The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-05
Republican Candidates Must
Stand Upon the Platform
Of the Party Bosses.
Board of Aldermen Have Gone
on Record as FavOring the
Liquor Dealers.
FIGHT FOR HONOR AND DECENCY.
Forced by Popular Indignation the Board Will,
il Is Said, Vote Tonight to Close the
Liquor Saloons-Local Notes.

The events of the past few days have
given decidedly different coloring to the
political situation. Where formerly doubt
was expressed concerning the election OF
the Citizens Democratic ticket, now all
uncertainty is removed, and 1t is fore
gone conclusion that Mr.. Freeman and his
friends have bitten off more than they
could chew. 1t is repetition of the old
truism, "The pitcher goes to the well once
too often" For years Mr.. Freeman has
been masquerading as the friend OF all that
was good, holy and noble. He was the
champion of the workingman and the
friend OF the corporations. His straddling
proclivities have been found out, and now
he must suffer the consequences.
For years he has been able to hide his
true political character under cloak OF
friendship and suavity towards all, but
this year matters shaped themselves in
such a manner that he had to come out
boldly on one side or the other. He stands
today and his friends on the Republican
ticket, politically, as the champion OF all
that is detrimental to the best interests of
the city at large. At national conventions
the party platform is made, and upon 1T
the candidates must stand before the peo-
pie. So it 10 i'm the present instance. Mr..
Freeman and therest of the ticket must
stand upon the platform mapped out for
him by John Dennis.
The Board of Aldermen when they in
suited the chief executive officer of the
city and voted to lay his communication
upon the table, practically ratified the
= compact between the bosses of the Repub-
lican party and that element of the liquor
dealers who revel in Sunday beer selling,
pseudo prize fighting and dog fighting.
In other words the bosses of the Repub-
licsn party openly tell the respectable
element of the Republican party that their
votes are not wanted. Such is the plat
form upon which Mr. Freeman and his
friends on the ticket must go before the
people.
Not alone on the question has Mr.. Free
man had to take a public stand. Among
the many other factors which he has had
to face was the question of having honest
men upon the Republican city convention.
When it came to the question of voting
for a member Of the City Committee from
his ward he assisted in the knitting of the
best known young Republicans in the
city. Why did he do this? Why did he
vote for comparative stranger In prefer
ence to blooded young Republican? Be-
cause the caucus was packed for that pur-
pose, and because he had to obey the die
'tates Of the machinne. Mr.. Dexter, when
a member of the the committee, had the
temerity to ask for an accounting of the
money handled by the Republican City
Committee, land in consequence he was
punished. Not alone punished then, but
it is hinted that he is not to be renomin-
sted for School Committee.
The same machine that is catering to the
illegal rum vote, and which knitted Mr..
Dexter, threw out its pruning knife in
an other direction. President Fish of the
Common Council refused to sanction a
deal whereby the Board of Public Works
would be ground down into worse pol
itical machine than it is at present He
refused to have Hector Schiller upon the
Board, and in consequence was treacher-
ously slaughtered. The instrument used
upon that occasion has received traitors
remuneration. No one has any fault to
find with Mr.. Freeman personally, but he
is identified with this corrupt ring, and If
elected must carry out the bargains made
by them. AS for the men in the Republi-
can ticket they are good citizens, but as
legislators they would be simply orna-
ments. This city wants progressive men
IN the Legislature. ,