The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-08
Before They Dare Make Statement
on Matters Of Importance.
PEOPLE NOW THOROUGHLY AROUSED.
Citizsns Of All Shades Of Political Opinion
Join 10 Demand Thai Union Railroad
Be Compelled TO Grant Transfers

On all sides. In every section OF the city.
on the trains, on the cars. on the boats.
and. In a word. almost everywhere in
Providence, the subject OF transfer tick
cts on the cars OF the Union Railroad
company in this city. is being discussed.
1t is almost next TO an impossibility TO
find anybody who is not I'm favor of the
plan, outside Of a few Office holders. in
city and state, who fear to compromise
themselves by free utterance OF their
true convictions.
OF course, some OF these men fear tho
power of Senator Aldrich, as they real
ize that they hold their positions only by
his favor and consent, they have reached
n point at which they dare not talk un-
less they receive permission to do SO.
The mass OF the people. however In all
walks of life in all trades. and In all pro-
fessions are outspoken, and they heartiiy
endorse any movement that Will tend TO-
wards giving the people what they really
are entitled to.
CLUBS TO ORGANIZE.
The matter of making the question Of
free transfer tickets one of the main is
sues in the coming municipal campaign
is already being generally discussed, and
In a few days the organization OF clubs
for such a purpose will be started.
This will be an entirely non-political
movement in every particular. Repubii-
cans. Democrats, Prohibitionists, Social
ist-Iabor and Nationalists, can all join
hands In the free transfer ticket move
| ment. and, If indications do not faii'
they Will.
BY a concerted movement, II will not
be difficult TO bring about the election OF
men to the board of aldermen and COM
mon council who are In favor or a Tree
transfer ticket system, and once such
men are elected much can be accomplish
ed in spite OF the franchise act.
1t appears to be a mistake to believe
that nothing can be dont until 1913. for
il is an evident fact that the Union Rail-
road company is all the time In need OF
new favors from the city council.
When these favors are asked for. after
January /. 1901 the members OF the new
city council should absolutely refuse to
grant them unless the railroad corpora
ton agrees TO issue free transfer tickets
over all lines, where they are really
necessity.
The remedy Is in hands Of the people
OF Providence. and IL depends entirely up
on Themselves whether they have free
transfer tickets in a short time or not.
That the Union Railroad company VIII
inaugurate a free transfer ticket system
as soon as II sees that the people mean
business nobody doubts.
THEY FAVOR TRANSFERS.
Judge Stephen A. Cooke. one of the
most influential members of the common
council, was seer by News man today,
and he said that he most heartily APP
proved of anything that would bring
about a fee transfer ticket system.
"It was something" he said, that the
people of other cities enjoyed. and there
was no good reason. that he could find,
why the people of Providence should not
enjoy the same privilege"
Ex-Postmaster Charles III. George said
that he believed free transfer tickets
should be granted in Providence. He had
not, he said, followed the question very
carefully. and did not exactly know what
had transpired in the past in regard TO
the question.
He knew. however. that Providence did
not have free transfer tickets, and he be-
lieved that the present agitation could
not fail TO do good.
Frank II. Jackson. Esq. a well known
member of the Rhode Island bar, told the
News man that he believed that most
certainly free transfer tickets should be
IL would be a boon for the people.
In his opinion tickets should be issued
for a continuous trip, and this would do
much to remove any dishonesty that
might be suspected.