The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-10-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Scituate Politics.

The letter in the columns of the
Times OF Oct. q, wherein the writer
showed up the Democratic misrule OF
Scituate town affairs and the docu-
ments sent out to the voters, speaking
on the same line, and also showing the
contrast between the Democratic and
Republican town governments, the for
mer for nearly twenty and the latter
three years, and the advantages to the
town of Sctuate of Republican rule, had
in it much truth which is commendable.
But he leaves out of his letter the i'm
portant beginning for the better condi-
tions in the town OF Scituate. To this
beginning let US 60 back page or two.
In September, 1912, the Rev. q. b.
Cutler was called to be, or, rather, be
gan his work as pastor OF the North
Scituate First Baptist Church. In his
second pulpit service, among other
things, he said in a pleasant and manly
way: "Religiously am Baptist. Po-
litically | am naturally a sort of Demo
crat, with strong protest against any
thing mean in politics, whether under
Democratic or Republican rule
In December, 1912, Mr.. Cutler was
leoted to the office of Superintendent of
schools OF Scituate and at once began
visiting the eighteen or nineteen schools
Of the town, noting the conditions. He
appeared before the Democratic Town
Council in February, 1913, when some
seventy-five men, many OF them the
leading men of the town as property
holders, and to the face OF the town OF
licials he delivered a scathing denuncia
tion of conditions in the towns affairs,
and particularly the degenerate condi-
tion of affairs in regard to the schools
Of the town. The columns of the Provi-
dcnce Journal and Bulletin and their
editorials in the last days of February
or first days of March OF 1913 will sus
tain this statement
Being interrupted in his address by
the question, Are these things sof' Mr..
Cutler replied: "'Iour town officials be
fore whom | speak known that they
are So"
What was the result? The people
rose up, encouraged to change the con
ditions, and elected a new Republican
set of officials land Mr.. Cutler, the
Democrat, helped in their election).
Against lut plOlNSk VI al kh' H'OIl'
in July, 1913, Mr.. Cutler resigned as
School Superintendent in order to give
more time TO his church work, and rec
commended to the Democratic school
board the name of Andrew w. Burgess,
stalwart Republican, to take his place in
the school work, and Mr.. Burgess has
continued to this day the able and gen
tlemanly Superintendent of Public
schools Of Scituatc Mr.. Cutler does,
without wavering, his duty in patri-
otic and manly way, and always will,
whether in rebuking his own party for
wrongs INDUCED or in sheltering in his
own home some friendless soul, as he
often does. A man who loves his fel-
low men with an unselfsh devotion and
who has now accepted nomination for
State Senator from Scituate, an Office
for which he has no desire, but for the
sake of those who thronged TO him TO
take it, Republicans mot a few. In
dependents and Socialists, he accepts
the nomination at a Democratic caucus.
Mr.. Cutler is a man of broad knowl-
edge, an able speaker, but he sings az
he goes, Let me dwell in house be
side the road, and be friend to men"
His contact with men, as a sailor and
lumberman in all his strong young man
hood, has developed his naturally big
heart till he sees in every life in
charitable way the possibility of a
larger good.
In voting for him you are sure Of
voting for one loyal in devotion to the
town he represents.
a SCITUATE REPUBLICAN.