The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-05

noHiiHdlioH fNeTy party manager is III
line, newspapers who have been opposing
him abandon the task as hopeless the
storm cloud that once loomed portentous-
ly In the region OF Wall street has dis
solved and left not a rack behind. Pitts
burg Gazette.
"Govenor Pennypacker, Of PennsyI-
vania. continues to Occupy a most humili-
ating position. Nearly month has passed
since the now famous libel law desig-
mated 10 muzzle the press In the interests
of himself his cousin Quay and other
politicians. became a law because OF his
signature. Yet from the moment that he
put his name to IL. the law has been per-
sistently violat ted by all the leading news
papers In the State. Every prominent
newspaper In Philadelphia has either pro-
tested most vigorously or has shown its
contempt for the law by deliberately dis
regarding its provisions. Yet we hear OF
no suits and no actions. Thus the maj
esty Of the law is daley outraged by Gov
ernor Pennypacker's failure TO enforce
the statue he was so eager to see passed.
The Philadelphia North American has
outdone It's previous efforts In the mat
ter OF lampooning and cartoons. and eager
ly awaits the coming OF the constables.
Other papers have banded together TO test
the constitutionality of the law. But no
citizen gives them the opportunity, and
the governor. sworn TO enforce the laws.
covers at Harrisburg, afraid TO move in
behalf OF this child of his own. 1t Is evil
dent that he has overwhelmed by real
izatiion Of his own stupidity or has been
deferred by his cousin Mat. Either ex-
planation leaves him In pitiful plight"
New York Evening Post
I'm his day Disraei's books were con-
sidered wonderfully brilliant. But the
modern reader. I'm America at least. Is
forced to conclude that much of their
charm was due to their adaptation 10
their times. kansas City Star.
Governor Pennypacker has failed to
incarcerate any OF the offending Penn
sylvania cartoonists, probably for the
reason that he does not want TO see the
Interior OF the jails covered with illegal
cartoons of himself. Denver Republican.
"Perfunctory political prayers with
pull will be done away with in the Iii
nois legislature II Representative Harry
Oldam's ideas are carried out in the next
general assembly Most sensible
and consistent Christian men will agree
with Representative Oldam that such
prayers are an affront to Christianity.
Even though they did not breathe SER
Witty to the machine, they are as devoid
Of religious meaning as the mutterings
OF the Hindoo who turns a printed prayer
pasted on a wheel Chicago Record
Herald.
For several weeks past the press OF
Pennsylvania. and. TO some extent OF
the entire United States. has been Penny
packerized Natural curiosity prompts
the inquiry. Does the vanity OF the wise
and virtuous governor lead him to sub
scribe to clipping bureaus?'-st. Louis
Republic.
when small republic Is so situated
that II can secure without cost to itself.
waterway through which the commerce
of the world must pass and deliberately
turns its back upon the opportunity II
will sooner or later have Occasion TO re-
pent At all events. the time of waiting
for the fate Of the treaty Is not TO be
long one"-Mlwaukee Sentinel
1T IL feared that the withdrawal of MIR.
Hannas opposition TO the Endorsement of
Mr.. Roosevelt for nomination will render
the Republican state convention dull
and spiritless affair. Cincinnati En-
quirer.