The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-02
Prof. Nathaniel f. Davis and w. Il.
Foster
SIX PLANK PLATFORM

SIX PLANK PLATFORM.
When the amount OF regular business
had been completed the acting chairman
opened the general discussion by some
preliminary remarks. In his brief ad-
dress he defined the position OF the
league I'm respect TO politics OF today and
told OF the growth OF the movement and
Its Influence In the past few years He
then said II was time for the organiza-
ton 70 put on a little more boldness and
sh w It's power. For the purpose of doing
that TO the best advantage the league
n ld detci mined this year TO offer plat
form To tho political world for which IL
had determined TO stand, and by which
IL had decided 10 be governed. This
platform embodied six pfanks and were
as follows:
i. Taxation-The taxation Of all visible.
tangible. personal property. without re-
gard 10 Indebtedness thereon. wherever
located in the city OF Providence, and
whether owned by individuals or corpor-
ations. by residents or non-residents. The
rails. wires. poles. cars. machinery, and
all the paraphernalia OF street car. cleo
trio light. and other quasi public corpor-
ations. Machinery and the ordinary or
average stocks OF goods carried by manu-
featuring and mercantile concerns. etc.
2 Police Commission Bill-Its amend
ment. taking away the power OF the COM
mission TO make ordinances or TO other
wise act Independently OF the city authori-
ties: providing for all future appoint
ments OF the commissioners by the mayor
OF the city OF Providence. to whom they
shall be directly responsible; and pro-
vding that said commissioners ehall re-
ceive such salaries as the city council
may direct
g. Municipal Electric Light Plant
To be ready IN 1906. The city 10 produce
oil tght
timated saving of 100000 per year
T. CHANGE OF CAUCUS LAW-Re-
quiring all nominations TO be announced
previous TO the caucus, and giving TO
any body Of voters the right 10 have
their nomina tons printed on the ticket
and voted on at their respective eau
cuses. This destroys the almost abso-
lutte power OF ward committee over nonni-
nations,
8. School Commisson-To manage the
public schools OF Providence. Ave commits
sioners. 10 be elected by the people. one
each for the terms OF one, two. three.
four and Ave years; one new commissioner
TO be elected each year after the first
year.
Revision Of the City charter-so that
the city council shall consist OF one body.
with legislative powers only. All heads
OF departments appointed by and respon-
sible TO the mayor.
SEVERAL ADDRESSES
Having read the platform over the
chairman then invited several or the
members especially interested in the
movement 10 make short addresses on
the subjects contained.
The first speaker was Hon Henry j.
Spooner He spoke on state Issues and
their relation TO municipal government.
He also touched upon the matter OF the
revision OF the constitution. The next
speaker was Mr.. A. r. Ssson who chose
for his topic the police commission. In
the course OF his remarks he said that
party politics should not be brought into
the direction OF city affairs. The gist OF
the remarks OF the next speaker Prof
Mcdonald related TO the caucus law and
the school system. the former OF which
he characterized as an abominable
scheme TO defraud the independent voter.
Both the following speakers touched up
vancing the theory that insistence upon
recognition in the matter Of representa-
tion at caucuses would be one way in
which to purify affairs. while Gov. Car
vim aimed at the eighth section OF the
caucus Law, which was particularly abom-
Unable he said
When these speeches had been conclud-
ed Mr.. Peterson moved that the platform
be adopted by the league When the
question was submitted TO a vote there
was not dissenting voice.
Letters were read from Rathbone Gard
ner and Bishop Mcvickar regretting their
inability TO be present and deliver the
addresses as invited. There being no
further business to come before the body
the meeting adjourned "a