The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-29
GOV. GARvIN
CRITICISED
BY PALMER

The Fifth Ward Swedish Republican
club assembled in Bazaar hall on Willard
avenue last evening and were generally
ediAed as to-R Republican policies and
practices by Alderman Freeman, Repub-
iican nominee for the mayoralty or
Providence. and Judge Henry A. Palmer
OF the Eighth district court
Alderman Freeman was first TO address
the meeting and spoke in a very business
like and convincing manner Particularly
trite was the following passage OF his ad-
dress:
IT have the honor to be the nominee or
the Republican party for mayor. The re-
suit OF the election depends on the citi-
gems OF this city. II l am elected ! will
use every endeavor to give the citizens
business admiration. shall do all l can
for the interests OF all the people be-
lieve that the man who is elected 10 any
office is elected TO serve all the people.
not any one party. but to give business
administration 10 the people who pay the
taxes.
You have your candidates for Alder
man and Councilmen. A great deal de-
pends on those men as to what you get IN
your wards After they go there there Is
no politics. The city Is business corpor-
alton. pure and simple. II is rare thing
to see any politics In either branch OF
the city council. They transact the busi-
ness OF the city as they would their pri-
vate business. The best men are none too
good for those positions. Pick them as
you would the men for your private busi-
ness There have been good selections on
the Republican tickets in the Fifth and
Sixth wards the voters OF which are rep
resented here tonight.
Judge Palmer spoke at some length,
his remarks being directed towards the
solution OF several OF the larger. more
important issues OF the campaign.
In a general way he touched upon the
great national questions and then made
n DEPRESSION from the trend OF his re-
marks to deal with the administration OF
Gov. Garvin.
The following passage contains Judge
Palmer's opinion OF DR.. Garvin:
1T has been said that whom the gods
would destroy they hrst- make ad--Me
have had Garvin as the executive OF the
state and he has issued a proclamation on
bribery and corruption.
He says bribery is the result OF the
Republican party. II II does exist. and I
don't deny IL exists In this state as well
as in others. II Is not due 10 any party.
but 10 the individual. The man who offers
the bribe and the man who accepts II are
equally guilty The latter Is selling his
birthright. I believe the average OF NOR
slity and good citizenship in Rhode Island
Is equal 70 any state and superior 70 most
of them.
THE Governor goes about the state
with that innocent face OF his But he II
one OF the craftiest politicians In Rhode
Island. He goes TO church bazars and
temperance meetings and holds out the
claim that I am the pure and undeh'ed.
An incident OF this fall shows that he r.
q politician pure but not simple. He call
ed a special session OF the Legislature.
Bills that had teen considered for two or
three years were the excuse for the ses-
sion, but the dominant party didn't want
them put into the law. When he called
the session he knew they wouldn't DO an =
thing about H. and that they would ad- /
journ. This men who talks about unfair /
ness made rulirgs at that session that /
would make the Car OF Russia pale with 7
envy. He was looking for Democrats 10 I
let them have the foor. but our leader re-
fused 20 be sat upon. The governor was h
nnaliy compelled 70 do what the law re-
ouir~s
When he becomes politician. he
hrows aside what ne breaches ana docs
what will enhance his political interests.
mat race Of innocence ne puts on is oniv
= mask and n thrown aside when the no
nuesi interests OF the pArtv are
at stake"