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


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as much consideration as they would the
statements emansting from an Anthony
or a Danielson.
HONEYCoMBE,D WITH GRAFT.
/ said that a condition confronted US.
and I want 20 say further that that con
dtion IL this. that the city OF Providence
under the police commission Ia honey
combed with graft and that the press.
tho socallsd honest press." In muzzied
by graft The attaches OF this independ-
ent. socaled honest press" are on the
pay roll OF tho gambling institutions OF
the city Of Providence that are protected
by the Providence police force under the
manipulation OF the Providence police
commission
munity know this! Must We 20 down
into every nook and corner OF
the sute-down TO Richmond, and
Little Crompton. aud Portsmouth. and
New shoreham. and Exeter, and every
oshsr place 70 meet these senators and
oonvinoe them. or take them with us 10
prove 10 them that the city OF Providence
Is a gambling hell and that every con-
ceivable Woe and crime nourishes there
under the license Of the Providence po-
lice oommissionf IL Is q fact.
IL is a fact and the ministers OF this
community are asked. in the face or
these facts. by the political writer OF the
Providence Journal TO throw on politics,
10 have nothing TO do with politics. TO
neglect their civic duties. TO not investi-
gate as they should as citizens OF this
community. conditions as tney now
exist.
They are told TO be at rest that there
Is an ever vigilant. and active and dili-
gent press, an honest presA' that VIII
sound the call OF honor whenever the
morals OF this community are threatened;
and we must wait until the graft Is with
drawn from the employees OF this honest
press" before the better element OF this
community is being used for gambling
purposes and not only that, but that the
gambling interests OF all New England
centre In the city Of Providence.
POINTS IN PROOF.
Mr.. President, I'm proof OF this assertion
! merely want 10 call your attention 10
the fact that, I'm Thornton, X. l., there
existed for eight years horse pool room
a faro bank and q roulette wheel, and the
honest press" OF the city OF Providence
never sounded a warning and never called
upon the moral forces OF this community
TO aid In the suppression OF that gambling
hell. When was II that Thornton was
driven out OF the gambling busines5T
When was 1t that this gambling estao-
lishment that had fourished FOR eight or
ten years was driven out?
Jt was when a similar institution was
established in Waterford in the town or
/ North Smithfield, r, l. 1t was not unai
than. that any attention whatever was
naid 10 this rambling establishment in
4 Thornton r. L. which had existed Tor
eight years North Smithneld Is on the
/ bordar line OF the state. The person th2t
was in control of the Thornton establish
ment called the attention Of the governor
of Massa chusetts to the existence or ths
new gambling establishment in the town
OF North Smithheld.
WHY HE WAS AFRAID
WHY? Because ne was AFRAID. this
| policy king and gambling king WAS alraio
that his graft would be reduced ana ne
threatened. and those persons that are III
league with him. those representatives oil
the 'shonest press" that are in league witf
him. that IL the Waterford institution was
! not closed then their graft would Do con
siderably reduced because he wouio ho'
ba I'm the receipt OF so large an income
and he conceived the notion, and ne se
on the, dogs OF war and the froViuenc'
Journal daily came out with iS arucle'
against this gambling establishment IL
Waterford in the town of North smith
aald and they threatenou, through theL
influence az a newspaper, to drive out shi
gambling establishment
Tyhev sent their artists up there. Ihe'
took a picture OF the bnildlns' iho'
threatened to take a picture OF every rna'
who stepped Oft the tram tha' "ppv
I'm the garb OF a gambler. and 10 puphs
N I'm the Providence Journal but eve
, ,hat did not sislodge, at once. thst gam
hing institution at Waterford.
WHEN ACTION WAS TAKEN
oh No II was not until II was plainl
tood IN the Providence Journal tnat IN
astahlIshment at Thornton woulo nav
20 he closed before they would close
Waterford. that any steps. Whatever, wei
taken TO expose the situation IN ihorr
ron. r. l. Then il was. hen IL was sl'e
eight years, that the Providence 1ouii'a ..
Nc .,bonest press that proposed
a,,,,d tho note of warning and the ca
: ~ honor. then II was after eight year
. ~, thav commenced a mild attack upo
{ the Thornton institution
4 x,,hat uyas the result? Waterford wa
9 c,osad thornton was apparently close
r-bornton is not closed. TO-DAY, dpsoiu'vi
The ticker is out there, tou"s, =, =,
( tho news from the race track. ana IL 10 "
), - .o,enhoned into the city OF Providenc
o xbere the gamblers OF New England ce'
:. tro dailv 10 get their returns from u
o race track: and within one hunuieo 10
q az this honest press in ouiloihs
O Eddy street, within ono nunui gu -
II this honest press' horse pool room OK
o nourished for a long time and today =, :,
j ists' in the city Of providence IN I, I,
: Fletcher building, not more than OF
I, bundred feet from the established locau.
!. 30 this honest press" How Is 1t done
) HOW GAMBLING is DONE.
y The news is received at Thornton oV
: tho wire and the telephones then
u hnsv and the news Is telephoned TO the
=, beaSouarters In Providence, to the hea
Quarters I'm providence over the tei
nhone. and. Mr. President and senators
u snv 10 YOU now. that II YOU Walk 10 'n
'e telephone. in the corridor. and call \
IS the Turf Commission company you W
u ret response. and you may, II y'
L please. place bets upon tho horses; 10
y not that constitute gambling. gambling
te the city OF Providence, under the We
/ ewes OF the Providence police commissio
"a under the protection OF the frov,oeoes ,p y
h. lice commission and the Providencs poal
force and under the protection OF 90
a honest press OF the city of Providenc
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