have succeeded In putting the
administration on the defensive, and the
Republicans must defend IL before the
world. In such an enterprise the govern
ment should not need TO be defended; It's
political antagonists should have no
chance TO accuse IL of any misconduct. =
Philadelphia Ledger.
President Roosevelt has not succeeded
so far in driving through many OF the
schemes which he set forth in his first
message. He has relaxed even his siren
uous demand for Justice to Cuba. Gal
weston News.
president Havemeyer, OF the Sugar
Trust admits that the combination was
not formed purely for benevolent pur-
poses. lie must be one of those persons
who have decided that II is useless to try
to fool the people all the time. Chicago
Record Herald.
Through recruiting office statistics
Earl Grey has been enabled TO show his
countrymen that England is paying at
least one heavy penalty for her trans
formation from an agricultural into
manufacturing country. She has lost her
and sinew of the nation, the brawny beef
eaters who from the days OF Crecy and
Agincourt down to Waterloo fought and
won the nations battles. The physical
deteriora ton OF the lower classes is. ac-
cording TO Earl Grey, the tale told by the
figures at the recruiting offices. notably
and significantly those near the great in
dustrial cen.res."-Milwaukee Sentinel
THE law officers OF the government
have been instructed to proceed against
the combine in the courts. But no one ex-
poets anything to come of IL. But there
is one law which congress could enact In
very short time, which, II is believed,
would both prevent and restrain the beef
combine and stand the test of the courts,
and that is TO repeal the tariff tax on
meat. Such a law would be In the interest
OF both consumer and producer once let
the combine break up all competition In
the meat trade as IL has already nearly
succeeded in doing. then II will be able
TO dictate the prices at which farmers
and cattlemen must sell their live stock
and thus swell it's profits by robbing both
seller and buyer. both consumer and pro-
ducer. II is Of supreme Importance TO the
farmer TO have the power of this relent-
less monopoly broken. Baltimore Sun.
about the Democratic program. The In
quirer called attention to II few days
ago. and indicated the motives to which
the Democratic change of attitude toward
the Philippine bill is evidently attribute
BILE. The Democratic leaders think that
they have found a winning campaign issue
in the stories which have reached this
country OF the manner In which the mil
itary operations i'm the Philippines have
been conducted. They argue that IL will
not be difficult for them TO arouse the
Indignation OF the American people over
the recital of the alleged cases In which
the so-called water cure" Is said 10 have
been applied to recalcitrant Filipinos.. and
be an easy matter 10 convict the Republi-
can administration OF responsibility for
the excesses which are reported 10 have
been practiced. they presumably think
that II can be done. e."-Philadelphia In
quirer
The existing dispute between Belgium
and Great Britain may prove 10 be the
beginning of an antagonism which will
bring these questions to crisis The
leased strip on the Nile is now the scene
OF hostilities between the British and Bel
CLANS, and al any moment the assertion
OF British rights may demand from the
Free State declaration OF hostility. That
would call for conference OF the Powers,
either to make new constitution or TO
declare the existing one null and void
New York Commercial Advertiser.