The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-12
SOME 0MIN0US WORDS.
Members of the Providence Demo-
cracy AlIude to Traitors.
A RAP AT Mr.. PAGE, PERHAPS,
James McNalIy Says Tricksters Are Not In
the Swim With the Providence Demo-
cracy--A Cleveland Meeting-The Nomi-
necs Must be Voted for Anyway.

The Providence Democracy's meeting at
Gelb & Norton's last night was attended
by about $50 of the faithful. The recep
tion in Brownson Lyceum hall consisted
in sitting from to 0 and talking Col.
Honey of Newport. ex-Lieut.-Goy Ward
well, Lorin VI. Cook and James McNally
sat in four-cornered group in front and
talked earnestly. They all sat down in a
good humor. One man complained be-
cause there was lager instead of Apollina-
ris and his Democracy was apparently
doubted by the walters.
Mr.. James McNally acted rs toast
master and opened the meeting with an
assertion that he occupied place higher
than the governor, having, lieutenant
governor on each side of him-eX-Lieut
Gov. Wardwell and Col. Honey. If the
assertion Of a certain paper were believed
he said the guests might think they were
among "A band of cut-throats but he assured
them that they were among Democratic
gentlemen. He eulogized the efforts of
the Providence Democracy in the past
campaign and stated that they did not go
as boodlers. He referred TO the Democra-
tic mass meeting at New York last night
and hoped it might be for the good of the
party. 1t indicated struggle, but he
hoped reason would prevail and that after
the convention, the Cleveland and Hill
men would support the ticket, anyway.
This would De true If the spirit of the
Providence Democracy could prevail, for
no trickster could go TO New York or Wash
ington and pledge the voters of the De-
mocracy. The people in Rhode Island aud
Providence would not believe that il they
did they could deliver the goods
The applause was fearful as ex-Lieut.
Gov. Wardwell was called upon. The ex-
leutenant-governor hoped the people who
framed the State platform would do so
with no uncertain sound. What New
England wanted was free raw material SO
that il could compete with the world. He
referred TO the Reading Railroad Com
pany as an example of monopoly and said
that what was needed here was cheaper
coal to help the manufacturers of iron.
The Democrats, he thought, were getting
near the promised land.
Col. Honey was the next speaker and
another yell of applause resulted on his
announcement. They had n great many
troublesome people ut his end of the State
he said, who kept him busy. The princi-
pie of the Providence Democracy was to
encourage party loyalty. He liked Inde-
pendents but if n man came into the or
ganization and then knitted the candidate
he could not and would not associate with
him.
Disaffection lost the State ticket and
house in 1891. If the Democracy held to-
gether in the Spring they must certainly
elect the House and he hoped to
carry everything III the result should be
Cleveland getting majority of the dele
gates il would give him personal satisfac-
ton, but If not he should abide by the re-
suit.
Mr. McNally introduced n man whom
he asserted was always Frank (Owen)
Mr. Owen said he was addressing the
core Cor corps) of the party i'm the State
and was in hopes that the State ticket
outlying districts lie also hoped for
independent club in a certain town in the
State. III bad men were nominated they
could he turned out the next year, but
ought 10 be voted for.
j. G.. Monaghan was introduced with an
allusion TO the punishment of traitors
The best way TO deal with traitors was TO
give them n good thrashing, he said. The
Providence Democracy, he asserted. did
that which IL undertook. He preferred a
defeat with Napoleon TO victory with
Judases. when the Democracy was
decked out To deceive he refused to be n
Democrat. All Democratic candidates
should be above reproach.
Judge Lorin NJ. Cooke spoke next. He
said he was Cleveland Democrat and had
not much charity for traitors, remember
ing when n gentleman at that table should
have been mayor of Providence and Clcve-
land President. but they were not owing
TO party treachery. All traitors were
marked men anu deserved no mercy.