The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-28
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Partly in addition 10. rarity inclusive
of, the IS members of lie Municipal
League VINO voted 10 endorse His Honor
MAJOR MoGUINgEss for reelection te-
cause OF his bcnesiy, ability and ron-
par,issnshiP, 10 OF our esteemed fellow
citizens have ,igned their names TO nom
inailon Papers, as, distinc: from Dcmo-
Gratis or Republicans. ,presentalives Of
good cosenment, the assumption teing.
we presume, thst the balance OF tbe 25.'
600 citizens OF Providence who may su
port Msyor M cGUISNFss as a Democrat
or Mr.. CovELI rs a Repu blicen, are lack
ing in Tie instincts Of good government
ard WITH only cote for Whenever oandi-
date with a view 10 bad government.
We are not familiar with all the person
alites named on the Goo-Goo list. 1t is
evidently enough, though, list Of fel-
low citizens OF good standing in the
community. whose opinions will be re-
csived with respect however little they
may represent the sentiments OF any l.rge
proportion OF their fellow citizens.
Surely, at any rate, no harm exists In
the mers fact Of their announcement OF
faith in this or that candidate. This is
a free country and every man has right
not onlyto nave opinions, but TO expr,ss
them, so long as they do not menace the
public safety. The considerable blianc'
OF their iellcw citizens are equally free, CT
course, 10 accept tue advice OF the 10 or
re jsct IL ia the matter OF politics, as they
would be free to do in the mater Of a
religious or business transaction, or CT
choosing wife. What the lit SHOWS
clearly is that at lsas; 40 out Of the 25,-
600 citizens who ars qualified propose to
vote for Mayor McGUINNEss on Tuesday
next. As the vote OF the McGuinness Club
upon tie ssmo matter was q secret ballot,
we are unabls to decide whether the 6S
en- orsers In that club should be ADDED,
thus swelling the recorded McGuinness
strength 10 i7S, or whether some of the
Cs arc inolraed IN the 10.
We cannot, however, add these sure 10
votes, or the greatest possitis l1S votes
TO tne normal straight out ana out ma
chine Democratic McGulnness strength,
because we lind IN the list not | IS
than 20 straight Democrats and
rather more thsn an equal mum ber whom
We identity as McGUINNEss SUPP orters
as nun bored in 81 ralI's Democratic
victory as the original Goo-Goos. Par
ticulsrIy notable, idceed, that there are
few If any names that were not made fc-
1t Is, indeed, rather surprising that with
all the influence OF the McGuinness
Club no nav names have been added to
me list over these, secured by the clever
scheme OF too Democratic mach Inc ole
year age, We ind, for instance, u evi
dence Of accessions to the ranks of dis e.
eruntled + publiaaus OF the BILLY
KNIGHT stamp, whose renu notation Of
thsir party waited upon their renunciatian
by their party. And il is somewhat re-
freshing 10 souer minded electorate
that the Hon. THOMAS W. BIoKNELL is
apparently going 10 be accepted With a
somewhat larger grain Of salt than he vas
one year ago.
Are there, then, alas, only 40 plus a
possible 6S, really ana truly nom n-parti-
sans in the city OF Providenoe--by reeiIy
and truly. OF course, we must be taken
TO mean non -partisans whose Don-pirti-
sanship cln find no expression except in
supporting the Democratic machine7
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