The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-12

THE UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP.
The men having the privilege voting on the fifth day
fortunately perform lasting
eft Rhode Island They elect who will continue
foe of corruption They may OF
representatives that choose presiding officer in
with his fellow citizens who believes political honor and will
his position the people of Rhode Island and nd
dual whom the candidate of political party for
has denounced and whom former chosen as
Republican declared was a menace to the state
is for the electorate whether general assembly favor
able the and constu
tiona reform shall be elected
duty great Importance and that is
determine the of that will the state part
the United States senate for the The Republican
committed the candidacy OF former Senator Wenoe
party that of Col Robert H. Goddard
is but necessary recall the events of the last session OF the
Republican party That party had under the constitution consd
erab majority the general assembly It's duty select
That Republican majority divided into two hostile
Former Senator Wemore denounced by the friends OF the other
Republican candidate migrate foreigner AS for the
other candidate he looked by the Wemorc an
United States so that Rhode Island could have three Republican
mona the upper branch of the national Legislature there
whom could Senator Wemore To
select senator the duty OF that legislature
last legislature made by the
chief of the Of the state and the presiding JUS
OF the superior excusng lawyers from their who
members of the assembly The judges of
trails politics. but they how appropriate to subordinate
times private interests to the necessity of selecting second
senator
Wemore candidate of Of the
who abused him last winter and SPRING he is the connecting
link between the old boss and the masqueraders AS the Re-
publican reminded often chronic
oceeeker and has generally and kept what he after
On the other hand the Democrats and Independents in the leg
aure last winter and spring supported the candidacy OF COL God
dard who though rich and influential had sought position
of profit prize that would satisfy ambition from the Republ
machine Having but little desire for the position of United
States he might be of service the state and
when he might have been expected enjoy weeaned leisure
he entered the last with all the
and enthusiasm OF young He has the rpened wisdom OF
well and voter in the state well knows all
those high qualities that would make him worthy of seat in the
highest representative body in the world.
The motives acuated Goddard campaign
service under the banner of reform thousands of who would
accepting of Independents
change political opinions The boadmnded Democratic
who asked him be their candidate did think of asking
him remedy for the evils that oppressed needed inn
mediately would rich candidate
chosen colleague Of Senator Adc the fight
egences of the occasion required that Republican be select
candidate for and happy choice that of
Goddard During the and he has ably de-
espoused The interests of Rhode Island would
be elected the United States
AT reform would be forcby advanced.
The question: therefore for the electors decide whether
of conditions existing the
who sought the boss the Republicans
ing hide shall be elected the Office of United States
shall again delivered the who for the
best friend the boss had and by his political silence
protaby that exGov Utter declared
menace the state
Henry NJ Whitney, who claims with apparently much sup