The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-15
PAWTUCKET WAKING UP.

gang political sharpers that endeavoring
city of Pawuck police commission will have the easy task
anticipated carrying augt with mischief and
The people city dspolen be-
coming their will be
week and indignant protest against the contemplated ch
the right of Last evening Business Mems
association special meeting, adopted resolutions expressing
emphatic dsapprova the bills proposing establish police and
Of condmning
in which the asking legislation passed
by the board OF aldermen and council The presiding officer
also appoint special committee five attend
public hearings that express the associations
condemnation
shment of such commissions.
body
moved take such unfaing
that the entire citizenship of Packet prepared
rebuke repudae those who have onsped them
their rights jerks undoubtedly
tment of overwhelming majority of the association well
the people Pawcke when he declared that loyal citizen would
calmly by while the rights he had enjoyed stripped
from him Other speakers expressed similar sentiments
that emphatic and convincing
Mr. Edward W. Bodgett attempted defence justification
contemplated outrage undertake the role of
advocate in bad his effort failure and little
aso He certainly unfortunate when he declared that
nicpa charter gift from the legsaure that the people
citizens of the city legislature
power If desires to revoke the charter of Pawucke Possibly
Mr.. Bodge did this
very much like threat.
Revoke the charter of Palcet, Mhy Because the decent
and laoving citizens allow their precious
rights be stolen from the of dsreputabe gang
of political manipuors and mercenaes without protest. Desper-
indeed the bosterng
Did Mr. Bodge hear vested rights does he believe such
rights vouchsafed only and railroad
electric corporations? Have the people who built progressive
and community their charter rights
that charter which hostile and partisan legislature dspo
them Off the general assembly has this power of
ton why did railway corporations
deany violated the tenou law railway eployes9 Why
the public thoroughfaes
which these lawbrang corporations claim perpetual?
Little less feeble and Mr. Blodgetts
of police With all
present mayor he said 1T absurd that the police department
department principally charged with enforcing the should be
charge of elected annually sometimes lawyer
and perhaps business man. What there absurd about t2 The
elected by all the people If his supervision of police
department is inefficient unwse partisan he is
rebuked the pos but with foreign commission the
head of the department the people will be powerless punish
efficiency partisan action however rank harmful
though they will still be called upon foot the bills
Whether he be a lawyer doctor business who
Office and directs the work of the police the results
tain to be least satisfactory the community while
power punish nefceney abuse misdong
what Of administration could be from
made whose regulations such that governor
declares that by his nomination will they
for which they have slated for which they sheming
with such sinister Industry
Should the plot succeed the people OF Pawucke will
selves saed those Of Providence have been since the niquos
legsao Of robbdhen outrageousy equally
less rid their community Of the vice
pudent Immunity wherever police commissions exist