The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-27
ROUS|NG
RALLY AT
NATICk

AT the rally OF the Democrats al Natlck
last night Col. Quinn said:
THE struggle In this campaign is not
a contest between the Democratic party
and the Republican party as the Repub-
hcan party was known and understood by
Its MEMBER a generation ago.
1t is a contest between the Democratic
party and those Republicans who are
allied with the Democratic party against
the machine organization that has
throttled the once great party OF Lincoln.
The members OF the Republican party
no longer control that organization; the
rank and file of that party no longer con-
troll Its nominating caucuses and conven-
tons; Its platforms no longer speak the
VIII OF the RAM and file OF the Repub-
licans.
THE historic Republican ship OF state
has been boarded by a gang OF political
pirates, CARRIED under the euponious title
Of captains OF industry
The nominating conventions OF the
Republican party In Rhode Island have
been rendered mere registering machines
for recording tho wishes OF a few men.
BY CORPORATION LAWYERS.
From their candidate for governor down
to the most petty officer in the town OF
warwick not a single man on their ticket
was sure that he was to be nominated
until the machine had registered.
After they are nominated they dare not
write n letter OF acceptance or make a
speech until they have learned the plan
of campaign AS It is TO be mapped out In
that building at the corner OF Westmin-
ster and Torrance streets, owned by the
Union Trust company.
The arguments that will appear in the
- aNHa H.
favor Of the Republican ticket and Of the
adoption OF the constitutions amendment
are briefs prepared by a firm OF lawyers
now employed as lobbyists by the street
railway company-lawyers who were for
merly Democrats. but who seem 10 have
sold their political principles along with
their legal ability, TO the highest bidder.
The Providence Journal talks about the
Democratic party being n gang OF ruflans
unfit 10 administer the government Of
the state. But II the Institutions OF this
state stand In danger from any p%articu-
lar class OF people IL is from that set
of gentlemanly thugs and anarchists who
seem TO think II right and proper TO cor
rupt elections. bride legislators and by
purchased governorships.
GOVERNOR GARvIN SPOKE.
Governor Garvin referred TO the cartoon
the Providence Journal Of recent date
showing the parade OF gentlemen with
frock coats and silk hats on the one side
representing the Republican party and
n turbulent crowd on the other represent
ing the Democratic party and said that
when he first looked at the picture IL
occurred TO him that the gentlemen I'm
frock coats and silk hats were the Of
ficers and directors OF the three large
insurance companies-out on annual pa
rade.
James A. Thurston was the first speak
or. Hie said that the Republican cam
paign is ca campaign OF ridicule with the
Providence Journal as their loudest speak
er. He said the Republicans had no speak
ers on the stump because they had moth
Ing TO say. lie said he went to a Republi-
can rally once and heard nothing but
praise and e~ulogies of Abraham Lincoln.
and that the Republicans had been living
on the record made by Abraham Lincoln.
James Loughran presided. and seated
on the platform were Hon j. FL. Thurs
ton. Democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor; Chairman Quinn of the state
committee, Matthew Blade and John Il.
Archambault OF the candidates for the
town council, Victor Laurence OF the as
sembly ticket. S. G. Tilllnghast, nominee
for tax assessor: Charles II. Allen, candi-
date for town sergean and overseer OF
the poor.