The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-05


cheered last evening the speakers OF the
! Lincoln Union and the Democratic party
| The doors were opened ats o'clock, and in
few minutes every seat was taken, the
percentage OF women being especially
| large. Long before the assemblage was
| called 10 order II was impossible TO gain
| admittance TO the hall. and enough 10
| have packed the hall over again were
| turned away.
During the wait for the calling OF the
| meeting to order. patriotic selections were
rendered by the band and during the
| speaking every mention OF the names of
| Governor Higgins, Col. Goddard and SEN
ator Gardner was warmly greeted
| The hall was handsomely decorated.
| Conspicuously displayed amid the flag
decorations back OF the speakers desk
was an immense fac-simile OF the seal of
| the city of Providence, fankng which
were large crayon portraits of Governor
Higgins and Col II. III. /. Goddard.
| Richard B. Comstock, who officiated as
presiding officer, and Congressman ID. l..
| ID. Granger, Robert Grieve, Representa-
tives OConnell, Kearney, Carroll and
| Crocker occupied seats on the platform.
While the speaking was i'm progress VIII
| liam Gammell, Representative Green, Col.
| Goddard, Governor Higgins, Judge Fitz-
| simmons, Charles Sisson, Prof William
Macdonald and Mayor Mccarthy entered
and each was received with applause and
| cheers.
| The appearance OF Governor Higgins,
| Col Goddard and Senator Gardner was
| the signal for demonstrations rarely wit
| messed In this state. The audience rose TO
| it's feet and cheered time after time The
| demonstration far exceeded the final night
of last years campaign, when IL was con-
| ceded that the meeting surpassed anything
of the kind ever known in Providence.
r. B. COMSTOCK.
Richard b. Comstock said in part:
| Il have to apologize 10 the people OF
| this city i'm not being able TO secure
| hall large enough TO accommodate all
| those who desire to listen to the speakers
! OF the Democrat-Lincoln party at this,
| the closing night of this campaign. i
thank YOU all for this almost unprece-
dented outpouring of citizens and trust
! that when you leave this hall tonlght
| you will carry the seeds of reform with
| you to the polls tomorrow and then do
! your duty.
Tomorrow is the day of fate Never be-
| fore I'm the history OF the state was there
such an opportunity for every man, wom-
an and child to secure equal representa-
ton. Are we men In this city not equal 10
! those in the country towns? IL you do not
| vote the Democratic ticket tomorrow you
| will not secure equal representation.
| "In all the years that the Republican
/ party has been In power 1t has made
| but two promises In its platforms. one
! was that there should be no after-elec-
| tion sessions of the general assembly,
but this was broken in the same year,
| because Gen. Charles II. Brayton said
/ there were things that should DC attend
1 ed to by the legislature.
| when Governor Garvin was IN oHfce
he called attention TO the need of bank
! examiner, but nothing was done about
! n When Governor Utter was In his first
! bernadorial term tho Repubilcans'
| hearkening to the voice or the people,
called upon Governor Utter with list
! of names for a bank examiner. He was
asked IL he would appoint one OF them
as bank examiner, and said he would not
! announce whom he would name, ana
| then IL was said that there would be no
| bank examiner bill passed. There was
none.
| II do not intend TO make speech at
| this time and so will not weary you,
| but will call upon a man who has held
/ office of one kind and another for many
| years Congressm sman ID. l.. ID. Granger.
CONGRESSMAN GRANGER
| CONGRESSMAN Granger said in part:
This Is an era OF independent voting
| and I am glad Of Vt. Men are asked TO
| look up the various questions today and
| to ,lecide for themselves as To what they
! tisements In the daily papers that the
| Republicans are advising young men OF
the state that if they desire to have per-
| manent political progress they must sup
port the Republican party. Let US stop
| and consider how the Republicans have
used their permanent political progress.
| They have violated the principle OF home
/ rule throughout the state: It was not
until they had been In power for nearly
| "a wears and until they were forced Into
n that they removed the restrictions upon
| the franchise OF the foreign-born and
| their sons.
Another advertisement read. that Sen
ator wetmore having purged himself anc
proven himself not guilty. should be re-
| elected to the United States senate. i car
| assure you that when Col. r. III. /. God
dard goes TO the United States senat'
| Narragansett bay will continue to be th'
| strategic point OF tho North Atlantic
coast for the protection of Long Islans
sound and New York harbor.
| But plans have already been approved
| and adopted by the navy department
| which will continue the honor and prid
| OF Newport as great naval point, an'
no matter who is elected United State
senator from Rhode Island these plan
will not be changed
zone more thought. III there had beeI
| popular elections in this country last fal
Col II. IL I. Goddard would have beei
seated in the United States senate.
have no hesftancy In saying that tomor
row you will see TO II that the voice ol
the people Is carried out by voting for The
Democratic candidates for the general
assembly
Thomas A. Carroll and William Gammel
followed and urged support OF the Demo
cratic nominees, as did RepresentauVe
Thomas r. Kearney and Charles Slsson'
candidate for lieutenant governor.
COL. R. III. I. GODDARD
chairman comstocn read the following
original poem that had been handed TO
him by one In the audience;
"Honest and honorable he stands.
Ills purpose straight and true;
Justice, not money. Is his rule,
Not Good enough alone but will to do
Great things for city. state and town.
To give men rights. to put corruption
| down:
| vyftb singlo nitrpose Col. Goddard stands