The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-19
The Political Situation In
This City at Present
Is Quite Unique.
City Affairs in General Have
Been Carried on Without
Regard to Deceacy.
TRUE FACTS BECOMING KNOWN.
The Ring Resortiag to Every Method in Their
Political Calender to Stay the Wrath Of
Outraged Public Sentiment.

The political situation in Central Falls,
at the present time, is unique, inasmuch
rs the dominant ring feels itself losing
ground. City affairs in general, and in
some particular departments, have been
carried on with a high hand, until now
the citizens, irrespective of party lines,
are ready to rise in revolt against the
methods being pursued. There are hun
dreds of citizens allied with the different
political parties who, although strict
party members, are too noble in thought,
and who hold the principal of manhood
above all party considerations to descend
to the level of trickery and deceit. These
men are gradually having their eyes
opened to the peculiar politics being
played at the present time, and who have
come to the determination to put a stop to
it At once.
"When rascals fall out honest men get
their dues" The members Of the ring
are fighting among themselves, suspicion
and doubt of each others honesty and
fidelity has made an entering wedge, and
each successive day fans the smouldering
flames. Matters are coming to the surface
which have been locked In the recesses of
the clique who have been hoodwinking
the honest and respectable members Of the
Republican party. The outcome of the
whole matter will be that the whole Re
publican tick,. in the coming election
will have to bear the odium of the despic
able actions of the ring masters. The popu-
lar vote is mighty when once aroused, and
from present indications the voters
are in frame of mind to overthrow the
whole crew
To avoid popular uprising and over
throw all the efforts of the bosses are
being exerted to win over the immense
floating vote which is owned by no man
nor party, and who exercise the grand
American privilege Of voting for the best
man for the position. The handwriting
upon the wall has been seen, and In their
futile efforts to evade just rebuke at the
hands of indignant citizens, the ring and
It's henchmen are resorting to every known
method in their peculiar calendar to offset
the coming avalanch. 1t 10 quite notice
able that the real leaders keep their ing-
ers out of the pie; when the grand round
up comes it is the men who have been the
servants of sharpers who will suffer.
The present investigation, so called, of
the police department is an illustration Of
the foregoing statement. The investiga-
tion was carefully considered by parties
other than the committee on police, and
the program marked out for them to fol-
low. Everything about the scene tends to
convince the citizens that the matter Of
investigating the department was sug-
gested to the committee. Many citizens
are inclined to the belief that the type
written copy of the resolution introduced
by one of the members of that committee
at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was prepared for them by an invisible pol
itician. However, IL that same invisible
hand loses this election he will receive his
clearance papers from Gen. Brayton, i'm
other words he will handle no more Central
Falls Doodle.