The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-25

TAKE PEOPLE
FOR FOOLS

III YOU arc OF 70 lRAAAfNNA ''~N-
tva tions of the past few years, you're
likely 10 have an attack OF the laughing
sickness when your eye falls on the
phrases about campaign OF humbug IN
the Colt-Perry organ" said Ward
politician 20 News-Democrat reporter
today.
Those three little maids from school
Palmer, Jennings and Stiness-get very
hysterical when anything is said about
q genius tentellary. They never heard of
q big switch at the state house for unruly
folks
Gov. Utter. who is the beau ideal OF
the trio. said when the article exposing
conditions at the state house was pub
nshed in certain magazine that the
basis OF the charges might be found In
the editorials OF the Westerly Sun, a few
years back.
Strange. how soon the governor for
gets.
zone OF the nastiest things I'm this cam
paign was Judge Palmers attack on
Candidate Sullivan last night Palmer
knows that the charges against Sullivan
have TO do with political condition in
Block Island. and that In politics today
there is no more honest man than this
same sullivan whom he attacks by in
uendos
Palmer knows that he would not be
q district court judge today save that
the Democrats had so many members in
the legislature Of 1903
Though Palmer was one OF the most
insolent men in that house. the Democrats
stuck by their own candidate and re-
fused TO have anything 10 do with the
Brayton candidate Col. Tillinghast, now
the deputy boss,
Some OF Palmer's friends went 10 Boss
Brayton. and told him. after many bal
lots had been cast. that there would be
one Democratic district Judge unless the
Tillinghast men were brought into line
for Palmer on the next ballot g,
"They were given their instructions.
and il was Judge Palmer. though. had
the Democratic members let their private
feelings govern. II would not have been
Judge Palmer, the man who was Dem
ocrat until he got taste Of the delights
OF Republican plank steaks.
Even Executive Secretary Jennings
was for a briei period an opponent of
Brayton's. He never did much harm.
though. 10 his short-time friend. Now
he is the shouter OF shouters for the
Colt-Perry- -Brayton combine.
IF the executive secretary had only
told all he knew about Pawtucket politics
and the doings OF the Barney-Ikey- Bill
gang there at the state house during the
, past two years, you bet there would have
Deen no dOuplt Coiutln htdu on MS du~
dress in the Colt-Perry organ this morn
ing
walter Stiness has one characteristic
that most men like. There has been
nothing OF the Vicar OF Bray about him.
He has always been Brayton man.
True. neither ne nor his relatives have
suffered anything for their devotion to the
party OF limited suffrage and corporation
franchises.
Senator Stiness is a driver; and yet
ne never finds fault with things political
save when they drive him into close touch
with Representative Samuel Ward King
Allen Of East Greenwich.
They are both devoted TO the boss
and both are members OF the COM
mission TO revise the statutes. A friend
OF theirs insists that they were appointed
on this commission because of their legal
attainments
II asked a lawyer about IL and his reply
was thatThere is no boss In Rhode Island
and II IL were not that Senator Stiness'
nephew Is secretary OF the commission |
am afraid there would be no law in the
state. either, when the two got through
with the statutes. They would tear them
10 pieces between them
The Republican party Is most unfortu
nate In its takers In this campaign and
the people are wise enough TO see that
their political house needs a thorough
cleaning out
The Republican speakers are falling
over each other 10 tell us that there Is no
boss. which they know and everybody else
knows is an unvarnished lie. They simply
take the people for fools"