The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-26
)OINGSAT BROWN |
|rof. Dea|sy Lectures on Po-
IItiCaI Tendencies In u. s.

Last night Professor James Q. Desley
ave the third Of the series OF faculty
ectures In Manning hall. His subject
yas political Tendencies in the United
tates"
Professor Dealey said that he would
onsider the governments OF the individ-
al states .instead of the Union. as the
primer educate. regulate Industries.
uard us, look after our health. license
ur physicians, ministers and under
akers, take care OF the poor and insane
I nd II necessary, grant us a divorce.
The governments of our states follow
heir constitutions. Some OF these have
xisted for four generations: some have
cen framed a year or two ago. These
documents used to be short and contain
My funda mentals. Now the tendency Is
b insert Industrial and commercial regu-
ations, so, from the old ones or 1000
,ords. has developed the recent consti-
ution OF Louisiana, which contains
1000
The matter OF constitutional revision
LAS changed greatly. Once the constitu-
IONS were considered fixed for all time.
kow the people frequently insert amend
|nents Since 1859 Is charters have been
Idopted or revised The tendency is to
.nave revision to the hands OF a conven-
Hon; then 20 give the people an. oppor-
|unity to accept or reject Therefore, the
cndency is 10 give the people the real
3ontrol OF the fundamentals.
Another important tendency Is 10 state
.ertaln subjects on which the legislature
|annot act and which must be referred
% the people.
A gradual change In regard to suffrage
working Itself out In former times
eligion. and property qualifications re-
tricted the ballot to Ave per cent OF the
population In 1870 the other extreme.
r manhood suffrage, allowed Is per cent
10 vote. The new tendency Is TO restrict
hams and enlarge woman's suffrage. es-
becially in regard TO school matters,
khen women are given the ballot.
Other restrictions are on residence In
1istrict, which bars the floating popula-
lion. and registration. which bars the
3areless, and payment OF taxes in ad-
fance, which bars the uninterested.
Gradually the legislature is being re-
jtricted and the executive is given more
bower. Now only three states refuse veto
10 their governors. The jurisdiction.
3alaries and length Of office of the judi
fial department are now more carefully
tefined. The tendency is 10 abolish the
krand Jury and to reduce the jury In
numbers.
Another evil being remedied Is the in
Equality OF districts for representation.
Now the district OF Providence. contain
Ing $50. 900 and Greenwich with COG have
EXACTLY the same representation I'm one
house OF the legislature.
A gradual change is coming all over the
|ountry to- place the powers OF govern
Fnent equally in the hands OF all the
people.
Last week n large number of Brown
|alumni who live I'm Worcester county
at the Worcester club TO form
kn association TO be known as the Wor-
iester County Sons OF Brown. Their first
fnnual dinner was held the same evening
President Faunce and Professor Wilson
|xere the guests of the new associat tion.
Brown was represented by some OF the
most prominent men OF Worcester The
officers for the coming year are: Presi-
|1ent, Colonel Il. II. Stoddard, "a: clerk
hnd treasurer. J. S. Clough. 80.
Mr. w. o. Banding and C~lonela II.
D. Gross OF this city are to give n dinner
20 the members of the varsity football
cam at the sauantum club on Dec. l3
The Brown chapter OF the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity will be represented this
week at the biennial convention In New
York by y. w. Gardiner. a. l.. Philbrick.
y. H. Buxton. o. J. Case. r. c. Powell,
}. NJ Marble. ". B. Judah. Jr.. and Jere-
:niah Holmes.
The basketball squad has been almost
doubled now that the football men have
come out. and Captain DeWoh expects
three or four teams on the floor for prac-
lice the rest Of the term.
A competition for writing the play TO
be given this year by the Komians AZ
Pembroke has been opened. All plays
must be in Feb. l.
The architect OF the Bajnotti Memorial
Clock tower, Mr.. Guy Dovell OF Boston,
has nearly completed the plans for that
structure. IL will contain chime of bells
20 strike the hours IL will have no room
Tor academic uses. being confined strictly
70 Its aesthetic and memorial purposes
The second and third rounds Of the
Chess tournament have now been PLAYED
pm. Chess r. more popular this year than
ever before and a good team ought 10 be
developed. The fourth and fifth rounds
sre TO he played next week
A neat inscription tablet has been
placed In the upper central part Of the
south wall OF the new swimming pool
building. The tablet bears the words:
fColgate Hoyt Swimming Pool"
The class Of 1873 prize competition
vhieh is open to members OF the Senior