Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-29
WHAT IT ALL MEANS!
Secret of the RepubIi-
can Scheme.
A CITY FOR A SENATOR.
Pawtucket to be Sacrificed in the
Interest of Aldrich.

The managing Republicans OF this city
mean those who carried the caucuses. We
mean the men who compel the young men
of the party to bow to the yoke when the
corporations give the final word.
The boys are allowed to play at politics;
but when 1t comes to the election OF a
United States Senator they are sacrificed
at the goal of their ambitions, especially
II they are opposed to, or have expressed
opinion against, the men or measures of
a certain small clique which is getting rich
on high war tariff.
This city is to be sacrificed to the Dem
ocrats this year, and the Whites and
Tiepkes and other young men cannot save
it for the Republican party.
The situation is as plain as day. Senator
Aldrich desires to be elected. He has
fixed the tariff on plush, braid and wad-
ding to suit L. M. Goff, his money backer,
and has shut out all competition in favor
of Mr.. Con. The young Republicans have
some opinions of their own and they have
expressed themselves unguardedly as fav-
oring Ex- Governor Wetmore in place of
Mr.. Aldrich. 1t became necessary to do
the strangling act and to force them to
the rear. Mr.. Tiepke was strangled in the
first ward. Then the shrewd manipula-
tors fought White in the caucuses. But
Mr.. White beat them. The Times, a
Republican organ, opposed White before
his nomination and does so now, hoping
to defeat him.
When the manipulators saw that White
would control the Republican caucus in
the spring, II elected Mayor, they knew il
he did SO the Democrats would carry the
city for the Assembly. Then came a
double opportunity-firstt to defeat White,
il possible, and secondly to split the Dem
ocrats. This opportunity was embraced.
1t was argued that il White was elected
they had plenty of time to prepare against
him in the spring, and that il they could
split the Democrats they would be at war
with one another in the spring.
They therefore prepared the Inde-
pendent "bolt," ruse often resorted to
by sagacious politicians. But the plan,
including as it did, the disrupting of the
Democratic party, was TO get a leading
Democrat to be their standard bearer.
They selected Senator Sherman.
In selecting him they presumed that he
was the only man whom the Democrats
could find to win with in the spring, and
argued that he could never be renomi-
mated after boiling, and that, il not re-
nominated, the Democrats could not elect
their assembly ticket in the spring with
him "out Of it,"
The same system is being used in Woon-
socket and will be used in Providence, as
it would have been used in Newport il the
Republicans had imagined that Col. Honey
could be elected.
We speak by the book. Our information
comes from the fountain head.
We feel sorry that Mr.. Sherman and a
few well meaning Democrats have been
caught in the trap. But some people will
not learn until they get dose which will
cure them Of political blindness.
The Democrats OF this city, however, are
awaking to the situation and they will
elect their Mayor this fall and their As
sembly ticket in the spring.
Woonsocket! Providencel get into line! I!