The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21

We commend to the taxpayers OF this
town careful consideration of the re-
cords and claims OF any and all of their
fellow citizens who may be mentioned"
ia connection with prospective nomin-
ations to represent the respective wards
in the City Council.
1t SO happens that the taxpaying vote
In Providence is very largely Republican
vote. In tho First, Second, Fourth, Fifth,
Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth wards the
taxpayers who usually class themselves as
Republicans are 30 largely in the majority
that there is hardly fighting opposi-
tion to the candidates their respective
caucuses may select-just as in the Third
ward, there is little Republican strength
and in the Tenth only fighting show,
with skiltul generalship.
Ward Six has usually been considered
close ward. 1t has built up rapidly
the past few years and Democrats of
standing and in good fellowship with
their neighbors can hope to secure some
part OF the Republican vote /. the Rspub-
licsns are not unanimous In their choice.
But in seven of the ten wards OF the
city the Republicans control absolu utely
in taxpayers vote, and this fine city has
been developed, its investments and en-
terprises have been promoted by success
sive city governments that are Republi-
can Republican on the local issues that
distinguish the two greater parties as well
as on State and national issues when
these have their innings. The record of
the business management of the munich
pal corporation is a Republican record,
and the Repu blican taxpayers who year
after year send majority OF the peoples
representatives to the: Council are to be
credited with the successes, and charged
with the errors In management. 1t lies
with them to select for the Council,
which is practically board OF directors
for this municipal corporation in which
all OF us are stock holders, men of honesty,
integrity and enterprise who may be de-
pended upon to fulfill the obligations
imposed and conduct the business affairs
OF this municipality with intelligent busi-
ness push and an economy dictated by
the resources at command. And, in
majority OF the wards, because Republi-
cans are so largely In control, this seiec-
tion may fortunately be made without
bothering to consider the partisan claims
of those OF our fellow-citizens who call
themselves Democrats but only with a
fair-minded and broad conception of the
interests Of the people as whole in the
good conduct OF the affairs OF the munich
pal corporation.
The primary meeting is the time
honored instrument for making q choice
Of candidates. Here every citizen may
express himself on the choice of candi-
dates, the only proviso being that he
should be Of the political faith represent
ed by the balance OF his neighbors, who
BILE, and the unwritten law being
that IL he takes part in making the Sc
lection OF candidates the inference is that
he shall abide by the decision made by
the majority Of his fellows citizens who |
engage with him. In Republican tax
payers meeting there may be full and |
free discussion and every taxpayers vote |
is as good as another's. We sometimes hear
about such csucuses being "packed," !" but |
except so far ss the friends OF candidate |
may see to II that all OF bis supporters
are on hand in force we doubt II there is
more than very rare occasion when, in |
q ward caucus Of tsxpaying Republicans,
every Republican taxpayer does not have
an equal show with every other Republi- !
car taxpayer to voice bis views and cast
his vote for choice OF candidates
From a number OF the wards. many |