The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-08
DESPERATE TRICK
OF BRAYTON RING

| Continued from page pne)
In expressing most eloquently his OPP
| position 10 the motion Yesterday. Hon.
! Amasa VI. Eaton war veteran one OF
those who not only voted for Abraham
| Lincoln hut went to the war To back
| up Lincoln's policies. which quite "A num-
Der OF eloquent political members OF the
club failed To do spoke in part as fol-
lows:
| THE names OF the great men of the
| country who are enshrined In our hearts
through their deeds. such as Washing
| ton jefferson. Lincoln. Grant and Me
| Kinley stand for certain principals.
ANY bod< Of men assembled for car
rying out .<y particular movement has
| a right 10 use the name of the leader VINO
stood for those principles.
"In the present day we see wide
| spread movement for reform, notably In
| Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey and New Hampshire. 1t Is an upris-
ing against the dominion of bossism; and
| everywhere they are doing IL In the name
| OF the Lincoln party.
IF the majority wish TO protest they
may do 80: but / think II Is futile and
makes us ridiculous. ! think the best
| thing 10 do is to adjourn.
"The army which saved the country
| and was composed of men of all political
parties, including Republicans and Dem
ocrats and II II hadn't been for the war
Democrats l doubt II the country could
! have been saved
Ex-speaker Samuel w. X. Allen mem
ber of the General Assembly from East
Greenwich. and a most ardent supporter
| of Boss Brayton. got badly tangled up
| when he offered a motion to protest
against the use of the name Lincoln.
| He got as far as II move TO appoint
a committee TO draw up protest against
the use OF the name OF Lincoln for"
and then he stopped, not knowing appar-
| entity just what use OF the name he de-
sired to protest against.
| Mr. Eaton helped him out by saying:
IL think my brother Allen desires To say,
To complete his motion, for any purpose
/ the boss on the hill does not approve ."
and Mr.. Allen sat down completely dis
| comhted.
Leading Democrats and Independents
were asked to-day whether they thought
the Brayton machine would go 10 sucs
a length as TO seek by political trick
| 10 deprive the Goddard movement OF the
name OF Lincoln. which has been EN-
ployed so successfully elsewhere against
| ring rule.
one. representative Democrat said: :
Gen. Brayton has n long head and II
contains plenty of gray matter. / do not
doubt that he was behind the action OF
the Pioneers yesterday, because the brig
ade of offceholders who appeared there
filled with patriotic veneration for Lin
coins honored name and memory all owe
their positions and emoluments to the
boss.
But I doubt very much whether, In
voicing a protest against what they were
pleased to term the use OF the name Lin
con TO deceive, Brayton would counte-
nance an even graver deception by seek
t..a. st.sA g.. a.
bread-and-butter brigade or any combn-
alton OF nominees the brigade might get
together
"He knows that such a storm OF indg-
nation would sweep over the state as
the result OF such a palpable trick that
II would cost his tickets far more strength
than he could hope TO gain for them by
the treachery: and he would probably
stop II at once. though | don't doubt
that some of the petty politicians who
are now so indignant are not above re-
sorting TO the trick IL they have the
slightest encouragement.
There Is at least one patriotic office
holder from whom considerable has been
heard about ideal citizenship. whom |
regard as a rarely odiferous combination
OF the sneak. the skunk and the fox, and
there are others associated with him who
in the old country would be known as
'omadhauns.' or fools. Nobody trusts or
follows them, and they haven't by any
means a monopoly Of the brains. the con-
science or the patriotism OF this country
or state.
THE Lincoln party designate adopted
by the Independent Goddardites is good
one and Is perfectly legitimate IL is not
designed 10 deceive. II is employed In the
same sense that the name OF Jackson or
jefferson has been employed In support
Of policies OF which neither OF those emil
nent gentlemen ever dreamed but which
they might reasonably have been expect
ed 10 support had they lived at the times
I'm question.
There Is no question I'm my mind that
Lincoln would be found on the side OF
decency I'm Rhode Island politics were
state and ne would doubtless he allied
with the Goddard movement II not with
the Democratic party, In It's efforts 20
redeem the state from false PATRIOTS
whose loyalty is measued rather by lip
service and n sense OF favors received. or
expected. than II is for the name OF Lin
coin or any other statesman"
"If the machine men should attempt TO
block US by this sharp practice" said n
supporter of Col. Goddard today. "the
elements OF treachary and OF false pre-
their game could be stopped by proceed
ings I'm equity. We have already an
nounced. publicly. weeks ago. our inten-
tion TO use the name OF Lincoln.
Many of us, including our candidate.
Col ". ". I. Goddard. supported Lincoln
by voice. by vote and by service I'm the
Union armies; and we are as clearly en-
titled 10 use the name as is any other
combination I'm this state
we have acted openly. with no inten-
tion or desire 81 deceiving anybody: and
We do not purpose that ANYBODY shall he
deceived by the Pioneer Republicans or
any other allies OF Ross Brayton
Originally, the Pioneers were organ.
lied as a social club. hut they degeren-
ated Into n political organization to FUR
ther the ambitions of Senator Aldrich.
Vow, II appears. such men as Sam
Allen and George pottis are dIrec,ino tbe
clubs action. never heard OF Allen at
tending more than one meeting. that