The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-08
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tuuondl reform. You Will also near them
loudly proclaim that they. and they alone,
are the party OF construction, .and that
we are the party OF obstruction. After
pulling and tugging and nagging at them,
after our agitating and agitating and agi-
tating, when they see the handwriting on
the wall. and a universal public demand
for the policies we advocate, they give
way, inch by inch and then they call
themselves the party OF construction.
DEMOCRATS ORIGINATE REFORMS.
There Is hardly a single reform which
they have been granted for years which
has not been originated by Democrats and
forced from the Republicans at the point
of threatened defeat at the polls. IL Is
only the most pressing OF political exigen-
cies, not honest sentiment, which wrings
these reforms from them. III there is any
party in this state which really has OBJ
party.
Who has obstructed the granting of the
veto? Who has obstructed the cause OF
falrer legislative representation? Who has
obstrlcted the abolition OF the property
qualification? Who has obstructed the
cause of executive control over the power
OF appointment? In fact. who has OBJ
structed every good cause which happened
TO stand In the way OF the interests be-
hind the Republican, machine In this
commonwealth?
Yes gentlemen they tell you that we
disorganizaton, and that II entrusted
with power we would be incapable OF
agreeing upon any settled of firm policy
And yet, for over three months during
this very year. on every Legislative day
from Jan. Is to the end OF the session.
they struggled In vain TO elect senator
OF the United States, until after 81 bal
lots, they were forced to adjourn. alb
jectly admitting that they swere incapa-
BILE OF agreeing upon anybody.
AS result of this legislative deadlock
the state OF Rhode Island has been with
out its full representation In the upper
branch OF congress- II the Democracy
ever displayed more palpabe disorgani-
zat1Dn then exhibited by Republicans in
the last legislature. I have yet to read of
It, On the contrary. every day of the bal
loting, the Democratic and Independent
strength was uniformly cast for Robert
ii. i. Goddard.
ELECT COL. GODDARD.
Rhode Islanders have. indeed. high
duty and an honored privilege in the OPP
portunity Of sending Col. Goddard TO the
senate. In every sense OF the word typi-
cal Rhode Islander and n man standing
for the best I'm our business enterprises.
the highest In social and personal life,
an exemplar In political activity, indie
pendent Republicans and Democrats are,
indeed. fortunate In their choice. Had he
the methods of his opponents, he could
easily have been elected over both; but he
believes and we believe with him, that
justice will In the end triumph over NAM
mon, and that righteousness In public life
must finally overcome the forces OF in
iquity and bribery.
The election, therefore. of Col Goddard
is one OF the supreme questions of the
hour, because IL means the placing or
representative In the United States sem
ate who will truly typify the highest.
grade OF Rhode Island politics.
On Thursday next the Republican state
convention will be held in this city. and
will then place before the people Its
nominees for state officers. II Is gener-
ally conceded that the nomination for
chief executive will be given to the pres
ent lieutenant governor, and he has pub
licly declared his willingness TO accept
the same. 1t has also been declared that
his acceptance has been based upon GER
tain conditions, and that among those
conditions are laws against lobbying and
the elimination of Brayton. If this under
standing be not based upon facts, then
have nothing to say at this time, but
will have sUure comment TO make later
IN the campaign.
QUESTIONS FOR JACKSON.
If IL is based upon facts. then have a
few questions TO ask and / want the lieu
tenant governor to answer them next
Thursday when he takes the Republican
platform to accept the nomination for
governor:
If you are now opposed to Braytonism.
when did you first become inoculated with
the idea? You have already taken three
nominations for lieutenant governor from
Brayton's machine: Did you ever insist,
in taking any of these nominations, that
the boss should be eliminated and that
lobbying be stopped? You have been
elected lieutenant governor in three sue
cessive years-l904, 1906. and 1906. In each
of those years the power OF Brayton you
knew to be supreme. You saw him daily
in the state house practicing his Infamous
trade before your very eyes Now, sir.
j want you to ten the people of the state
whether you ever publicly protested
against those practices? In other words,
did you ever for a moment dare publicly
to attack BEayton until you saw his sun
was setting, and until the Independent
Republicans and the Democrats OF Rhode
Island started him from his nest and
drove him under cover without your as
sistance? II you do profess 10 attempt
the elimination of Brayton, do you think
you are consistent in advocating at the
same time the election TO the United
States senate OF the one man In Rhode
Island who has done more to bolster up
and fee Brayton than any other individual
in our commonwealth?
If YOU are opposed to Brayton and
Braytonism. will you also kindly explain
how II Is that Brayton openly championed
your nomination at the recent meeting
OF the state Republican commttee? III
elected to the office OF governor you are
prepared TO do your utmost towards driV-
ing from the state capitol. not only the
boss himself but his most faithful sup
porter, the sheriff OF ProvitNnce county,
who has harbored him there Cor years and
thus brought odium and contempt upon
to- rFn mn
have no hesitation in saying that IL you
are sincere In your alleged opposition to
the boss. then the place for you is on this
platform advocating the election of Col.
Goddard. You cannot consistently and
conscientiously oppose the boss In one
breath and i'm the next advocate the elec-
tion of Brayton's dummies To the legisla-
ture and his lifelong patron to the sem
ate. IL you are really antagonistic to
Brayton, then you must not only oppose
him, but you must assist I'm defeating
many of ydT Republican brothers i'm the
assembly who are known TO be his ardent