Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-05-10
DARKEST L|NCOLN.'
John Bloomfield Raised
The Wind Last Night
UP IN CENTRAL FALLS.
His Address on Town Affairs Is Pro-
nounced "Corker."

ing, ana IL was.a corker.
IL the members of the present Town
Council, political killers, tyrsnts, etc, Of
the town of Lincoln could have hea rd the
raking over they received they would for
eyermore quit the political arena.
John Bloomfield called the meeting to
order and stated that the British Ameri-
cans are dissatisfied with the present ad-
ministration and have appointed a COM
mittee to work in favor for an indepen-
dent party. The law-abiding citizens of
this town want a Council that can be
trusted and will enforce the laws of the
town. The western part of Central Falls
likewise the country districts are kicking
and will demand change In June.
A committee consisting OF John Parker,
David Bloomfield and Henry Chadwick
were appointed committee to confer
with parties regarding a third movement.
Ex-Judge of Probate John +. Colds
worthy was then introduced rs the
speakers, and after brief statement re-
gsrding certain notices he spoke inter-
estinRly to all present and produced facts
which should shake the rocky founda-
tion OF the present tyrannical Republican
administration from the Central Falls
fire district to the most remote parts OF
the town. He first called attention to the
comparison of former Town Councils,
beginning with Hon. Charles Moies,
ex-Gov. A. Ii. LittleHeld, ex-U. 8. Senator
Jonathan Chace, to the body
of men who were elected to the same
positions during the past two years. Size
them up man for man and see II they pos
sess the qualifications of true business
men with brains.
The present board must be brought to
a halt before disastrous results come.
Next June the present msrionettes will
meet their Just deserts and taken from
the positions of administrators Of the
towns business. The financial condition
of the town is sound, healthy and vigor-
ous, and not very heavy inroads have been
made, to weaken its standing. The pre-
sent Indebtedness Is about $780, 900. This
present Illusions Council, headed by
James II. Andrew, had exceeded and pre-.
sumed more than any previons body OF its
kind.
Well do they know that appropriation
In the several departments were some time
ago exhausted. yet they have gone on
paying bill after bill. They are I'm viola
of the law, and IL they do not recognize
such, they are In beetles and should be
cared for. At every meeting since their
amounts appropriated were exhausted.
they have openly violated the law passed
by the freemen of the town, through the
motion of Hon. Samuel Clark, the State
Treasurer, at a town meeting held July IL,
1891, which I'm brief was that no order
should be drawn In excess of the appro-
priations. Yet this Council of which
James II. Andrews is President has gone
on and drawn orders to the amount of
several thousands of dollars. Well do we
remember the cry, "Dsrkest Lincoln"
but the name will again appear before the
month of June mas passed.
The reason why no special meeting OF
the taxpayers was called and the condi-
tion OF affairs explained is apparent. 1t
would injure the prospects for the coming
election. and would have shown up the
mismanagement by the present Council
not man of whom would be allowed to
manage corporation with 100000 cap
ital; yet you taxpayers elect such men to
handle your ten millions worth Of town
property for which you are taxed. When
the Democrats were ousted this present
council were only too pleased to show up
what mess had been left by them, but
how will 1t be when the taxpayers are
present council.
For town officers the present town
Council appropriated ~ 600 which is q ,OOO
more than the Democrats did and ~ 800
more than the Republicans appropriated
three years ago, and the sum OF q 800 has
account, which Is safe to say that 5000
will not carry them through.
Never before In the history Of the town
have the besrers of town orders been
kicked about, compelled to sell them at q
discount for the commodities OF life, and
the holders looked forward to the appro-
priation meeting with so much impa-
tience. The religious members of the
Council get over the pork pie licenses by
not voting upon such questions which
might effect their morals, but they are
not to ipjure the party. The liquor law
was never such ssiarce as under the Coun-
ell, license commissioners and police OF
the town; at the present time the party
dare not bother them. Said the speaker: |:
"I have an affidavit where Q man stated
that the saloon keepers we're with the
Republicans and that they never did SO
we'll as at the present time"
Tyranny Of the party bosses OF Lincoln
politics was forcibly explained and the
cause of John Bloomfield's dismissal from
Sayles' was by Republican party leaders,
one man especially who objected to
Bloomneld's work. IL far exceeds the
South. Other men have lost Jobs on ac-
count OF political actions because they
did not agree with the corrupt leaders oi
Lincoln's Republican party.
Doaway with the special legislation &C,
and be like other towns; and make thoss