The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-06


burg Gazette.
Some OF the crookedness now darkly
hinted at has been more or less notorious
who makes hunting delegates his CHIEF
business is not the one whose influence is
likely to check it."-Philadelphia Ledger
'The decision handed down yesterday
affirming the right OF passenger TO re-
cover a penalty of $50 for the refusal or
a street railway company TO give tran,
sfer when requested points out a praucai
way In which the public may compei
transportation companies TO observe thelr
obligatio This hits the pockets OF the
company. and what hits the pockets OF
tho company invariably appeals as an
Press
"The great demand is for remed-
ial legislat ton which will prevent accu.
mutations In the treasury OF money that
Is needed In trade. 1t is not too much 10
hope that In the coming months there
may be aroused a sentiment which VIII
compel Congress to do somethi ng. Com
merce needs as much TO be freed from
ancient shackles as did the slaves gen.
GRAFTON ago."-Philadelphia Inquirer
''The large damages now being given
by juries In cases against trolley ana
railroad companies are applauded by the
Philadelphia Press on the ground that
the public has no more effective way TO
force the railroads TO provide Tor the
safety OF their passengers than by max
ing II more costly TO kill man than 10
carry him safely This is reasonable
ries md in accordance With the evidence
and not out of prejudice or the unjust
feeling that the company Is able 70 pay
It, even II not at fault In the particular
case under consideration" ."-Baltimore
Sun.
"The law in New York assessing per-
sonal property for taxation has proved
many ways of evading 1t that any per.
son who does not want 10 pay need not
| do it."-Philadelphia Press.
Admiral Dewey's tactless references to
the kaiser and the German navy are
bearing their natural fruit abroad. All
the kindly sentiment engenderSd Dy tnc
kaiser's well meant advances and the
hearty response on this side Of the water
seems likely To be swept away by the
gale OF Teutonic wrath now raging. In
themselves both Admiral Deweys state
ment and the newspaper counterblast In
Germany are relatively unimportant. But
as contributory causes In the manufac-
ture OF public sentiment which Is nova
ternational relations. they are serious
matters. milwaukee Sentinel
"Mr. Roosevelt probably will make no
tariff speeches while on his long Western
Jaunt. Mr.. Root will state the case for
him on that subject, once and for good.
The president knows the powers in con-
troll of congress will allow no tariff leg
islation at the next session. buffalo
Courier
Miss Rose Melville has made the
Hoosiers OF Indiana and their dialect,
world famous by her play isis Hopkins"
which comes this week 10 the Empire
Theatre. IL has been given for the last
four years and was TO have been retired
this season IN favor of her new play. "a
Hoosier Cinderella" but insistent mana
gers objected and called for the quaint
character in tho old fashioned pinafore
There is n world OF homely truth in some
OF the quaint sayings OF this girl OF the
Indiana farm you can't never make
nothin doin' nothin' for nobody for moth
In" for instance. sounds selfish. but has
deal of truth in II, The play will be
given n superb mounting.
e.
There Is an abundance of incident in
AN American Gentleman which comes
this week 60 thee Park theatre, from the
murder In the first act 10 the scene I'm the
hut I'm the woods In which the American
gentleman, known In college from his
strength IA Samson OF Yale" is chained
90 stake I'm the centre or the hut TO die
I'm the flames Of the burning house. Un-
able To burst his bonds for himself, he
succeeds I'm doing so when he sees the
danger OF Carina, the golden gypsy.
whom he loves, and who has come to res
cue him and tainted I'm the attempt. The
play will be unusually well mounted, and
will be given by n strong company.