The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-21

camps which are at present in the iel'
IN Rhode Island. met on neutral ground
the rostrum at the Providencs YounI
Mems Christian association hall las
night and with arguments and state
ments presented their various causes L
the large audience which had assemble,
to hear this unusual debate.
The affair was under the direction
OF the Y. NJ c, A. lyceum, OF whicl
Clyde G. Ball IL president.
Preceding the debate Mr. Ball an
nounced that ~ the next regular meeting
OF the lyceum. next Tuesday evening
the topic for debate would be:'"Resolved
That trades unionism Is a wasteful an,
inefficient method OF dealing with the 10
or problem The speakers will b,
Thomas r. Kearnsy and another foI
trades unionism. while Warrington r
affirmative side for the iycsuns. ~ -
we're Hon. George II. Utter Of wsstsriy'
sSnor Hon candidate JaSn ssy
Wesley. last years Prohibition candidate
for congress from Rhode Island. and
known Socialist-Labor leader.
Mr.. UTTER.
The. hrst speaker was Mr.. Utter. who
My wife was very much afraid that
] was coming up here tonight 70 talk for
that sort OF thing. told her that was
not coming here to talk for myself but
for the party, a sort OF John Alden talk.
nspsS ser bs John Masn pssUo.. 5ssO
secure results. So l shall try to tell
you my ide. OF the best goyernment That hat
individual to achieve the best that IL In
bin. So ! come before you to speak OF
the Republican government. want you
s snGw 81 !nss political wSs Isnss pary :? know
classes. I care not whether man comes
from Italy. Germany. France or any other
country. When he comes TO help share
country he is an American.
IF you. therefore. are thinking OF the
advancement OF some other country, or
q Of s :s.n na M, talk
OF no purpose so far as you are concern
ed. When men come to. the ballot box
they stand free and equal ana nd, II ,s,,,s Il s,g-
tions when they approach the ballot box
with uncovered heads.
- POLICE COMMISSION
.'At first thought i should avoid to-
night all refernce to local issues. but I
must touch upon one. There has been
much said lately about bribery in this
state. have felt In travelling outside
that there " a universal feeling that
the state has been blackcnsd. Now, ID
there man here tonight that has ever
sold his vote. Has anyone here ever
bought q vote? 1t Is one thing 70 bring
charges and quite another thing to sus-
tain them. What would we think of a
man who should kick his mother? IL
a man assails the honor OF his state.
and the state Is the mother OF US all.
unless those charges are true. he never
should make them I never should dare
TO make any assertion OF that nature un-
less knew more about the matter than
do today"
Mr. Utter referred to the police COM
mission bill, which. he said. was re-
suit OF conditions and WIS q bofd step,
He said that the people Of city should
have the right 20 express their opinion
on such a question, and that when the
matter was under consideration for Paw
tucket some Of the best people of that
city appeared at the hearing and pro-
tested against Il. 80 they did here In
Providence" put In DIR. Fitzgerald Mr.
Utter. however, went on to express his
belief In the wisdom and efficiency Of .
police commission act for the city Of
Providence.
PRoPoRrIoNArE REPRESENTATION
Hon. John J. Fitzgerald was the next
to speak. and said In part:
what I consider the leading issue OF
this campaign 20 that Of proportionate
representation. The doctrine underlying IL
IA the foundation stone OF our republic,
and the principle In that OF the rule Of
the majority Nov. DO the majority OF
the people In this state ruler Does our
legislature as at present constituted rep
resent the people OF Rhode Ieland7
ITO any perecn who will stop TO eonsid-
er the question there can be but one an
swer and that a negative one. propose 20
demonetrafe, 10 you the fact that our gov
eminent is not Republican form Of gov
ernment. but. IN fact. an oligarchy.
Theoretically we have three branches
Of government. the executive. Legislative
and distinct. As To the judicial ! have
nothing to say except that the highest
part OF II ls free from interference by
connection with the Legislative.
But the judges Of the lower courts
seem TO Join IN themselves judicial and
legislative powers. many OF them being
members Of the legislature or candidates
therefor. But 4 Is Of the legislative
branch that desire 90 speak more at
length. This r. composed Of senate OF 70
members and a house OF representatives
OF u members.
TOWNS AND THE SENATE.
The size OF the senate may be decreas-
ed or Increased az the number OF towns u
decreased or Increased, the constitution
providing that there shall be one senator
from each town or city. There are 20
towns In the state. whose aggregate pop
ulatlon IL @0f7. the senators from which
towns are majority OF the state senate
and can control all legislation.
the totsi population OF these %
towns does not equal that of Pawtucket.
which has one senator. while they have