The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-06
He Could Not Dodge.

He Could Not Dodge.
The Journal does not give Rathbone
Gardncr's speech. Whyf Because Mr.
Gardner could not and did not dodge the
responsibility. He admitted that he
voted for the transfer act passed 10y the
General Assembly and referred to the city
council for its ratification. Had he
lodged, the records of the clerk of the
common council would have bowled him
over and he knew it. To lot IL be known
to The journal readers that MIR. Gardner,
by his earnest plea and his vote, backed
up, endorsed and supported the transfer
act. would be suicidal to the scheme 20
still further deceive the public, and MIR.
GARDENERS speech was supposed I'm the in
terest of an honest, upright, fair, just,
good government.
Mr.. Gardner could not repudiate the
Board of Registration, either, for he knew
that by the creation, and through the
faithful working of that board heinous
frauds and disgraceful wrongs had been
detected and righted. He endorsed the
board. AS to the salary he had an objection.
But then he should not forget that it
was not the Providence delegation which
gave the salaries TO the members of the
board The entire General Assembly did
that. Providence has but one vote in the
senate and the other cities and towns of
the state through their representatives
endorsed and legislated upon that and
all other matters complained of by the
narrow-minded and short-sighted Goo
Goo pcopie.
What The Journal did print from Mr..
Gardners speech was wholly in the line
of ridiculc. When the opponents of the
Republican party have no answer to pre-
sent TO the circular which the latter
issued TO the electors other than alleged
ridicule they show their weakness. Mr..
IA.xNf.
father owe to the Republican party and
the many favors it showered upon both.
The Mayor and Franchise Act.
Mayor McGuinness must have felt proud
of his performance last night when be
lid that he did not favor the original
franchise act. He knows that he did az d
that he acted in full sympathy with his
colleagues. Look at the authority which
was given TO him and TO them:
No. 23i. Resolution appointing Joint
Special Committee to oppose passage the
of an act amending the charter Of the
Union Railroad Company.
(Approved April 20, 1922
Resolved, That his honor the mayor
William X Potter, the assistant city
Burrows and Little, and Messrs Joseph
III. Kcndrick, u. j. Mccarthy, Edward
;. Aldrich and George l.. Vose, of the
Common Council are hereby appointed n
joint special committee To appear before
the General Assembly at its present ses-
relative to the Union Railroad Company,
now pending, unless such notifications
arc made therein rs will sufficiently pro-
tCct the interests of the city of Provi-
dencc, and said committee are hereby
authorized TO take such action as in their
l. lk...N
city.
That committee went to the State
House. Why! Because at the instigation
oi the authorities at the city hall, and not
at the behcst of the Union Railroad Com
pany, n bill for an act permitting the
city to grant an exclusive franchise to
the railroad company had been presented
There had To be "a beginning and the bill
was actually but draft of an act 10 be
amended ms best suited all the parties
concerned and it had bccn referred To
the house judiciary committee, as are all
nets of II public character.
In pursuance OF tho authority vested in
the committee 10y tho foregoing resolution,
the city hall delegation appeared mt the
State II louise They were heard before the
lower house judiciary committee and again
before tho Senate judiciary committec
They gathered in the Senate library and
discussed the act and said what they
wanted and would insist upon and as
they finally decided. so was the bill re-
ported back and put upon its passage
without another amendment What a
short memory or perhaps ~ conveniently
poor one the mayer has. And this Is the
great and good chicftain, the idol of the
Goo-Goos, who think that he is infalible
Will they please step around to the back
of their idol and see the straw stuiling
sticking out of it. Why, he is as hollow
as The Journal, which Is so silent on the
transfer act which in criticislng the Re.
publican circular feared TO mention that
position of Mr.. Gardner, lest IL might lose
votes for him.
Republicans Win.
Tho RnIn1l,licnns 1nn win Ihnr nr, ,,nt