The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16
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office, ! will drive from the state house
that place aud prostituted the rights of
the people
"If I am elected "a the ofHce Of chief
executive, 4 pledge myself So drive from
, the capitol Brnyton and Brnytonism.v
The condition, the situation In not
wholly understood. II is disgraceful every
day that the legislature Is I'm session. /
am not prepared 20 say that this is the
worst state I'm tho Union. for. taken rs a
whole, our state Is one OF the best II is
the political mechanism that governs our
state I'm a most absolute manner which
gives IL the name OF being the worst I'm
the country
New York has its Platt. Illinois It's
- Butler, Philadelphia its Durham and
McNicol and San Francisco its Rufe. but
none OF these has ever attained to that
degree of absoutism which will permit
them to dare 10 sit i'm the state house
day IN and day out. TO buttonhole the
members OF the legislature and TO tell
them what they must or must not do.
They are content TO assume a virtue,
but Brayton does not. He tells you. fiat
r ]yT -he- runs the state OF Rhode ISL
and that he is in the employ OF the
Z New York, New Haven and Hartford
e railroad. and that when the interests OF
that corporation do not conflict with
s. those OF the Rhode Island company, leg
= tslation is for sale by him
"A few years ago when | was a mem
before us a bill for the transfer act. |
proposed an amendment 20 that bill which
would make the cities OF Pawtucket and
Central Falls and the towns OF Cumber-
land and Lincoln practically one commu-
nifty In so far as a scent fare counted.
did this because they are practically one
community.
II had in that general assembly a ge-
nial friend. Republican, who lived In
one OF these communities, who asked OF
me the privilege OF presenting the
amendment goes through IL It bursts the
Republican party An hour later as the
hill was progressing, he said 10 me; That
amendment goes. When we get down to
that part OF the BILL IL goes
Some interested friend told Brayton
OF my friends intention. The old man
had agreed that the bill should go
through without any amendment conse-
and see him at the sheriffs office.
Soon after 1 saw him emerge from
that office sullen. detected and wan. /
faw the look of depression upon his face
and knew what had happened. Once
more / said 10 him, Will you present
that amendment2' Sadly he replied, i
can't The old man won't stand for It,
II put in the amendment, and my friend
voted against II and against the interests
of HE constituents because Gen. Bray
ton had told him that he must do so. This
IS but one instance OF the power that the
old man has over his dummies in the gen
pral assembly. (Applause)
"A few weeks ago the Democratic
party named a man for the United States
senate against whom none can point the
finger OF reproach, the Hon. Robert III. l.
Goddard (Applause) / still believe that
the great majority OF the Republican
party is composed OF straightforward
bad ruts, and so has the Democratic
party. IL / were in Missouri would be
pust as forceful in denouncing the Demo
cratic party there as in denouncing the
Rhode Island TODAY.
1--WE have given To the state Of Rhode
ysIopd as our candidate Robert VI. i.
Goddard. Whom have the Republicans
pivenf Nobody. Wbyf because Gen.
Brayton has not opened his bids and so
ne cannot tell.
"A few weeks ago Gen. Brayton sent
for prominent member OF the legis-
lature and said: Look here. l want you
20 run for the general assembly this
year. The person in question said; i
am not particular. But IL yor want me
to go I will To be sure I do. ! want
YOU to go and you don't know yet
whom you VIII vote for on the question
Of the United States senatorship. See?
"'We have got two rich fellows In
tow this time md we are going TO
make both OF them dump their money
In
This actually happened. This Is the
exact language which Gen. Brayton
used
= we are told by the Republican party
that the state must be saved. Last
year when Philadelphia was nghting
against the big, entrenched Republican
ring, which was scandalous and motor
Ious for its maladministration OF public
affairs. we were told that the Republi
ran party must he saved This was the
scry which was raised by admitted
thieves and grafters.
'Tt is said OF men of unquestioned
sense and intelligence that they are
b fraid TO turn over the affairs OF state
TO the Democratic party. I challenge
ron 10 point TO any man who 10 n can
bidate. of the Democratic party who
has not made an honest living outside
pf politics.
For 80 years Charles r.. Brayton has
had the affairs Of this state In his