The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16
HIGGINS TALKS
PLAIN ENGLISH

, control and are the people afraid 10
take those affairs out OF his hands7 IL
any man In Rhode Island can give us
worse government than Charles *.
Brayton has provided then l will for
swear my party.
III the Democratic party. getting con-
troll OF the state. shall raise up such
bosses. then / will be the first to de-
nounce bossism.
I'VE want clean legislature. We
want men at the state house who Will
refuse 10 receive notes that are sent
TO them from the sheriffs ONCE men
who will do as did Rathbone Gardner,
when he had the courage 10 say: There
he goes, and I want 10 know by what
right he comes into this mouse nnu
dictates 10 the members
Since then Brayton has not done his
lobbying upon the floors OF the general
assembly We want TO send this man
back and TO help him drive not only
| from the floor but from the capitol this
, boss--Brayton.
"xYe want men mt the state house
who will not sit by and keep still. We
want men who will do something more
than let Brayton alone. That is just
what Brayton wants. The highwayman
wants to be let alone, and the burglar
does not desire that you should molest
him He wants TO be let alone, and so
does Brayton.
There have been members Of the
general assembly who sat quiescent and
let Brayton practice his infamous acts
before their very eyes, and who did not
dare raise a hand 10 stop him. They
were afraid TO take n manly stand
against him lest In the next election they
would not receive a renomina tion.
I'VE read of the man who went down
TO Jericho and was fallen upos by rob-
bers. The Levite passed by. but the
Good Samaritan picked him up and took
IL ha fnr
The Levite OF old was possibly a clean,
good man. who had no hand In the as
sault and robbery. He would tell you
with all gusto that he did not believe
in robbery and murder.
I'VE do not want any Levites at the
state house: but we do desire the Good
Samaritan, who will pick up the bruised
safeguarded and protected
we are campaigning against en-
trenched bossism and the finest machine
in t.. United States, one that does
not stop at perjury or the most ha-
grant mendacity. one which labors
TO cause disruption in the ranks OF
those united TO secure for the people
pure government.
'I hope that the people Of Rhode Island
will not be misled by the report that Col.
Goddard Is seeking 10 overthrow Higgins
Absolute harmony prevails in the
ranks OF the reformers today. / have
the same confidence and the same in
terests that | had when enlisted sew
eral months ago under Col. Goddard's
banner. / might have enlisted else
where.
II recall the kindly interest OF George
Peabody wetmore in affairs in which /
was interested: but there are times
when we must waive aside personal
obligations. This Is why I enlisted
under the banner held aloft by Col.
Robert H. L. Goddard. and why ! will
use all legitimate efforts TO elect him.
ave are not In this campaign for the
election of n few officers. We are here
I'm N common cnuse against Brnytonism.
IL IL ImmnterinI whether or not we sue
ceed I'm electing officers so long as we
destroy the power Of Brayton and
Braytonism In this state.
Those who think that they are de-
celving you by asserting that there is
trouble and discord are fooling none,
There Is no discord. there is no over
throwing. there is no trouble. ! author
lied my signature to be appended 10 the
report OF the Lincoln party committee,
which declares that that party is out TO
elect members OF the legislature only
1T has been said that there is split
between the Lincoln and Democratic
parties for the reason that the former
has not indorsed the nominees OF the
latter.
II am not so braZen as TO SIT on a
committee and indorse my own candi-
dacy. What the Lincoln party may do
outside the legislative ticket is OF abso-
lutte indifference TO me. There will he
no throwing over of Higginsj but there
will he one of Brnytonism."
Theodore +. Greene spoke OF the
record made by the Republican party
I'm the time OF Lincoln and said that
apathy had allowed our liberties TO be
taken away from us. The citizens, he
said. had again risen 10 throw of the
yoke.
He referred to Brayton methods In
the general assembly, including the sale
OF offices and the giving away OF fran
chises. the exercise OF which brought
double taxation upon the poor man.
The speaker also referred To the alb
sence OF any Endorsement Of Senator
Wetmore at the recent Republican state
convention and added that In Novem-
ber a chilly wind would sweep over the
state. which would cause the boss TO
shiver.