The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-27
Gov. Garvin said:

Gov. Garvin said:
"A geologist chips off a piece OF brick
I'm order 10 learn the characteristics OF
the mass. An expert can tell the ma
ture OF a big block OF wood by exam
ming chip or small block which has
been cut from f. In like manner Rhode
Island people can learn a great deal about
their own state government by studying
the chip known as Block Island.
Detached from the mainland. New
Shoreham, unlike any other town. Is In
some respects miniature commonwealth
in itself The relation 10 the state Is
quite analogous 10 that Of Rhode Island
TO the United States. IL has been the
subject OF great deal OF special legisla-
ton and the character OF these laws
indicates very faithfully the kind OF gov
ernment dealt out by our general assem-
bly,. A direct fruit OF special laws is an
enormous debt almost % per cent Of the
total valuation OF the property on the
island
1.-THE town council which Is little
legislature in Itself, pays slight atten-
tion TO state laws or TO the wishes OF the
inhabitants OF the island II pads the
voting lists with the names OF scores OF
haps two months Of the year In the town
and are residents and voters elsewhere
Finally. the annual Block Island steal
omitted last year because OF the very
small margin OF votes possessed by the
majority I'm the house OF representatives
came TO life again I'm the shape OF dump
ing s14 900 OF the sta ges money into the
bottomless pond on whose banks stand the
Hygeia hotel. owned by the senator and
his brother
HITS AT ALDRICH.
The senior senator from Rhode Island
whose term OF Office Is about 10 expire, Is
nothing more or less than the senator
from Block Island maguifed-in some
particulars
"The smaller senator is boss as well
as legislator The larger senator hires
another to do his bossing, but the ex.
ploitation OF the public for personal ends
Is the same In both cases except In mag
nitude-as millions are related 10 thou
sands.
'In fact. very short chain OF cause
and effect connects the trusts and our
own rotten boroughs. The senior United
States senator from Rhode Island is the
tool OF the trusts: the political boss OF the
state IL the tool OF that senator; the
senator from Block Island Is the tool Of
the boss--end thus the chain IL complete.
Our rotten boroughs In this way give ma
terial support 70 the trusts as well as 20
the two intervening links. The way 10
break that chain is TO eject 20 the general
assembly n working majority OF Demo-
Gratis
when an n empt r. made 10 secure
Justice or even consideration 10 the pub
lie from the majority in the general as.
sembly. the only reply made is: 1f tho
people dent like our actions here they
will send Democrats In our stead This
defence Il good deal as though a pro-
fessional gambler. playing with loaded
dice, should say TO his victim: Fortune
some OF the time
"Yes. the political cards In this state
are stacked against the people II re-
auires not merely a majority, but thou
sands more than n majority OF all the
votes cast 10 defeat the machine. Its
money and its dupes. Nothing less than
a popular uprisal an organized lnde-
pendent vote. can assure victory for
good government. The time TO secure
that victory II this year, not some other
year"
MESSAGE FROM PARKER.
Chairman Ksvansgh introduced Ed
mund L. Mooney OF New York as the next
speaker Mr.. Mooney spoke IN part a.
follows.
Just as vst leaving New York this
afternoon I met q man at ths corner OF
fifth avenue and Thirty.ninth street. He
.sked ma where was going and told
him that I was going 20 Rhode leland
90 speak In this rally. He then said: 4