The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-30
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AS a matter or tact, no"eNer' Poh'S'
in seryia is little more just at present
than a tug OF war between the assassins
and the 'anti-assassins. Perhaps. indeed
n would be more correct TO say between
'assassins' and 'would-b assassins, for
there is an even chance that almost any
morning we may read how the latter nave
been making history either bloodily or
bioodlessly. but at any rate much 10 the
detriment OF Peter."-Chicago Record
Herald.
''Sorely wounded In spirit Is Governor
Yates. OF Illinois. Assailed by what he
terms an 'oligarchlc press he poses IN
travail and distress, n reminder OF the his
toric dying gladiator: but upon the stump
al Jacksonville, indulging In niue
ringing eloquence' by way or announcins
his candidacy. an idea, an inspiration, IL
lumined his fertile brain, the resuscita-
ting thrall OF which quite plainly encour-
aged him in the delusion that he Is once
more a political entity. This idea, this
Yates Idea. Is rank plagiarism. 1t Is the
Pennsylvania Idea Governor Yates woulo
Pennypacker Illinois. st. Louis Repub-
lie.
Equally discourag ging TO the utilitaFian
school OF yachtsmen must be the sugses-
challenging yacht. Towering spars and
enormous spread OF canvas are bad
enough. but when II comes 10 splitting the
keel I'm a fashion which no respectabie
bark OF the merchant marine or fishing
smack feet would for a moment tolerate
Il is evident that yacht racing for the
sake OF racing alone Is passing all reason
able limits "-Commercial Advertiser.
cit Is a good deal OF satisfaction to re-
fleet that Wall street, powerful as IL has
been through legislative and executive
channels In the state and nation, mas no
weapons to make war on the sentiment or
the country. II cannot do much under.
hand work without being found out. ana
when IL operates above board II hurts
rather than helps the cause II espouses.
President Roosevelt has taken the stand
that Wall street cannot distate to the
government and Wall street has retaila-
ted by an organized effort to defeat him
for reelection. kansas City star.
.'some OF our protectionist contempora-
ries profess to be apprehensive about the
disast effect which British tarin
may have on Ango-American relations
At present John Bull and Uncle Sam are
on the most affectionate terms. Johns
sons are marrying the richest
OF American heiresses and transferring
huge piles OF American gold TO the old
on the other hand. our trusts are
flooding the British markets with their
godos and undersell Mr.. Bull In his
own home to an extent that makes that
worthy gentleman very respondent. Now
that he is proposing TO adopt American
methods some OF our protectionfst friends
are showing their bristles. Baltimore
Sun.
"The report that the Democrats OF
congress, the labor leaders and wall
street are 10 make a combine to beat Mr..
Roosevelt sounds fishy. They all undoubt-
edly wish to defeat him but the suggest
ed combination is a little more than the
public would swallow. Galveston News.
The intensely interesting fact 10 the
consumer OF anthracite coal Is that. al
though for weeks the excess OF the supply
over the demand has been growing, he
must continue 10 pay for IL at rate det-
rimental to both his pocketbook and his
peace OF mind He must, 10 use the apt
expression OF an eminent controller OF
mines. pay the cost OF the strike. Inde-
pendent dealers may talk OF cutting
prices. they may even cut them enough
to undersell slightly tho overstocked
trust. But with the source OF supply alb
solutely controlled by the combination.
the combination. the directors OF the lat
ter may smile serenely at the lndepend-
ents' menace and the householders'
mourning Nor will their smiles be at all
diminished by the fact that thousands OF
former strikers are turned out 10 face
cold weather without employment. That
Is part OF the prophetic plan. They said II
would be so. and so II is."-Philadelphia
North American