The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05
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are protected against bad and hasty leg
islation.
The Republicans gave TO the business
of the state AN insolvency act, which is
invulnerable. Frauds and illegal assign
ments were thus abolished DR. Garyin
couldn't induce his colleagues TO take part
in such desirable Legislation.
Other states are centraliZing elections
because OF the great expense entailed by
the modern election systems. The Repub-
lican legislators, 90 place this city abreast
other i've and wide-awake communities,
caused the law 10 be so amended that the
presidential and mayoralty elections
should come ON the same date. This
meant saving of 5000 TO the taxpayers
of Providence.
Pawtucket had already adopted n
policy OF fewer elections and the officials
of that progressive city, and those Of
the bustling new city of Central Falls,
quickly grasped the situation, saw the
economy which the act was TO encompass
and asked the logislaSnre TO place those
cities on par with Providence
No Objected There.
Did any Democrat in either Of those
cities object 90 the reform and the econ
omyy Not one; neither did any Repub-
lican enter his protest. 1t remained for
so brilliant genius as Thomas w. Bick-
nell and his following, who have served
notice on the Irish Democrats of Provi.
denco that No Irish need apply" at the
PORTALS OF the good government lodge TO
discover that AN act, which saved about
Sl5 600 To the taxpayers of the three cities,
was malicious, terribly partisan and that
IL merited AN awful rebuke. What "A
position for a man of his presumed in
telligonce To take If this economical,
wise and desirable legislation is bad, i'm
the name of all that Is good, what do the
Bicknel reformers wanty Hush They
want Office just as their leader does.
They are as hungry for spoilS as he Is.
Don't you forget that fact!
The Republicans are pledged against
class legislation. The Democrats and
alleged reformers, the good government
crowd, ask for IL. They insist that moth
ing shall be done i'm the legislature, which
pertains Co the city of Providence, which
has not first been asked for and approved
of by the members of the city council.
Who elects the city councilS
Tho real and personal property voters
Whom, then, do the mem bers of the city
council represent?
About II, 600 taxpayers?
There are 1900 registry voters i'm the
city
If the Municipal League and Democratic
plan should be carried out 10, 900 voters,
or more than one half of the electorate OF
Providence would have no voice in the
government of this great city. The regis.
try voters depend upon the members Of
the General Assembly 10 provide for them
those things which they cannot obtain
from the city council. Why is that one
safeguard TO be taken away from them by
the Muleaguersg What business has the
tinkering crowd which poses before the
Intelligent voters of the Democratic party
as leaders, To interfere with the affairs OF
the workingmon? What right has Thomas
a. m. al xkrif tIa.. I.,gt
of the thinking toilers who, as registry
voters, are members of the grand Repub-
lican party?
Let every selfrespecting voter of every
party sit down on these meddling,
oficious and hungry office seekers.