The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-02
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
|NDORSES MILLER.
Approves Democratic City Candidates Also.
Socialist Labor RaIly--BIock Island Sit
uati0n-Hebrew Vo ers Rally.

A. IT'S meeting Saturday night the
Providence Municipal league adopted Its
platform and indorsed the Democratic
city ticket including Augustus = Miller
for mayor Walter l.. Clarke for treas
urer and Matthew ]. Cummings for over
seer OF the poor.
At the meeting II was voted that the
league approve OF the nominations Of
Augustus g. Miller for mayor, Walter l..
Clarke for treasurer and Matthew J.
Cummings for overseer OF tho poor, and
recommends them to the suffrages OF the
citizens OF Providence at the coming cleo
ton.
The league has published and distributed
500 copies OF the Good Government plat
form. which demands:
First-The taxation OF the tangible per-
sonal property OF corporations upon the
same basis as that Of individuals. They
now escape taxation upon millions OF dol
lars worth OF such property.
Second Home rule. tho appointment OF
the rolce commission by the mayor OF
ProS idence
Third-A municipal electric light plant
in 1906. This will save the city many
thousands OF dollars annually.
Fourth--Reysion OF the caucus law,
taking away the almost absolute power
OF the ward committees, and placing
nominations i'm the hands OF the voters
OF the parties.
Fffth-A school commission OF fye
members one 10 be elected each year by
the city at large.
sixth-Revision OF the city charter sep
arating legislative and administrative de-
partments, and making the mayor a re-
vponsible official instead OF mere figure
head.
This platform has been submitted 10
aN Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for mayor. city council and general
assembly. The following approve II:
For mayor. Augustus s. Miller: for coun-
ell Ward g Charles Sisson, George +.
Peterson. John p. Beagan. John Kingley.
Ward 2. Thomas ] Flynn.
Ward s. Lawrence Canning.
Ward g. Charles r. Sanford alderman.
Robert A. Dyer.
Ward = Vincent J. Baggott (a,derman),
John ] Louth
Ward & James Davis alderman. David
Ward q p. Y. McKenna alderman.
Daniel Carrigan. Thomas ~ Young.
For general assembly: Jas ~. Thurstcn
(SenD. f.. Dew. OConnor. John G. Lyons,
Albert Roberts. Samuel T.. Daubney. A.
IL. OlneN. IL n. 1fiN'tls - ahS
Samuel +. Groves. and anonymous.
Partially approves: Allen A. Presbrey.
Non-committal ward III: John Kelso;
ward TX Howard Gorham, VIM. III.
sweetland (Sen.).
Other candidates have made no reply.
The league earnestly believes these prn-
ciples TO be for the welfare OF the city,
and will keep them before the citizens I'M
III IL secures their enactment into law. IL
exists for this purpose and not to further
the political fortunes OF any individuals
or parties. IL invites the membership and
cooperation OF all citizens who are in
sgreemeit with its principles and pur-
poses.
SOCIALIST LABOR RALLY.
Music hall was tho scene OF an enlhu-
siastic rally OF the Socialist Labor party
last night and a crowd OF COO men and
some women listened TO the addresses of
Charles II. Corrigan OF New York. Thorn
ss Powers and Peter McDermott.
James McGuigan was chairman of the
evening. and he said: This is practically
the wind-up OF the Socialist-Labor cam
paign. We have read much OF the Repub
lican and Democratic proceedings I'm the
past few weeks. but there are only two
real Issues in the campaign, capitalism
and Socialism. No newspapers would set
forth the principles OF socialism, because
the press is controlled by capitalists. e
cannot educate through the schools. be-
cause they are controlled by the govern
ment. which is capitalistic. and We have
20 depend upon meetings like this and on
pamphlets for the spread OF education in
Socialist doctrines.
''The two big parties condemn them
selves out OF their own mouths. The Dem
ocrats charge the Republicans with cor
ruption and vice versa. and the Socialist
labor party says; You are both right
The Republican candidate for Govern
or says he stands for Rhode Island. Hc
stands on Rhode Island except fore the
part he has got In his pocket"
Mr.. Corigan devoted an hour 20 the
exposition OF capitalism and labor 20
prove his point that the Socialist-Labor
party was the only one from which the
workingman could hope for salvation.
Messrs. Powers and McDermott de-
voted their attention more 10 local issues
SECOND WARD RALLY.
To an audience composed chiefly OF
Hebrew voters. Judge n. NJ. Palmer
Harry G. Curtis. W. NJ. p Bowen. James
tucket made addresses in Hedley han last