The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-25
Mr.. UTTER
REPLIES TO
CIRCULAR


last evening Hon. George II. Utter. Re-
publican candidate for governor. took up
the challenge OF his opponents as set
forth In anonymous circulars which were
distributed 10 those in attendance at raj
lies In Pawtucket and Cranston at which
Mr.. Utter spoke.
These circulars contained principally
quotation from the Westerly Sum-"
Mr.. Utter's paper. the quotation being
taken from an editorial written more than
a year ago and concerned with the car
strike In Pawtucket.
BY omitting portions OF the editorial
and thus destroying the purport OF the
writing and by accompanying the quo
tation with defamatory comment the
anonymous author OF the circular bad
sought to excite the popular sentiment
against Mr.. Utter.
AT last evenings rally In Woonsocket
Mr.. Utter showed his determination to
once and for all settle the allegation so
falsely made against him.
In opening his address he picked up the
language OF this circular. which set
forth that the editorial in the Westerly
Sun had declared that the deputy sheriffs
made serious mistake In firing over
the heads of the mob, and he read parts
OF this same editorial which the anony-
nous circulators had carefully omitted to
use. The omitted portion was as fol-
lows:
1T is a harsh measure at first but
IL is the most humane In the long run
Firearms should be the last resort, but
they should be used effectively"
In the same issue of the same paper,
what was practically continuation of
the first Mr.. Utter read this one. which
has also not been referred TO by the
anonymous attackers of the Lieutenant
Governor, and he was applauded re-
peafedly when he came TO selections like
these:
The responsibility for this condition
does not rest upon either party. The
form its duties TO the public and the
strikers have discountenanced the riot
ing by the mob
place the responsibility for this deplora-
bic condition OF affairs II does not
rest upon either party TO the strike-it
who have In the past appealed TO the
mob and played TO the galleries for
their own personal and political ad-
vancement.
mob is not composed OF strikers, who
have publicly disowned the whole at
tempt OF the rabble to cause troble."
After reading reading a number OF other quo,
very forceful manner proceeded 10 de-
clare that TO him and TO his party the
worlingmen were not mob He ap-
parently effectuslly disposed OF the at
tack against him and won the enthuisi-
astic applause of the large audience
which Followed closely his words upon
the subject.
The rally was held In Harris hall and
the seating capacity at that place proved
utterly inadquate TO the demands made
upon It,
the platform were Senator Alphonse F.
White OF North Smithfield, J. L. X. Ii
flamme, Sewer Commissioner George 5.
Read. Judge Ambrose Feely. City So
L. Chilson. ex-Mayor George II: Grant,
ex-Alderman William +. Hubbard,
Alderman William @. Park. Mayor AL
phonse Cauiin, ex,Mayor George Batch
Henry Berand. Jr.. Councilman Godfrey
Trahan. Councilman A. j. Bennett.
Councilman Daniel B. Taylor. Council
5ohn 'Shn %halsn s1H hdeTmsn WAITER Isss FSn
taine. Tax Assessors Clerk George f.
Rousseau. Joseph Ray. Emil Lussier
Postmaster John ". csss, Tax Asses Uses
Charles c. Gauvin, Councilman Joseph
San Souci, Councilman Stephen Ma&own.
George A. Smith. ex-Alderman Oscar
Gilman Thomas Holland. Henry w. Ran
dali Rodney A Osborne. License Com
missioner Eugene f; Howlend. Repre-
man r. p. Daignault. Frederick t.
Comes and others.
James Livingstone Scott presided and
in brief and timely speech introduced
the first speaker of the evening. Mr..
Utter. Mr.. Utter's reception amounted
to a veritable GRAFTON.
The first portion OF his address was
devoted to an answer TO the attacks
concluding his successful denunciation OF
the charges made In the anonymous cir
culars. Mr.. Utter continued and spoke
In part as follows:
"Do you know that this is one OF
the snuggest little states in the United
States. Its industry has. developed us
TO where we are first In the United
States in the amount OF tewelry pro-
duced. That means skilled labor We
are the fifth state In the manufacture
OF textiles That means skilled labor.
wealth through the deposits OF your
money Here In Woonsocket there is
$40, 100000 deposited by the men and
women who save their little month by
month. There are in the state over slCS,-
600, 900 owned by people like yourselves.
busy, healthy active citizens who have
acquired q little surplus.
The Policy s.,Ss Of the Republican ha. oepoteg potsg
itself 20 the great middle class, the
workingmen. who make the world what
II is But tt In not possible for policy
TO produce prosperity unless IT Affects
all.
The only way for n man TO make him
self effective is by taking advantage OF
the education the state offers him. There
Is no man I'm the State but can give his
child that which will enable him TO think
and TO make a good citizen. The Republi-
can party has followed this policy.
THE Republican party has never held
out 10 a man that he could by law be
enabled TO live without work. What
the party has said is, that II could
give better conditions under which to
earn ones bread than without the law.
Ali laws that tend To better the con-
dltion OF the people have been made by
the Republican party. Where IL has
found the conditions good IL has main
tained them.
Hon c. T. Boivin OF Fall River ad-
dressed the audience In French his re-
marks being along conventional campaign
lines.
The last speaker OF the evening was
Capron. who dwelt pleas
antly upon the Republican prospects.
70 cfraining from a discussion OF campaign
Issues excepting In a general way.
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