The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-08
MORE PROMOTERS OF REFORM.

MORE PROMOTERS OF REFORM.
According to the mou;hpiece OF reform
she Democratic city convention "did we'll
In selecting a candidate like Mr.. McGUIN-
NESS for Mayor. W ith Messrs. GRANGER
and CUMMINGS ior Treasurer and Over
seer OF the Poor" and it believes it to be
"now possible TO have every department
OF the city taken out OF politics and reg
ulated by strict civil service rules. " And
we are OF the opinion that whoever looks
over the composition Of that convention
will agree with the mouthpiece that it
did indeed do remarkably we'll far better
than could have been expected OF such
an aggregation. We don't wonder the
friends OF reform felt like breathing d
sigh OF relief after the convention ad-
journed and extending its heartfelt con
grstulstions
Just look at 'eml Cast you eye over
the list OF fellow citizens who, with the
assistance OF Mr.. CHARLES Corp ULENr
NICHOLS and Mr.. HOWARD STURGEs are
look I'd TO TO purify this town, run its af-
I fairs on strictly business principici and
see to il that il Is regulated by strict
civil service rules" (spare these smiles).
| They represented every section OF this
town, did these Democratic feilow-citi-
zens OF ours-how wei. they will find
out, for sure, on election day. Mean
while let US, with an effort, withdraw
our gaze from the glamor OF Mr.. STcRGEs'
two button owncs and turn it upon
the representative citizens OF larger con-
stituencies than Mr.. STURGEs can ever
hore to cultivate or Mr.. NICHOLS buy,
who made up the convention that "did
well" There was handsome Tom Dor
NEY, for instance, chairman Of the
Democratic city convention, who called
the convention to order. When Mr.. DOR
NEY isn't dreaming OF "reform" and
draughtiug "strict civil service rules, - he
puts in the time dispensing non-par
tisan rum for a consideration to thirsty
souls on Atwel's avenue. There j.
| MILES A. McNAMEE, who is a printer by
trade, an honored and honorable profes-
sion and Is credited with a residence
in Inkerman street-quite an apr pivpriate
street for printer to live on. His name
doesn't appear in the tax book, although
the fact that be presided over this con.
vention OF eminent citizens demonstrates
that he has the interests OF the taxpayers
quite as much az heart as does our
esteemed fellow-eitizen Mr. HENRY
COAL CLARE.
Then there is tho young man who put
in those tremendous resolutions OF "pro-
test" against the management of city
affairs" I" the catering to the "interests of
corporations, - aud "uemanded" no end
OF things OF every body and everything in
sight. We haven't looked him up in the
tax book, because we know he isn't there
Indeed his means of support are not visi-
bio to the naked eye. But he believes in
reform and in looking after the Interests
Of the taxpayers. Then there is Mr..
BERNARD CoNATy, the right hand
whooper-up for that eminent re,ormer,
Mr.. RICHARD BuNcoMBE CoMsTocK, the
apostle of all that Is sweet and lovely in
politics. Mr.. CoNATY is a peddler. of bot
tied liquor as distinguished from Mr..
DoRSEY, who sells by the "drink. "
There is Mr.. JOHN DAVIS, an engineer
in the employ OF "reform" cand idate
NICHOLS, and thereby naturally present
ing in his own person saturated solu-
tion OF reform. He pays the minimum
tax OF 1920. There is Mr.. DwYER, an
employee OF The Journal corporate ion. who