The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-26
PAWTUCKET
DEMOCRATS
ENERGETIC

The Democratic city committee OF Paw
tucket conducted Its first rally OF the cam.
psign In that municipality last evening.
The rooms of the Pleasant View Literary
society being made use OF for the occasion
Owing 10 an unavoidable delay. the
speakers did not arrive until nearly an
hour after the schedule time for the
opening OF the meeting.
Assemblyman Augustine Burns called
the rally TO order. the hall being well
filled. He introduced as the first speaker
OF the evening James A. williams. an
attorney of this city. Mr.. Williams re-
marks were OF conventional type and
were rather brief.
Gov. Garvin was next called upon and
was greeted with enthusiastic appls use
as he rose 10 respond.
DR.. Garvin confined his remarks 10 the
legislative opposition TO Democratic re-
form. ON this point he said:
Your own legislators here presented
labor bills In the legislature, but they
have been held up, hot one OF them
has become law; and the Republican
platform does not promise TO do anything
to remedy this. In 1883 you all had a right
TO vote for your city council, and you
had better city council. The Democrats
propose TO go back To that time II the
bill. which is now locked up In the COM
mittee locker ls taken out and considered.
Are the people OF this state 20 be carried
or their feet by the blaze OF torches and
snowy uniforms paid for by the trusts?
You can see the actions OF the leaders
of the Republican party when they have
hired all the halls and will not allow q
free and open discussion This was done
In uh Yn for
reelection. You will remember, too that
he was reelected because Pawtucket and
Cumberland failed 10 elect the Democratic
ticket. II they had he would have been
beaten
Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald was present. hav-
ing but recently recovered from an attack
OF illness. lie was introduced TO the
assemblies and spoke briefly IN regard
10 the proper methods for voters 10 pur-
sue when casting ballots.
The last speaker OF the evening was
Mayor Higgins who held the close atten-
uon OF the audience for nearly an hour
In part he said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen-There
was once a thrilling battle cry raised in
this country. mo coercion" And as I
looked upon the Republican parade pass-
ing through the streets OF this city last
evening and saw the large number OF
Republican banners In order 20 keep their
occupation; and az witnessed their
heroic efforts 20 suppress a smile at the
very idea OF being In a Republican
parade--I could not escape the thought
that a renewal of the old cry would now
be godsend and a relief 90 the COM
munity. Transpsrencies bearing the In
scription Employees OF the American
Screw company must have impressed our
citizens with the political freedom which
II extended the help OF that concern
"But the policy OF coercion has not
been kept outside OF Pawtucket. ft has
reached it's withered hand toward Paw
tucket. and II endeaoring 90 frighten and
intlmidate the electorate OF this city.
The word has been passed out from
Providence that the Democratic assembly
ticket must be trimmed The local Repub-
lican leaders have guara1teed-guara
teed. mind you--that Pawtucket will be
delivered over 90 the state machine Not
satisfied with binding MS hand and foot
by 4 city machine We arc 90 have few
more lsrge-sized steel hoops bonnd around
us bv the state machine IN little
while the only thing left vs. vii be the
free air which God alone gives and N
We don't 10 as the doubls-circla ruachins
dictsies phy We nlsy Be derived ~
that"