The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-24
Fate of the Appointments Made by
Him Announced at Young Mems
Democratic Club Banquet.

trust II could not have been drawn bet
ter. 1t provided for publicity but only
Tor new corporations. There might possi-
bly, be a new oil company or "a new steel
combination. and here the old corpora
tions would have the advantage OF the
new ones Mr.. Granger referred 10 Mr..
Littlefield as the champion trust bust
err"
In conclusion Mr. Granger said that
the one remedy the Republican party
refuses TO consider is revision OF the
tariff. The Democratic party must not
hesitate. but stand openly on a plat
form OF tariff revision and trust super
vision. IL Theodore Roosevelt has fall
ed to curb the trusts, no other Republican
can succeed. The people can obtain help
only from the Democratic party"
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
Gov. Garvin was the next speaker and
when introduced was greeted with three
rousing cheers. lie began by speaking
OF the relative powers OF the governor
now and in the past. II has always been
the tendency I'm this state, he declared
10 limit the power OF the governor and
is continued now. oven with the example
OF the great powers granted the president.
the governor OF New York and other
states He had no complaint 10 make
he said. making comparison between
the powers OF the governor and that pos
sessea= by former occupants of the office.
Continuing the governor said that the
power of the executive was so limited
that the term governor was not right: he
IL not even an adviser, he Is only a
suggester. The rules OF the senate he
said have been changed and the appoint
Ing power has been taken away from the
president Since the offices of Commits
sioner OF Industrial Statistics and Fac
tory Inspectors were established they
have been in the power OF the governor
until now. | found l5i civil appointments
nominally To be made by the governor.
I'm only one case I'm all history" he
declared. has such thing been known
I'm a legislative body. as all appointing
power being taken from the appointing
and that was during the second term OF
Governor Davis. OF 20 new appointments
made, seven were confirmed by the sem
ate. Honorary appointments filed very
well, he said. and he endeavored TO make
no inferior appointments.
Changes were made 20 divide the Of
fees more equally between the parties
it is an advantage TO have members OF
tho minority on every board. Uncon-
sCiousy. perhaps. there Is chance for
partlsanship. ] was conservative I'm max
Ing only 26 new appointments out OF "A Of
fees 10 be filled. There are now lSS Re
RNNiNHiAr NilN 10 tfIlktThAt III Ollltts
II was disappointed that certain OF my
appointments were not confirmed. I refer
particularly 20 the commissioner OF In
dustrial statistics. There is little vestige
of power left in that department. He
must approve the employees and expendi-
lures in that department
COMMISSIONER OBJECTED.
'On tho last secular day OF January I
Invited the commissioner 10 meet me
suggested that the office was not doing
the original work 70 ought 90 and the
three women clerks could not go out and
carry out the Intent OF the bureau
Il suggested change, making one man
and ss4@-r.--Ia4aR I said; ,IIapp- -aa.sld such
a man as John III. Davis do2 lie objected.
j suggested Joseph Mcdonald lie did not
answer and told him 90 think n over
The proposition ! made 20 him had been
talked over with my nominee Sidney A.
sherman. The commissioner did not como
20 meet me and after a week said ne was
too busy when 7 asked him sent him n
letter stating that I did not approve OF
the force employed in the office.
Il approved the bills for January" the
governor continued. and the matter will
Continued on page Seven.