The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30


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Though there were men OF note who
spoke from the boards OF Talma theatfe
| last night. il was not the drama OF poll
tics, but simply the prologue which they
delivered and Chairman Arthur II. Wat
son OF the First ward committee present
ed Col. j. Edward Studley as the stage
| manager.
Former Governor Elisha Dyer was the
| first TO speak and said IN part:
The Democratic party through Cts
highest state official tells you and me
| that the state is corrupt. that bribery
and corruption are rampant. Now, the
| state means the people. and as you and
/ arc numbered among the people of
Rhode Island, 1t follows that we OF nee
essity are corrupt, in so many words.
that we can be politically bought and
sold; that the Republican party is In the
hands OF a merciless. selfish ring: that
the Republican voters and representa-
tives follow their leaders like sheep. and.
judging from the newspapers outside, the
little state OF Rhode Island is a seeth-
ing mass OF political dishonesty and cor
ruption
i Are the intelligent. independent voters
OF the state willing TO debase themselves
by voting for any party or for any man
who makes such scathing charges
against them?
The Republican party appeals to the
manhood and independence OF the voters
at large 10 rise I'm their anger and TO
show to the people OF this great ma
| tion that Rhode Island will not permit
herself to- be DETAINED I'm this manner,
and she hurle back upon her detractors
through the ballot box her displeasure
| and disgust.
/, ''The candidates the Republican party
have placed before the people for their
support are well worthy OF every CON
| ndence. The able and DISTINGUISHED
! hnancier at the head of the ticket is
identified with the great Industries of
Rhode Island. carefully and inteliigently
looking after the vast moneyed interests
! lntrusted 10 him. He has the time and
the inclination to look after the rights
and the interests OF the porest working
man. The gentlemen associated with
MN are we'll worthy in every way of the
the Endorsement OF their fellow citizens
STEPHEN o. EDWARDS.
Mr.; Edwards was othe next TO speak.
and In part he said:
WAS clerk in the house OF repre-
sentatives, under a Democratic adminis-
trstion. ! saw that the Democratic party
When IN power did not place its best men
az the front. They had no use for their
best men after they gained power. In
stead OF having boss they have many
petty bosses and very tryannical ones I
made up my mind that II reform s~as to
be obtained 1t was not through the DEM
ocratlc party. Since then I have not
exercised many privileges in Kicking over
the traces In state campaigns
'As IL is admitted by the governor that
! the Democratic party resorts to bribery
II seems TO ms that issue has been elimi-
mated from the campaign Governor Gar
vim has eliminated some other issues and
has now confined himself TO a few state
issues.
"The police departments of our cities
were utterly inefficient. Lawlessncss and
immortality were becoming more preva-
lent under lax police administration. The
old theory OF local self government being
the best government was breaking down
| IN this department of city administration.
The state. I'm the interest OF public order
| and decency, properly asserted Its power
and resumed the authority which had
4 proved ill-bestowed. The result I'm the city
| OF Providence has Justified the law. In
| the opinion OF the citizens of Providence.
| / think. | can say the police department
was never efficiently managed as under
thes spolice commission.
Law is enforced. order maintained and
\ immortality suppressed, and Providence IN
better: more moral. more law "a bidIng
| community than under the old regime.
| theory has been shattered but improve
ment has come under a new order OF
| things.
The governor is always radical. and
he has little respect for institutions which
have stood the test Of time. II they do
not accord with his theories. lie re-
! sembles the statesmen of the French rev
1 olution. He would largely wipe out the
past and unguided by the light OF expe-
+, rience construct government on new
and theoretical basis, He overlooks the
| fsct that attempts of this kind have al
ways ended In failure or In anarchy"
TWO GREAT PARTIES.
Former Governor Charles Warren Lip.
| pitt. the last speaker. said in substances
There are two great parties that really
/ control this country. II is for us 10 deter
mine which policy OF those presented by
these two great parties is the better 10
\ support since 1850 this country has had
! practically a Republican government.
\ The result IN Rhode Island Is going 10
| have AN effect on the result next year OF
who II 10 be president Of tho United
! states the next four years. Politicians
the country over are looking TO Rhode ISL
and expecting her to redeem herself and
give her verdict In favor OF Republican
president.
IF Rhode island Is going to vote Dom
ocratc for two or three years and then
Republican for A year or two, she In go
ing TO lose portion OF the influence she
now has In the political affairs OF the
country.
II look forward TO the result OF the
coming election TO show that the lido
syncracies OF year ago have been for
gotten. tlf s.r
The Republican party has given this
county an administration that has pro-
duced prosperity. We have built up q
manufacturing business that has enabled
millions OF citizens TO secure employment.
This prosperity has extended itself TO
Rhode Island and she has gained her fur
share Of the benefits bestowed upon the
country