The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-02
WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
Rhode Island their convention yesterday
accomplished things that will receive the approval OF honest
and thinking citizens without regard to party affiliations and
will they deserve be- The platform
adopted contains several pans that coendabe
subscribed the selfespeng and intelligent voter
of the Republican, Democratic independent political
faith On the other hand the declarations purely par
san that they will be given consideration by and will exert
still less influence upon the electorate of the state
The the convention made framing its platform are
insignificant with the and nexcusabe
bund committed renomnating Dr. l. F. c. Gavin for gov
when he nominated and later elected oy
decent citizens Of all parties it
spite penhant for exploiting his
and d he would himself dgned executive and fear
exposer political corruption and chcaney
wherever and whenever they revealed That was what the
but that expectation they
gievousy disappointed f&
1t was Governor Garvin magazine which he
paid that he in possession of convincing
proof that the judge inferior OF the state had personally
expended corruption fund $500 his election the
assembly. When requested the he accused OF
debaucng of his Gov Garvn refused to comply
urged that making the charge he had placed three
reputable citizens under the cloud of suspicion and that
justice ought the guilty he still
induced break his nexpcable silence by the
argt the people who elected him his pledge to expose
corruption found entitled the Of the
Judge if in Office they could drive him from and
they could repudiate him the polls.
conclusion which sincere citizens could
stubborn and ndeensbe attitude
making the charge and lacked the
manines acknowledge cnarge were
that he lacked the to stand by and name the man he
demand anness and above all
candidate they with their support When
qualities wanting and when the learn further that the
Office has far forgotten
dignity Office the barter and sale of articles
published beyond
borders they reasonably certain his
further political preferment with the contempt they richly merit
The entirely justified denouncng the political
bidding of the defiant and breaking Perry
amended the enhour law for street railway
employees and effective provisions and
leave mockery That law designed for the
public quite much for the ameloration of the cond
ons railway employees but It emascuated
greedy mpudent Perzed corporations through
agency INSCRIPTIONS and nter able to
compel by sere and souess majority in the general
assembly
less conendable the conventions arragnment
the that resulted the spoia
ton Providence and Newport of the
right their purely local affairs The police commissions
that have municipalities by the rngsers
against the their best citizens crying dis
grace and continuing Every honest and sincere effort 70
wipe out this disgrace outrage whatever it
eanaes deserving of the hearty sympathy and unfaterng
port OF every who believes Of for and by the
people against designing rings and arrogant
poraons.
No iarnnded man will question of the
non oecarsnon IN favor of confeng the power the
erno or the justice of its demand such change the
will make impossible for the representatives the legislature
rev nousano voters IN country towns uurp the government
the city OF Providence with its qualified
inhabitants.
There other declarations in platform that will receive the
approval of thinking and patriotic citizens which s,ten
specially directed commanding and
indicating honest purpose restore to the peop
cherished right of home rule of which they wantony