The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-09
ASKS FOR THREE
COMMISSIONS
Police Commission, School Com.
mission and Registration Board
WARM TIMES AT PAWTUCKET
Action Of City Council Scored BY Mayor
Higgins Whs Unveils The BackeH
Of The Scheme.
WARM TIMES AT PAWTUCKET

resolutions were introduced I'm each branc h
instr7lcting the city solicitor 20 ask the
general assembly for legislation that will
provide for Pawtucket a police commits
sion, school commission and a board
of registration.
Mayor Higgins spoke warmly on the
matter, pronouncing the move one or pol
deprive a majority Of the citizens or
their rights as freemen, as the power
now vested in the mayor, as head or the
police force, would by the polce com
mission plan be transferred TO COM
mission that would exist for poIucai
purposes. Regarding the school commls.
sion. he said one had never been thousht
of until the democrats gained control or
the school committee.
None OF the four republican aldermen
tried 20 answer the accusations or po-
liucal intrigue which the mayor alleged
promoted the measure, but at tho close
OF his long speech they all voted In
favor OF the resolution. The one demo-
Crat was absent
In tho lower branch OF the council "A
similar resolution was passed without
opposition or a word OF discussion.
MAYOR HIGGINS AROUSED.
The resolution did not state whether
the commission contemplated would be
created by appointment or the governor
or the city council. Alderman Briden.
who introduced the resolution IN the
higher branch, stating that that part OF
the mattef wills 10 be lsll W iA' S'it'A n
Mayor Higgins said in part: Il sup
pose no man will seriously contend that
this resolution Is prompted ,os 9y e'tne1 I1Sa
alderman who introduced IL (Alder-
man Bridenl- doesn't even know what
Kind OF commission he wants
HE dosent know whether he wants a
commission appointed by the governor,
by the senate. by the city council or any
other body. ] presume he was merely
told to INTRODUCES IL and vote for II and
possibly wasn't even given the oppor-
funity TO look at ~ beforehand.
"At any rate. he has himself admitted
that he doesn't know what sort OF
commission he wants.
TO GIVE GANG JOBS.
.srhe people of Pawtucket should know
just who wants this commission and what
IL is wanted for. The only man who
sincerely wants "A commission Is a mem
her of the present license board, and he
wants Il only on condition that he can be
on IT, IL is not so much the commission,
as the commissioners that is wanted
81 said there is only one man and his
accomplices who demand "a police COM
mission for Pawtucket. This individual
hungry for power. saturated with MS
own childish vanity and his dreams of
political conquest, is the upright and
honorable' hero OF tho present license
board, the Sage OF the Barber Shop on
the Bridge--or King Barney Keenan,
mot satisfied with his present ex-
cessive power-a power for which he is
utterly unqualified by character by dis
position and environment-he longs 10
reach his palsied tentacles over the police
department I'm order that his system may
be still further perfected.
IT tell you iatly and openly that un-
less keenan, IL assured OF a position on
the proposed police board you don't want
commission. You must have Keenan,
or no commission.
GETS LIQUOR VOTE.
"'Is II not ne who whips the liquor
dealers into line every time YOU need
them? Was II not he who was the NOV
ing spirit I'm the recent election. when
every liquor dealer. almost, in the city
was summoned 10 the office OF the license
board and given his instructions?
rs IL not he who for 20 years has been
mixed UP in nearly every political scheme
which has been carried out in this city?
Has he not always delivered the goods
for the machine7
"Is 81 not he who. working through the
eo-called Republican ring OF Pawtucket.
gets things and does things just as he
wants them and just when he wants
them, Is ~ not he and the clique around
him on the license board who have dis
stock throughout the community?
Another example OF the methods Of
the gang which wants moro power. A
certain liquor dealer was recently told
by a member OF the license board that
81 would be we'll for him 70 sell out. He
considered his place worth about $500
1Ie was finally induced so let go for
several hundred dollars less than that
figure. and a member OF tho board. in
papers in the transaction right on the
premises
That Is. this man was virtually CO.
creed and blackmailed into se'fng out his
business for several hundred dollars less
than he considered 81 worth through tho
direct efforts OF member OF the COM
mission. How long are the people OF
Pawtucket going 10 tolerate this sort 81
business2 How long shall We endure the
Vaccinations ot this cold-blooded triuiu-
vfste. Barney. Billy and Ikoy who not
only venture 20 tell us how we shall not
vote. but are now assuming the humble
role of absolute dictators. and censors
over the private business affairs ot vari-
ous men?
TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR UTTER
THE gang which wants this police
commission has visited the governor
They have derna nded y commission ~
they can name the commissioners. Just
one word here for George ". utter. the
governor OF Rhode Island lie refused ~
accede 20 tho outrageous demands % the
gang ana said that ~ commission were
10 b. appointed for Pawtucket he would
nb select any of the precious trio
named. viz. Barney Keenan, William r.
Bfidcn and Alton l.. Pierce. lie simply /
sneercd ~ the idea of such a commits /
sion. and hc told mo in person that ln |
case any commission came he would /
pick out three ~ the best citizens-and. /
of course. that utterly excluded this /
holy triangle
n fought George W Uster IN tho last /
Campaign A. vigorously a. know how /
may hhf MIN later again on party lines \
-. W. all fairness. ! must say that In /
this particular instance when he repa- |
dated tho inpudent aspirations ~ this |