The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-20
HIGGINS PUTS 1T UP
TO UTTER FORCIBLY.

Mayor Higgins was accorded a most en-
thusiastic greeting, and during his re-
pitch OF enthusiasm. He spoke in part as
follows:
Your meeting tonight is one pecu-
llarly interesting TO me; In the hrst
place it is the FIRST political speech i
have ever made in Westerly. In the
second place. the candidate to whom
! am opposed on the state ticket Is one
of your fellow townsmen, and II there
is place where | care TO show my
principles IL is in his own back yard. /
feel that you citizens OF westerly have
a burning interest in this campaign
you have seen ,one OF your repre-
sentatives taken from you In order
that the Inmates OF the Cranston state
prison might have one more represen.
tative. Possibly Mr.. Brayton thought
these inmates were more to his liking,
al he may be soon in closer association
with them.
recent history, too, that your town
council by an luminous vote asked your
fellow townsman, the governor, TO sub
should be deprived OF this representa-
tive to the supreme court for its de-
cision, your senator and your represen-
tatiye joined tls In The ru request. .ao,n, ,,t,
REASONABLE request Your representa-
tive was taken away. from you on ac-
count OF Brayton and bosslsm | was
there in the house OF representatives
and heard Mr.. Crafts make one of the
most logical and intelligent arguments
ever made in that house, showing why
Westerly should retain that representa-
tive, but you lost II on account or Bray
''Why did not the governor submit
this question TO the supreme court =?
WHY didn't he grant this request?
Perhaps he can explain the reason.
."Our answer 10 talks about bank
eommlssioners, immigratio9, pr ppoteGt,,re ,o turn
our eyes 10 the fsanigan building, In
Providence. point our finger az room
1886 and say TO the people OF this state.
There is the Issue, there Is the man.
"Charles n. Brayton, with his scan
dalous political record, with his out.
rageous and bare faced dictation or
the government OF Rhode Island, Is
the question which cannot and will not
''There is no man In this state whom
esteem more highly In q persona
cal conflict / think he will night fair.
Neither now nor hereafter DO l pro
pose that there shall be one word OF
bitterness coming from me with re-
spect TO him as man; not one lota
OF mud singing so far as our discus
sions are concerned.
''Gyov. Utter and I have been, and are
AT the present time, personal friends,
and. no matter what may transpire be-
tween now and election day, / propose
that we shall be personal friends here
after.
ION wednesday evening the governor
stated as follows: Il want 10 disown ab-
solutely any defence OF that which ne
HiEgins) condemns; but | say tonight
that n man who holds out a promise Ike
that either trusts to the ignorance OF his
hearers or believes In the practices or
demagogue.
Coy. Utter did not mean that; he
knows better He has known me long
enough 10 know that | have never In my
life resorted 10 the practices OF a dema-
gogue. and that I have never trusted To
the ignorance OF my hearers.
- gladly forgive him on account OF the
circumstances under which II was uttered
and I believe he was sorry for II the
next day 7 would not have said such
thing OF him, because he Is not a dema-
gogue and he does not trust TO the ig-
norance OF his hearers.
you stated. Mr. Governor. that | de-
clared I would drive Brayton from the
state house You misquoted me | said
no such thing. I did say. SO far as lies
in my power and I'm the power OF the
chief executive. N 7 am elected 20 that
office Ohe governorship). will drive from
the state house the criminal boss who
has contaminated that place and prosti-
tuted the rights of the people
you will thus see. Mr.. Governor. that
7 expressly stated I would drive Brayton
out so far as lay In my power repeat
that statement 7 will drive Brayton out
of the state house and 7 Will destroy
Brayton's political power In this state, "
n lies within the power of public offl-
cia 10 do a.
shall strain every nerve. ! shall exhaust
every legal remedy. 7 shall agliate and
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