The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-02


Why do We register?
We don't
Then what are you talking about?
i only want 10 be exact. We, in
cludes all voters. All voters are not
obliged To register.
You don't say sol
fesl Voters who own property do not
register. Voters who do not own prop
erty are Obliged 10 register. or else be
disfranchised
Why is that?
Let me answer that question by ask
Ing one. Why do you vote?
To put the man OF my choice I'm office
Who is the man OF your choice?
The man. who, i believe, will do what
is right.
What do you mean by right?
The right thing at the right time, a
man who Will work for principle, who
can not be bought, and and SO
forth, ct cetera.
What you mean Is, that you vote for
the man whom you tbink will work for
What you want?
oh, no!
Then you vote for the man who works
for what you don't want?
No. not quite that.
Then something between the two?
Yes That Is Well, / never locke
at II JLst that way, odt 1 guess i want
10 vote for a man WHO / believe IS hon
est. and who is up TO all the tricks OF
the politicians.
IN other words you vote for a man
whom you think knows what is good
fer you better than you do yourself. and
can set 1t for you. while you can't got
it'
Exactly! No. that isn't what meant
! mean --- Well 10 tell thu honest truth
/ vote for a man because he Is a Demo-
crat or Republican. and that's tie
purity belong TO.
Are you a registry voter7
gesi
DO you think you have as much brain
as a property voter?
Sue!
DO ycu think you know what you
want as well as a property voter?
Just about as well.
Yet he is not obliged 90 register and
you are. How do you account tor
t'iat:
don't know.
II tell you. The pIc perty voter wa
In evidence I'm Rhode Island a long time
pgo. They had the first say, and they
said what they want al. They demand
ed HAT oil non-property voters should
register. They demanded II of the men
Who had the law-m1tng power. They
lemarded II of their representative.
II SoL want TO be the equal OF every
other voter. IL you want equality be-
fore the law, II you "ant TO change this
"Registrating" business 4, you want to
demand H. But do yOu want II changed?
or course i do,
Then as far as thnt one thing "a ocn-
cerucd, you know whatfyou want?
Sure.
Then why don't you demand It. What
difference does 1t nake 10 you about a
mans honesty. or his being a good fell
low, or his being a Democrat or a Re-
publican. or knowing the ropes. You
know what you want, why don't you
get IT.?
Well to tell the honest truth. I do not
know how TO get the registery business
changed. although I do want II changed.
Let me tell it in sections. You have a
vote?
Yes. But can only vote for a few Of
fees: Assembly, governor. mayor. etc.
Then as your vote Is your only power,
and all your vote can do is to put a man
In office. your policy is TO pledge your
candidate for what you want.
But which candidate. The governor,
the mayor. the ---2
Not on your life The assembyman Is
the fellow you want. Pledge your as
semblyman.
What can one man do7
ne ftH sup EdsiIS MIdl tdH put
man dor That phrase Is worse than
going to sleep while the minister is
preaching Every imam" knows what
he can do he knows he can vote, he
knows II is his duty to vote, and as n
citizen OF the state and nation IL should
be his ambition to vote intelligently.
What can one man do?" Is the excuse
for doing nothing. the plea of the man
who objects to being prodded regarding
\, 10 Hsttx he la
corpse OF the dead citizen by the stiff"
himself He can do what every one
ought 20 do. interest himself in public
questions and vote according TO his con-
viction.
You are convinced that you wish to
vote on equal terms with the property
voter. The assembly is the body 10 de-
mand II Of The best way to demand
Il Is 20 pledge your assemblymen to vote
for the Constitutional initiative" for
II you get that. you get the "open door
10 all other reforms. and 1900 registry
voters In Providence alone are I'm line
for it II you know OF any better method
to get II, 20 ahead, but In my opinion
the Constitutional initiative" Is the
only real pebble on the political beach
at present.
JOHN A. MTAUGHLIN.
THE PRESIDENCY OF KINGSTON
COLLEGE.
Editor Providence News:
Hon. James Wilson, United States sec
retary OF agriculture, has presented and
recommended DR. ]. b. Weems OF Ames.
Ia, 10 the board of managers OF the
Rhode Island college. and ~ the best man
Is elected Dr. Weems Is surely the man.
He is OF a prominent Maryland family, a
graduate OF Maryland Agricultural coll
lege under the presidency OF DR.. Alvords,
now OF Washington; also a fellow OF
Johns Hopkins and Clarke university OF
Worcester under President Hall. He re-
ceived his Ph. ID. on graduation from
Worcester I'm 1898. studied the phosphates
OF Florida for year and has been pro-
fessor OF agricultural chemistry and In
charge Of the experimental station OF the
Iowa Agricultural college Ills classes
I'm agriculture have outgrown the facili-
ties OF the college, and he Is very
popular and successful teacher.
He has organized Institutes among the
farmers OF Iowa, and lectured on soils,
fertilizers. destruction OF insects, rota-
ton OF crops. seeds, small fruits. cattle
raising, poultry, bees. domestic economy.
butter and cheese making. etc. IN Is
said these lectures. often illustrated. have
been very useful and popular.
Mr., Wilson says OF him. He Is n re-
markable teacher, and wakes up all tho