The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-23

fact that this cabal. the so-cailed po-
| litical machine is engaged in "A deliberate
| conspiracy TO transfer the powers OF
4 government from the people and their
| chosen officials 10 itself. Yet such h
the case. as can be proved beyond a rea-
| sonable doubt.
| What was the meaning of the con-
| stitutional amendment defeated last
| year, which proposed TO divide the city
OF Providence into ten or twelve districts
for the election OF representatives? For
that amendment there was no popular
demand from any quarter. Although
| supported by Governor Kimball and some
| others who ought 10 have known better,
| its manifest effect would have been TO
| give the boss more complete and constant
control OF the house OF representa-
tives An important part OF the
| conspiracy was the transfer OF the APP
| pointing power from the governor to the
| state senate. The state boss, when asked
l by reporter OF the New York Evening
| Post. why was the appointing power
taken from the GOVERNOR replied: We'll.
that's easy. So that a Mugwump OF a
4, Democratic governor. IL one should be
elected. couldn't turn out OF the office
good Republican office holders. To ten
| the truth we were not so afraid OF
| Democrat getting I'm We were OF an
| Independent or Mugwump. / thought
OF the present plan some years ago, and
called together fifteen OF sixteen gentle
|, men from different parts OF the state and
| told them IL would be just as we'll 10
| prepare for the possibility OF the election
| TO the governorship. OF some man who
| was not a Republican,
| TO CONTROL THE STATE AUDITOR.
Having failed in his effort to amend
| the constitution 50 as to secure a term
| OF two years for the state treasurer the
/ hast ha 10
keep control OF state expenditure was
through the auditor. Hence his election
| for term OF three years, OF which this
| Is the first.
rs there any connection between this
changed term of service and a very
marked alteration which appears I'm the
/ annual report OF the state auditor?
THE reports OF the state auditor prior
I, 10 the year 1901 contained an itemized ac-
count OF expenditures. For the past three
| years. however. IL has given very little In
formation other than the names OF per-
sons to whom payments are paid from
the state treasury. II Is worth the while
OF any citizen TO compare carefully the
auditors reports for 1900 and for 1903.
Again at the January session OF the
! general assembly recently ended, another
official. the highest paid In the state. one
who stands at the head OF the state police
| In Providence county which contains
1
/ tion of the state, that officer has entered
upon a. term OF three years and is no
more TO be chosen annually I'm grand
committee as are the sheriffs of the other
| four countries.
That the Boss is calculating upon a
recession Of the tide OF reform sentiment
| appears from the cavalier manner in
which he has dealt with my appoint
ments Assuredly. II he had not felt alb
solutely confident OF his continued SUI
| premacy. he would not have had the
| hardihood TO reject almost every one of
the appointments presented by me to the
senate for confirmation"
| CHALLENGED HIS OPPONENT
The governor said he had sent a. chal-
lenge to his opponent for joint debate
| or a series OF them and though several
weeks have elapsed he said he had not
heard from Il yet though he was living
| IN hopes.
He referred to a statement made by Mr.
| Utter the Republican candidate for Lieut.
| Governor, as reported in the daily papers
In which he touched on the governors ad-
vocacy OF constitutional convention.
saying that the constitution itself ma6s
IL Impossible and that a man who did ad .
vccste or support such a movement was
| leader OF revolution.
THAT on the face OF II seems n serious
charge" said Gov Garvin But there are
agree with Mr.. Utter I shall not at
tempt to answer this at length but wish
| To show TO you that n have made n mis-
take I have good legal support for
| among the men who supported the bill
when Il passed the house on three occa-
| sions only TO be defeated by the senate
there were many lawyers who voted for
II.
Some OF those who voted for the con-
stitutlonal amendment in 1908 were Clar-
ence A. Aldrich. j. Stacy Brown. Thomas
| A. Carroll John J. Fitzgerald, =. j. Nc
Carthy. James F. Murphy. James J.
Nolan. Jr., Henry j spooner. In 1896
George i. Brown George w. Greene
| Samuel Honey. +. III. Mulholland. Charles
G. Mumford, Thomas w Robinson. Percy
ID. Smith and Melrose Z. West. In 1857, ("
he said William W. Blodgett. Hugh j.
| Carroll, Christopher Il. Champlin, Louis
NJ. Cook. Ambrose Feeley. Oscar f.apham.
Charles r. German and Edward l.. Free
man.
These are the men neither would call
| revolutionists. There are some good Re
pubhcans among them. too. as well as
the legal talent of the state.
Last night Mr.. Utter made the state
ment that the Episcopal bishop OF the
diocese had been buncoed: that that dis
tinguished gentleman Is not able 90 take
care OF himself
tnlnk 1T Note WeFe lSthen luhi llr
gentleman who uttered that statement
was IN need OF n guardian rather than the
great bishop.
col. SPOONERS SPEECH.
The band then played n selection of
popular music and the chairman an
! nounced that His Honor Mayor
Augustus 8. Miller was unavoidably abb
sent because Of death in his family.
| He sent his regrets
'Gentiemen. I want 10 introduce 20 you
one whom the state has honored. who
has championed our cause and whom we
have never had cause 90 be ashamed Of.
| Colonel Henry J. Spooner."
He ssid. I'm part Fellow citizens. I
have always been an advocate of free
speech, but l found at the last session