The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 6. 1906.
THE SENATORIAL CONSPIRACY.


States senate now occupied by George Peabody
Wetmore This is the decision reached by the
Aldrich-C Colt Perry -Brayton combine It is de-
cison that nothing alter, not the protests
and warnings of that diminished and steadily dim
finishing number of Republicans who still remain
aaithfl TO Braytonism.
Senator Wetmore will be forced out of the
contest by easy and plausible means if possible,
by drastic methods if necessary. That is the de-
cree and it will be enforced. The men who have
made it in secret, for obvious reasons, intend to
bring about such situation as will compel Mr.
Wetmore to announce his own withdrawal
BY such craftily devised scheme they intend
to dispose of Mr.. Wetmore and at the same time
retain the support of his following in Newport
county and throughout the rest of the state. Under
mo circumstances will the junior senator be per-
mitted to be candidate for another term.
Mr.. Wetmores senatorial career is to be cut
short, not because he has lost strength with the
rank and file of the Republican party, not because
he has forfeited the confidence of that body by his
official conduct, not because he has net properly
maintained the dignity of the senatorial Office,
but simply and solely because Colonel Colt wants
the place and Aldrich, Perry and Brayton want
him to have it.
believes the control of vast wealth entities him to
membership in the Mionaires club that some
times condescends to legislate for the American
people at the national capital.
Aldrich Perry and Brayton regard his ambi-
ton as laudable and one that should be gratified
Hence the decree of custer secretly agreed upon
against Mr. Wetmore.
Colonel Colt is persona grata TO Adrch be-
A
senior senator in his particular and arduous spe-
calty of safeguarding the interests of the Standard
Oil, the Sugar and other trusts against hostile as
saults by national Legislators who deem it their
duty to protect the people from the
rapacity and greed of the Rockefeers, the Have
meyers the Baers and others of that ilk.
With Colonel Colt, the president of one trust
and director in others, as his colleague, Aldrich
would never have to worry as to how the
other senatorial vote from Rhode Island would be
cast when any affecting trusts came be-
fore the senate 1t would be safe and sure case
of "Me Too" and therefore emnently satisfactory
to the senior senator.
Colonel Colt is the candidate of Marsden J.
Perry because Perry has ambition of his own
he wishes to crafty Having absorbed about
every banking institution in sight he now conten-
plates the merging of his own trust company with
that of which Colonel Colt is the president. This
he believes be more easily brought about with
Colonel Colt in the United States senate than
out of it. Hence his unalterable determination
that Colonel Colt shall be the Republican oand-
date for senator.
Colonel Colt has the support OF Brayton be-
cause he is satisfied the snews Of political war that
will be placed at his disposal will be unlimited
With Brayton it is not question of sentiment, OF
fitness of availability. 1t is purely matter of
business. With Brayton nothing counts but cash.
and tn preponderance of cash in this contest is on
the side of Colt Hence Braytons determination
that Colt shall be named for the senatorship
Thus Mr.. Wetmore has been marked for
slaughter in order that the personal ambitions and
sordid self-interest of quartette of political
fugers may be promoted. The rank and file of the
Republican party will be ignored entirely in the
matter OF the selection of a senatorial candidate
II is expected TO do the voting only Braytonsm
will do the rest
But Braytonism this year will not be able TO
"dsliver the goods" Even with funds inexhaust-
ible and with all the dexterty and skill in manage
ment with which two decades of constant neither
world manipulation have equipped him, the boss
cannot fulfill his contract to make Colonel Colt
United States senator
He can drive Mr. Wetmore out OF the race
Indeed. that work of impudence and ingratitude