The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-02
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DEMOCRACY'S RALLY
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III he ever did he would belle his record.
II he is elected 1t will be the first time n
Republican mayor has been elected In 10
years. Have you forgotten Mayor Nc
Guinness; have you forgotten Mayor
Baker; have you forgotten Mayor
Granger; nave you forgotten Mayor
Miller. No rims could rule them.
IF anyone wants anything, do they
go to the city council? No, they go to
the Journal office and are told there
whether or not they can have IL.
IF former Gov. Dyer were elected he
would be putty in their hands.
They say Clarence Aldrich is cold, and
he may be so. but when he tells you a
thing you can mi on It. and he Will tell
you right of whether he IL for you or
against Won. II your cause is righteous
he is with you, and IL II is wrong he Is
against you"
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR ALnRICH-
Mr.. Aldrich was greeted with a burst
OF applause which fairly shook the build
ing. He said in part:
II have been drafted and / have con-
Senten 10 serve IL a. NtllhlNuNNs - HN >"
a large measure with you whether /
shall serve else on not. Gentle
men. SO far as any candidacy is concern
ed I have not asked ~anybody's assent 10
my candidacy and as a fact they hardly
asked my assent to run. Nor have /
promised any one TO do n particular
thing IL | should be elected.
The only pledge l have made is to do
what | thought was right. i do not set my
t,gu,,an, -, 90 gtnrrtor IN that of any
one else. but II l am elected ] shall do
what I consider to be just and right.
How else should the affairs OF the
city be conducted than as those OF a pri-
vate Individual. / stated In a letter a few
lays ago what were my views on the po-
lice commission and ! entertain the same
view now. Is there n man In this hall who
believes that a citizen Of Foster or Scit-
uate knows better what the needs OF your
city are than those who live right here7
II am I'm favor OF good old fashioned
Democratic home rule. / am not going 20
indulge in personalities, ] do not believe
in Il. But II you believe the city of Prov
idencc is capable OF home rule, II you en-
dorse my attitude toward the general az
sembly on the police commission, as on
the school committee OF Providence. then
you must condemn my opponent. who has
been In the senate of the state for the
past year.
THE oIigarchy which has ruled The
state so long has recognized the justice
OF n demand for more representation un-
I'll they have decided TO let us have p
representatives when We should have
forty. The city not only has two-hfths az
the population OF the state. but It pays
three-hfths OF the total revenue OF the
state.
This has something to do with the
city OF Providence because Senator Dyer
has voted FOR this nefarious proposition.
He has voted 10 surrender your rights.
What was the doctrine Otis preached
on Boston Common. 1t was that taxation
without representation Is tyranny. This
was the spirit OF the burning OF the Gas
pee I'm N~arraganset Bay. II was tho rally
ing cry OF our forefathers and until we
have proper representation II must con-
time 10 he our own rallying cry"
Several times Mr.. Aldrich was interrupt
ed by bursts Of applause. He was fol-
lowed by Congressman c. O. Van Duser
OF Nevada. who proved an excellent
speaker. Among other things Mr.. Van
Duser said:
WORSE THAN NONE.
II came a long way to ak TO you to-
night. For an effective government /
think you might as well live i'm Alaska,
for there they are better on than you.
/ Judge. from What / hear. They have
no government at all.
IT find that today in America there
are signs OF a political revolution. The
questions at issue I'm the various states
are not very partisan. but they ara de-
cidedly American. We want TO keep on
until the United States senate Is no longer
a ~mirionaire's club but a club from rep
resentative Americans.
III the people OF Nevada had a voice
In the government OF this state they
would send your distinguished Governor
Carvin and Clarence A. Aldrfch 20 the
United states senate. The state OF Ne
vadaL have seen referred TO as a Dor
ough state. but YOU cut IL out OF the
map and lay II on the map OF the east ami
II would obliterate all New England.
Greater New York and a good part OF
Pennsylvania.
we have q good deal OF respect for
the east. We know every hill and every
vale IL rich I'm history OF the revolution. yet
A IS "A shock TO IA 20 know that right
here. almost where the spirit OF the dec
l~aration 90 Independence was conceived.
YOU have Ms little OF the fruits % that
independence as any state In the Union.
Wherever you find wrong. whether e
among the Republicans or Democrats.
IL the duty OF the American citizen To
vote ~ down for free and representa-
tive government. You have twice sent
Mr.. Granger 90 congress. you have twice
elected Dr. Garvin governor. there must
be some Democrats here. n YOU get
proper representation ~ viii not be- long
before YOU will change vour representa-
told great issue here 10 ? state oon.'l-