The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-01
NEWS OF O~LNEYvlLLE.


= About 800 people after listening to the
music of q band on Olneyyille square,
filed In IRONS Hall last night, 70 allow
themselves to bo lectured TO by several OF
tho leading Democrats Of Rhode Island,
aud to hear tho Nebraska Congressman,
William Z. Bryan, who spoke In infantry
Hall last Wednesday night. John +. Fox
opened the meeting by Introducing the
chairman of the occasion, Luke kavanagh,
president Of the club under whose man
agement the rally was held. Mr.. hava-
naRh then introduced William T.. Baker,
who dwelt very Justify on the Democratic
issue with an occasional reference 10 his
family history and connections. and seem
ed very eager to convince the audience
that the Democratic party was the friend
of the w~orkingman.
Mr.. Augustus s. Miller was next in
order, and he first tickled the ears OF his
hearers, by the bestowal Of compliments,
Their abiding to the Democracy Of Rhode
Island, exhorting the party in Johnston
20 send Democratic representatives To the
legislature, finally winding up with the
very touching argument, which must
ence, that the Olneyville wo%rkingmsn's
votes could not be bought by "Braytcn's
money"
The last speaker, William +. Bryan,
was then introduced by Chairman Cava-
nagh and for two hours he ~expounded the
Democratic doctrines. He drew up a very
vivid picture of the great benefits to be
derived from free trade, and waxed elo-
quent on the subject of fence building in
Illinois and about Mary and her scarcity
of pet lambs in Nebraska. On the sub
ject Of free wool Mr.. Bryan dwelt long
aud loudly. as this is the only commodity
that the Democrats hereabouts seem to
wish put under the free trade act.
When caught up, occasionally Mr..
Bryan would tell a,funny story, at which
he is very good about men walking the
floor ut night, and maidens of uncertain
age, aud many curious things which had
happened TO him personally. OF course
this made his hearers very good natured,
aud they bore with him till about II
O'Clock, when the meeting was adjourned.
Republican Generosity.
Again the generosity and spirit OF honor
of the Republican party of Johnston have
asserted themselves. and the Democrats
Of the town owe them a debt of gratitude.
the concession made being one Of which
they are totally undeserving. The matter
ly worn out and much-discussed subject,
highway commissioner" The law
passed to elect by the people, the question
of whether the old or new system of vot-
ing should be used, the latter, the Aus
tralian system. being the one agitated by
Az
According to the law under this latest
mode the nominations are required to be
filed ten days before the time of election.
With all their fuss n buster a very
pretty repetition of the Lincoln episode,
they failed to put in a candidate for the
highway commissionership, INT even to-
day they are in a q%uandary as TO their
man, as they have yet to earn whether he
is born or not, and now the ten days have
partly elapsed, hence If their original
wishes were gratiied they would nav the
privilege OF not voting at all
aud they would have the very
unpleasant pill to swallow, of standing
by and looking on while the Republicans
elect their man without opposition. But
with a whole-souledness, characteristic of
the party, the old system has been ad-
hered TO. to enable them to put a candi-
date in the field, that is il they can find
one, so that they may have the chance to
prove to themselves that they are not in
IL.
A valisc was found recently in the Me-
rino in a clump OF woods between Manton
and the above village containing several
articles of clothing in a dirty condition.
IL is thought that n clean set was stolen,
the old ones placed in a valise aud thrown
where they were found. Nc foul play is
suspected.