The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-27
CRAFT TEMPLE"
THE SANCTUARY
OF BRAYT0N|SM

Thomas F. Cooney. Col. p. II. Quinn.
DR. Paul Denis and Hon. f. X. Beleau
In French made addresses at a Demo
cratic rally in the Academy OF Music at
Arctic Center last evening, Marsh s
Crompton band giving a preliminary con-
cert
John b. Archambault. Democratic nom
inee for state treasurer. presided. and
welcomed the gathering complimenting
them on the large attendance as an earn
est OF the interest aroused in the pres
ent campaign.
Thomas r. Cooney was introduced as
the first speaker, and said in part:
However much our Republican friends
paign, II. like Banquos ghost. will not
down. Samuel Gorton. the founder OF
Warwick and Coventry, IL alive today,
would be opposed TO the system of mis-
government personihed by one of your
townsmen, Charles r. Brayton.
How many speakers on the Republi-
can side OF this campaign have you heard
utter a single word in favor OF decent
government in Rhode Island? They seek
TO divert attention from the political can
Ger now undermining our rights as ciu-
zens by telling us what Lincoln and
Roosevelt have done for us.
What we are interested In and what
we want our Republican friends to answer
Is the question asked by the next gov
ernor. James II. Higgins. What OF Bray
tonism2 They answer this by saying that
there is no such thing as Braytonism;
that there is no boss. That is the answer
OF Gov. Utter. That is the answer of
Senator William A. Morgan of Provi-
dence.
'Braytonism sits in this state all pow
erul. The temple OF graft is It's sanctu-
ary. and the multitude OF Republican Of
flce-holders and franchise seekers, Its de-
voted worshippers. our loyal citizens
have resolved 10 overthrow both the tenn
pie and the idol.
ION the convening OF the next general
M uTill Cf p lxa
the idol en- the cheek bet-ts remove the
carcass and leave not a vestige OF the
monster; and our leader. aided and assist
ed by his colleagues on the Democratic
ticket, working In harmony with a legis-
lature the members OF which are pledged
TO vote for Rhode Islands first citizen
for United States senator. Col. X. II. i.
Goddard, having, received a commission
ruins OF Braytonism, erect temple OF
government in which merit is TO be the
measure OF men
Dr. Paul Denis, candidate on the Demo
cratic assembly ticket, before delivering
his speech in French. said: Il wish TO
saw 10 you that IL has been said / can
not speak English enough 10 go 10 the
general assembly, but, gentlemen, can
hear IL well enough 10 look out for your
interests IL l am elected.
Col. Quinn said: II want to call your
attention 20 a man who Is paid To talk
for a machine and who takes every occa-
SION to sneer at the French Canadian can
didates for office. He did It last year,
and he is doing II now. Or. Denis said
more from this platform tonight than
Or Legris and j. Frank Woodmansee
and Walter Bowen and Gideon Spencer
ever said in the general assembly.
"Dr. Denis has not been so many years
in the country as the man who wrote
that miserable article about him, and un-
like the man who tried TO SANDER him,
DIR. Denis did not attempt 10 vote ten
years before he was naturalized, like the
man who. II he had his deserts, would
not be here"