The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-18

The FIRST thing l want you 10 notice
is that last nights meeting determined
that the Republican party OF the state Of
| Rhode Island was up against the Demo
cratic party OF the state OF Rhode Island
and nothing else.
1T Is the same combination, seeking
almost the same end, seeking It through
the same means and I'm the same way as
Il has done In the past. ! have no doubt
from knowing the men who have been
| chosen 10 occupy the position OF standard
bearers for that party, that they didn't
dare 10 hesitate TO declare that they were
Democrats.
The purpose OF this great uprising is
10 secure the Offices. There il no ques-
tion about II. and there is a little differ
| ence In the means from what we have
had before For the last four years the
people of the state OF Rhode Island have
! been told that its electorate could be
| bought and that we are venal as voters.
! Suddenly this has been changed because
| Il has been proven 10 the people OF the
state Of Rhode Island that they were not
10 be purchased like sheep In a pen, and
no longer are we told that we. as indi-
viduals. are purchased. but we are told
that there Is one man In the state who
does the purchasing.
II defend nothing that is known In the
state of Rhode Island as bossism. There
is not man in the state who Is more
opposed 10 Il than / am. There Is not
man I'm the state who has stood more
consistently against II. There is not
man in the state who has stood with his
face set to the people OF the state OF
Rhode Island and against those who
would undertake 10 sell the rights and
privileges than have myself
THE gentleman who has been named
by our Democratic friends as their can
didate for governor said last night by
implication, that II he were 10 serve the
state for two years as the governor II
would not be possible for Charles r.
Brayton 10 occupy an office on the oppo-
site side of the marble palace TO the
governors office; neither would IL be
possible for him 10 stand at the door Of
the legislature and buttonhole anyone
connected with the general assembly.
Mayor Higgins has been I'm public
Office sufficiently long 10 know that
promise OF that nature Is a thing that
no man can fulHll In the first place, |
Charles r. Brayton is citizen OF the |
state OF Rhode Island; and there Is no |
man, no matter how high may be the
Office which he chances 10 occupy, who
can close the door OF the state house
against a citizen of the state.
''The governor has absolutely nothing
whatever 10 do with the control OF the
state house. or with the division Of It's
rooms That is fixed by the statute and
rests in a commission that has charge
OF the state house. subject 10 such di-
rection as Il receives from the general
and when the general assem-
bly, gives to certain man. through that
room in that state house
there is no power in the state OF Rhode
Island that can prevent him from enter
ing I'm there with his friends. or extend
ing the hospitality Of that room 10 his !
friends. so long as they obey the law
" the state.
Il am not saying this as an excuse for
the charges which <re made as TO what
Charles r. Brayton has done In our gen
eral assembly. / am simply saying this
to inform you that when man stands
before the people of the state OF Rhode
Island and promises them a thing which
he as a lawyer and as a legislator knows
that he cannot fulfll. the people Of the
state OF Rhode Island have reason to
doubt his other promises
"I want 10 disown absolutely any de-
fence OF that which he condemns; but
a man who holds out a promise like that
either trusts to the Ignorance OF his hear
ers. or believes in the practices Of |
demagogue.
Mr.. Rathbone Gardner said this: "If |
George II. Utter Is hugging to his soul |
the hattering JUNCTION that Charles X. |
Brayton, the boss. has any loyalty to him,
when he has ceased TO use him, he Is GO
ing TO be the worst disappointed man in
these plantations. Is he loyal 10 his
friends? How does he show that loyalty?
He stands by a man just as long as ne
can use that man and when he needs that
mans services no longer he has no fur
ther use for him. He Is loyal just as long
as he gets your money and no longer; 4
and George II Utter will find It out
ANY man who reads that can accept
but one Implication from II and that is
that George H. Utter has paid money to
Charles r. Brayton for Charles r. Bray
toms help George H. Utter never paid
Charles r. Brayton nor Charles r. Bray
toms agent n solitary cent. and he never
received a solitary cent from him for his
services.
when the proposition Of amendment
TO the state constitution was being pre-
pared I talked with Charles r. Brayton
about It. but never asked him what
could expect OF him. | rather told him
what he could expect OF me. He never
told me that there could be no change
there, in the manner in which Mr. Gard
ner suggests | told him that the resolu-
ton would be introduced, and II was in
troduced the next day
'Tf our Democratic friends expect TO
make capital against thoSe VINO nave
been asked 10 he the standard bearers OF
the Republican party, because they dis
like Charles r. Brayton, II is we'll for the
people 10 understand that issue. The only
pledge have 20 make and the only thing
I refer you TO as to the truth and as TO
the sincerity OF that pledge. Is the past
~ years OF my life. much OF which has
been given up 10 the service Of the state
OF Rhode Island. and with which some OF
you are familiar enough TO know there
is not one shadow OF a charge OF that
kind that can be laid To my door
our Democratic friends offer simply
destruction The Republican party has Of
fered construction. The Republican party
SAYS that 70 stands for more than de-
struction The Republican party stands
for something OF interest In this world. |
Do you recognize the wonderful prosper |
ity that is abroad I'm this great land OF |
ours? DO you realize the fact that only |
within n few weeks they were calling for |
laborers IN the far west and they could |
not obtain men?
do you consider that I'm the last six /
months more than 10000 aliens have come |
TO these shores. and that they are all oc-