The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-02
f~<D . . . . . . . . xS~1
! )HAr CrHERs!
! NRR PING i
&.SO 100000 asNI


ed that the Government Printing office
shall be an open shop 1t would be
sad business IL a printer should be ex-
cluded for working for the Government
for want OF membership In the union
Yet that Is the manifest aim OF the union
In the Government Printing Onice."-
Philadelphia Record.
80 much has been said OF late about
an elas.so currency. asset notes. an
emergency currency and national bank
notes hat II is refreshing TO hear q word
about real money'-gold- The Treas
urer OF the United States. when he had
occasion 10 address some bankers the
other day, did not talk 10 them about
paper money. but about the metal which
paper money must be redeemed In II II
Ia to be worth It's face. II the country
10 we'll supplied with gold. II VIII man
age TO get along and thrive even though
there may be times when there is not
an adequate supply OF currency. Chi
cago Tribune.
The workingmen of England know
what free trade has done for them, dur
ing the last three quarters OF century,
and II is not likely that with this ex-
perience before them they will favor
scheme that will make all the neces-
saries OF life dearer just TO please
trickster like Chamberlain. Memphis
Commercial Appeal
Lord Miner. as a Colonial Secretary
ts likely TO be a good choice. from the
fact that he knows his South Africa 30
well that he Is apt to understand the
general colonial sentiment The Eng
lishman who stays at home has a very
vague idea of the way In which colonial
increase OF population and productive i'm
portance has changed the outlook for
the colonists. minneapolis Times.
There can be no question that the
dissensions In the Cabinet, which have
been expressed by the retirement OF
some OF Mr.. Balfour's colleagues and by
the reserved attitude OF others. are re-
flected in the party. or combination OF
parties to which that Cabinet IL re-
sponsible The conservatives may be
prepared to accept the proposition that
such a change may be made In the nscnl
system OF the country as to enable II TO
hight Are with fire, and to oppose hos
tile tariff with a retaliatory discrimina-
ton. which Is the extent TO which Mr.
Balfour has announced his willingness
70 go in Mr. Chamberlain's company. but
how far the Hberal-uniontsts, of whom
the Duke OF Devonshre Is the accredited
leader. are attracted by this prospect Is
problematicaL caL"-Philadelphia Inquirer
Turkey. Il IN said by experts. can whip
Bulgaria and force her TO an understand
ing OF international courtesies. but TX she
does the Powers OF Europe will not per-
NIT her 10 enjoy the fruits OF her VIC
tory. II seems up to Bulgaria, there
fore, 70 lose a few thousand citizens, VINO
would not be missed, and give the world
In axa o.
serated reports OF the atrocities or war
wared IN the cause OF Christianity. -
San Francisco Call.
"s,nce Mr.. Cleveland'e retirement he
has grown steadily in the confidence ana
regard OF the people The country knows
him and trusts him. and II he Is put UP
again elect him. The friends OF MT
Cleveland give no weight 10 the supposed
obstacle OF the third term The OBJ
lection they insist. and no one has yet
cont-oyerted the contention with any
force, lie. solely against successive
terms and has always been so under
stood Coming again, as he would, fresh
from the people. his two previous terms
would be an advance both TO them and
10 him and not a drawback or an OBJ
| lection Cincinnati Enquirer.
There IL much hope for the recon
citation of Church and State In Italy In
what are announced to be the personal
relations or the new Pope with the royal
family But quite apart from that IL
seems proof OF the Pope's wisdom that
| he should have abandoned the attitude
| OF the sulking Achilles for that OF the
militant Achilles. Nor does the change
necessarily involve any criticism Of his
| nreaeceasors Times change and even
! popes change with them. New York
| Times.