The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-12
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"The assertions of the Russian min
lister al Pekin that his gosernment has
no official knowledge OF the bank
agreement. and that, In any event, It
bears no relation 10 the Manchurian
treaty. are transparent diplomatic
hctions. philadelphia Record.
The question OF excluding Chinese
laborers from the United States is not
one OF sentiment. and Il IL not to be
decided on theoretical interpretations
of the Declaration OF Independence or
any other document which treats OF
the equality OF men. denver Rcpub-
lican
THAT debts do not always interfere
with progress. however. England has
demonstrated. There was a time
when the debt OF England was the
standard OF comparison. but that fact
never lnterfcrod with her supremacy.
The percentage OF debt To wealth now
gives the United States Ia. Great
Britain 6, Germany 81, Russia ll.1.and
France 12.S per cent Yet this would
not be entirely safe standard by
which TO rate the potential future of
any one OF these. Minneapolis Times.
"The government tariff bill is slowly
passing through the process OF debate
In the German Reichstsg, and is as
sailed with equal bitterness by the ex-
treme agrarians who think the bill
does not sufficiently protect agricul-
ture, and by the social Democrats.
who charge that The bill fosters agri-
culture at the expense OF all other
interests. The agricultural tarin
rates fixed by the measure are at
tackled I'm every speech of the in
dustrial representatives as bread
usury' and hunger tax ~-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
president Mckinley. during the
greater part of his public career an
extreme protectionist became IN the
later wears of his life tariff reformer
by conviction. In his belief the policy
Of protection had done it's work: more
than that. IL had In the changed and
changing conditions become an OBJ
struction to our industrial develop
ment. The home market which IL had
enabled our manufacturers To seize,
hold and supply. was secure now our
concern was about foreign markets for
the immense surplus product. They
are essential 10 our prosperity, and
the Dingley tariff wall towers right
across the road that leads TO the
possession OF them. New York
Times.
"The qualified male elector is rep
resentative. lie votes for his family,
and II he does II badly II must be es-
tahlished that his wife could perform
the service more intelligently before
she Is made the custodian OF this con-
stitutional privilege" - Philadelphia
Times.
TOO many Of the 'reformers' in
finance are constantly trying to put
the regulation OF currency. as TO quail
ty and quantity, into private hands.
They want the banks to do the bust
ness of the government. They want
the ereenbacks destroyed. They are in
favor OF the demolition OF government
issues which bear no interest. and the
substitution of bonds, In which they
can speculate IL tho secretary
of the treasury will put up the bars
against the quacks in finance he Will
be doing his best work. Glory ts not
for the strenuous only. y."-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
prince Henry Is TO arrive In New
York on Washington's Birthday, when
he will have many manifestations OF
the fact that there isn't anything I'm
this country quite as big as the mem
ory OF the Father of His Country
Philadelphia Press.
while the matter may be deferred
for a number OF years the annexation
OF Cuba 10 this country Is only
question of time. The Cuban people
will demand annexation and the
American people will not oppose IL.
The New England states have no such
incentive as slavery 10 arouse their
hostility TO an extension OF southern
influence. and as we have become
nation with outlying territories we
could have no more valuable posses
sion than Cuba memphis CONNER
cisl Appeal.
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"The Republic II AZ peace with all
nations. IS growing more rapidly than
AT any other period. II leading In d.
plomacy and finances and is taking Its
position at the head OF export coun-
tries Peace. Plenty. prosperity
those are good enough landmarks for
a., Dnouhitnan Marty -phIladplphia