The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-08

| red-iron, ana yammed his fingers fear
fully. l have heard my mother say she
fairly trembled at what she expected to
come from that mans lips, but he looked
| his fingers over for a minute, and then
| he says, MRS. Kendrick will you please
| TO do that hand up?' And she went at
il and did II up the best she could, and
not another word escaped his lips. When
she said, 'Mr. Belding, am thoroughly
astonished.' He said, What aboutf'
She said, Il expected to hear osths that
would make me tremble. 'Well,' he
| said, Il did think at first that / would
make o few feeble remarks, but the
| lied that L hadn't sufficient command
| OF the English language 10 do the SUBJ
ject Justice; therefore said nothing
81 wish to call the attention of this
Council to
The Meeting Held In Infantry Hall
last May, i think, and shall call your at
tention to some remarks made by the
Hon. Rathbcns Gardner. We are not in
the habit, on this floor, OF referring to
been referred to so often by
the press, and by individuals.
that they can hardly find fault
with US IL we call them by name. In the
first place, / wish to say that my first ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Gardner, and where
Il
an impression upon me, was at the Re-
publican Convection in the Opera House.
where he proceeded TO srraign the
Providence Journal as Traitor to its
Party
and to the friends who had helped to
make ii what IL was. His address was an
eloquent one, no question about that, and
be left the impression very deeply upon
his audience that, in his opinion, when
Henry Il. Anthony and George w. Daniel
son resigned the management of the
Providence Journal and climbed up the
golden stairs, the State OF Rhode Island
met with fearful loss. and the audience
seemed largely TO agree with him The
next / heard him was when he appeared
before the committee of this City Council
advocating q contract between the city
and the electric light company. Mr..
Gardner stated to the parties who en-
ployed him that he appeared before that
committee because he believed in the
principle of the franchise. and not as q
hired attorney, and we took it for grant
cd that that was correct statement, thar
Mr.. Gardner did believe in franchise con-
tracts made between the city and these
things Mr.. Gardner referred to, be says;
We see great danger in referring all mat
ters between the city and the railroad
company 10 q small committee..of the City
Council who appear TO consult wholly
with the railroad aud TO conceal their in
tention from the citizens. Now, Mr..
President, as TO this matter of small
COMMITTEES: All business of this nature,
as every body present knows, is referred
to some committee for THEN action and
who are to present their conclusions TO
this Council for the action OF the Council
later on. No one knows that better than
Mr.. Gardner. Il see danger in the SUBJ
serviency OF the Council to the wishes of
the railroad company Now, there is
pretty plain insinuation that the mem
bers of this Council, who are under oath,
to SO to consider, first, the interests OF
the city, and secondly the interests of
the corporation, are willing and do su-
bordinate the interests OF the city to the
Union Railroad Company.
Now, That is a Plain Insinuation.
and, Mr.. President, / object to il. /
contend that no man Is authorized,
or has anY right, in public or private, to
state that mem bers OF this Council can
be bought or be influenced by corruption.
"Now, let US see how much control the
Union Railroad Company has had over
this Council the last few years. How was
it when the Cable Trsmway Company
came here for permission to lay their rails
over College Hill? There is nobody pres
ent here that does not know that that was
fought tooth and nail by the Union
Railroad Company, from first to
last. Time and again they agreed
TO build that track, and as often refused,
until the people Of that part of the city
determined that they would have a road
over there. They got permission TO
build the road, and this City Council,
against all the influence which the Union
Railroad Company could bring TO bear
against 1t, voted, by strong majority,
and recommended ii as proper, and gave !
them the right to build that road, which |
they did build, and aiterward the Union |
Railroad bought them out at 1880. Does |
that look very much as though the Union |
railroad Company owns this Council? / |
do not think ii does. How was il when |
the trolley first came up? When that |
question was brought before this Council, |
IT was an open Qestion as 10 whether the |
trolley was practical thing or not. 1t |
was considered to be very dangerous, and |
IN fact, IL Is roday; there is no question |
about that. 1t was considered that It |
would practically ruin the service OF the |
telephone company, and that thing was |
fought here tooth and nail, as these |
gentlemen remember, and every influence
taht could be brought 10 bear was brought |
10 bear, and the son of the president of |
the Union Railroad Company sat right |
there where the gentleman from the
Tenth Ward sits. He was the chairman
OF the committee on railroads, and yet,
W ith all the influence they could bring
to bear, they were defeated by 26 10 -,
and the Union Railroad Company
Bit the Dust a Second Time.
Does that look as though they owned
This Council? How was il when the In
terstate road applied for entrance into
his city from pswtucket? We know how
he Union Railroad Company fought
hem. They did everything in their
power to keep them out, and yet they
we're permitted TO enter this city. l don't
the vote, but il was sufficiently
arge TO make 1t satisfactory. Now, j con-
end, Mr.. President, that these facts,
which are matter OF record, justify no
citizen in appearing be-
ore the public of this city and stating
hat the Union Railroad Company own the
,ity government.
7" Dir. Gardner says that the railroad is
J foreign corporation, and he Is more
rue In that than In some of his othe:
tatements mado on that platform last
day. That Is true, but who is TO blame
or 1t? Foreign capitalists own every
Inc OF cars, and every railroad and every
teamboat, and every communication
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