The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-30


is stepped in it's drainage and smells to
heaven, therefore the man In high place
or ambitious for high place who bribes
the voter is even worse than the poor.
miserable piece OF frailty who sells his
birthright for a mess OF pottage.
''As Edmund Burke wisely said, IT Ii
by bribing. not so often by being bribed.
that wicked politicians bring ruin upon
mankind
Mayor p. ]. Mccarthy.
Mayor Mccarthy, who was introduced
by the chairman as a man who had been
right on to his job" dealt with the GU
bernatorial issue. contrasting the declara-
tions of Candidates Jackson and Higgins.
criticised city council committee methods
and replied to recent utterances or his Re-
publican opponent. Mr.. Huddy., In part.
, as follows:
Among the issues to be decided nv
your ballots arc: Shall the will OF ths
people and the welfare OF the state pre-
vail against corruption? Shall citizenship
prevail over partisanship? Shall bank
examiner be appointed? Shall veto
power be given the governor? Shall Prov
idence and other cities have eouitable
| representation in the assembly? Shall we
have a constitutional convention? Shall
Rhode Island be represented in the Unit
cd States senate by a Rhode Island man
who is acknowledged to be part OF the
Industrial system OF the state. who has
| taken a leading part in the fight against
corruption and Is candidate. against u
man who seeks the office by purchaser
"If you want to support these issues
you Will insure success by voting the
Democratic ticket
my esteemed opponent has intimated
that am an obstructionist, and that
obstruct for the sake of obstruction.
which means that / oppose public meas
ures for no good reason. Answerirg that.
say that have always heretofore and
Will hereafter give reasons for my ac-
tions. And now publicly invite Mr..
| Huddy and other men to specify any act
| OF mine which any honest man can say
was obstruction Of anything calculated to
benefit the public.
Il opposed the street railway station
transfer scheme and helped bury II.
| tried for years. both in and out of the
| city council, to compel the railway to
| grant transfer tickets. ] have been and
am opposed to the perpetual franchise
principle. / opposed the continuous fran
! chise granted the telephone company and
gave reasons In message to the council.
/ am opposed to expending the appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for driveways in Roger
Williams park unless the Fairgrounds for
which said appropriation was made ara
furnished out OF said appropriation. I OBJ
tected to the building OF an easy grade
| street at a cost OF 81, 900 900 for the special
benefit OF the street railways. ] objected
to viaduct for East Side travel. Ara
any Of these on your list of distractions,
Mr.. Huddy?
You have been in the city many years.
shown some interest I'm public affairsY I
| advocated tunnel before I was elected
mayor. Did you have any ideas on the
subject before you were nominated for
You advise Improvement ana munici-
pal ownership of our harbor frontage.
the proposition is very ancient. Thomas
A. Doyle and every mayor since his time
| has brought the subject to the attention
| OF the city council. have a chapter on
| harbor In my inaugural message. which
tiating with representatives of owners OF
| water front land. with a view to getting
some for the city. Please ask the city
council why It does not take action on the
HE said also that I could not find a
/, Democrat at for tho Office of police com
missioner. He does not mean what he
same influences that got for him the nom
ination az Republican candidate for
mayor. settled II in advance. The board
crat to that office at that time lie
knows also that public opinion, the press
and the good name and fame of our city
demanded the reelection of Col. Gross
| TO prevent the machine from getting cor-
troll OF the police department and the
liquor dealers for partisan political pur-
| poses.
HE stands alone IN his lofty attitude in
claiming that the Republican offcehold-
ers have monopoly on civic virtue"
Congressman Granger.
Congressman d. L. d. Granger said in
while I have been deprived by illness
from taking an active part In the cam.
paign up to this time, / have not failed
10 follow ia the press the accounts OF the
convention and of the subsequent meet
ings. and from giving especial attention
tion. for there felt that party spoke Of
| icially and / am anxious to know Just
how that party would meet the indict-
| ment brought against II by the Demo-
| cratic and Lincoln parties"
What is the Indictment against the
Republican party? IL is that for years IL
state to the highest bidder and only re-
Trained from continuing in that course
when the rising tide OF indignation de-
manded that. at least the ofice OF gov
ernor should be no longer bought and
sold. In the minor positions IL has
placed men who are mere puppets OF "A
small, but extremely unscrupulous ma
too high TO be the subject OF trade. and
no place too small to be- used to strength
Ell its grip on the state
1T Is further charged that. for years.
legislation has been influenced. nay more,
directly procured by paying tribute. pc
cuniary or otherwise. TO the machine.
Now what has the reply been to all
these charges? IL we turn back to the
Republican convention we find Nelson w.
Aldrieh, when called upon. saying: Look
At the men who are opposing you. study
you will need no other argument with
the young men OF the state
Yes. look at II. H. 1. Goddard and
study his methods. Men of Rhode Island.
look at James H. Higgins and study his
purposes. To whom did the citizens. IRE
spective OF party. look the other day fee