The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-02

tuition. Accept no compromise measures
or any such from the Republican party
which occasionally throws out a prom
Use.
What YOU want in Rhode Island is a
proper representation which Will hX the
responsibilities and opportunities. II 1
were a resident l would vote against
that proposed amendment Public opin-
ION throughout the United States is with
you. Rhode Island is the only state In
the Union where participation In the
government is denied TO property owners
and taxpayers.
DEATH TO MACHINE POLITICS.
This fall election is going TO sound
the death knell Of machine politics in
many Of the states in this Union. Keep
his up for a time and Rhode Island will
stand in the line which is moving I'm
the right direction. 1 am not a strong
partisan. l am first OF all an American
and then / am with any party when II Il
right.
I'm this movement We have the support
Of the White House and II President
Roosevelt will not he awed by the ma
chine the Democrats Will give him all
the support he wants.
III there Is any anarchy in this coun
try who is responsible for It? II Is the
Alexanders. the McCurdys and the Nc
Calls and mot the men who stand for a
Fee-FepFeseHtat+re- ~Ae-aFe
the anarchists.
I'VE on the Pacific coast are 1000 miles
apart from you. but we are all bound to-
gether by the ties Of American citizenship.
we are all Americans. striving for truth
and direct representation OF our people In
the affairs Of our state government"
Mr.. Van Duser. I'm referring 10 Con
..KI - ~ aL1,. 49,
resented the state in the national house
OF representatives and that the legislators
at Washington. although he had been
there but two terms. had for a long time
regarded him as a strong man. He was
recognized. the speaker said, "a a man
Of integrity and was esteemed for his
fairness by his colleagues.
The last speaker was Rathbone Gard
liner. Mr.. Gardiner confined himself TO a
discussion Of an editorial which appeared
in yesterdays issue Of the Providence
Journal. He said In part:
SOMETHING UNIQUE.
The hour is too late for me 10 discuss
any OF the issues OF this campaign, even
the cause in which / am especially in
terested. that OF a constitutional conven-
ton. / want TO take a few minutes Of
your time 10 consider an editorial printed
I'm The Journal his morning, entitled
The Constitutional Amendment There
was something about that editorial that
was new. The article was about a col
umn long and through IL no one who
differed i'm opinion from the writer was
calledeither a liar. a fool or a knave,
and that IL something absolutely unique
to The Journal.
I'm It the writer admits that the legis-
lative representation OF Providence was
grossly inadequate. This is something
brand new for The Journal to make such
an admission. The writer, though. adj
mits that under the proposed amendment
the preponderence of power would still be
will the towns.
Blu not a word has been said about
The possibilities of our legislature. or the
uselessness OF having a Democratic house
If you elect a Republican senate.
'"The writer says nothing about the dis
trict system. IT is claimed that the Demo
Gratis could not oppose the district sys-
tenn because they are recorded as its adj
vocate. This Is true 20 a certain extent.
The Democrats do believe in n true dis
trict system and so do a majority Of the
citizens Of this state.
THE first duty OF every patriotic citizen
Of Rhode Island is to vote against this
amendment AS ! conceive II IL Is FOUR
duty and mine 10 vote reject at the polls
next Tuesday and then elect men who Will
bring about the enactment and enforce
ment OF just laws"