The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-05
MACHINE COUNCIL MEN n
PLAY POLITICS DAILY
Some Can't Write Resolution and Have to Look in
Papers Next Day to See How They Voted Mayor
Tells Trini y Mems CIub-Scores BraytOn as Paid
Agent of "Men Higher Up.'

Charles r. Brayton is the agent of
men high up in his party and at the same
time IS the agent, the paid attorney Of
corporations which have direct interest i'm
legislation and who trust TO his power.
his influence. to procure for them that
which they most desire.
1t is his influence with the majority OF
the legislature. procured In ways OF his
own, which secures results He can have
what he wants by causing the word 10 be
passed around that the old man wants
this and that. and the deed is done"
Mayor Mccarthy made the above state
ments in an address on Good Citizen
ship last evening before the Mems club
of Trinity Union church. He analyzed
good citizenship and instanced the lives
OF Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln,
each of whom had been. he said, SUR
rounded with the right kind of home in
fuences, and whose citizenship had been
builded upon the foundation of religion,
patriotism and intelligence. He referred
10 Governor Hughes as one who had
taken a position for the right against his
party and the legislature, and had forced
them TO enact laws and favor measures
against which they rebelled. The mayor
said Governor Hughes will yet be a can
didate for the presidency of the United
States.
MORE ABOUT BRAYTON.
Referring in more detail TO Boss Bray
ton, the caucus act, the police commits
sion and the city council, he said in part:
Gen Brayton is the representative of
his state on the Republican national COM
mittee, and at the same time is the paid
agent OF corporations which are vitality
interested i'm matters of deep concern
which come before the general assembly.
He has the interests of those corpora
tons always i'm mind and is ever on the
alert 10 secure that which will be to their
best advantage.
Now, when these corporations want
anything, by reason of his influence with
a majority of the general assembly. pro-
cured In ways OF his own, he sees that
they get those things, for he can have
what he wants by merely causing the
word to be passed about that the old
man wants this and he gets 1t.
THE reason for this is obvious TO tho
merest tyro I'm politics. There is cam
palgn fund which Gen. Brayton has use OF
and by it's use he sees that a majority OF
the legislature is made up of the faith
full He selects men whom he knows will
nominate the men he wants to run, and
the election expenses of these are pro-
vded. In the country towns a large num-
Der OF the voters are lined up and cash
buys them The men who are elected by
this process know how they get their
elections and that they owe their prefer
ence to Gen. Brayton. They can't talk
back when they are told to do certain
things If they try IL on once they never
do IL again.
Gen. Brayton controls the legislature
and through IL controls the Republican
party of the state. He uses the party In
serving his clients who pay him we'll for
what he does. These men who are thus
dominated are the tools OF the political
machine because they serve Brayton and
not their party or the state.
The caucus act was not framed for
the good of the entire people, but to suit
the ends OF the Republican party. As
soon as the people begin to understand
the caucus act, and as soon as they mas
ter the correct way OF marking their ball
lots so that they may not be frustrated,
the managers of the Republican party
adopt amendments TO befog the voters
POLICE COMMISSION.
"The police commission act. i'm partic-
ular. was adopted for purely partisan
purposes. The machine did not care to