The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-28

town Instead OF seeking the good OF all Il
has proposed 10 work for one as against
another The Republican party recognized
the ~ hangcs in the social conditions -
the state and has amended the funda-
mental law az the conditions demanded.
Since the constitution was adopted there
have been proposed 10 amendments, OF
which 15 have been proposed since 1886. OF
these 10 have been adopted and rejected,
showing that the people have exercised
their privilege understandingly and with
discrimination TWO of the defeated pro-
pq@ltions were the general sessions pre-
pared by commission on which both
parties were represented. and others have
been defeated for no other reason than
that the Democracy was afraid that their
adoption would injure its party cry for a
Constitutional Convention. Thus ~ has
been proven that the fundamental law
can be changed an the people desire, and
as the constitution Itself provides.
But our Democratic friends ignore all
OF this and insist that the constitution
shall he amended no more except by
constitutional convention. and 10 that
proposition the Republican party says
no.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Lee said:
"Our Democratic friends complain be-
cause Republican speakers sometimes re-
fer IN their speeches TO the name OF
Abraham Lincoln and they assert, as II
they believed their own assertions. that
| II that great man could return 10 earth
/ ne would never recognize the party he
did so much 60 found under It's present
\ leadership. Well. my friends. that may be
\ so, but do YOU think for one moment he
I would fail 10 recognize the Democratic
\ party? DO you think he would not recog-
I nize the gang with which he had SO much
trouble when alive, particularly that sec
! ton here in the north by whatever name
nv nd nd hat "a
guise they might appear?
| suppose then our friend Corcoran.
! had handed him a copy OF the pamphlet |
have in my hand. which purports 10 disi
close rotten condition or affairs in this
and other towns IN the state. and which
! our Democratic friends have so industri-
ously circulated? He would probably have
added: The same old cry OF fraud and
corruption. and not q particle OF evidence
20 sustain H. In fact. my friends, this is
the same old Democratic mule changed a
little since Lincoln's time, for then II was
meek and lowly. while now II attempts "a
conceal it's identity under blanket
manked Independent
But why did Mr. Colwell and Mr.
Brown want 10 appear as independents
In this campaign? Why couldn't they be
content with the nomination of the Dem
ocratic party. which they afterward OBJ
tanned through the aid OF Mr. Corcoran
/ " ny my lFitHuS, Simply 10 IOOl you anC
make YOU believe they were something
other than what they really arc. and get
into office.
WANT TO NAME SENATOR.
who is Mr.. Corcoran9 A silver Dem
ocrat and an ardent supporter or Bryan
in 1896"
Always a Democrat and for years sec
retary OF the Democratic state central
committee
Who IS Mr.. Brown?
First, last and all tho time a Demo-
WHY are these men so anxious to get
| into office that they are willing 70 dis
guise themselves as independents 10 ac-
| complish their purpose?
| "First-Because they are Democrats.
| and you never saw Democrat in your
life who would not do anything TO az.
complish his purpose. Every one of them
thinks he is entitled to all the offices I'm
siget e.sdoona nooa,,.o ,.- ,
United States senator is TO be elected "a
succeed Nelson w Aldrich. and the
Democratic national committee and the
Democratic state committee are willinG
TO do anything to name his successor.
i Third Because our Democratic friends
want TO get into position TO alter tho
constitution OF the state. SO that all po-
| litcal power should he centred In Provi-
/ dence and Pawtucket, and that is one OF
the most important issues I'm this cam
our Democratic friends say that the
! constitution is old and out Of date. and
| never was any good anyway That II
\ an-Democratic Republican and un-
fair.
| CONCENTRATE POWERS IN CITIES.
! There is no way. In my opinion. by
which YOU can alter the constitution of
this state and change the representation
I'm our cities in the manner In which our
I Democratic friends want il unless you
| concentrate all the power I'm these two
| cities That would not be so bad II the
| representation Of those cities were elect
| ed by voting districts instead OF being
| elected on general ballot.
J And this our Democratic friends don't
/ want. for when that proposition was put
4 before them In the constitution which was
| revised In 1895 by Judge Durfee. Charles
1 T. German and others. which provided
for giving . increased representation In
| the city of Providence. and also provided
! that representatives I'm the cities and
towns where there was more than one
representative should be elected by dis