The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-09
The CONVENTION
WAS HARMONIOUS

tabllshed In the Philippines, and conf
IDENTIFY look forward to rapidly increasing
loyalty and intelligence among their poo-
Pile AK result The conduct OF our army
while establishing order and maintaining
our authority among barbarous and ig-
norant people. is worthy OF the warmest
praise
1t must not be forgotten that II has been
opposed by a foe guilty OF the most IN
human atrocities to it's prisoners and
that human nature II not changed by be-
ing covered by a bule uniform. TX sporadic
cases of reprisal have occurred at the
hands or men who have seen their dead,
they are TO be deplored. but they alone do
not constitute the record OF the American
soldier in the East. and we Indignantly
resent the recent attempts OF the Democ-
racy TO besmirch IL. The Civil War pro-
duced It's copperheads and the war with
Spain it's anti-Imperialists. one was az
unpatriotic az the other and both equally
merit and share our contempt and con-
dennation.
LAWS FOR woRKINGMEN.
Capital and labor working hand In hand
are essential to the prosperity and hap
piness OF the country. Each can profit
only by the services OF the other We be-
lieve in tho Intelligent organization OF the
workingmen Of this country for the bet
terment OF this condition for the secur-
Ing of the fewer hours OF labor, and the
increase OF their compensation.
The Republican party has always recog-
nized the dignity and Importance OF labor.
and pledges itself I'm the future-as In the
past-to the enactment Of all laws neces-
sary for the Improvement or the condi-
tion Of the workingman. In this conncc-
tion we call the attention OF the electors
| OF the state to the fact that the Ten Hour
law, the Factory Inspection law. the
/ Les. Ia ting
| the hours OF labor OF street railway en-
| ployes, the Eight Hour law, the
| Union Label law, and all kindred legisla-
| ton upon our statute books. were enact
! ed by legislatures Republican, In both
| branches.
years the Republican party has SO ad-
| ministered the affairs OF the state. that.
| while providing for the expense or main
tanning the state government and the
| state institutions. II has a the same time
built the state Agricultural college and
| rebuilt II when destroyed by FIRE: has
erected the Woonsocket and Kingston
| court houses: the Bristol, Newport. Paw
| tucket and Westerly armories: the Sol
diers' home. at Bristol: the Institute for
! the Deaf and Dumb. the Normal school,
| the State almshouse and the greater por-
| ton OF the buildings at the state fnstf-
| tutions in Cranston; and the county jail
! at Newport; has contributed 100000 for
the Block Island harbor. the State armory
site. the Red bridge. the highways. the
| reimbursement OF the Fourth Rhode ISL
and regiment, and the state camp ground
and buildings: has extingushed S4sT 900
| of the Civil war debt; has expended $685. :
900 I'm consequence OF the war with Spain,
and has paid over 100000 towards the
construction OF the new state House; ex-
pending In all over IS. 200 600 beside cur
rent expenses, without the mourning OF
N or
OF the state taxation.
| While we cannot invite a comparison OF
this record with that of the Democratic
The state have never seen At to eftrusi
| it with the conduct of their affairs, and
that 1t therefore has no record. we deem
| II proper to call the attention OF the
electors to these facts.
TAXATION OF FRANCHISES
The Republican party has, secured e
towns new and constantly increasing
source OF revenue from the taxation OF
laws to be enacted. under which corpora
tions exercising their franchises are re-
ouired to pay both to the state and to the
Gated fixed percentages of their gross
earnings in each year, In addition to the
! ordinary taxes upon their other property
| ed to $4,000. and this sum capitalized a.
! 8 per cent. the rate OF interest paid by
amounts to over s3, 700. 900. which is prac.
tically the sum received for these iran
| chises
The wisdom of the Legislature in exact
ing payment In thds form. instead OF b,
a lump sum, is justified by the fact tha
| In the last year these annual payments
increased more than $4,000, and by tn
fact that they will continually grow
larger in proportion as the business o
| these corporations increases. BY thi
system OF taxation and the requiromeni
as to repair of highways which the legis
lature has also enacted, there is secured
, | to the people OF Rhode Island large
, | revenue per mile of road operated than u
: : | received by the people of any other state
These results have been Accompanies
> by a wide extension OF street railwa:
lines into all parts of the state, and
free transfer system provided by the Re
| pubncans OF the last Legislature, In ac
| cordance with the pledges of the plat
form OF their party and against IN
bers.
AMENDMENTS.
: We commend to the electors the ar
: tioles OF amendment OF tho constitution
o submitted TO them by the Legislature
: Article II relieves the governor and secre
n tary OF state respectively from the duties
s of presiding over and keeping the record
}, | of the senate, and places US In line witt
= all other states In dignifying these offices
Article l3 secures 10 the minority part
In the city OF Providence a representa-
ton In the legislature through the elec
a ton OF assemblymen by wards or votin
l. districts In the same manner as alderme
= and councilmen are chosen. Althoug
i this Is conceded by the Democracy to b
l. meritorious I'm itself. they, with thei
j. | usual Inconsistency. oppose II. for tn
y reason that IL does not embrace IN