Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-12-08
CENTRAL FALLS.
What IL Bosworth Paid For :-How Brother
Jim Was Called Down.


Bosworth's bill OF $3.50, for services from
September to December I, shows that he
did not agree to help the present Council
to secure their positions for nothing. or
course II don't cost them anything, the
taxpayers settle for all this as they have
for numerous other questionable affairs
during the present year. Mr.. Murphy
received $500 for years services, while
Mr.. Bosworth is being paid at the rate Of
H,OO. Still Mr.. Murphy's name appears
on the Court records to try the cases in
which the town is interested. What is
Bosworth paid for?
Register at Once.
But twenty-one days more remain in
which a voter can register this year and
not Democrat should fail TO have his
name on the registry book on December
81. Register at once, Democrats.
One on Brother Jim.
Since the Republicans came into power
in the town II seems To have been their
only desire 10 show the wicked Democrats
up in the light OF being negligent in the
performance OF their duty and hat things
at the town house were in such mixed
up mess that II was almost impossible to
ever find out the names OF those who held
the different town offices within the gift
OF the Council during the two years the
Democrats held possession and that the
only things properly filed was "A bottle,
beer check and such like articles.
Now the people took this from whence
1t came. They all know the man who
pretended TO find the beer check that he
has often found beer before and sometimes
left it where it was found. The bottle
may have been there since the reign OF
the g. o. p. for all any one can tell.
II was their intention TO thus create
public opinion in their favor, that they
were all strictly business men who never
made mistake, but the men who knew
the Republican leaders thoroughly smiled
quietly In their sleeves. They went so far
as To appoint an investigating committee
to see il they could not find something
that had been overlooked. The commit
tees report was printed and the taxpayers
had to foot the bills. This committee
only went back two years, for IL they
went any further il would require a much
larger book To contain the many little and
big blunders Of the past twenty years.
One instance of how careful and correct
the Republi Town Clerk WAS, the fol-
lowing incident that happened Saturday
will probably make the people laugh and
make Brother Bill" wonder how the
matter came to light 1t was only simple
AFFAIR that is liable to happen to any man,
but it goes to show that Mr. Gooding was
not infalliblc.
A voter went to the Town House to be
registered Saturday and Deputy Town
Clerk James b. Gooding was filling in the
space on the registry book. The voter
was foreign born citizen and could not
just remember all dates. James asked
him il his papers were on file in the office.
He was told they were never filed but
that he had voted for several years past
and did not see why any question about
his papers should be raised.
James opened his eyes wide. Here was
another chance TO show up the unbusi-
nesslike methods of the wicked Demo-
Gratis. He said he could not register him
without his papers being on file and
started out in long harangue about the
loose way the Democrats had OF doing
business; that such Il thing had
never happened under the Republican ad-
ministration, and he would be careful
that it should not. The people would
have no more of il; they had seen the
folly of electing Democrats, etc.
After a while he asked: "Who was it
that registered you first?"
Now, thought he I'll get the name and
then Well see.
The man seemed to hesitate a little,
out.
"What difference does that make? ques-
toned the voter.
"Oh, ii IL absolutely necessary that your
papers should be on file and would like
to know who registered you" said the
Deputy.
"well, il you must know" said the
voter, at was your brother Bill"
Jim's jaw dropped and he looked as
though he would faint. He found his
nerve and said
"Oh, yes, yes, see. All, you can vote
just the same, you know; but 1t is better
to have your papers filed" and he held on
to the desk for support until he reached
his chair, into which he sank almost too
weak to look at the man who went out
with broad smile on his good natured
countenance.