The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-02

through and the results In contests ina,
have been made against wnat seeinsu
tnsurmounfabie obstacles i have come 10
The conclusion that nothing Is hopeless.
Thus spoke Mayor James III. higgins
sn his sneech at the Democratic rally held
An Smith blcck Thursday evening
.'Nothing Is hopeless" II was oraVe
and etraigh4fer~ard statement from one
OF .he most earnest ana eMnuslaS.ie, 90
well as one OF the most brilliant youns
men that the Democrats party mas
brought forward In this state In many
years.
Those three words ought to be railyihg
cry for the Democrats In this state uhs
year. In their fight against the powerful
Rapayb1fcan machine. II the voters IN tne
narty IN other cities and towns could De
made to understand what obstacles Mayor
5Isesine and his friends have been obiged
20 contend In the past few years, they
would realize that such a cry meant some
thing -,
dark was the outlook there was a chance
no win. Certainly no set of men found
harder proposition than did the Democrats
os Pawktucket when they started an 10
defeat that proposed police commission
bM. II had been promised 10 the he-
publican machine by no less person
man senator Aldrich. contingent on his
Receiving the vote OF tho assembly dele
cation from this city
The machine wanted the commission
mighty bad, and IL was all liked that
Bernard Keenan,. one OF the Reuponcan
triumvirate. should be at Its head. with
that promise hung up a fight was made
for success Thousands OF dollars were
poured into the city and the money how.
ed like water until IL had fairly drowned
out the opposition
When the votes were counted on the
night OF election day II was found that
,assd ffI fanr
OF the contract and then when tho general
assembly assembled the bin creating the
commission was introduced with feel
tna that n was only n matter OF rorm
and that Il would be passed al once
Certainly II anything looked ''bopcfesE
that situation did to the Democrats ana
the great masses of the people who were
thoroughly opposed 20 having their rights
taken away from them. But they started
an TO fight and securing support from
most unexpected sources. II ~ unneces-
sary to say that In the end the bill was
shelved and Senator Aldrich was unable
20 keep his promise.
when he made " he failed to realize
the force Of pubic opinion and such fail
ures have happened before and they Will
happen again
II A. so in the contest in Pawtucket
this year. The forces OF the Republican
machine. with all Its power OF money and
can delegation and II win be powerful
obstacle TO overcome. But the Democratic
partv is united as II has not been before
In more than ten years In the past there
have been factions that have fought each
other instead of Joining together against
q common enemy. This year there Is not
a sign of a factional fight. and with the
strength of the support that Is bound TO
come to a ticket which will stand for the
election OF a man like Col. Goddard, II is
no wonder that Mayor Higgins comes out
with the rallying cry Nothing Is hope
less"
Considerable interest also attaches to
that other statement made by the mayor,
that under no conditions or conceivable
circumstances can he be induced TO accert
another nomination for mayor. 1t Is the
first time Mayor Higgins has made this
statement In public. but he has announced
his position frequently and most emphat-
cally on many occasions TO his friends.
and his decision in this matter was given
20 the readers OF The Democrat
week ago. SO that II is scarcely necessary
TO dwell upon IL at length at this time.
II simply means, as was stated last
Saturday In these columns, that the Dem
ocrats must look elsewhere for their
candidate. Perhaps Thomas +. Corcoran
may be nominated. and perhaps the
candidate will be some one else. with
out doubt the nominee will be man who
will command the earnest support OF the
voters and win at tho polls.
In connection with this nomination II
Is certainly a fact that the Democrats
have a much easier problem In making
selection of a good candidate than have
the Republicans. There Is but one man
in the Republican party of Pawtucket
who would have the ghost OF a chance
of election, and this man Is so independ-
ent and so completely outside of machine
domination that there is little likelihood
that he will be selected Giles w. Easter
brooks Is the man, but the machine is
more likely TO drop him from the as
sembly ticket this fall than 10 nominate
him for mayor.
Regarding the political future OF Mayor
Higgins no one has probably heard him
express any opinion. A few days ago be
told a representative OF The News Demo-
crat that II was his aim 10 retire TO pri-
vate life and devote the next few years
20 his law business. lie declared that he
IL not losing interest in politics or faith
IN the Democratic party. and is ready to
give his services on the platform or in
committee work for the success OF the
organization, but he wants no more Office
for the present at least
He laughed at the idea OF his being a
candidate for governor this fall. and II
can De said that at the present time at
least, he has no intention OF considering
such a proposition.
POLICE VACATIONS.
Police vacations began yesterday when
Patrolmen Mcconnell. Nemltz, Rockford
and Adams started on a ten days fur
Tough In past years these vacations have
begun month earlier with two men
AWAY at time, but a new system mas
been adopted this year this havin. too,
requested by the men and it Is believed n
VIII work satisfactorily. Special Officers
Burns. conroy. Blanchard and Hcaley
Will act as substitutes
GOING TO NEW FIELD.
Announcement is made that Miss Min
ME Moorhouse. the deaconness az the
FIRST NJ 4. church In this city. Is about
10 leave this field OF labor and that she
will he transferred 20 the jurisdiction OF
the New England conference.
During the summer she will travel