The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-01
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Even more threatening than the mum
bers arriving now and for some time pas
Is their character. They are largely from
Southern Italy and the Mediterranean
| countries, illiterate. superstitious. pauper.
lied and degraded, with no knowledge ci
| or regard for our institutions treacher.
Gus and turbulent they have brought US
anarchy, the Malta and vastly lowered
the general capacity and standing of ouI
people. Cincinnati Enquirer.
New York In too big TO have the man
ners and customs OF a boom town., Ii
doesn't feel the need OF impressing ut
siders with it's bigness by parades and
literary exercises Therefore the cell
ebration of its 2S0th anniversary Is Ian
guild and fhgmentary. Great size means
loss OF public spirit. perhaps. except on
really vital occasions But, on the other
hand, the immensty OF the population
gives liberty to the individual TO lead fis
own life with the least possible interfer-
ence from his neighbors. and that's no
small advantage. New York has becomt
metropolis and can't be induced TO
march behind a brass band in glor.Dca-
tion of ttself."--New York American.
Countries other than Britain and Rus
sia hardly count at all in rivalry with the
United States on the Pacific and need
not be considered. 1t Is clear, then. We
have n commanding position, and II is
equally clear that as compared with that
of other nations our prestige on the Pa
cifc will increase with the years rather
than diminish. San Francisco Call.
''Mr. Roosevelt was properly indignant
over the treatment of his mail in Seattle,
and he promptly declared that he would
order rigid examination into the circum-
stance. The people of the United States
would very much approve II Mr.. Rocse-
welt would manifest a like concern for
the reatment for which the country's
affairs have received at the hands OF Mr.
Payne and the post office department at
Washington. Washington has developed.
IL not Doodle ring a coterie OF brlbe
takers, defaulters. contract swindlers and
grafters. Enough has now been shown
10 prove the presence of organized crime
In at least one department of the govern
ment. The crime has not been OF ono
class, but OF related classes."--St. Louis
Republic.
ut would seem that Mr.. Hanna also
ran, as the sporting gentlemen say. He
read the signs OF the times and. like
Davy Crockett's coon. came down with
out the firing OF gun. Thus for the
present the Ohio incident Is ended and
the president has won a victory. AS for
bIotneT hanna, ne may ekplaln rnlnSS
as best he can IL he feels so disposed, ,awk-
ward as II may be under the circumstan-
ces s''-Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Mr Roosevelts nomination Is so we'll
assured that the prophets are not worry
ing about him. but are trying to pick
out a good and popular running mate
Senator Fairbanks. of Indiana,is n strong
favorite There has been some talk OF
Beveridge, but he is n little too young
fra l,s ~
after a few years seasoning. Mime
apolis Times.
He is practically the only man who
Is considered at large for the Republican
Now. IL New York. Penn
sylvania. Illinois. Kansas and other sta. .es
can pledge themselves consistently to the
support OF Mr. Roosevelt for the
next nomination surely Ohio, for
the special reasons here given. ought to
take an equally advanced stand" kan
sas City Star.