New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-31
TARIFF IN RHODE ISLAND.
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THE SURVEY pscusED ar SENATOR
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Providence. oct se-The HplsiicaA turned
ant even hundred strong this vwRaaS to their
..n,h annual meeting and supper in Infantry HAIL
Among the distinguished guests present were Nes
.on W Aldrich. Senator from Rhode 4sland = Sne
uo, Nelson lng)ey, jr., Member Of Congress
from Nxfnt;s Ex-Governor Ladd. George NJ
Carr.nter. President Arthur Watson. Of the Com-
,non Council; Ellery H. Wilson and ex,Aayo.
oeoarin of Pawtucket. After the colmtton hao
Nm .,rved President John E. kendr1ck' Oh "e
limb assembled the platform with the two speaNei'
- IN. evening, Senator Aldrich and CONGRESSMAN
Dtasley In opening the exercises be AZ
vsr ofscers have invited to speak TO yoe 'onIsu'
t,o r,ntIemen who ere tho ableu sutno' 100.
80 a., the subject al the tariff whch u no" -
the whole country. take great pHs'". .,,,s n.
duc,ng TO you as the first speaker " WV
Hon Nelson pipgley OF MAINE
W. Drclev was greeted with applause ana r-
spopded by saying in part n.,,.ss.
Csrt,.men Of the Republican Ciuo Oh Ifo.'o ,i'
Anbouah Rhode Island Is the smaiiest e'"Ve ~
r. 4. one OF the grsndest States Nci S"e" -
sncb q s,thering, of earnest Repuoh0aAi' nc oae"
not to be any fear tor Repuohesnism II "',o.e
~" -, -. see the result Of the last Congress
49, IT,. N no tesr for the Republican party In
~. v.,,on Tho workings Of the last Congress have
-, sho,vn a weakness IN this party; 1t has done
H., the democratic party has not been able to do
= = ,bs lat six years. II has revised the tariff
81 INV friends am here tonight 10 speak about
.s ,,osection of American industry and labor. There
,s one avewed purpose IN ene Achhio! oAi' "'ni0
,.op-,gnV mportatons Of those articles which can
-. ~ manufactured in this country 1t encourages the
rt.r,,rtng OF other articles which can as we'll be
- here by restricting the importation OF such
s-ticles The Mckinley bill, II you will give 1t time
will prove beneficial to NswE England, as well as TO
the whole country
Senator Aldrch was the next speaker. The
sepior Senator from Rhode Island was received
with great applause. His speech was as follows:
Members OF the Young Mems Republican Club:
thank YOU for your kind reception. I must express
nv thanks and yours for Mr. Dngley's clear statement
IN rocard 70 the Mckinley bill. I am sure it is not
necessary TO detain you length Of time and what
have - remark will be only supplement- thnR
ran safely saw ttat no act Of Congress has met so
much hostility on this and the other side OF the Al
,sntic a. the Mckinley Tariff bill. The language OF
the opposing side is that of desperation Long before
This bill came up the Democratic and tariff re
TOWN naoers toll what would be ITS effects. IL
ron can believe these, the direst calamities aye
likely 30 follow this sct why tms Dill
thus attacked. when II has not been law LOT
more than three weeks! For wears the columns OF
these papers have Allied with the diTest editorials
IS 10 what would happen the p7otcctionist policy
condemned m the next elerton. the calling Of these
mo, viii he gone Fair criticism. however. should not
no discountenanced The bin should be oonsihered
and discussed evervwhere. These gentlemen are not
sansfed with fair discussion. They msrepresent the
facts OF the case. The Democratic party has oeen
tnrned over within the last few years to the t.fm re-
form element The cid Democratic party, winch was
repre>ented nv Randall the latter DAYS and by jack
son IN the rem te past that part OF the Democracy has
gone 20 the rear while the Republicans OF few years
ago have taken the machine. The Democrats nave
ven this question 70 them and unless toey can
rerute the facts Of the case. their vocation gone
forever It is worthy OF consideration that this ques
tion is not confined D. this side Of the Atlantic The pa
pers Of Europe discussing the question received
paper this morning from Germany. which stated that In
no long time Europe will Re tributary 70 Amerea for
economic policies can So how Burcpesn Pspe7
might oppose the act bur why the New-England press
should echo such sentiments as it does cannot con-
ceve .
intend to take up for discussion this evening the
q. address to Voters of New England by the New-Eng
lind Tariff Reform Club- address published IN all
the Mngwump papers OF New England. CLaughterJ
7, represents the fairness Of the opposing party
This address quotes me as having said In
roply to the question whether the purpose
n, the bill was to reduce taxation. Not by
any means did make that reply. but the ques-
,on WAS wholly different. But l made other state
nsnts Also said that the purpose Of this bill
ax 70 reduce the revenue and to relieve the people
NJ any burden. THIS statement is not important
except a. showing the campaign policy OF the opposing
side 1t is not the truth they are after, out tne
overthrow Of the policy Of their opponents
in whatever manner they effect 1t. IN
reply 10 the second statement, that o9o
nroppie,ors and managers Of irOn-worklng establish
meut. in New En- gland, including Governor Ames
and nearly all the other prominent Republicans en-
rayed in that business, pettoned our Senators ana
Representatives in Congress that iron ore and coal
should be put the free list, and that the duy upon
uig Iron and scrapiron and scrspste should DC re
duced TO "a per cent valorem stated at Brookhne
Mass that outside of little coterie around Boston
there Is no sentiment IN the DeInoor"u0 P"iS A
of free iron and coal
Az that meeting in Brooklne Mr. Russell made one
admission. He said that the wishes OF MI. Mns
and othsrs we're controlling In that mafeer anu "a'
thev did not dare put .on free coal and iron rS
meant . loss of electoral votes TO the Denocr"U0
marty that they could Ill afford to lose. II you say
+h,t the bill is sectional facts viii prove otherwise
III. iron product Ia not confined TO Pennsylvania
MICHIGAN and many other states are engaged In TINS
Pursuit The 100000 tons Of pigtron maze
IN this oounry are divided among twenty -four stAes
and 324 furnaces helped to produce n Should tn'
light of these furnaces be put oot n Tder 70 Ii
crease the profits Of few men IN Ne~-EnsiAnu
suDnose a man has q cotton fActory away from all
-. =, trspsportstjon-can he compete with another
,,,u ~ hotter location and with better machinery
What would you have thought those small manu-
.ac+urers should ask protection because OF their I'M
favorable location and bad machinery But this Is
rot limited to this class 1t has been SAID ou' o'her
uanufac turors have peauoned- presume that
these man have yielded TO the Emporium
Tics OF those travelling agents, gong about
Neu England 10 secure signatures to petitions. merely
10 get nd N them know how easily men are gotten
n sign .neb papers But they never have presented
spcb sentiments 70 me- Not OF them has suggested
TO me 70 have iron and coal on the free list know
however, that when the Minis bin was before congress
one OF These same men, who have BOW signed TINS Peu
ton, said:
If this bill passes, shall Dc oohscu " 80
m.nnt.c,o-r and let foreigners supply my customers
~ they had Objected 70 the Mckinley DILL
49, ~ Ill ,rcnLd have horne miasives from them