The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-04

Think OF II. What spasm OF virus
in that high place; and II was receipted
for. and the receipt contained printed
agreement that IL was 10 be spent only
for legitimate purposes" Now. think
80 that
An ironclad agreement like that from
a public official I'm the state OF Rhode
Island asking for the sufrrages or the
people OF the state I'm which he taxes
receipt from his political henchmen that
money which he produces shall be used
Cor nothing but political purposes
MILLENNIUM AT HAND.
Truly the millennium is at hand, and we
are approaching a state of moral per-
fection. 81 believe this fact has never
before been made known" The political
writer OF the Providence Journal maze
this discovery and the fact was never
before made known: 'and the election was
that OF United States Senator Wetmore;
senator of-New York. And with All
that" say the political writer, II make
the remark that the vigilant, ever active
and sleepless politician is year after year,
ever acting for the purpose OF obtaining
| that cry or platform with which 10 sue
coed There has been but one thlns ne
| could do" I'm view Of the spotless chtr-
| acter OF the reputation OF TINS sue
which the political writer has dll1-eu
| unon AT great length. I'm view OF that fa"'
dals OF "a political nature In this slate
| no savs I'm view OF that fact there vas
| oriy one thing that could he done, ana
| that Is by saying there are morals ISSUES
| involved. .,,,.
1-bat IS evidently a hit at the governor,
| who discovered long before the poli,Ic"'
| writer made the discovery that there was
hr,har,, An this state. and had the man
| hood and courage 10 stand up ana tell Ile
neonle of the state that there was bribery
| and corruption in the state. "Beheve me,
this political writer IL AFRAID that some
bodv may investigate and find out VINO ne ne
Is and consequently he lays great st,ess
upon that phrase throughoat ms 49, -,
speech ''believe me, when the morHls vi
tho community are weakening, causlhs
mismanagement and bad government, th'
honest press. the honest press, VIII pe tne
first and the one to call your attehtion "
the occasion and 10 sound the cah o'
honor -
TIE MODERN MOSES.
The political writer OF the Providence
Journal. this modern political Moses
! sneaking TO the Methodist ministers II
this community says. you have no nee'
10 bother yourselves about the pohtica
conditions I'm Rhode Island. You have ne
duties. as citizens TO perform You hee'
! not have any concern whatever aoou
vour civic duties Occasionally, ana IRON
1
, the state are threatened, when the moran
OF the state are about 10 he undermine
nv some little country senator who Is so
ing TO push through. something throusi
= the senate that does not happen 10 agre
with the political writer of the ProNl
dence Journal, then, the honest press pre
sumably the Providence Journal ana TN
political writer OF the Providence journal
will sound the call OF honor
Think OF t. And the morals or TN
community are 10 be in the custody an'
; the keeping OF this modern political Nose
: the lean and hungry Rosenfeld, who VII
! sound the note OF warning and call on
{ the Christian ministers OF this communit
! whenever 81 Is necessary To discipline tn
: legislature of the state of Rhode Island
and he gives them TO understand tina
they cannot run counter 10 the politica
writer OF the Providence Journal
/ "HoLIER THAN THOU"
Now. that il the condition OF things tha
is existing I'm this state. and this ~
, has the cheek 20 say, he has the ecront
' cry To stand up before the Christian min
isters and say that he Is so much bette
o. ! than everybody else that, on one occa
e sion. a minister tried To corrupt him. an
: could not ~ it not him. exactly, but on
I OF his agents who evitNnntly had receive
= instructions from him. and he saws 90 IN
Christian ministers iu the course OF hi
4 speech "You must stand I'm with me.
Q YOU want 10 have your sermons reporte
and n you want 20 extend your inhuenc
4 IN this community and 10 make your IA
Q nuence felt throughout this community
: YOU must stand in with the politics
" writer OF the Providence Journal who
q he sees ft, will publish your sermons. q"
n And he relates an incident which o,
II CURED. perhaps IL might bo well for N
n TO read lt "On the Sunday before a