The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-02
SAVE THE CITY FROM DISGRACE.

Citizens of Providence fortunate in having
as one of the two mayoralty candidates who
is not afraid to declare his position and the policies
he will follow in the event of his election. Mr.
Mccarthy has made it clear that besides being an
uncompronlising enemy OF Braytonism he stands
for an honest, non-partisan and businesslike ad-
ninistration of municipal affairs
In his hands the interests of the people will be
safe from the predatory assaults of the Perry street
railway corporation. There will be no further
granting of valuable franchises for pttance, nor
will the taxpayers money be used, if he is elected,
for the building of easy grade thoroughfares for
the benefit of the Perry corporation.
Mr.. Mccarthy favors the construction of
tunnel on the east side, the perpetual ownership of
which shall be retained by the city Unlike his
Republican opponent, he does not believe in nor
will he consent to the of public funds for the
benefit of Marsden J. Perry and his partners in the
Philadelphia Gas Improvement syndicate.
1t is matter of common knowledge that there
is entrenched at the city hall ringsters who use
their positions solely for their personal profit and
the profit OF their favortes BY sneaking evasions
which amount almost to plain violation of the
ordinances they have established system of graft
that is scandalous it is costly to the taxpayers
BY the most transparent Ntrickery contracts
are withheld from public competition with the re-
suit that the rngsters and their favorites secure
these contracts not the lowest, but at the most
extravagant prices and the people compelled to
submit TO this shameful and persistent plundering
Mr.. Mccarthy in the event of his election,
which everything indicates certain can be de-
pended upon to stand between the people and these
rapacious ringsters. With the limited powers con-
ferred upon the mayor he may not be able to put
end at to this looting, but he be trusted
to relentlessly expose it and by so doing arouse
public sentiment sufficiently to compel the
ment of laws that will render impossible further
raids the municipal treasury.
1t should be the special aim of the taxpayers
tn ale
Mr.. Mccarthy in his efforts to defeat the schemes
o. the city hall grafters who have for years been
waxing wealthy by resorting to methods that are
not merely scandalous, but little removed from
plain robbery.
Nor should the taxpayers fail to realize the
magnitude of the mischief that will follow if they
elect aldermen candidates who weak, venal
subject to the malefic domination of Braytonism
1t is a matter of common knowledge and public
scandal well, that Braytonisms malevoent
agencies are plotting to compass first the appoint
ment as police commissioner of Frank A. Mat
thews, who as-chef of police has been convicted of
attempted conspiracy against the good name and
repute Of clergyman in this community, and later
his election as chairman of the board
Such consummation would bring disgrace
and shame upon, the city of Providence. 1t is bad
enough in all conscience, that decent and reputa-
BILE citizens are compelled through the sinister
power of malodorous political oligarchy to toll
crate as the executive head of the police depart
ment man whose conviction of monstrous Of
fence renders him VIGOROUSLY unfit for the position
he now holds, but it would be infinitely worse
II they are forced to endure him as chairman Of
the police commission, Office that would give
him almost absolute control of the police depart
ment itself.
Braytonism, when il robbed the citizens Of
Providence OF the right Of home rule through the
establishment OF state appointed police commits
sion, sought to make the police department an
active and aggressive agent in its political villany
It's plan has been rendered abortive by the
courageous attitude Of Chairman Luther. who has
resisted all attempts Of Braytonism to enlist the
police department. in its dirty work. For that re-
distance Bravtonism has decreed the displacement