The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-06
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'Ine INTRODUCTION OF politiCdi coHtfv-
versy into pulpit discourses Is within the
right OF every clergyman. subject to the
rules OF his church. Still, this secular-
zation OF the pulpit has its disadvantages
and may. indeed. defeat the very object
for which a church IL established AS
rule men do not go 10 places OF worship
TO hear political speeches They go TO
church 10 be instructed In the principles
OF religion. TO engage in prayer and 20 dis
soc.ate themselves as far as possible from
mere worldly affairs. Baltimore Sun.
1T Is diftcult. or rather Il il impossible.
to reconsle Senator Morgan's present at
titude toward the Panama Canal treaty
with the sentiments which he has on pre-
vous occasions expressed. He
knows that the sentiment OF the Senate
favors the ratification OF the treaty As II
stands. lie Is aware that by persisting
In offering amendments OF which he Is
the only advocate final action on the
treaty at the present session can and
will be prevented. And yet he persists
Philadelphia Inquirer
MANY OF the streets OF New York are
In a shameful condition. as every dri-
yer of a horse or automobile knows. Sew
lem presents an illustration of the policy
OF neglect which seems 10 have been ad-
opted by the city administration. Along It's
whole length 1t is more like a badly kept
country road than metropolitan thor
oughfare. Eigth avenue from Hudson
street north shows innumerable holes and
chasms in the asphalt. 1t is unit for
travel. The Boulevard and Lenox ave-
nue.. broken up by the subways, have not
been restored over the completed sections
Of the underground railway. though there
has been ample time for the work The
public has rights as well as contractors.
Attend TO the streets, Mayor Low."-New
York American.
1T is true enough that New Mexico and
Arizona can wait another year. and that
they are not eminently qualified for state
hood, but IL Is also true that Oklahoma
can wait. and it's qualifications are not
perfect t"Philadelphia Record.
Statehood ought to be inviolable. One
OF the strongest foundation stones OF the
Union was the idea OF the perpetuity OF
Statehood IL would have been impossi-
BILE TO form the Union and establish the
federal government had not all the States
regardless OF geographical size or popu-
lstion, come IN on an equal footing Gin
cinnati enquirer.
"A much greater embarrassment rests
upon the government OF Great Britain
which has drifted into a position evident
ly as unpopular at home as II Is disap-
pointing here. The alliance with Ger
many in an expedition that can be regar-
ded only as predatory and oppressive. and
that is felt TO put England In an unneigh-
borly attitude toward the United States,
Is resented with increasing emphasis. :"
philadelphia Ledger.
"The United States Senate has been
discussing the annoying possibility that
there may be some irregularity In our
canal treatl with Colombia. Uncle Sam
should have taken the ordinary CONNER
clal precaution I'm draughtng the treaty
10 except errors omissions. revolutions
and customary Colombian cussedness.
San Francisco Call.
zone or the leading French newspapers
recently intlmated that. as during the last
thirty or forty years every government
In Europe had been deceived and defeat
cd by the shrewd but INSCRIPTIONS dip
lomacy OF the foreign office at Berlin, II
would hc not At all strange II the time
had come for the American government
10 take It's part I'm a similar experience"
Boston Herald.