The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-01
P0OH.BAH JENNINGS
DEFENDS BOSS ACT
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ger upon one or two of the soap bubbles
blown into the air by the Democratic
candidate for governor
II have shown that he has not kept his
pledge and has not kept his city clean.
Now l want to turn your attention to
another of his soap bubbles He attempts
TO raise suspicion regarding the state re-
turning board. There is a conspiracy OF
Democratic speakers to create in the pub
lie mind an impl ession that the election
machinery of this state has been con-
structed for the purpose OF doing almost
everything else than to give the people a
free ballot and fair count.
Il say with all solemnity that In no
part Of this country are there better leg
islative safeguards to free and untram-
melled expr ression of the voice of the peo-
pie and to a square deal in recording that
voice
Il wish to remind you that it is an old
election-evening dodge. They do not ex-
pect victory. and they are simply prepar
ing for defeat.
Mayor Higgins said last night.
There is but little doubt that in tn
election Of a year ago, the Democrat
| party had at least four OF its assembly
| candidates counted out by the board.
What does he mean by that?
docs he mean by the term counted
out that the board merely reversed
| n /.
or does he mean that either negligently
| or wilfully the state returning board
! deprived any candidate of one or moro
legal and valid votes to which sucn
| candidate was entitled and by such ac
tion kept any candidate from an office
to which he was duly elected?
| 81 know that the ballots thrown our
| last year were rejected through the
| efforts of the Democratic watchers. On
/ one ballot appeared distingushin IS
mark; and the chairman Of the board,
after requesting the decision OF the
| board had the ballet cast aside Soon
| so many ballots had this same mark
that the Democratic watchers thought
! their candidates were suffering AMI
complained TO the board.
They also say the new form Of ballot
| l. Republican trick Is II not as fair to
one as II is 10 the other? Since this form
Of ballot has been In use the defective
ballot has been greatly lessened. This is
! sufficient reason why the ballot should be
used; and the method for marking could
not be more simple"
On three different occasions the speaker
| requested the patience of his hearers,
saying that he knew well that his recital
was not at all interesting.
Mayor Dyer followed the multitudnous
"The idea OF turning Rhode Island over
to the Democrats originated in the bosom
yellow ideas OF Hearst and his alien labor
here?
Look at the last congress and you will
note what the Republican party did for
the people The rate bill allows the bust
ness man who is forced to travel TO go to
New York or Boston at greatly reduced
rate The rate bill by cutting Off the
dead head was responsible for this reduc-
tlon. The pure food bill is another in
starce. that assures the people OF untaint-
ed food In their homes.
There are grave matters TO come be.
fore this government: and these must be
considered by intelligent men and not by
these mud-slinging Democrats. They say
that they would support Theodore Roose-
welt We all know. though. that they
would knife him i'm minute
when the Wilson-Go bill was IN
force. the savings bank deposits decreas-
ed sll 600 600 DO you want a repetition OF
that? What do those lawyers who run
the Democratic party care about the peo-
pie.
II hope that on the morning after cleo
ton We can say that we have done good
Job and thank God that Hearst doesn't
live in Rhode Island"