The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-21


worn only a week, and practically as
good az new."-Chicago Tribune.
even II the rich subsidies are voted
and the rule OF protection is thus exteno-
ed TO the high seas, while the torsol.en
man at home is saddled with another
burden. there will come OF IL no perma-
nent success In the end we must come
down TO a basis OF fair competition
whatever we prefer In the end the OPP
pressed consumer will demand and make
good his right TO buy low and 10 snip 10
the best advantage He will understsno
that any subsidy taken from the pnpic
treasury is merely a portion or the
freight he Is required TO pay, and IL such
subsIdv is turned over to enable the
trusts by which he Is already oppressed
10 win OF him still further advantage he
will be moved TO resent the wrong and op-
preston of those who have robbed him or
his right to trade freely and 10 find bar
gains and happiness In his own way
Galveston News.
Speaking about southern barbarism,
we observe that there are 27,0oo saloons
in the South and "a 900 In the state OF New
York alone, and there are three and
half times as many people in the South
as in New York Wonder II we can't do
something to reform that benighted
state!'-Memphis Commercial Appeal
president Roo.eveit's Sunday address
on decenev OF speech and conduct accord
ed poorly with the indecency OF some
features Of his political course notably
nj. latest deal With Boss Platt But
preaching and practice have proved 10 be
two very different matters in Mr.. Roose-
velt's csse"-Buralo Courier.
There is one way 10 secure peace In
Macedonia and to settle the whole Bal
kan question. and only one way That
way is TO put the unspeakabe Turk out
OF business. When the powers OF Europe
find the time or the energy or the courage
TO depose the Sultan and take charge OF
his dominions and end forever the rule OF
the Turks good government and content
ment will comc-and not until then. IL IL
about time that the powers did sopething
In the interest OF humanity. ."-Phiiadel-
phia Inquirer.
'Tf a canal is to be built across the
| isthmus that connects North and South
| America 81 must be done by our country.
| The construction OF such work by pri-
vate interests after the history Of the
Panama Canal company Is entirely out OF
the question. Nor can any European
power be permitted TO do such a work
| though, for that matter. none OF them
would attempt II. the cost being far toe
heavy to pay for the gain. The work Is
therefore. naturally left to Uncle Sam
Boston Herald
Nobody ought 20 write letters about
governments or the acts Of public officials
or the merits or demerits Of policies and
legislation unless his epistles be coucheC
In the most respectful terms. That. ap
| .l.~1.C
intendent Bryan issues his circular letteI
Of a1monition and reproof 10 the thought
less pedagogues OF the Philippines. From
the Pennsylvania point OF view Mr.. Bry
ans instructions TO his subordinates II
our insular possessions are doubtless
worthy OF all praise. He does not. n 4
true forbid the teachers 10 carry on cor
: respondence with their friends in tn
United States. but he warns them not q
; put anything IN their letters which woul,
cause people IN the states To suspcc
e that conditions In the archipelago are no
, eminently satisfactory. and that the ad
ministration of the government of the Isl
I snds is not irreproachable '--Baltimor
Sun.
Certain public servants are charge
with grabbing Indian lands They ar
= said 20 have used their official inf,uenc
and position 20 enable them to get hold q
e certain Indians lands-inherttances bein
now alienable by the Tndians-at price
{ far below their value. these lands havin
afterward been exploited hy corpors
tions with which the officials were cor
n neoted This peculiarly base sort ~ .wir
die. II II was really carried on. should I
d eondienlv punished n illustrates tv
things-the recent melancholy revival
the science ~ Official peculation. and N
pressure, now growing extreme. upon n
=, Mail and Express
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