The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21


made throrgh influence rather than upon
the performance OF duty. Look at the
| providence Daily journal about the pro-
motions made by Mayors McGuinness and
bhker. In regard TO that of Lieutenant
Matthew's IL said: one of the best ever
made One great feature Is that il was
not requested by the police. but by, citi-
zens OF this city.
| 'Ihe appointment OF Lieutenant Muir
ray was referred to ASIA distinct novelty
| ana the appointments or Sergeant Gill
martin and Captain Parker were com
! plimented.
when l. myself, appointed Sergeant
! . Nei ana Sergeant Ilanlcy J challenge
| poses
| Is there any evidence that crime is
! increasing in this city? II so. the chair
man Of the police COMMITTEES is derelict
IN his duty. | do not say that the police
department is not deserving of criticism.
but the committee should rot hold star
chamber sessions
II am also here to protest against this
attempt TO take from the city OF provI-
dence the right 10 manage ~ own fairs
A Providence police commission should
Dc chosen from It's own citizens sena-
tor Indicted for maintaining a nuisance
IN This city may, by this measure. have
voice as 20 who shall constitute the police
commission
DOCS II not strike AT the very root OF
seh government? Why should we give up
our rights TO the senator's from Scituate
and Gloccster? You know who will ap-
point The members OF this commission.
lNolces' Yes Nes'l II should bring the
blush OF shame 10 every man who calls
himself a Rhode Islander This is but an
attempt 20 take from the city ts rights
ana give over to, rather than deliver
from politics the powers which may be-
come the spoiis Of tho men who have 80
long ruled this state
AS long as ! may. by the good viii OF
the voters be elected executive, | shall
not apoloslze Tor protecting the rights
OF the people OF Providence
Rathbone Gardner. ESQ. was next pre
sented and he held the close attention of
ms audience from Introduction 10 porora-
uon He thought IL wasi most unsat-
isfactory condition OF affairs when the
voters must meet at decreasing Intervals
TO record their protest.
Inc Dill he said, was intended TO take
the control OF two important daparfments
from The city Of ProvIdanca the noIIco !
ana the licenses. and confsr these movers |
OF commission appointed nominally By /
lhe governor. with the advice and con- |
sent OF tho senate. H. spoke OF the upper |
mouse OF the general assembly as a body |
easily controlled by the manipulator
ne members OF this commission are I
already appointed. he said ''\Vbo an
pointed themgis voice said. .sCb,rIrs
H. BraNton' This Is most flacraur
attack on the principles OF home rule"
cLAssED AS CowARDs
The idea OF home rule is one that is
gaming ground. and I have IL on no
less an authority than the Pro,idenre
Jonrnal ~ an editorial commencing home |
nicinaI ,.',t Ntw ors but right above II mu-
70 be given over 10 hayseed legislators
from Foster. Scituate and johnston
W y, @ @l,hout any charge that ! can find ont !
sAcept that the police Department is taxi |
ng on fat, its control Is To be taken from
~; THESE very men who are engineering !
y, ny ronDery nave taken away our rights
~ uur streets aud handed them over 20 |
Operations That's what's on the car
think it commenced at the meeting
v hen CharleS X. Brayton addressed his !
.ellow- ma chinists and said this was a |
Nepubican city, and the police ought 10 |
~ hepubncans lie said elect Rapub- |
icdh mayor, nut II ! remember correctly,
he Republican candidate received
,maIer number OF votes than he ever
~ M peIore since the records We're kept
ms committee on police is next I'm rank J
. the committee on North Burial ground
10 put a man on II is TO insult him AMI
, members OF the city council voted To ! !
ccept their report How they did n !
'on't know, but I am charitable enough
. believe u was through ignorance, one
I
tt@noon and said he did not know much
bout the bill. and | don't know but IL is
stier 70 elect stupid councilmen than
wicked ones. They did IL the FIRST meet I
ng after election, the towards, Every {
ne knew his constituents would never I
ave elected him II they had known he =
ltenued 80 vote 10 hand over the rights ! =
( the citizens They ia ssed 4 common I !
ouncil resolution. Who were those men? : I
hey were a portion Of one-half OF two- {
fths Of the representatives of the cliff q
ems OF Providence III was not a week 4
go that the Providence Journal de- 4
ounced the general assembly for holding a
postponed session, and yet these people 4
MS bill I
BEGINNING OF THE END. y
III we had a proper modern. right form O
city charter we would see no such n
round Tor reorganization These neople [
ld NOT dIscover last Sunday that these o
rils had existed FOX six wears and must v
P remedied In three days They pro- q
osed TO establish I'm this city a political \
achine that could not be dislodged They y
ant To punish the citizens of Providence h
'r their independent action. They want | I,
humiliatc Daniel T.. H. Granger and I {,
Ike from him the powers he ought 10 | Il
ave as mayor. We want police com
ission, but we want Il appointed by n
ayor Granger | did believe before l | .
'me here tonight the bin would pass !"
Is now in the hands of tho house com u
ittee on judiciary William W. Blodgett n
Pawtucket now "A member of tho gen ! u
al assembly. but. thank God. not a | -
ombcr OF tho next general assembly is | -
lairnlau of that committee. and he was -
'Ver known 10 recommend q measure he &C
as told not to-. "
lsteutenNnt-GoVernor Kimbalrs name li
et with applause and Mr.. Gardner p,
lrmiy commended Governor KimbaITs y.
eech. and hoped the assemblymen from ~
~ city would stand IN as citizens of W
evidence against the bill tc
IL this bill does pass" he said "it will | m
the beginning Of the end The COM ",
ssion Was tried In Newport and Paw a.,