The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-24
SULLIVAN ARRA|GNED
REPUBLICAN HUMBUG

The Democrats Of Thornton held an en-
thusiastlc rally last evening. at which
the speakers were Edward NJ. Sullivan,
Hon. James II. Thurston. c. Woodbury.
German. George w Robley and william
b Colwel. Mr.. Sullivan said in part:
do not forget that my friend Dorney.
OF Providence caucus fame. sits on the
state returning board as the representa-
tive OF righteous and honest Democracy;
a man who IL put 10 bed in Democratic
caucus could not lie straight.
col. Frank Tillinghast. who as a pol
itician is the rankest OF the rank, at
tempted 10 make capital for HIS party at
Republican meeting by using my views
on the senatorial question as expressed at
the May convention, TO show that Col.
Goddard was an out and out Democrat.
who was committed TO all Of the policies
Of the Democratic party In national mat
ters, and. therefore, not entitled To the
support Of Independent Republicans.
"Tnllnghast and others of this state ~
mind may have better conception OF my
position when I explain my attitude as
10 President Roosevelt. He has taken up
Democratic policy after Democratic
policy and has forced them upon
the Republican party against the viii OF
his own party. <s evidenced by the action
Of Senator Aldrich and other trust SEN
ators who have fought the president tooth
and nail The president took up the Dem
ocratic policy OF regulating railroad rates
but Senator Aldrich and his supporters
enacted a railroad rate law that looks as
much like a Democratic rate law as a
new constitution for Rhode Island enacted
by Boss Brayton would look like Demo
cratic and popular constitution.
President Roosevelt advocated the en-
actment OF a law TO prevent bribery and
corruption I'm elections by sending mes
sage to congress suggesting in his usual
emphatic way that the Democratic idea
OF providing for publicity OF campaign
expenditures be Incorporated into law
The suggestion met with the same frigfd
reception. So II has been with a null
titude OF other propositions advocated by
the president and borrowed by him from
the platform Of the Democratic party.
Senator Aldrich the boss Of the United
States congress. has turned down one af-
ter another ~ the suggestions Of the
president. lust as the hired boss OF Aldrich
here I'm Rhode Island has turned down
suggestion after suggestion OF Gov. Utter
II venture the assertion that IL for
some reason President Roosevelt were IN
eligible for the office Of president he
would be found To be a leader In the
ment OF this class of legislation. L ask
any man what Theodore Roosevelt has
in common with Senator Aldrio> " the
president really entertains the views he
professes7
GOV. Utter processes belief In con
stitutional convention, In the grant OF the
veto power to the governor. the enact
ment Of a law providing for a banking
commissioner and a number OF other re
forms. all championed by the Democratic
party.
He knows that Aldrich's man Brayton
will not allow the Republican party 10
pass any such laws, yet Gov. Utter VIII
lend his Support TO that Republican party
which does not represent his honest opin-
ions. and he does so because he wants 10
hold office both now and hereafter by per-
mission Of the boss.
ITO the extent that Gov. Utter oeneVes
in the policies OF the Democratic party
but lends his support and name to the
Republican party. to that extent DO re-
gard him as a hypocrite and humoug
Any man who will aessume the same attl-
tude as Gov. Utter against bossism while
acting as a stool pigeon for the boss Is
moi man whom will support