The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-10
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906.
PREsUMPTUoUs AND RIDICULOUS.

No doubt there are sincere sensible and in
telligent men among the membership of the Pioneer
Republican club but unfortunately for the reputa-
ton OF the club in the community they did not at
tend the hastily called meeting at Republican head
quarters on Tuesday last at which Samuel Ward
King Allen, Braytons man-of-all-work exploited
his rank partisanship and boundless verbosity
Had they done so, there is reason to believe the
organization would not have committed an act so
presumptuous and ridiculous as that of entering a
protest against the use by the independent citizens
of the state who are supporting Colonel Goddards
candidacy OF the of Lincoln as a party des-
ignation. The spirit displayed by this action is
SO narrow and bgoted to excite only contempt
among sensible men. The presumption Of it is
monumental.
What right have men of the Sam Allen stripe
TO assume exclusive guardianship of the name of
the revered Lincoln? Is there any principle Lincoln
enuncated and maintained that is sacred to Bray
tonsm or TO its henchmen? Not one
Lincoln's name, we'll as his deeds, is the
heritage OF the whole nation 1t is not the legacy
OF the Pioneer Republican club but of the whole
American people. Lincoln stood first of all for
right and justice. He demanded and he secured
equal rights for all men without regard to race,
color or previous condition Of servitude"
Lincoln warred upon human slavery until he
destroyed IT. The Lincoln party of Rhode Island
is warning upon political slavery fastened upon the
state by Braytonisms malign misuse of stolen
power, and will not halt until that slavery has been
extirpated and Braytonism has been crushed
Lincons purposes and achievements were
unselfsh and patriotic. They conferred upon the
nation benefits of incalculable value and made it in
fact we'll as in name "The land of the free and
the home of the brave"
The purposes of the Lincoln party are also un-
selfish and patriotic 1t is not battling for power
that it may reward the selfseeking place hunter or
to gain control OF the government that it may exer
else its functions to promote self-interest
1t is fighting for the rights of the whole people,
Tor restoration of representative government to
community from which it has been banished by
corrupt and corrupting Braytonism.
Lincoln made something more than a sound
ing phrase OF those words of the Declaration of
Independence "Al men created equal" He
made them living, potent and vital thing, when
he gave to the slaves the priceless boon of freedom
apd citizenship.
The Lincoln party OF Rhode Island purposes
to give to the people of Rhode Island the right de-
creed and bequeathed by the founders of this re-
public-a government representative of all the
people and equal rights to all citizens, with special
privileges to none.
What more fitting then, than that party ami
mated by such patriotic PURPOSES and maintaining
such lofty principles should march under banners
inscribed with the name of Lincoln.
He it was who emancipated the slaves four
decades ago The Lincoln party in this year
OF grace 1906 will battle with the militant Demo
cracy for the emancipation of Rhode Island from the
political slavery malefc Braytonsm has fastened
upon her.