The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-07
EX-SENATOR
KENYON TALKS
He Takes 0ffSnS0 at the State.
ments Of Rev. Mr.. LaidIaw,
MINISTER MUST PROVE CHARGE
II Hs ImpIIsd That Ex-senator Was a Par.
tlcIpaat In Graft He Must Produce
the Evidence.
MINISTER MUST PROVE CHARGE

The Laidlaw case has created a wide
spread agitation in Rhode Island and the
statements made by the Newport clergy
man have been closely analyzed and criu-
cslly reviewed by many men OF many
views
on Sunday morning among other strik-
ing passages in this preachers sermon,
was the following:
And there Is another man that | will
take the liberty OF recalling TO his ex-
cellency's memory. His name is Kenyon.
He is now an ex-senator. He formerly
represented the town OF Richmond in the
senate. He was chairman OF the COM
Inittee on special legislation. Was II
not commonly reported around the state
house that there was no getting a bill
through the committee on special legisla-
ton until We had seen Senator Kenyon?
The governor will remember that the
child labor bill did not pass last year.
Does the governor know whether Senator
Kenyon had anything TO do with its fall
ure TO pass?
THE Century dictionary defines bribery
I'm part as follows: ITO give or promise
reward or consideration for acting con-
trary 10 desire or duty Money or any
valuable consideration given or promised
for the betrayal OF trust or the corrupt
performance of an allotted duty"
EX-SENATOR KENYON'S VIEWS.
Ex-senator Kenyon has considerable
comment TO make upon this passage
above cited. The South county statesman
saysi
THAT minister has got to define what
hs means by that expression 1t seems
though, he has left a loophoe through
which he can crawl. as some people may
translate the phrase differently from
others. From the way It reads. though.
] guess almost everybody will think he
means graft, II he did he's got TO prove It,
IL am willing he should search my
record and 7 am willing to have any
number OF committees appointed TO in
vestigate my proceedings while was
chairman OF that committee, and also my
career as a legislator. did oppose some
bills when was chairman of the COM
mittee: one I remember was that amend
ment 10 the constitution providing for a
house membership OF 100. and which came
up last week again. ] opposed that be-
cause ] did not think. and do not now
think. that Il was for the best interes rs
Of the party. but the majority rules I'm a
committee, as elsewhere. and / was over
ruled
Now II that man will investigate the
dongs OF the special legislation commit
tee while 7 was there and finds that there
was any graft going on then he will find
what I was unable TO SEQ during my
period as chairman. If he means 10
insinuate that there was any graft on my
part. or that I knew OF any graft. he's q
liar
Bribery and corruption why, there's
| nothing OF that sort now that there was
way back I'm Gov. Sprague's time. Money ,
Well. ] guess: why. they d go around with
money in one hand and n vote in the
other I'm those DAYS. We don't know
anything like that now And the present
time IL n great Improvement over the
old"
GOV. UTTER TALKS
Gov Utter has little to saw ,ipon the
LAST sermon OF Mr.. taidlaw Re Is
emphatic in his declaration that the state.
I !. A.