The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-17

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| what disposition should be made OF every
| bill that has been introduced, 10 what
| committee IL should be sent. He has said
what bills should be smothered in COM
| mivtee and what bills should be reported.
| and when reported, he has said what dis
position should be made OF them.
| "He has dictated when the house OF
= representatives shall be called TO order
4 and when the house OF representatives
| shall adjourn 10 suit his pleasure. From
| the acts OF your representatives he has
| reaped great financial pecuniary reward
| in the money that has been paid him for
legislation which has been secured. or
| legislation which has been prevented. and
| any citizen OF Rhode Island can go 70
| that state house, and any day. when the
| legislature is in session can ascertain OF
! the truth OF that picture. II has never
/ been denied. There are q few of Us in
Rhode Island who don't like II.
| "A result OF this has been that for at
| least 12 years past the state OF Rhode
| Island has been represented In the United
/ States senate by men who have no inter-
/ est In Rhode Island: by one man, It's Sc
| nior senator. who 20 years ago entered
| public life as man OF moderate means.
/ but who. during his service in the federal
| legislatures has amassed princely for-
/ tune who may have faithfully represent
| ed Rhode Island at first, but has long
! since ceased TO represent IL and who Is
now simply the representative OF the
monopolstic corporations and the preda-
tory trusts.
lit has sent to the United States SEN
ate another man who is conspicuous
solely by his wealth who, for IL years
has sat there without making the slight
est impression upon the body or which
I he Is a member, Who has never opened
his mouth. except on one or two occa-
sions. TO move TO adjourn Qaughter), and
who values his position simply and solely
because II gives him membership in what
he regards as tho greatest ana most dig
nfied club on earth
1T is important that we should elect
Ef
state IL is important that we should
elect 10 the general offices men VINO
stand for the people; but neither the gov
ernor nor the general officers can have
any effect upon the actual conditions uh
der our laws as they now exist. Our laws
must be changed The people must ot
giSen an opportunity to adopt a constitu-
tion which makes the man for whom they
vote for governor their executive in fact
as well as in name.
I'VE are told that II we vote for any,
thing but the Republican ticket In Rhode
Island. we are failing TO uphold the hands
of President Roosevelt l love Theodore
Roosevelt. There is no man on earth to-
day whom I so sincerely admire i be-
lieve in his honesty I believe In the wis
dom OF what he is trying to accomplish. 1
believe that upon his success will de-
pend, in large measure, In the next few
years, the welfare OF the American peo-
pie: and therefore I want to do something
which will do something TO relieve Theo-
dore Roosevelt from the opposition of
Nelson w. Aldrch.
"The man who wants TO uphold the
hands of Theodore Roosevelt today is the
man who tried his best to send into the
United States senate someone in sympa-
thy with him. Robert II. l. Goddard is
and would be in sympathy with him. He
would have no more loyal supporter.
Nelson w. Aldrich has been opposed
70 him at every turn when he has been
trying TO curb the exactions OF the rail-
roads Nelson w. Aldrich, by every willy
scheme at his command. has been trying
to take all the force out OF the admins
trative measures. In everything he has
stood against what Theodore Roosevelt
cares for. believes in. and has been try
ing TO secure for the benefit of the Amer
, lean people.
"I will accept what they say as 10 the
duty or upholdlng the hands or Roose-
welt and 10 do that L call upon every
honest Roosevelt Republican In Rhode
Island to secure the election OF Robert III.
]. Goddard.
Now there Is another reason which
has been discovered by the Republican
candidate for governor. He made All ar
gument in favor of the boss, the other
evening and inferentially against the cleo
tion OF the Democratic nominees, and In
that argument he said that the boss was
loyal 10 his friends and therefore was an
institution which we ought TO preserve;
that reformers were critical. that when
they agree with q man in everything else,
they separate from him because they
didn't like the kind Of shoes he wore.
IF George II. Utter is hugging TO his
soul the flattering JUNCTION that Charles
r. Brayton has any loyalty TO him. when
H.. la.,. \, ,f,,, he, fs vaf ~
be the worst disappointed man in these
plantations, Is he loyal to his friends?
lie stands by a man just as long as he
can use that man; and when he needs
that mans services no-longer he has no
further use for him. Was he loyal 10 Joe
Burlngame? Tie is loyal Just as Ions as
he gets your money: and no longer, and
George H. Utter will hnd II So
"I want the opportunity OF telling my
fellow citizens what, from my boyhood.
have thought OF Ro0ert III. /. Goddard.
l have regarded him. and I believe his
fellow citizens have regarded him. as the
first citizen OF Rhode Island. When he
left college he went TO war. lie fought
through four years He demonstrated his
willingness 20 die for his country. Then
he came back. and he took up the infinite
ly harder task Of living for his country,
and he has done that ever since.
He has not held great public Office.
but he has done more for the institutions,
for the good OF the state and this COM
munity. than any other man In H. When
we want leadership In any crisis We turn
TO him.
Now. who is opposed TO him? Who
are you going TO get. II you don't get
Col. Goddard7 Has any announcement
been nader Not openly. but 10 Is clear
enough There are two men mentioned
the present Incumbent and MIR Colt
OF Bristol What has transpired has
made II perfectly evident that the Mons
ination is not to be offered to Mr.. Wet