The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-17
THE KNELL OF BRAYTONISM.

For the representative character OF the men
who spoke for the earnest interest and spontan-
eous enthusiasm of the vast body OF Rhode Island S
best citizenship in attendance for eloquent pleas
for civic righteousness and fearless and scathing
arraignments of ogarchical rule, pareIel can be
found for last nights magnificent and significant
Democratic ratification meeting in the whole politi-
cal history of Rhode Island.
The vast audience that filled every seat in the
states largest auditorium and ranged itself along
the great expanse Of wall was not made up OF the
idle the needless or the curious but of sober
minded and thoughtful men, earnestly desirous OF
learning what are the political ills from which the
commonwealth suffers and how they best be
cradicated.
These men represented all political parties, but
they showed by the serious attention they gave the
words of every speaker and by the spontaneity of
their applause and cheers that they have placed
their duty as citizens above their allegiance to
party and are prepared to do the part of honest
and courageous freemen in ridding the state they
love of the scandal, the blight and the of
Braytonism.
These men came to learn and they did learn
many things that will strengthen their resolve
to push forward with the forces of reform and
crush out once and forever that putrid oligarchy
that has befoued and debauched the politics of the
whole commonwealth.
They learned among other things that the
report circulated with sinister industry by Brayton
sn's newspaper, and which charges that Colonel
Goddard and his Lincoln party supporters con-
template the desertion and overthrow of the Demo
cratic state ticket at the polls, is lying invention
utterly without truth and put forth only in des-
perate attempt to discord in the ranks OF the
army of reform that is already battering the en-
trenchments behind which Braytonism crouches
and quakes in the agony of impotence and despair
1t was Colonel Goddard himself who shattered
this miserable piece of cowardly mendacity. and
he did it with ali the force and defnteness of which
that high-minded and unflinching standard bearer
was capable.
Il shall deem it my duty in the coming cleo
ton" he declared, ito give my entire support to
the ticket headed by Mr.. Higgins / believe that
by so doing / can best promote good government
in this state and the removal OF the present maign
conditions, and shall perform patriotic act when
vote for him and his associates next November
They learned from the Hon. Rathbone Gard
ner the decent citizenship is waging this campaign
for the achievement Of two things OF transcendent
importance the state, the overthrow OF the boss
and the election OF man 10 represent Rhode Island
in the United States senate who really stands for
the people"
To accomplish this the active partner and
visible instrument in the Braytonsm combine must
be whipped into oblivion. This brutal and mer-
cenary boss, this man who is not elected by the
people Of Rhode Island TO any public Office, this
man who could not be nominated by any party
for any public Office. without calling out the ex.
ecraticn of the whole people; this whom
nobody in Rhode Island trusts, and who takes his
seat at every session of the legislature. il tn:
Office Of the sheriff Of the county OF Providence anC
there. in an atmosphere resking with tobacco
smoke and with liquid refreshments not far re
moved Issues his orders as 10 the dssoil5 Of every
thing that trsnspires in the Ehcde Island legs
Ia.irc ss to all the acts CT the representatives o
the people Of Rhcde Island" must be driven cut
end will be driven cut by the legion OF decent citi