The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-01
THE MULEAGUE AND THE MULEAG-
IERS.

There was organized in this town on
Friday, the 29th inst, at the Narragansett
Hotel, an association OF citizens which, :
though copsrisutionsily limited to the
number OF 200, promises to become of
some curious interest to the 25,223 other
citizens who were qualified voters at the
last accounting OF our friend MIR. JOE b.
BowpITcH.
This organization, according to its
constitution, "shall be called the Munici-
pal League of Providence" its objects,
according to it's constitution, are stated
exhaustively, we should presume, in Ar
ticIe ii as follows:
"lI. The objects of this league shall be TO
keep before our citizens the necessity of their
Interest in public affairs; to discuss ana share
public opinion upon all questions which relate
20 the proper government Of our city: TO
separate municipal politics from state and
national politics.; TO secure the nomination
and election of municipal officers solely on
account OF their fitness for the office; 10 fed.
crate for these purposes the various moral
forces of the city and TO encourage every wise
prospect for the promotion of the good order
prosperity and honor OF Providence"
Ii is further provided in the constitu-
tjon that "no person can accept any NOM
ination for or hold any salaried office IN
the municipal government of Providence
and at the same time be an officer in this
league" The bylaws provide that the
Muleague shall meet twice a month from
October to April, and as many other
times as may be called for. The annual
assessment Is two dollars and when the
Muleaguers eat, each member so eating
pays his share, so that the general fund
is not drawn upon for waist products
II we read between the lines OF article
ii quoted aboye, We Immediately recog-
nize that the objects of the Muleague are
diametrically opposed TO those sought by
another new organization to which we re-
ferred recently-tne Society for the Dis
covery Of Some Good in this World. The
constitution of the Muleague assumes that
tn is a wicked world, and that Provi-
dence is particularly wicked spot in 1t,
and the purpose of the Muleaguers Is
plainly to create trouble and calamity for
the mere heartless sport OF chasing 1t and
running it down. Incidentally, as we
understand from what we have learned OF
the objects of similar organizations In
other towns, the Providence Muleaguers
will endeavor to pervert human nature as
locally expressed in "taking sides" on
public questions Or, at least, they will
try to divert their felow-citizens on the
outside from forming opinions one with
the other, or one against the other, as
they have been wont to do, to active CO.
operation with the Muleague to whatever
public position "the votes OF three
fourths of its members present at any
meeting" shall commit 1t.
As a strictly calamity organ ization we
do not see why the Muleague should not
prove to be of real interest. AS a sponsor
for the good behavior of this town 1t |
cannot fall to be amusing. For the chrys- |
talization CT all the grievances In tho |
community from the explosive kind that |
js engenderei In our esteemed fellow cit |
izen, HENRY &. CLARK, to the plaintive |
and pathetic bewailings of the Hon. VIII
LIAM +. KNIGHT, fate's fondest victim
in the Seventh, we should say that, il any
thing, the limit of mem bership is far too |
small. As an auxiliary to the Democratic
city committee, the list of membership
suggests that the new organization ought
TO be valuable. And as a cooling font,
where that recently developed but uncer-
tain and not always to be definitely To-
Gated element In municipal life, Goo
Gooism, may gather ana cool its brow
and be counted the while, the MuIeague
will be OF advantage to the conscientious
recorder OF contemporaneons- political
events-such. for instance, AZ is The
NEWS.
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