The New York herald., 1878-03-31
RHODE ISLAND POLITICS.
CRATIC NOMINEE FOR GovKRNoE-HIs IDEAS
ON THE NEcEssITIEs OF THE HoUR-A PLAIN

CANVASS OF Mr. ISAAC LAWRENCE. DEMO-
CRATIC NOMINEE FOR oovRRNoE-HIs IDEAS
ON THE NEcKssI1IEs OF THE HoUR-A PLAIN
ADDRESS FROM 'sPLAIN FARMER.
NEWPORT. March 80. 1873.
Thu rominatton of Mr. Isaac Lawrence Governor
In the interests ofthe democracy OF this little State.
hasrevived lively interest in politics. Mr Law
renee is popular liberal and charitable He has en-
listed in his cause that large class OF people in the
State which believes that the general stsgnaton
In trade and the sad condition OF workngmen gsner
ally have been continued and made worse by lack OF
foresight II by maladministration, In tho State
House Providence. In tho course Of an address at
Valley Falls the other day Mr. Lawrence expressed
his ideas very plainly aud very forcibly.
s'PIAN FARMBR.v
Said he:--I saw by your handbills that you adver-
tised me sthe Plain Farmer" This 10 title OF
which am proud. although given 10 me by tho organ
OF Governor Van Zandt IN dcrisioD. But history is
replele with examples which had been given IN ibis
way ana winch have been taken as badges OF honor
by the persons upon whom they have been bestowed.
When the strugglIng Inhabitants of he Low Countries
called into Parliament by Marguerite OF farma,
demonstrated with her, and they called Them gueu1,"
'sbeggars" and they took Tor their motto faith,
,ul even ,sna 70 ne ,sst democratic pSr,y whose
nominee now am. IL has been the ponoy oi 'no
government oil the United States to ioste. 10 every
have offered premiums 10 those who nave prousht
into the country somo new breed OF cattle or some
cereal suited to the soil. While our custom houses
mako In The most severe way upon traveiors anu
send agents into foreign lands 10 detect smuggling
they the time admit freely tho cattle, norses
pr other animals calculated to improve The breeds.
rhc land grants and agricultural colleges es'ao-
nshed py Congress-nli these prove to the
subiic that a farmer is not SO contemplate a
hing as the organ OF the reform Governor OIL
ihis State would sirivo make appear. If Tho leg.
station OF this State kept pace with tho agricultural
Interests more farmers were elected 10 inc Cen
sral Assembly and less lawyers we should have bet
sl.fnr Va
with distinguished member OF The Bar In Providence,
VINO, at tue opening Of the Court House The other
day. when paying tribute TO the memory OIL tho lase
Tristan Burges, said that he possessed talents oi
high oroer-talsnrs which we're very much needed
Sher day into the "Life Of Daniel Webster"
s death Daniel webster hsa ali his cattle brought
mp the lane, and he looked at them through his win
iow with .he same pleasure !ha. a child would look LOOK
70 as 20 guess their weights. l would rather be
wrong with Daniel Webster in his extravagapt love
or fame, than right with that loss distinguished Sen
htor Of Rhode Island, who has distinguished himself
by roDDing his fellow-czens here In Rhode Island OF
the elective irnnchise as he boasts, by peculiarly
worded amendments 10 the constitution oI the United
States.
PARALYzED INDUSTRY
Ho next explained why he took SO deep an interest
In tho commercial condition OF the State. Relating
the points OF he had heard in this city, he
said
TO start out and arouse from It's apathy this State OF
Rhode island, whose industries are paralyzed, whose
banks are iu OF money which ought TO 60 into crcu-
atiop, whose people starving living upon those
funds which they have deposited In savings banks in
Wexford anu got the sat next TO a distin-
guishcd Boston merchant. thought would take
lesson from him and asked nim:A
''Sir, what Is the cause " those hard times 2"
He said 10 me:-"lhere Is no such thing as good
times or bad times. There Is no such thing as money
beng hard or money being easy II is confidence and
the want OF confidence which makos the difference
between good times and hard times, and money Is
most plenty the banks loaned out at low rotes
of interest whom the times are hardest This conf
dence, SAID be- 'is like that great engine the Con-
tcnnal, which In motion at a single time tho
thousand wheels that start the industries Of
tiou."
asked him why confidence did not exist
He said 'Cap you have confidence with fraud In
si ely your sia,oi SAID ne would you be oonGdent
sn hour, II you knew that tho engineer not the
one selected by the company, but WAS an unauthor-
station M ana ran tho Ioeomotivef Would You have
confidence II you knew that ~ 1r0man VINO Is en-
pSrsd H. 70 M xesp up steam ma been elected 10 the
. total abstinence man, and knew that he had OBJ
tanned in The administration OF Grant vast quantity
OF Mumms cabinet champagne and was drinking II
from nsgnnms as be pat on the sseam ~,
asked him how confidence could be restored. He
siid u would be restored In this stale oil Rhode
Island II democratic Governor wore elected at this
sme and could Davc the pledge that his government
TO be conservative, anu elect her Governors
by bribery, but upon the platform of OWL religious
and social liberty
wHIsKEY NOT PROHIBITED.
Mr.. Lawrence next attacked the republicans on
their change OF party tactics-the policy Of prohibit
ton Like Od Jones, OF Oneida, in your Stats, no
Goes not believe that Is the whiskey, uch ssthe
excessive drinkcr, which odium should rest.
The republican party, knowing that the issues OF
the oil dead have taken refuge In the prohi-
bu,on camp and, IL their candidate Is elected upon
h. at PLATFORM great wrong will bo done 10 those of
tar felow-cIlizens who have purchased, under tho
guarantee OF me United States, merchandise, pro-
duccd either here Europe, which they pay In
excise aAd customs duties an annual tribute of
500, 000, 600 We all know that drunkenness has
diminished apparently IN this country, because
see lever drunken mon In tho streets; but
We know that secret drinking Is equal 10
what 1t because tho dues paid 10 tho
United States great tn Congress proposes TO
give the whiskey a release from the dntes which
Bhey pay iurther time to pay them. What pro-
pose that wise systom OF legislation shall be used,
living license to people that tho liquors sold
good, and the country may derive the benefit from
inns wee OF our fellow citizcns This should DO the
object OF wise legislation. 1t Is for this that
the reasoning faculties and the powers Of secontrol
ho given 10 you as men.
Quite number OF influential mon have takon up Mr..
aud strong hopes Of his election are
entertained.