The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-03
DENHOLM & MCKAY co.

city for years. Ten years or more ago
the Legislature, after careful consid-
GRAFTON and much expert advice, fixed
upon an equitable division of the ex-
| pense of the abolition Of grade cross
| ings, by which the railroads were to
| pay 65 per cent, the state Is per cent,
and the cities and towns not more
than 10 per cent. Under this law the
state has already expended nearly
100000, and the railroads nearly
800, 900. The abolition of grade
crossings is a business proposition. 1t
Is not a matter to be settled off-hand
by Socialist Carey and Mr. Walsh. The
committee on railroads. after giving a
hearing to Mr.. Carey, saw that the
bill was i'll considered and impractic-
able and Democrats and Republicans
alike agreed to an adverse report on
It, I voted against the bill, both in
committee and in the House. Mr..
Walsh recklessly voted for It, and he
was the only Worcester county repre-
sentative whose name appears among
the Sc members who voted to substi-
tute the Socialists bill for the adverse
committee report. The bill was, of
course, killed. Had it passed 1t would
have undone the work of years in this
city. But what did Mr.. Carey or Mr..
Walsh care for that?
"A bill to protect holders of policies
of foreign insurance companies" This
was measure introduced by a Bos-
ton Democrat who is noted for his hos
tility to insurance companies It was
strike legislation. pure and simple. 1t
provided that accident insurance com
panies should be compelled to deposit
10 per cent Of their capital. or not less
than 100000. with the state treasurer,
or cease to do business in the state.
The bill would have driven all the big
accident insurance companies out of
the state. voted against 1t. 1t failed
to become a law.
There were. besides, several imprac-
ticable labor measures introduced by
Socialists and Boston and Fall River
Democrats with no expectation OF their
passage, but with the idea Of making
votes in their home constituencies, upon
which I was so unfortunate as to differ
with the men with whom Mr.. Walsh
trained in the House. None Of them
became laws.
1t will be noticed that invariably Mr..
Walsh was on the wrong side OF these
measures. In other words the bills
for opposing which I am attacked, in
every instance, failed to receive the ap-
prevail Of the Legislature.
Just here I would call attention to the
fact that Mr.. Walsh was on the wrong
side of another question in which voters
Of Worcester. Irrespective OF party,
took great interest. While Represen-
tative Skerrett and other Democrats
voted for the, reelection of Hon. George
F. Hoar to the United States Senate,
Mr.. Walsh. who is now seeking Repub-
lican votes IN this district. refused to
cast even a complimentary vote for
lWorcester's most distinguished citizen.
wALsHS INCONSISTENCY.
How He Proved Recreant 10 the Prin-
ciples of His Own Party on
the Referendum
During my first year in the House.
the West End Street Railway Com
pany OF Boston, now the Boston Ele-
waited. desired to put back on fremont
and Boylston Streets the tracks that
had been taken up by order Of the Leg
lislature on tho building OF the original
subway. I worked and voted against
this scheme, and unnecessarily en-
ldeavored, with others in the House, TO
have the matter referred to q vote Of
the people. Finally Governor Woleott
interfered. and said he should not sign
the bill unless the referendum were at
tached to it. The bill was referred to
the people, and was overwhelmingly