The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-29
Indignation Meeting
of French Speak
ing Voters.
GUILD MONEY WAS NOT USED.
They Are Not Foreigners
But Americans, and Are
Here to Stay.

Hon. Ellery B. Crane had his politi-
cal record scraped at an indignation
meeting of $50 French-speaking voters
of wards and 4, in L'Union Canadien
Hall, last evening. According to an in
terview IN a morning paper-not The
Spy-alleged to have emanated from
Hon. E. B. Crane, the manager Of the
Bates campaign in this vicinity, it is
said that Guild money had bought the
French speaking voters Of wards 3,
and 5. At the meeting last night the
statement was branded as untrue.
TX Lucier was elected chairman of
the meeting. Alderman n. P. Huot
stated that the protestafion of the
charge was but mild method of in
dicating the Indignation harbored by
the French-speadng voters Of the
wards, because of the reference of
charges he believed to be unfounded.
C. Herbert DeFosse read clippings
from local papers bearing upon the
charge purported to have come from
Hon. E. B. Crane. Mr.. DeFosse said:
IF such a statement was made by Hon.
E. B. Crane, believe that no censure
could be too harsh, and that no protest
such things should be crushed as soon
as said. 1t is an insult and a serious
one. We should adopt resolutions of
Indignation in the sharpest terms
IF anger makes a man reveal to us
what the bottom of his conscience
thinks OF our people, it is fortunate
that he should get angry and reveal
to us the face behind the mask. We are
honest and just in all things. A man
among US who would have the reputa-
ton of a political boodler would be
pointed out as an outcast, an outlaw.
Among such people there can be no
work done with money, and there was
not such a system in operation among
the French speaking voters
The speaker closed by referring to
the upright way In which the French
speaking voters had conducted cam
paigns in the past, and he moved that
a committee be appointed to prepare
resolutions. The following was adopted
after speeches by L. A. 2dcier and
Z. Leger:
Worcester Sept. 20 '99, p. m.
At meeting of the French speaking
voters of wards 3 and 4. held in L'Union
voted to adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, that we protest most ener-
getioally against the accusations made by
the Hon: Ellery B. Crane in an article
the morning Of Sept. n in which he
charges the French speaking voters of
having been induced to cast their votes
for money, and in which he calls US for
eigners.
Resolved, that the statement that we
have sold our votes is a falsehood made
out OF the whole cloth; that it is the I'M
man.
Resolved. that If some French speaking
voters promised to deliver the vote of the
r1a0f I'M
that they. did it on their own RESPONSE
billy. without consulting the said voters,
ana that II they we're unable to deliver
no one is to blame but Mr.. Crane himself
because any one who agrees to deliver the
French vote is not worthy of the respect
OF any honest man.
Resolved, that if money was snent
among the French speaking voters. that
II was not Guild money, but other candi-
oates money. That the merchandise
purchased was not delivered is quite evil
Resolved, that We. the French speaking
americans, Indignantly protest against
tne word "foreigners. ;" We are Ameri-
cans, and again we reaffirm our LOYALTY
10 the United States OF America and that
we are here 10 stay, That whoever casts
inssinuatons on or ACCUSES us of dishon-
remember that we are still here, and he #
further and finally
Resolved, that when Mr.. Crane said
tnat the FRENCH speaking voters were in
untruth, base falsehood that we voted
according to our conscience and not in
accord with the ideas or ways of Mr..
crane or Others. 1t is our franchise TO
vote as we think best and we do SO, We
are Americans forever. We love orr
country We are loyal to its PRINCIPLES
1no teacnings. and we are here to stay.
We intend to defend our honor and orr
rights, TO resent all insults, and 10 am
nounce now and finally that We are not
tor safe and that he who attempts to
!puX US from any individual or group OF
individuals will get nothing in return but
his own disappointment
HSigned) Ward Committee
T. X. Lucier,
81. P. Huot
c. Herbert De Fosse.
Ward 4. L. A. Lucier.
Joseph Fournier
Edmund Co,,lat