The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-07

Mr.. Sullivan spoke in part as follows:
1--WE are just finishing one OF the most
important campaigns in the history OF
politics i'm the old Commonwealth OF Mas
sachusetts.
II am not here tonight to address you
In the interest OF Massachusetts but here
to aid in re-establishing in Rhode Island
those fundamental principles OF equality
So dear to every freeman in the United
States.
THE RELATIVE POSITIONS.
"1'he positions OF the two parties in
the state are these: The Republicans be-
lieve that the government is and should
be In the hands OF few, while the Dem
ocrats believe I'm a government for this
state. a right OF the people TO govern. The
amendment to the constitution as pro-
posed is opposed by the Democrats be-
cause IL can not give 10 all the citizens
the same right. This can only be gotten
by constitutional convention.
''In speaking OF Gov. Utter. II | quote
him correctly as he spoke the other night
he said he was not standing in this cam
paign to hear the band play, nor was he
posing as a reformer. nor was he adapt
ing sensoless tactics. In making these
statements he has placed the people OF
this state and himself I'm a peculiar light.
In saying that he does not stand I'm this
campaign 10 hear the band play does he
mean that he does ont care 10 hear the
voice OF the people? Does he mean that
he Is going 10 stiie the voice OF the con-
sctunce OF the state while the people cry
aloud?
''He says he is not posing as a reformer
Well. ] am forced 10 believe that those
forces I'm Philadelphia which wrote into
~
own protection and whose grating rail
road lines have extended railroad lines
even 10 this city and state are very glad
10 know that he IL not out for reform
He says again. he is not adopting
senseless tactics. In making use OF the
words senseless tactics ne means to infer
that the demand or the Democratic party
and the citizens union for constitutional
reform are senseless. The Democrats and
the whole people feel that this is the time
to strike for full measure OF their con-
stitutional rights. The rejection OF the
amendment is a demand for larger
measure OF constitutional liberty Mr.
Utter means TO say that If such a de-
mand is made of the legislature IL will be
thrown back into the teeth OF the people
REMEDY IN PIECEMEAL.
They propose to remedy the constitu-
ton in small piecemeal manner The Re-
publicans contend for the right OF the
minority. while the Democrats are nRht-
Ing for the rights OF the majority. Re
publicanism stands for despotism, sup
preston Of the press. and favortism
The Democrats say every man must de-
mand and have a full measure of his
rights I'm every tribunal OF the state
To see the fruits of n despotic govern
ment one has but to look 10 the press
and see the fruits OF the government Of
Russia. No need to look beyond the con-
fines OF wards for n government under
the people. No qualifications are there
but the property system. The rotten bor-
ough system was in vogue in England
but has been discarded, while IL is still
in vogue in Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut. When the system was abolished in
England there was n great influx of bless
ings.
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