The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-24
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"It is not a sound kind OF reform that
would remove a little sin by cultivatng
greater one. When Congress enters upon
further legislation for the military estao-
iishment II should be Guided by consioer-
alton for the army's welfare rather than
by the clamor OF theorists and visiona-
ries. Buffalo Courier.
"IJnouestionably all thinking labor men
know that the policy OF no discrimina
ton is the lawful one, and tnat TX organ
lied labor arrays itself against II IN the
f,eld OF politics or elsewhere X will be de-
feated. It can harm no president or other
public man by making war on MIN pe-
cause he Is loyal to democratic theories OF
equal rights and to the principles or the
constitution. IL organized labor Is ois
Greet IL will not take the untenable posi-
tion that its members constitute a FAVOR
ed class. with greater claims on the gov
eminent than men who do not belong TO
it."-Chicago Tribune.
This poverty OF the liberal party In
leadership is due to the disintegration
that has set In ever since the abandon
ment OF home rule legislation. IL tho
party had been united on policy ana
had possessed aggressive leadership IL
might have won victory at the last elec-
tion. But between those who were for the
government at all hazards In time or war
and those who were accused OF being pro
Roer the party made a poor showing at
the polls. The conservatives won on no
merit OF their own. and even without the
Chamberlain detection the recent official
report on the administration OF the war
was enough to have upset any govern
ment IL strongly opposed. d.'-Philadeiphia
Inquirer.
THAT Joseph Chamberlain has been
hated and much admired In England Is
scarcely in the nature OF a marvel. The
power for inspiring admiration In always
associated with the talent for provoking
hostility. even II the rule doesn't work
the other way."-Kansas City Star
Mr.. Baifour's specific fiscal sugges-
tions are wholly reasonable and defensi-
BILE, and would stand much better
chance OF success before the English con-
stltuencies than would Mr.. Chamberlain's
complicated and grandioee zollverein pro-
gram. involving, as IL necessarily does.
taxing the food of the English masses In
aid OF colonial grown produce. ."-M.lwau-
keo Sentinel.
"Mr John wanamaker has been acauit-
charge of libelling ex-State Printer Rob-
inson Some wears ago Mr. Wanamaker
delivered a series Of remarkable speeches.
denouncing the Quay machine for Its
crimes. These addresses attracted nation
al attention, as well they might. for they
went into particulars and constituted one
Of the boldest. most striking and convin-
cling arraignments of organized political
corruption ever made IN the United
States A. "A small. incidental sample Of
wnat Quay government meant. Mr.
Wanamaker pointed out that pamphlet
ordered by the Legislature. ostensibly TO
cost but few cents. grew into a large
book. containing a wealth Of expensive IL
lustrauons which cost several dollars a
copy, the sum total being n steal OF many
thousands We do not know whether the
printer had a hand In perpetrsting the
bind book swindle or any share In It's
profits but we are glad that a Pennsyi-
vania Jury has vindicated Mr. wanama-
ker for doing a public service I'm exposing
that Job together with scores of others
equally shameless and vastly more i'm
portant Those speeches OF his have been
published in book form. and whiie they
remain I'm print viii be an arsenal for ev-
cry decent citizen of disgraceful boss
ridden and machine-plundered state who
wants weapons whcrewith 90 assail a
condition OF things in politics and govern
ment which r. a scandal 10 the entire
Union. New York American.