The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-27
DOWN WITH THE HESSIANS.

Shall the honest Democracy OF the city OF
Providence control its organization, or shall
that control be seized by band OF branded traitors
in the pay of corrupt Braytonism!
That is the issue to be settled at the caucuses
tonight and it must be settled right, if the Demo
cracy is to be purged of the political parasites who
have fastened themselves upon it for the treacher-
Gus purpose of selling it out to magn Braytonism.
The battle, as Edward M. Sullivan declared in
his forceful speech before the Tenth Ward Regis
traton club last night, is not between factions in
the Democratic party, but between the Democratic
party and band OF political cutthroats who seek
control of the organization in order that they may
the more easily and completely betray it for the
blood money they are promised by Braytonism
No true Democrat, desiring the triumph OF his
party and the vndicaton of its principles, will
either fail to attend the primaries tonight or be
duped into giving support to the ticket put forward
by the Hessians.
The men selected as the representatives OF
the real Democracy are known and tried members
of the party. OF their loyalty devotion and dis
interestedness there is and be no question.
They have been selected because they have given
proof OF the steadfastness OF their political faith.
and because they can be implicitly trusted to fight
the forces OF tckerY and treacher to the bitter end
They can neither be daunted by the threats OF
the agencies of mischief and malice, nor can they
be tempted by lying promises of place or by money
reward TO halt in their warfare against the Hes
slams and heelers bought and paid to do the despc-
able work OF corrupt Braytonism.
Against these candidates OF the true Democ-
racy there will be arrayed at the primaries tonight
the enoble creatures who have surrendered their
manhood their conscience and their honor in return
for the dirty dollars Braytonism has promised to
dole out to them.
They stand not for principle, but for duplicity,
not for honesty but for dishonesty not for loyalty
but for treachery The scarlet badge Of traitor is
upon them and from its sinister marking they can
not escape.
1t will not suffice TO merely shun these con-
temptible examples OF degeneracy and degradation
They must be grappled with fearlessly and soundly
thrashed. The measure OF their chastisemcnt
must be commensurate with the measure OF their
villainy. They must be scourged so mercilessy
that never again will they have the insolencc To
venture in where honest Democrats are assembled
for the exercise of their rights as free American
citizens
Vilgance is quite as needful as right voting
The Hessians and harpies enlisted under Bray
tonisms buccaneer banner past masters in all
the arts OF chicane and manipulation. Of ballot box
stuffing repeating and other crimes against the
sancity OF the ballot, they have been convicted,
but never punished, because of Braytonisms poten-
tial protection.
These tricks and devices will. no doubt, form a
part OF the rascally plot 10 steal onighs eaucuses
but il will fail utterly and miserably II honest
Democrats are alert active and insistent upon the
exercise Of their rights.
Tonight they will have what they never have
Rad since blighting Braytonism sent its .desrepu-