The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-26

I One OF the present commissioners.
Chairman william H. Luther. has an
other full year TO serve and cannot be
displaced until January. 1909. II then, so
that the chance OF Wrestling control
of the police board from the moral
/ element is too far of; TO suit the machine
even II II were certain Of electng the sue
! cessor OF Lewis j. Pierce. which Il is not.
THE LAST RESORT.
The only way the machine, therefore.
can expect TO come into full and prompt
control OF the police department is by in
ducing the next Republican legislature to
abolish the commission, thus restoring
the malodorous control which obtained
prior to the commissions creation In 1901.
And this is the program being advocated
by men whose names are in possession OF
the News-D Democrat.
BY this method certain discredited Off
cials expect to be restored to power in the
city government and they will then be
able 10 protect their friends In running
groggeries. brothels, bagnIos and the like.
who have been kept on the anxious seat
for several years past owing TO the vigil
ance and integrity OF a majority OF the
police commission.
The plan Is TO have the machine ma
jority in the city council ask the next
legislature TO repeal the police commits
sion act This action will be taken as the
voice OF the city OF Providence The pro-
test of the mayor representing all the
city's voters. taxpayers and registry, Will
be ignored, as was Mayor Changers pro-
test when the commission was created, II
there are not enough self-respectng men,
bers OF the next Republican majority to
thwart the program.
ALDERMANIC CONTROL.
Control OF the police department would
then be vested In the board OF aldermen,
and In the police committee OF that body.
the very committee which six years ago
protested it's helplessness and begged that
the state relieve the city council OF tho
duties which 1t could not possibly perform
even 10 its own satisfaction.
II matters not that police affairs were
never before I'm such healthy condition
as they now are. that discipline in the
department and efficiency have reached
their highest development I'm the police
history Of the city. that the men general
lv are better satisfied than they have ever
been before. and are freer from political
influence. particularly from the dictation
of the ward heeler who has pull with
some alderman. whose pull is chiefly with
artificial taxpayers.
The machine is now outside the breast
works and wants TO get IN, and the new
scheme will let the machine in. Hence II
will be sprung II there is the ghost OF a
show OF its success
when several prominent citizens were
seen today they declined TO discuss for
publication the plan. though they admit
ted that they had heard something con
cerning a. and believed the machine lead
ers were desperate enough To attempt TO
turn the trick. -
UTTER DISAPPOINTED THEM.
'NVhen Gov. Utter failed 10 carry out
tho part he was expected TO do by the
unhoiv elements which are In alliance
with the Republican ring-a part To which
no had not consented. though promises
we're made i'm his name by unauthorized
persons--the ring promptly decided 10
tako control OF the police department
from the governor and did So said one
citizen. "vesting that control In the
board OF aldermen. which IL believed IL
could control for some time TO come.
Then Il received the severest jolt In
its history through the election OF Mayor
Mccarthy and the mayors patriotic and
conservative action. IL could aot deliver
the goods when it desired To turn down
the chairman OF the Republican state
central committee. and now n proposes
10 resort TO still another method. which.
I believe is destined 10 fail.
RING CANDIDATE READY.
The ring has candidate selected fer
police commissioner and n proposes To
land him, too. one step in this direction