The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-27

OF the six aldermen and IA out OF the IS
councilmen were against me.
1T Is hardly fair 10 say that i have
everything my own way when there Is
such an overwhelming majority against
me. / have hurled veto after veto at the
aldermen; but every one except rev or
minor Importance have been turned down.
Last year sent veto after veto against
fully 100000 or extravagant use or pun
lie FUNDS.
They may say that have never driven
machines and rings out OF business. Dut
they can't say that | have not tried. Dld
GOV. Utter drive any away from the state
house, even with both branches or the
snow. just sta a Is'oi word about my good
friend, Granger, the greatest representa-,
tive Rhode Island has had In the united
States congress for years. While ne may
not have at his back that great power
the Standard OIL company. whlch the Sc
nior senator OF this state has, ne mas
what is more important. the support ana
.aThe anti boss and anti Brsyton SEN
timent that is now sweeping over Little
Rhody seems 10 be prophetic that Mr
Granger will succeed hiniseii III 'he
lower branch OF congress.
mot party fealty, but your cllizensnlp
is at stake. IL Rhode Island can survive
80 years OF Braytodsm, no eVil can
wreck us. In your hands rests the solu,
ton. Brayton's head seems dizzy. ana
II remains with you TO become free or
remain half free, just as you wish:
ter the applause auieted after his intro
duction and said
Unless discussion leads to action ana
action leads to results. this whole cam
paign becomes a miserable farce 10 Amer
lean citizenship. and allows the contlnu-
ance I'm office OF men who care no more
for the wishes of the people than the
wind that blows the flag on the state
house. "
"Charles r. Brayton, the astute. able
and unscrupulous man. could never nave
had such power II the respectable voters
OF the state had risen in thelr nhght anu
asserted themselves at the ballot box
Mr. Granger challenged the RepuDncahs
10 point 10 a single vote given py hlIh
in the four years that he had Deen IN coh-
gress against the interests OF the peoPie
Jf this state.
His opponent, he said. might be amla,
bic. but he did not think the object OF
electing a man to eonsress ,,pS %as dinnsrs dsisrs
that he might be invited 10 atteho uihheis
and social functions. -,
Chairman Cannon in introducing Ed
ward NJ Sullivan alluded 10 him as one
OF the young and fearless Democrats OF
the state. Mr.. Sullivan was received WITH
loud acclamation and was frequently IN
terrupted by applause and cheers. In part
he said:
I'VE are the people! We own Rhode
Island. and in this election we propose TO
take possession OF H. The mere election
OF the state ticket is not the paramount
feature IL will amount 10 little if you
do not send 10 the state house such a ma
tority in both branches of the general
assembly that any measure or any move
made by Democratic governor may be
carried into full execution.
AT present even IL you should succeed
i'm electing the state ticket without a
Democratic legislature, you would fall
far short OF the most important feature
Of the situation. II IL should come TO
the point OF deciding whether we should
win the state or assembly ticket I should
throw up my hat and say: Win the as
sembly ticket. by all oddsr "
He said that the question for the voters
to settle Is whether they want 10 elect a
legislature that would be government
for tho people or a government for the
corporations.
Hon. p. J. Mccarthy. Democratic nomi-
nee for mayor of this city. spoke in part
as follows:
"The fact that men knowing the true
political conditions have publicly denied
all knowledge OF the existence and OF the
workings of the bad system is proof of its
absolute power and OF the coercive force
over the minds and tongues OF men. Such
symptoms, fraught with danger TO repub.
lican government.
Machine rule has encrcled our city
government and controls IL In many ways.
THE president OF the common council
is Republican and appoints all commit
tees. The mayor appoints all committees
OF the board OF aldermen. and thus az |
the mayor is a Republican, the machine
directs and controls council legislation.
Ward committees are selected by the |
machine. They select the candidates for |
the board OF aldermen and the common |
council, and thus the machine runs the |
city"