The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-07
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

If1E REPUBLICAN SONVENllCN.
Yesterdays Republicans Rhode Island
notable for the harmony that proceedings and the
unanmiy with which selected candidates for officers In
another also remarkable that for the first time
many the of the probable for and
Lieutenant governor disclosed until few hours before the
time set tor the assembling of the delegates That Col Colt and Mr.
Utter should have been named acmaon and with demonstra
ten OF genuine enthusiasm signal and significant indication of
tns high which both held by the rank and file OF the
Republican party throughout the
And this esteem warranted they gentlemen of demon
strated worth and ability Each has served the people of Rhode
Island with marked fahfulnes and unusual capacythe
the general assembly and the important Offices
attorney general and attorney general the other representative
senator and secretary OF Col Colt OF large business
affairs whose energy principles placed
him the head of of largest financial
pses city nation while Mr. Utter as the editor
and publisher brightest
Rhode Island has rendered invaluable promoting
terial and moral welfare the
terday placed at the head OF the Republican ticket but nasmu
as their hand their views the dom
nan issues the campaign
fore be considered until they made public
Upon the platform adopted the
to national and affairs criticism
passed The intelligent patriotic Rhode only
the administration President
nomination and election he appauds policy expansion
insists the continuance protective system
which the republic has that has
the wonder and the envy uphods gold
standard and demands
and the purchasing power of hundred
AL these things the discerning
d DC Ieeo upon absolute uphold unfnhngy
and unwverngy whenever either all issue in
ical canvass. But municipal
campaign that has opened Republican
lnonsousy mistaken they they either
cajole the people into such a belief.
There but issues this campaign they
vital and immediate the Individual
be hidden by cunning attempts questions
OF purely national
platform platitudes.
Irrespective of party Affiliations great majority of Rhode
Islands citizenship demands first that Pyzed
and that of the people, the people
people SHALL accordance with the fundamental principle
republican institutions be restored this commonwealth insists
that shall be elected the awmakng body of the
will safeguard the rights the whole people supne
and sere instruments the hands of mercenary
OF corporate arrogance and greed.
Second demands that the scandalous spoaon of the right
oi nome rule perpated with sinister by the house
hess'ans and hapes who framed
garng piece of legislative nquity police bill shall
once and for all time and the prerogave
VI oVoenee and OF other despoied municipalities
'"ei own affairs and to have voice and in the
o' ne money OF the taxpayers shall be
s oeearauon OF the platform inei
gent %en VINO values the rights constitution and the
v eohier upon him. and Of which he shamelesslv
robbed by the law under which the police commission that o
falsely praised created
1t has gwen to Providence police commission which has c.
ated order out OF Chaos munpa laws 20 he .s,.c.d
ana gwen 10 the ponce department. administered bv and apabe
OF the city dignity efficiency standing SO essential ,b.
safety and security OF the whole people Under this eossor
supported by the Of the CITY
has been checked vice in its has been eorrc.a o,
seek places public order even IN ro,o
has been fully maintained"
example of unaduterated endacity this stand, without