The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30

was better than his party to look Go him
for relief. When he accepted office at the
hands of such fortuitOus agglomeration
of incongruous factions as that which
was fraudulently gathered to his support
he forfeited all influence over his sup
porters save that derived from the prosti-
tuition of patronage, and this is an in
fiuence which necessarily exhausts itself.
Nor can there be any sane expectation OF
help from a President who, during a
period of such unexampled national dis
tress, busies himself in Quixotic endeavors
to right the wrongs of dusky savage
damsels in the Pacitic-a knight erranty
which Professor WOolsey has shown to
be eminently superhuous, and which un-
pleasantly suggests the tiddling of Nero
while Rome was burning"
Seven Thousand Unemployed.
The result of one year of Cleveland
policy in this state is shown by the labor
census of Rhode Island taken among the
factories by the American Protective
Tariff League. 1t is found that in cities
and towns of Rhode Island where IL, ,2l5
present employed, representing a weekly
loss of about $4,000.
The Democrats make no effort to de
fend this diSagreeable record, but content
themselves with suggesting that the can
didate for United States senator of the
Republican party has of late years not
been sufficiently identified with Rhode
Island affairs. This insinuation is as alb
surd as it is untrue. Not only has ex-
Governor Wetmore been actively identi-
fled with Rhode Island affairs from his
earliest days, but he comes from family
whose representatives have rendered i'm
portant and patriotic service in the de-
telopment of New England.
Of Old New England Stock.
The Wetmore family in America is de-
scended from Thomas Whitmore, who
emigrated from England in 1885 and be-
came one of the original patentees of Mid
dletown, Conn. His grandson, Seth Wet
more, and ex-GOy amor WetmOre's great
t-grandfathes was born there on
Nov. Is, 100. dying there in IT'S. He was
a lawyer by profession; magistrate of the
town of MiddletOwn; Judge of the county
court of Hartford county, justice of the
Quorum OF that county, and deputy to
the general court of Connecticut from his
native town. during forty-eight terms,
from 1873 to III. He married Hannah,
daughter of Rev. Timothy Edwards, in
1744. In his law office eminent men
studied, including his nephews. Aaron
Burr and Pierrepont Edwards.
Seth Wetmore, Ex-Governor WetmOre's
great grandfather, was born in Middle
town in l144. and died there in 1910. He
was man of independent means and de-
voted himself to public affairs in which
he took deep interest This led him to
take an active part in the Revolution, and
he held the rank of captain in the Colo
NAL Volunteers throughout the war. In
lT17, in town meeting, he, together with
Colonel Comfort Sage and Captain Sam
uel Russell, was appointed as committee
to secure from Governor Trumbull the
removal of William Franklin, son CT Ben
jamin Franklin and late Tory governor of
New Jersey, from Middletown, where he
was a prisoner on parole, in order to in
sure the safety of the state. In this and
many other acts he showed his zeal in the
public service.
Seth Wetmore, his son. was born in
ST. Albans, VT, and died there. in 1880.
He married Nancy Shepard, daughter of
William Shepard of Westfield, Mass. He
was a lawyer by profession. a sheriff of
his county, a member of the Vermont
governors council for about 20 years, a
judge of the court of probate there nearly
as long, and fellow of the University of
Vermont from 1921 until his death.
General William Shepard, Ex-Governor
Wetmore's great grandfather, served for
six years in the French and Indian War,
from 1854 to 1863. He was lieutenant and
captain in the command of Generals
Abercrom bic and Amherst, and took part
in the battles OF Fort William Henry,
Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Isle aux Noix,
ST. Johns and Montreal. He was ap-
pointed by Washington, after joining the
camp at Roxbury in 1T5. to guard the
American army's retreat from Long ISL
and, and in the retreat from Rhode Isl
and he gave convincing testimonies OF
his skill and bravery. In 1873, when
peace was declared, he had fought in %
battles, and established high character
for bravery, sound judgment and hu-
manity. Few shared more largely the
confidence of Washington. Called to the
front again in 1Ts6 by the outbreak of
Shay's rebellion, his defense of the
Springfield arsenal was instrumental in
suppressing the uprising, for which he
received
The Thanks of the General Court.
He was in 1896 appointed by the governor
to treat with the Penobscot Indians, and
in the year following selected by the na-
tional government 70 deal with the Six
Nations at Genesee river. He was a mem
Der of the Massachusetts house Of repre-
sentatives, also of the executive council.
q presidential elector for both OF Wash
ington's terms, and member of the ma