The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-29
CENIREDAlE.

The Republicans of North Providence
are amused by the efforts of few Mug
wumps TO form in the town Citizens
Reform Club. which is intended TO defeat
the Republicans in the coming election
and drive them forever from the field.
The Republican party have held control
of North Providence for about eight years
and have seen clubs formed year after
retire from the field and never be heard of
more. So it will be with this one. They
will last for few months and then they
Will silently be buried like the others
before them.
This club is being formed by n man to
year after year aud have elected TO respon-
sible positions in the town. But how does
he repay themf BY opposing every move
ment that the bring forward.
Another member of the club is one who
evidently aspires To become Senator AL
drich's successor as he is beginning at the
bottom of the LADDER. Although he hasn't
reached the bottom OF the ladder Of fame,
yet he is loudly blowing his own horn.
Last election he tried TO be elected TO re-
present the town in the General Assembly,
but having forgot TO register his name on
the voting list he was declared Ineligible
Here is another sample of the members
of that club. A man who lives
in the backwoods and has not
been to the polls for ten years
This club is composed OF sore-headed
Republicans, Democrats and Prohibit
tionists, aud when they all get togthcr to
make their nominations In June for town
officers, what "A pleasant time they will
have.
They are opposed to the ring rule Of the
town.
They also object to the raising of tho
borrowing percentage of the town, and to
be taxed for the Fruit Hill Trolley Road.
They arc opposed to the ring rule of the
town. Why are theys For the simple
reason that the 'boss" Of the club has a
sou who is a graduate of college, and
this, he thinks, ought to give him the of
flee of representative, but In the election
the majority of the people thought differ
emily, and he lays his defeat to one man,
and this man he calls the king Of the
town, and says he is the boss of the Re-
publican party. IL the town is controlled
by ring, IL is certain that it was not this
year nor last
The Republican party elected in the last
town council three Re publicans and two
Democrats. Is there much ring rule
about that ?
The reformers do not believe in ring
rule yet they intend TO do the same thing
which they make believe TO oppose.
When the road was built In the eastern
avenue, who were the ones who accepted
the road and in what party do you find
them. They are the very ones who are
now growing about the road surveyors in
the Citizens Reform Club. They want
the Office of Town Sergeant aud Overseer
of the Poor made one. What grand
idea il would be to takethi officer off his
beat To care for the poor. They are op-
posed to the raising OF the borrowing per-
centage of the town and to be taxed for
the trolly road When assembled in June
town meeting 90 make the annual appro-
prlations they were ready to vote 20 build
"A school house at Lymansville and when
the time came TO begin the work all the
money had been expended aud we had
reached our borrowing limit. so for the
reason of finishing the school house and
repairing the badly worn highways it was
deemed advisable to try and raise the
borrowing percentage OF the town. BY
the hard work of the Republicans enough
money has been obtained to build the
school house and now tho members OF the
Reform Club come forward and say TO
the Lymansville people. I'VE did not
want 10 keep your school house from you
we only wished TO annoy the Centredalc
faction"