The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-04

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Mr.. President. we have seen a remark
able example OF the power OF the press.
We have discovered that the prophecies
contained in state House Topics" are as
unerring as the laws OF old which were
written on tables OF stone political
Moses has appeared upon the scene In the
state of Rhode Island. An Elijah the
Fourth will henceforth dictate the policy
OF the Republican party of the state or
Rhode Island in NO far as IL does not az
feet the interests of the Rhode Island
Merger company This state IL under
going n sort OF peaceful revolution which
might be compared TO that which fol-
lowed the death OF the late lamented
Caesar who ruled In Rome. and upon this
event the state has been divided and par
celled out, and we have our Octavius
Caesar perhaps in the person or our
honored senator. Senator Aldrich; and
we have a modern Croesus in Marsden j.
Perry representing Lepidus: and we have
the lean and hungry Rosenfeld represent
ing. or trying 10 represent, oneSday, Marc
Antony, and another day. Cassius.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Senator Anthony rise TO a point of or
der The gentleman is not talking TO the
resolution before the house.
The Governor-The point OF order is not
well taken.
Senator Kenyon suppose the Fourth
OF July speech would be in order: would
AZ not?
senator Banigan-Any more? Any more Z?
senator White--I would like to ask what
the resolution, OF motion, is before the
senate?
The Governor-The senator from Paw
tucket has the floor.
senator White-It seems to me that we
have a right to know what the subject
under discussion is.
Senator Banigan-When You get the
floor you will know. Any more? Now
Mr. President. we have this state divided
up into three branches OF dictatorship
as | have described. The price which the
Rhode Island Merger company pays FOR
exemption from newspaper criticism Is ths
Providence police commission. Now yol
see the point. don't you? The Provi'
dence police commission Is 30 be the IN
str,iment in the hands OF the Providence
Journal and Il attaches I'm order that
n they will exempt the Rhode Island com
pany the Merger company from criticism
of the nefarious legislation which mas re
Gently passed this legisature--if they VII
relieve that company from public criticism
and exposure so that they may throttl'
the state OF Rhode Island and contTo
every business interest in the state %
Rhode Island and compel every individua
an the state OF Rhode Island, I'm order Il
do business, to get down on his knee
and cringe before this oligsrchy then, tn
Providence police commission Will be nj
lowed TO exist and the Providence Jour
nal will have an opportunity To dictao
the appointment.
ANOTHER SYNDICATE.
Now YOU see the point And we hav
growing out OF this condition or thlnSs
Mr. President, We have another syndlcat
equal perhaps, I'm power. AT least IN "
purposes. TO the power OF the hhoue Isl
and Merger company proposes 10 Wei
In this community. but II will be a powe
Of little different character. IL WI
be the agency of the devil working In tn
community.
A GAMBLING SYNDICATE.
There Is I'm this community today
rambling syndicate. Mr.. President. am
strange as II may seem the better eie
ment OF the state OF Rhode island !
lulled into rest, and the gambling syndi
cate nourishes In the city OF Providenc
today under their eyes Occasionall
the better element rises I'm its nIrght an
strains al a gnat some piece OF Iesls
lation affecting. perhaps. some parucu
lar part OF the state and perhaps havih
no general significance. Such leglslano
IN commented upon by the newspaper
and all the forces that make Tor bette
government are summoned by the pc
iIucal writer OF the Providence Journa
20 march up the hill TO the state nous
and protest i'm righteous indignation.
we have reen examples OF that sort !,
thing before. but I propose, before ! tah
my seat 10 unfold a condition or thlnk
existing in the city OF Providence whic
will call for the protests or the best el'
ments OF the city OF Providence again'
The police commission OF the city
Providence, and they will not walt UNI
they are summoned by the pohuc'
writer OF the Providence Journal
Mr. President. my blood boiled n le
davs ago. when / read a speech delivere
nv the political writer OF the ProvidenS
Journal and published I'm full In one
The daily papers or this state-the Ever
Ing Times OF Pawtucket-in which "
poiiticai writer this man who proposes
dictate the policy OF both parties in tn
state. this modern political Moses. ui
dertakes TO instruct the Christian mil
listers I'm this community i'm their civ
duties. Think OF 10.
And he says In one part OF his speech
which ! will read. II believe the use
money In elections has greatly olsappea.,,
ed. and old politicians say there ~ noti
ing like the bribery OF old" lullng Int
rest the minister's OF this communit,
who had protested against the wholesal
bribery that had swept over this stat
for years Il know. the last election
the contribution of the successful Cand
date "a that high office Mas only give
with tho understanding that II should b
expended for legitimate purposes only.