The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-01
The Aldermanic Committee on
Police Said to Have Their
Star Report Ready.
THE DYING EFFORT OF THE RINd.
Dennis Stakes His All Upon the Throw OF the
Dice This Evening Rumsellers Aid
Sought Interesting Local Items.

The regular meeting of the Board OF Al
dermen will occur this evening, and II the
Committee on Police have the necessary
amount Of courage they will produce the
hatchings OF their star chamber proceed
ings. The skilful work ofwily politicians
who arranged the checker board, VIII be
sprung upon the public as document EN-
anating from themselves. Ii the above
committee are laboring under the impres-
sion that the public believe in their hon-
esty of purpose, the sooner they disabuse
themselves of that idea the better 1t will be
for themselves. Not n citizen in the city
believes that the scheme originated with
themselves, but, on the contrary the touch
of unseen hands appears upon every page.
The members of the committee are but
figure heads in the hands of the drowning
Republican ring, ready, seemingly, to
dance to any tune which 10 struck up on
the organ. The city must be saved, the
ring must be saved, and above all the
scalp of the sage of Railroad street must
be protected from Brayton's political axe.
No contemplate trick nor political move
is too mean for this clique to embrace;
their object is to get their fangs upon the
control of the city patronage; their par
ticular aim being the police department,
and power to make good their promises to
to the illegal liquor dealers and brothel
keepers of this city.
Some little time ago a scurrilious letter
appeared in the columns of one of the
local papers attacking the character OF AL
derman Eastwood. Every man in this
city, with the exception of those connect
ed with the scheme, was of the opinion
that it was contemplate document and
unworthy of a thought. Alderman East
wood was the sufferer, and naturally felt
indignant over 1t. 1t attacked his private
character, and endeavored to belittle him
in the eyes of the public. II Alderman
Eastwood felt agrieved at the attack upon
him he oug hit to pause and consider well
the business he Is engaged in at the present
time.
To many people the attitude Of the al
dermen in the present investigation, SO
called, is similar to the unknown miscreant
who mailed that famous letter to him. The
''miscreant" worked in the dark, and in
like manner, the Aldermanic Committee
on Police are working in the dark, trying
to stab in the back man whose only fault
lies in the fact that he has been man of
honor, and being honorable in his prom
ises to the citizens of this city, he has pre-
vented the ring from keeping its bargain
with the illegal rum dealers. Few people
see any difference in the "miscreant" who
wrote the letter, and the men composing
the Aldermanic Committee of Police who
will meet, to investigate, in the dark.
Dennis will stake his existence upon the
throw of the dice at tonight's meeting of
the board il the committee has the courage
to obey orders; he has been nursing this
bomb, (as they style it, and is anxiously
waiting to see what effect it will have
upon the public. If it falls fiat as it is
confidently expected, his days are num-
bered. He has haunted the Attorner Gen
erals Office in Providence, Tom Ready's
saloon in this city, and any other old
place where data, true or untrue, could be
obtained to try and make case against
the Mayor. 1t is an important document
in his eyes, and of more or less interest to
the public who would like to see to what
length these shady politicians will go.