The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-17


/ nominee. You have simply TO observe
4 the signs OF the times
1T has been the custom OF the Re.
publican party at the state convention
/ held previous TO the assembling Of the
| legislature at which a senator was tc
be elected, whenever the present In.
cumbent was again TO be made the
choice Of the party TO indorse MIN al
that convention. 1t was done in the
case OF Aldrich.
Three different towns instructed
/ their representatives to bring their
senatorial candidate to the attention OF
/ the Republican convention; but moi
only did the Republican convention not
say one word about Wetmore, but the
men who were instructed 10 mention
his name did not dare to speak. and II
| the delegates TO the convention dii
not dare TO ask for Wetmore's indorso.
ment, the delegates 10 the convention
from Newport, Middletown and James
town, do you think that the members
OF the legislature from those three
places will care 20 vote for him when
Brayton says no?
II say Col Colt is the next Republi-
can nominee as United States senator
His personal character. his social char
acter, his business character. his politi-
cal character don't sizez up to the
genuine Rhode Island standard TIe
has been before the people IF this
state for their suffrages. He had the
support OF the whole newspaper press
at that time. He had. the influence OF
thousands OF dollars poured out Il
secure his election, and he was defeated
hands down by Lucus F. c. Garvin
He has never dared to come openly
before the people OF the state again
He does not dare TO do so now. He ev
poets TO creep into ONCE as your repre-
sentative by misdirection, and nobody
will know II until the day comes Il
vote In the legislature. and then you
Will find that, unless you see that Col
Goddard is elected. this man will be
nominated; and he cannot be nomi-
mated in grand committee without Civ.
ing voice to a protest which will make
IL impossible for him TO take his seat
"CoL Colt as president the the Indus
trial Trust company so absolutely con-
trolled the former Democratic newspaper
In this city that he prevented its doing
anything whatever to oppose his candi-
dacy for governor. When he desired 20
become a candidate for United States SEN
ator, he purchased this same paper and
turned II into the Republican machine
organ.
"since this campaign started this paper
has issued a morning broadside-I cannot
call II morning edition of the paper, for
there is no news in II. and very little ad-
vertising; but its columns are filled with
political matter, edited by the same re-
porters I'm the same old-fashioned way.
Since this campaign has been on, that
paper has been sent TO my house and 10
the houses OF my friends and 10 your
houses without our asking for 1t without
money and without price. II this is being
done, II must be done in the interest of
Col Colt and OF no one else.
"I know George H. Utter. Personally
like him and l pity him today more
than l pity any other man on earth.
He is a man OF stainless personal char
acter. He is punctilious, almost pharl-
saical. in his observance of what he be-
lieves TO be his religious duties. He
is a man with convictions who has
deliberately resolved to sacrifice those
convictions in order that he may get
place. He is man with reputation
who has deliberately determined that
he will throw that reputation into the
scales to get the support of man
whom he loathes and whose methods
he despises I'm order that he may get
what that man has to give
George II. Utter. in his convention ad-
dress the other day, following his NOM
nation for governor, said that he was
convinced that this state required an
amendment TO the constitution which
should provide for more equal rep
resentation OF the cities and towns
in the legislature, which should give
the governor the veto power and
the appointing power. He knows per-
fectly well that that cannot possibly be
obtained II the Republican nominees for
the legislature Of this state are elected;
and yet In order that he may be governor
he starts his candidacy with such express
sions.
George II. Utter more than year ago
said he thought that the constitution
ought 20 be amended and the system OF
representation changed: and he went 10
Charles r. Brayton and asked him what
measure OF reform in this direction he
would be willing TO give his influence In
favor Of He was told that there should
be no legislation OF that character as
long as he had influence in the Repub-
lican party. And yet George III. Utter is
praising the boss on account Of his loyalty
TO his friends.
IT know OF no sadder spectacle than a
man who has real convictions and a good
reputation who is willing 20 sacrifice II
I'm order that he may get place; and come
what will | won't vote for such a man.
II know James II. Higgins. He has
been I'm public life since he has come ia
years OF discretion. and all the time he
has been I'm public life he has been in a
fight. He has had the opposition not
only OF bad men on the other side but OF
bad men on his own side. and he has
never yielded one jot Of his convictions in
order 20 further his personal prospects.
"He has done within the last two OF
three days. Il seems 20 me- the grandest
thing ever knew man In political life
10 do. He IL a member OF the Lincoln
party campaign committee. II became
A question whether that committee should
place under It's embems the names OF the
Democratic nominees for state Offices,
with James II Higgins AZ the head.
James II. Higgins 10 assist the legislative
ticket said: Take my name Off. Leave
It or Lot me stand for the psople OF