The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-03
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MISSING FRIENDS.

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| Editor Providence News:
Kindly grant n small space In you
! Journal 10 inquire after the wherea bout
! OF William Grant. Esq. who In 1861 mar
ried my sister. Mary Moriarity. and VIII,
wrote TO mo In 1868. before leaving Long
ford Pass, county Tippreary. Ireland. FOL
America II he or his wife is living. II no
his sons or daughters or Thomas Grant
my brother-fn- law, or his sons or daugh.
ters. Those having information Will
kindly communicate with Marys brother
or their uncle, Daniel Moriarity, cars
Richard Garden, Longford House, South
street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
We VIII be able to arrange family mat
ters between US. ! beg to remain, sir,
yours truly.
DANIEL MoRIARIrY.
+. s-other papers published In Rhode
Island please copy.
Hobart. Tasmania. Oct. Is. 1909.
WHAT ONE PAPER DID.
Editor Providence News:
Fhe News recent victorious fight for
free transfers for the people OF Provi.
dence calls to mind an instance of what
one paper with the people and for tie
mayor, did for the people of Kansas City
last summer In their fight against cor
poration rule. II was after a bitter at
tie OF three years. during the greater por-
tion OF which the council and news papers,
except The World the paper above re.
ferred to. were arrayed against Mayor
James A. Reed. who has forced the Met
ropolltan Street Railway company to
surrender.
BY the terms of an agreement. aligned
by the company. II promised:
First, 10 pay per cent Of its total re-
ceipts TO taxation and whatever Is left Of
this per cent. after its share of state,
council and city taxes are paid. to go to
the city, the company agreeing mat this
shall never be less than 800. 900 per year.
Tor the balance Of the life Of It's fran
chises. 20 years.
Second. to spend $4,000. 900 In improve
nents at once.
Third. universal transfers. with a faster
instead OF a four-cent fare,
which then prevailed.
When Mayor Reed was elected In
april. 1900. the Metropolitan owned Kan
as City. II bribed turies. bought co,in-
linen, dictated the nominations OF both
republicans and Democrats for city and
ouncil officers and got whatever Il want
d. Reed. who was a young lawyer. de- |
Jared war on this corporation. II took |
~ the gage anu ilneu UP every newspaper |
except the World-the council and all /
Ulcers. city. country and state. against
I'm. 1t tied up every public improve
lent and blamed Reed.
But Reed wasn't idle. Now two OF the
employees are fugitives fr IN,
istice. with indictments charging jury
ribing against them. A grand jury had
eclared that councilmen were bribed
" that evidence against the real bribers
as impossible To get whilo the presi-
ent OF the company refused to produ 20
ie companys books for the grand jury
4 the ground that "he would incriminate
imself' IL he showed the books.
This was the beginning Of the end. ard
the spring elections OF 1902 every Of
cial tainted with even an indirec; cen
ection with the Metropolitan was swept
II Of Office. Then Mayor Reed instruct
the corporation counsel to begin suit
annul the Metropolitan franchises, on
e ground that conditions upon which
icy were granted had been violated re-
,atedly.
The street railroad companys attorneys
limited that there could be but one out
me. so the company surrendered. II |
as a glorious victory for the peoples
ghts well won. And II Is no wonder
at today "The World" Is to Kansas
ty what The News Is 10 Providence. the
ost popular paper In the city.
II the next mayor OF Providence would
II use Mayor Reed "a az example!
Thanking you for the possible publica-
IN OF the above. desire 10 remain. very |
VIVIAN DREW.
r. l., Nov. 2. 1902.