The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-08
ONE DAYS BLACK RECORD.

ONE DAYS BLACK RECORD.
Viewing representatives the Block
repeal bill Newport police commission
of purpose the majority in the general
assembly the wrongs inflicted the people, The
News advised suspension of judgment the actions of the law
makers until had been definitely shown whether their
befool outraged
and dehed citizenship In of the rank record of parsanshp
made the beginning the session The News has been
believe that honorable and responsible Offices
would themselves contemplate and cowardy those who
what would take predicted
Events of yesterday in both and house. however show
plainly and fair Of
affecting the rights of the people from those who
constitute the majority those bodies All considerations of de-
justice and of public sentiment brazeny ignored and
the of Rhode Island had their amazed and
dgusted spectacle parsanshp degraded sub
evency rule and sickening political pooonery seldom
equaled corrupt cononwealths of the nation.
1t but few days the house of representatives passed
almost without dissenting voice vote bill providing for the
abolition OF the Newport police commission yet this body when
restoring the citizens of Providence the right of home
rule of which they had been hameessy robbed by the Providence
police commission law fought the remedial bitterly
vously
moned from East Providence finally succeeded laying the
table
Even by Adrich proposing the sub
mission of the question change method of appointment
police commissioners the people defeated
all others proposed by the minority which, be sad fought
vaanty fully redeemed pledge which
strive with all its power wipe malodorous
robbr Throughout discussion there from the majority
support its position that could by
be accorded the dignity Asked repeatedly why
ready accord the right of home rule Newport and Block
Island yet deny Providence
instead offered snivelng Pecksnan
about the improvement of the of the community
higher standard discipline police Not
minority dared discuss the nvovedthc right Of self
by the people of the largest the
deny the principle fought
blind partisan fury by the majority
and essential part Of our free institutions.
No. puppets lacked both courage
decency discuss the and contened
selves with cowardy contemplate
majots less scandalous eprehensbe An
tempt Block Island repeal committee which
made evident intends strange defeated
and the majority the defiance
and outraged public sentiment by adopting rule which will
it impossible except by of to-thrds of all the
elected the from committee that
has been referred to il.
Black the past of this majority
instance Of legislative knavery than this The sinister
purpose of the rule is we'll designed easy
the sranglng only OF the Block Island
other which the despcabe ring
lacks the manhood and courage fight openly
IN malice and born nquity 1t offspring pestferous
haes who have traitors the people fragrant
treachery reveals them despod gang
seness political eebooters worthy only of place on the ebbet
of public and contempt
The ring having their dav Seven months
hence the people will have theirs and will day of reckoning
the like Of which has Island The
ton of people robbed of their rights and bled will find
expression the ballot box political assassins of home rule
and will be punishment that bev
will be glad to hide themselves complete unenng oblivion
Dclaware peach having been bighed by the wise of