The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-19

one labor man I'm legislature OF III rep
resentatives and senator's? What good
can he do? The mere nomination of such
"a candidate is 70 act as a decoy duck "a
get the rest of the laboring men within
reach and 10 shoot them down iguratiye-
ly II they see you getting a grip on the
loaf and looking as if you will get the
loaf they are likely TO tear off one cor
ner or a few crumbs and while you are
nibblng at that they will get the rest OF
the loaf for themselves
''If Il wasn't for the jobs handed out
by the Republican party I'm this state and
city the party wouldn't be able TO stay
In power two years.
when a movement comes up 10 give
us a governor. and lawmakers that can
be controlled by the people. the Republi-
can bosses get together. hand out a fen
Jobs 10 good fellows and manage TO turn
the movement off and fool the voters
with decoy ducks and false issues.
whenever you get the Republican
party I'm this state by the throat and get
II down on the floor. you've got some
thing; and after II Is all over they say
See what we've given you
"The first thing you should do is 10
help the Democrats to obtain a constltu-
tional convention i'm this state Labor $
greatest strength is in the populous Sec
tions OF the state. The cities OF Provi-
dence and Pawtucket now contain about
half OF the population. They have but
two senators out OF 3S, and 10 representa-
tlves out of 72. This means that you are
practically disfranchised in favor of the
sparsely settled districts
"The first real reform I'm this state for
which all wortingnteff should fight Is ma
jority rule. That can only come through
a constitutional convention. once you get
majority rule, then you need only con-
vince a majority OF the people that any
other reform is the right thing and you
will get IT,
Now you can convince two-thrds OF
the people and you can get nothing be-
cause the state is controlled by a much
smaller percentage OF the population.
There are several ways OF trying to
get the reforms you advocate: but there
Is only one practicable way, and that Is
by uniting with the Democratic party"
Mr.. Fitzgerald had been advised TO
stay away from the meeting. as IL might
tend 60 injure the Democratic party. and
some politician thought he would put
his foot In it, by speaking there; but II
any "Hessian" expected 10 make capital
for himself out of the speech and the
advice Mr.. Fitzgerald gave last night, he
will be rudely jolted at the coming eau
cuses.
NJ. ID. Pasquale. who followed Mr.. Fitz-
gerald. contrasted conditions few years
ago with those now existing. and pointed
out how other much-needed gains might
be made by organized effort
Lawrence A. Grace declared that the
unions I'm Rhode Island deserved credit
for having prevented the situation OF
workingmen in the state from growing
more unfavorable since their organiza-
ton
Councilman Adolphus j. Evans OF the
Dorney "Hessian" coterle presented to
the melting the name OF James Coleman,
member OF te Wage Farmers club for
Enforcement as a candidate for the gem
eral assembly. The mention OF Mr.. Cole
mans name was received with some en-
thusiasm.
James Dunn. another member OF the
Wage Earners' club made the last adj
dress OF the evening.