Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-17
THE "ReTRENCHMENT."

We all remember the very pretentious
opening of Mayor Tiepke's administra-
tion and the good promises he made for
the year. or course every one knew that
all that was for show-to make a good i'm
preston on those outside and the unwary.
II was not long before we began to feel
the effects OF the Mayors policy.
The policy OF infamy was entered
upon which has proved such dis
NAL and drlbbling failure with its per-
nicious political sppendages, and now we
have the spasm OF reform and juggling
with the cash to make people believe that
the Mayor and his cuckoos are in favor OF
retrenchment. We had heard about this
matter for some time. 1t had been her
aided abroad, and hints thrown out about
the great wonders to be accomplished, aud
now, even at the best OF figuring, the mu.
nifcent sum OF twelve dollars a year is
saved the city-a dollar a MONTH The
laborious mountain has brought forth a
muscipular abortion! And how grateful
the people will be TO the owl and the
cuckoosl This is economy! This does
show genius! This does display mastery
finance!
The garb OF the court jester in the late
Pardon and Kirmess ought to be pre-.
sented TO the Mayor, for certainly this is
jestlng In dead earnest.
But looR at the so.called cut down,
which amounts only 10 taking away from
one set OF officials and giving what is
taken away to another set, and see II II IL
right or Just. One department that is cut is
the police department, and the axe fell on
those who are responsible for its success,
upon those who are at the call of the city
constantly, who must he always ready for
duty. 1t is belittling OF those officials
and will breed contempt and a lack of
discipline in the force. The city father.
ough, TO know bat the fire and police de-
partments deserve all they receive, they
are tue guardians OF the safety OF US al
they ever have ~ Ia their watchful care.
And II j. queer place 10 begin econom
~ reducing the pay of such offiC ais wheI
ther are others Vs. no could be cut ~ithou
trIment.
| VAS ,aId vt the rItne Il the el, ctinn OF
the MAJOR aid Aluerman Smith that tn
License Board Was especially intereste,
and II nov turns out hat what was ther
said was rue for the License Com
missipners got a raise in salary by the
Board Of about hundred per cent, and
tins raise was strenuously advocated by
derman Smith. In other words, the city
fathers take from the Truant Officer anu
the Chief OF Police and Captain OF Police
To give TO the License Comm ssioners
This is indeed new way to pay of old
debts.
Anu the argument OF Alderman Smith
was that the license department brought
In large sum OF money and therefore
this raise OF salary was deserved. Would
he argue that because the Assessors OF
Taxes see that large sums OF money are
raised each year that they deserve . raise
too? Where is the taxpayer who Is not
disgusted with such hypocritical
methods?
We cannot see how any man with suffi
cient backbone In him to have regard for
our city can set in the City Council and
not raise solemn protest against 1t all
Isthe manhood all gone out OF US? i
this carrying on the business OF the
city on business principles as SO loudly
and enthusiastically trumpeted by the
Mayor, or Is the city run for the benefit
OF those who are now in power and who
work the thing to feather their own nest