The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-02

continued trOm rage oflc.
OF importance TO the citizens of Provi.
dence which is not touched upon, ana
with reference to which the mayor does
not express his convictions. can re-
member very well not many years ago
not hing -Haefe-thttft- abstracts OF the re-
ports OF heads OF departments. made up
chiefly OF figures, but no man can ps
citizen of Providence today and reailze
his duty as a citizen without reauing
what Mr.. Granger has said with reference
to the citys needs and the city pros-
ress. and IL is the same way with reI-
erence To the issues which are bet,S
us today. He has expressed nis con,
victions upon them in his message ana
YOU know where he stands
You know where he STANDS on the
question of transfers. which is interesting
YOU all. You know that he STANDS az
rock so far as his veto power Will enaple
him 10 WELD an influence against the
adoption of the station plan which mas
properly been characterized as one soieiy
i'm the interest OF n corporation ana ut
terly opposed to the interests or the peo-
ple. lie has told you. and YOU KNOW VIA wn
he approves; you know the pian wnloh
calls upon the city 10 give TO this cor.
poration without money and without
price. real estate in the very centre OF the
municipality which could be SOLD Tor nun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
Mayor Granger has convictions OF ms
own and is never afraid TO express them.
His opponent admits he has no conviedi
tions. will not have any convictions, ana
II he happens to get any does not lhtend
TO act upon them. U.aughter)
MIR. VINCENT SCORED.
"Read the letter OF acceptance Of Mr..
Vincent Does he not think as the Union
Railroad company thinks. that the system
OF building one station back of tne Depot
and another at the Hoyle tavern ana an
other orca at Cat swami Is ~ tstein ,InA1
will best serve the needs OF the citizens
Of Providence. and is II not true mat you
and ! believe in a system very different.
system that enables us TO step from one
car TO another - 49,.
Mr. Gardner quoted from Mr.. Nihcen,t ?
letter OF acceptance-"WheneV the cltX
council, representing the people. shail
designate the system 10 be employed,
whatever the system determlned upon i,
may he. its action should be approved by
NO candidate for public ofrIce," ex-
claimed MIR. Gardner. ever MADE sucn
pusillanimous statement Does this man
know the office TO which he has been
nominated2 Who elects the mayor OF tnc
city OF Proyideneey The resIs,ry vo'eps pf
whom the registry voters are IN large
majority. Who elect the common council
and the board OF aldermen The tax AK,
MAYOR OF the city OF Providence " given
tho power OF veto upon the action OF the
city council; Is Is tina, as l,izde, che repTeo he
may stand up and say; i forbid so lar
rs the mower conferred uron me enables
me to do the action OF the city council,
interests OF all citizens.
'''This man. who IL a candidate for your
suffrage. tells You in advance that he Is
going TO abdicate the power conferred
mon him by your city charter. III you
want mayor who Is not a mayor and
who proposes 10 sit In the city hall and
abdicate his powers. he II the man. But
/ don't believe he ~ the mau you want.
II is the man who has ideas OF his own.
and who has the courage TO exercise to
me last every bit Of power which the
city charter has conferred upon him, and
which YOU have by your votes entrusted
to him in your behalf
FOR PUBLIC DECENcY.
'sTherr are other reasons why Mr.
Granger should he continued in the office
af maxar- represents IN this COM
munity public doccncy and the other man
does not have already referred TO
the conditions which existed I'm the city
of Nov York. which could be further
named. but thank God. we have nothing
of that sort here. and II We do our duty
we never wilt
1T was discovered early In Mayor