The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05

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According TO notice in our advertising
columns there will be "A rally OF the "Good
Government Party at Infantry Hall this
evening at o'clock. The speakers as
announced will DO Hon. Rathbone Gard
nor Hon. Edwin d. McGuinnoss, Colonel
Robert II. l. Goddard and Hon. Robert
w. Burbank.
IL is "a matter Of some public comfort
that the machine, ring, organization, or by
whatever name its members would prefer
to be known, has finally ngrecd TO throw
down all prctence of independence, non
partisanship and what not of hardoodle
and announce that the Goo & 100 movement
means IA Goo-Goo "party''--as see this
announcement--a party subject TO all the
liabilities that must be assumed by any
political party, we suppose, and plainly
conducted by party bosses and managed
by party machinery.
1t Is to be trusted that the speakers
tonight will explain their position thor
oughly. The public is curious 20 know
what it is they want. With the exception
of Colonel II. IL. J. Goddard, who is the
choicest rs he is the newest, victim Of the
Goo-Goo ring, the names of tho speakers
for tonight are all familiar in the Goo
Goo cause They are the same gentlemen
who some eighteen months ago went
around the town denouncing the Repub-
lican administration OF the municipal
corporation for extravaganza and declaring
TO the alarm of peaceful citizens that the
city Of Providence was nearly drowned
out with debt. They are In person part
OF the city government that was elected
upon these charges and pretensions Of Goo
Gooism and represent the administration
that within one year and three months
has added To the municipal debt more
than two millions and half of dollars,
and has twice increased the tax rate.
These are the same gentlemen, too, always
excepting the unfortunately situated
Colonel II. II. l. Goddard, who, in the
municipal campaign of 1895, and in the
campaign of 1885, pleaded for hearing
from their fellow citizens on the
ground that they only wanted to push |
their views in city politics while in State
and national politics they would continue |
to be good nice littlo Republicans. Par |
tisanship, they assured us, was perfectly |
proper in State and national affairs but |
we must all drop it in city affairs. That |
Gooism itself drew. So good many of |
us did drop it in city affairs and now we
are told that we must have no political
convictions in State affairs, either, but |
must follow this humbug arrangement |
that claiming to be non partisan, sets up |
a perfect and elaborate political machine
and then securing the aid and comfort
of the well-organized and experienced
Democratic party managers looks 60 the
Republican party TO furnish just enough
more voters to carry its candidates into
office.
The issues of the past two municipal
have been dropped. Naturally
with increased debt and raised tax
rate we hear no moro of the city debt or
Of Republican extravaganza. Those were
shams of the most absurd kind at the time
they were created for political purposes
and having performed their perfect work
they are dropped Tonight the speakers
will tell new story including n tale of
how Republican delegations TO the AS
sembly "sell out the city of Providence,
a charge trunped up. as has been every
Goo-Goo assertion that has yet been
made, except such as have been too trivial
TO command moments attention.
The standing wonder of the Goo-Goo
Is the consent of that handful
Df men in whom their fellow citizens or
linarily rcpose confidence TO permit the
ring that is running the thing to make use
of their good names.