The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-05
THE PEOPLES VICTORY.


That triumph citizenship
controlled and directed by dscredd and mhevous machine
which The News seadfast predicted during the weeks preceding
the election achieved yesterday glorious victory
grandly While her neghboring
allegiance the Republican party Rhode Island away
it, and by vote~that fairly be described landslide
nearly Republican office holder office
would be mistake to suppose for instant that national
issues were potent bringing about such radical pot
cal change has taken place for he this
to is still true to sound principles believes the
protective tariff that has produced that financial
dustra prosperity nations
the support OF sound money or
in its allegiance the national administration These
absolutely nothing do with the results of yesterdays balottng
however.
The dominating question Influenced cleo
tors in their action whether this city and the should
nue to be the and payng greedy Peryzd corporations
and of designing politicians who did despo peo
pie of the largest the
right of home rule whether government
people by the people and for the people.
Their is emphatic and misunderstood
msinepreted clear unmistakable and decisive repudiaon
of the political methods that have obtained here by which people
have been beooed nsuted and deprived the prerogavs
belong to them alone 1t singing rebu the candidates
whose voices and outrage possible.
That Mr. Miller the general as
semby from this city would be victorious The News has along
sisted Its confidence the fact
but the conviction that
the people with the honest and sincere determination aiding
securing the rights they were robbed
through the operation the malignant mschevou police
mission law.
That nquitou chiefly responsible the sweeping
political overtun that occurred yesterday Though
city OF Providence only the citizens of other municipalities
quick realize that the law permitted
and unepudated their rights would in all probability
y assaed whenever the ringsers fit usup
that the honest and respectng cities
joined with those of Providence administering
chastsemen the hapes and their committed
the offence popular rights dsgraced
political history of this any other
The friends and supporters H. Duree worked
with zeal that amounted desperation Every artihce
however doubtful in character known in
Neither trades dickrs treahery could
the righteous indignation of wantony depoed people
defeated by Mr. Miller by the substantial plurality
the prominent he played in connection police
commission law and because his besides being
and fearless courageously aligned himself with the
The considerations brought about the defeat
ican candidates for the assembly majority
for the obnoxious BILL and those who did cham
pionshp Of it, so just and that all should
Now that the battle statement FREQUENT
made by The News that the people would public
office who shamessy usuped their rights recognized
all sides AS has been pointed times
Rhode Island but when Indignation
they by the wholly indeensble hchng of the
sacred right of however great shield
from chastisement the objects of their wrath.
One the people signal victory that wrung ticket
transfers from the Peyzed railway corporation Yesterday
their uprising resulted in victory still more important
and benefcent in its fruits
The people o win in earnest.