The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16

Third Ward Wage Earners' club last eVe-
ming, i'm which he showed up effectively
the hypocricy OF Boss Brayton and the
Republican party in it's attitude toward
the workingman. and propounded some
questions to Gov. Utter. which II is safe
TO say that the latter will not answer.
President John Mogan OF the club called
the meeting TO order and introduced John
c. oNeill as chairman; and Councilman
Thomas j. Flynn made an opening
speech. Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald then spoke
as follows:
"Labor's stand in this campaign is not
a contest 10 get a few favorites an onice
or Job but contest 10 bring about better
conditions for laboring people in general
a contest where laboring men have aeciu-
ed 10 unite TO bring about condltloh OIL
affairs in the state that will ensure Ia
boring men a square deal.
I'm this campaign the Democratic party
stands where Il has always stood TOT
form OF government that will make every
citizens vote OF equal weight. ana TOT
laws that will bring about justice ana
fair play TO all.
THE Republican party, as ever. dodges
the main issue, goes of on matters that
are not up for decision, publicly declares
for one thing and privately intends 10
q keep on its same old tracks
"If the laboring men are ever going 10
amount TO anything politically, II must be
under a form OF government where the
majority rules. II the Democratic party
has the power 10 bring this about, the
majority will rule
"If the Republican party prevails. the
same old rotten borough control, which
is the cause OF present conditions VIII
continue 10 the end that Aldr1ch, Perry
Colt. and incidentally Brayton. can live at
ease on the privileges granted 10 them
by our state.
pledginR itself TO give 10 the registry
voter. foreign-born or native, his fuu
rights as a citizen? The Democratic par
" has year after year introduced anu
supported a bill 20 do this and the Repup-
lican party year after year mas cohnneo
81 in the pigeonholes OF which Mr.
Burchard OF Little Compton holds the
key.
THE Ten-Hour law for motormen ana
conductors was introduced by Democrats
for several years and pigeonholed by he-
publicans. In the meantime the Demo
cratic party was growing stronger, the
motormen and conductors had formed
union and things looked serious The Re
publicans feared the coming election, so
they passed the bill, merely as a blum
adiaurned to meet after election and the
bill became a law.
Then the great men OF the state, MI
Perry. Mr. Aldrich and few others,
who own the paper which revels IN IN
terviews with so-called labor leaders ana
feels so strongly for the laboring man
that il wants 10 send the president of the
rubber trust 10 the United States senate
20 help Senator Aldrich, the Standard OH
senator to get labor its rights; then these
men wanted 20 sell block of stock In
the railroad to some Philadelphia men
The Philadelphia men wouldn't buy
~ the en-Hour law was TO hold. so ar
-angements were made so that the great
statesman's corporation could violate the
law. the law would later be repealed and
q Republican governor would send state
militia at the states expense 10 see that
the lawbreakers were protected. and our
present governor saw only one mistake IN
the whole affair. and that was that the
agent of the lawbreakers didn't shoot
down those who resented the fagrant IN
suit 10 the sovereignty of the state.
THE whole program was carried out.
The law was not obeyed, the militia did
its work and after election the law was
repealed
'On the question of a constitutional
amendment providing for proporuonate
representation the Republican party
lodges. the Democratic party Is unequi-
vocslly in favor OF It, the Republican
party is against giving the governor any
power and the Democratic party believes
the governor should have It,
"I wish 20 ask Gov. Utter these ques-
tions: Is there not a boss or the Republi-
can legislature by the names OF Gen.
Rravton who has an office I'm the state
house directly opposite the governor oi-
fee?
Does not this boss, except on very
rare occasions, control the actions Of the
legislature, and has he not attempted TO
control your actions?
"Are YOU not powerless. as governor. to
drive him out OF the state house?
rs II not a fact that you as governor,
have no executive authority or any power
of appointment due to an act passed by
a Republican general assembly, and has
not a Republican general assembly during
your term of office refused 10 restore the
power OF appointment 10 the governor?
Has not the general assembly been
Republican for more than seven years
last past, and have not there been acts In
troduced during that time providing We
10 power for the governor, and have not
those acts failed OF passage?
why are they not mentioned In the
Republican state PLATFORM
"If you are in favor OF these acts and
the Republican assembly is opposed To
them, are you strongly enough in favor
OF them TO speak and vote against Re-
publican candidates who are opposed TO
them, and 20 vote for the Democratic
candidates. II not. why not?
Don't you know, Gov. Utter. that YOU
have been nominated by the Republican
party. not because they believe what you
stated In your speech before the Republi-
can state convention ybut because they be
iieve your nomination will help them 20
prevent the contamination OF the meas
rures you claim 10 approve7 And " that
ls the case, how can you conscientiously
accept the nomination."
Alderman John G. Dunn pledged his
support 20 Mayor Higgins and said: III II
wasn't for the Republican party I'm con-
.rol at the city hall today icty laborers