The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-14
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"The regular Republicans In the house
who have kept the party faith with clean
hands and honest hearts should go ahead
without passion or prejudice supporting
what they believe to be right and oppos-
ing what they believe TO he wrong
throughout the session. confident that
their upright course will be approved by
an Overwhelming majority OF their
party."-Denver Republican.
Major Seaman's argument I'm favor Of
establishing the canteen gains added
force from the fact that he is a total
abstainer who would gladly have alcohol
as product eliminated from the face Of
the earth but as that is not practicable
he believes the csnteen was the most
rational compromise that ripe experience
could devise. and he thinks II should be
re-esta bllshed. d."-Philadelphla Ledger.
Controller Grout calls attention TO the
serious effect which the repeal OF the
Ford Franchise Tax law. proposed by
Governor Odell, would have on the hnan-
ces of the city The street franchises OF
Greater New York are now assessed as
real estate at more than 500. 100000. This
increases by 500 000. 600 the city's borrow
provements must be undertaken the gov
ernors proposal 10 reduce the city's in
come by 100000 a year and It's borrow
ing capacity by So, ,000. 900 must he resisted
as n matter OF municipal necessity. sun
more resolutely must 10 he resisted on the
higher ground Of just and equal taxation.
These street railway corporations derive
enormous profits from the use OF the
city's streets--its real estate. The Ford
Il, 81, nlV that 70 pH
their franchises as real estate. .""New
York World
1T Is becoming moro plain every day
that there Is more or less systematic col
lusion Of dealers, operators and railroads
10 hold back coal shipments and force the
public to submit 10 outrageous eXtortlon. %
Philadelphia North American.
"The Venezuelan business having
reached the dull stage, the Powers are
now moving I'm the direction Of the dis
memberment Of China na'-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The iliiteracy of the south Is I'm dan
ger, which is constantly increasing. since
the increment of population Is largest
among the ignorant. There are millions
IN that section without any facilities at
all. while most OF those afforded are
meagre With the growing prosperity "
the southern states there Is an increase
In expenditure and growing sense Of the
needs present and future. Already there
are twelve millions of negroes. mostly
illiterate or having the harest rudiments
of an education. while there are millions
moro % the poor whites who are little
n any better on. n."-Phlladelphla Inquirer.
Tho president should take counsel ~
his tact I'm this manner. The negro Il
totally united for public office. as a
rule. but. even where he II fltted for Il
there are dozens Of white men who are
far better equipped for u than he"
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
There are some foolish people who
] talk glibly OF extending government own
I ershp and control over the railroads
| and teleeraphs thus vastly increasing its
| clumsy interference with private bus
mess s"-Philadeiphia Record.
They are asking one another what
| will become OF Canada when the dom
inant element OF her population ceases "a
be British. n IT, Of course. not very
harassing question 10 any one except the
people who are pondering over 81. for
should Canada ever become controlled by
thoroughly American population there
| will be n better Canada than ever hal
been before. san Francisco Call