The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-19

riod known In history" that that was
folly OF the blindest kind, since the least
intelligent among his fellow citizens
could but recognize the losses that had
been entailed upon this city. as upon
every community in the land, by the
disastrous operation OF the wILsoS-GoR-
MAN tariff.
"The charges thar are currently made
In connection with some members OF this
(the license) board of commissioners
would seem to justify an immediate and
thorough investigation ct your hands"
In this wise, Mayor McGUINNEss
thinly chrystalized the scandalous as
saults that had been made upon the IL
cense commission by the McGUISNEss
psrtizans during the campaign
and charges that to no thinking citizen
justified anything at all, that had no back
ing more responsible than Democratic
office seekers, of which Candidate Mo
GUINNESS was one, that were about tho
d!rtiest element In the canvass and that
Candidate McGUINNEss almost alone Of
reputable citizen, dragged from the miro
and put into circulation TO secure votes.
An investigation was made. 1t was a
arfa in foo
was proceeded with after an outrageous
fashion. While II lasted, for many weary
sessions, 1t was alternately a farce and
a public scandal. The license board was
exonerated from every charge because,
despite the venomous aharacter OF the So
called Investigation the most vicious OF
the Investigators had not the effrontery
to report contrary to indisputable evil
dence though the singular mendscity Of
tie newspaper organ Of the administration
in Haunting before It's readers warped,
prcjudiced and mongrel report Of what
actually was brought cut at these un-
speaksble hearings offered a backing.
There were other vestigations as
ridiculous, as costly and as scandaious
in degree as that of the license board.
The result was the same-inevitably the
same, though conducted by ex-parte
judges and juries whose offices had been
obtained because the people Of the town
believed they had some ground for the
wretched charges they made. Not a
single charge on whicn Mayor McGUIN-
NESS and his associates based their
claims to office was sustained. Every
public official, every department, was
cleared OF the infamous suspicious that
Candidate McGUINNEss and his associ-
ates had aroused in the public mind,
cleared by the forgers of the accusations
themselves. by their own bands were
their folly and their infamy exposed.
And yet II was upon the strength of
these accusat ions that Mayor McGUIS-
NESS was elected to Office.
Mayor McGUINNEss is today holding an
office that he secured on false pretences,
whether purposely false or not there Is no
way to decide. But his deluded fellow
citizens today recognize IN him ana his
...no,.,oa =, ,o,,pany ~ pratanders of
reckless, loose-moutbed scandal mongers,
OF promoters OF outrages and breakers of
pledges. The good name and reputation
Of no publ official was considered by
their Office holders when they strove for
tneir offices one year ago. Their good
names and regulations are now cleared
when to clear them was the last thing that
was attempted and It co nvicted the ac-
cuscrs Of false swearing. But how shall
we regard the men who were thus band
co to destroy good names and personal
character for the sake of their own po-
liticai pleferment? The citizens of Provi
donce are at liberty TO express their sem
timent as to this on November 3 next by
overw helming such of these men as pre-
sumo to ogain ask their suffrage.
And Mayor McGUrNNEss is the head OF
the foolish, or wicked, band.
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