The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-24
REGISTRATION
RALLY ST|RS
TENTH WARD

Democratic leaders helped TO stir up reg
istration enthusiasm in the Tenth Wand
independent Taxpayers association last
evening at Columbia hall. Putnam street.
John j. Fitzgerald. Mayor Mccarthy and
Representative John w. Hogan were the
principal orators OF the occasion.
Mr.. Fitzgerald declared that the coming
election offered the grandest and bright
est opportunity ever given for bringing
about reforms.
ut makes me tired when see the glo-
rious opportunity that is ahead this fall
that we aren't all out hustNng to regis
ter" he declared. You've got TO hustle
70 beat the board of canvassers. You have
the opportunity. We've got some favors
from the board this year. and your
chances are better than they have been.
Mayor Mccarthy forcibay reminded the
taxpayers that registering and attending
the party caucuses was the most impor-
tant part OF their political duties.
Mayor Mccarthy asserted emphatically
that The Republicans were ap TO their
old tricks. enlisting men In the different
wards 10 do their work" These went into
tho Democratic calrcuses and put up men
they knew the Democrats would never
elect and then secured the election OF
Republicans Such methods were accom-
plished. he continued. by cash and plenty
Of 1t
He referred to the Ninth ward Hessians
and said no man in the hall would call
Thomas j. Dorney a Democrat.
Touching upon the resolution OF the
council requesting the board of canvassers
TO keep open Saturday afternoons and eve
nings. the mayor said he had started the
agitation. but could only claim credit with
all the councilmen who voted for II.
THE movement toward better things"
said Representative Hogan, has started
none too early in Rhode Island. The New
Haven road has had control of about
everything III wanted In this state for over
n score of years. j predict that the time
is not far off when the New Haven road
Will prevent any jury OF Il men involved
in giving a verdict in case against them,
giving a unanimous verdict. They have
only to control one man, you know, while
the one that is fighting them has to have
n unanimous jury. Surely II there is one
thing to which tho American has a right
to II Is fair trial by an, honest jury
These meetings to get the men prop
erly registered, breaking out all over the
state. are a good sign. and show the
people are taking an interest in the gov
eminent. 1t seems incredible that people
have stood for as much as they have In
Rhode Island. Those who stood so vail
antly by Col Goddard in the past cam
paign represented $4,000. against less than
10000 of the opposition. This is but one
case of a minority OF the people being
majority here. and Is deplorable in this
free country. whore We pretend to have
representative vote
I'VE Democrats believe in equal strength
OF voting. be a man rich or poor. All we
would require is that he be q years OF age.
sound In mdnd, honest and OF good prin-
ciples.
THE struggle Is just in it's beginning.
and people are realizing that the Demo-
Gratis are not as bad as they have been
painted. and that they may be as good
as some penny Judge from West Green
wich or some tall sycamore such as he
who represents East Greenwich
He referred to the Rhode Island senate
as the House OF Tories" and said salaries
We're paid IL of the assenlblymen 'for Of
fees they had helped 10 vote themselves
into"
Addresses were also made by Stephen
j. Casey and Alderman owen McMann.
both of whom touched upon the local sit
uation and urged the Tenth ward voters
TO register.