The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-02
GREAT ENTHUSIASM AT
TICKET TRANSFER MEETING.

Changers administration that there were
places licensed rs taverns which were, IN
fact nothing but houses of prostitution.
and Mayor Granger said such n thing
should never be, with his consent and
he inaugurated a movement which drove
these places out OF existence for the time
being. Sad as IL is To say it, IL is true.
the only obstacle thrown in his way in
that work came from the gentleman who
is nominated as his opponent and who,
alone, appointed on the committee to con-
slider whether the proprietor of the worst
of these dens should again have a license
TO transact his nefarious business, was
willing TO allow him to continue The
same circular gives several reasons why
Mr.. Vincent should be elected. Among
others IL says because he believes I'm the
maintenance of good order, the suppress
sion of vice and the preservation of the
good name and fame of our city. l
think that needs no further comment.
MAYOR is AGGRESSIVE.
Another reason why Mayor Granger
should be reelected is the fact that he
represents opposition to further aggression
on the part OF local corporations. We
have already spoken of the legislature
and we know that the legislature has
worked invariably TO the detriment of the
interests OF the city and for the benefit
OF corpora tons, and any remedy seems
hopeless. Our chief executive Is without
power and We have never deemed IT.
worth while to rebuke these approaches
on the liberty OF the citizens of Provi-
dence. We all realize. however, that the
mayor stands as the only obstacle, and
we hope will stand. against further OPP
preston OF the municipality.
The attempt TO force upon the city an
absolutely impossible system of transfers
comes in form injurious and insulting.
These railway people are asked TO adopt
a feasible sensible system OF transfer
tickets, but say they dare not, assigning
as a reason suspicion OF possible dis
honesty on the part of the public and
their own employees. too. They slander
the citizens OF Providence and their en-
ployes when they assert the latter cannot
be trusted The mayor. with his veto
power. is the only reliance we have, and
hence we have reason TO discriminate as
TO the men we elect.
You may say are you not arguing too
much? III one man and one Office simply
stands between us ought We TO desert
our party for that reason? You ought
for 1t is not a question OF party so much
as the protection and preservation of the
rights of the people. IL Is worth while,
irrespective of party, TO have n man on
guard who can know what is going on
and will let you know what Is going on.
And when he lets you know. and the
public press lets you know. then no cor
poration can long Withstand the force OF
such public opinion.
REELECTION REASONS.
There arc four reasons why Mayor
Granger should be reelected. viz:
First. he Il non-partisan and would be
mayor OF the whole city.
Second. he IL a man of convictions and
determined 90 exercise the veto power.
Third. he stands for public decency.
Fourth he r. the only obstacle In the
path OF further aggression on the part OF
local corpora tions.
let us elect him BY q majority that
Will mean something and make his cleo
ton the forerunner of something else.
the election OF city council whose
every energy II not bent upon squaring
Itself for it's own return. Let US make
A the forcrunner for n better legislative
representation: tho forerunner for the
adoption Of n new city charter which
shall Apply TO our municipal government