The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-12
THE RIGHT OF The LINE.
tHE NORFOLK CLUBS DINNER
Abss speeches BY Gev.-Eiecs Brown' the
Hen. W. W. Crapo. the Hon. ,. Q. A.
Brsckstt. Henry Il. Tiephs and COL
Clark-rhs Providence Delegation.

Rhode Island had the right Of the line"
at the Norfolk Club dinner at Youngs
in Boston last night. A large delegation
from this State escorted Gov. ELECT Brown
! 70 the dinner, and seats were reserved for
them In body while Mr.. Brown sat at
President David Hall Rice's right hand.
The Rhode Islanders present were
Charles II. Child Of Brown Bros. g. Co.,
Henry v. A. Joslin, secretary Union Rail-
road Company; James +. Field. secretary
PROVIDENCE Commercial Club: joseph
Dewes, the Hon. Warren O. Arnold, Cor
nelius Barrows, Fred /. Marcy. John +.
Kendrick, United States Marshal; the
Hon. William A. harris, Gen. Thomas w.
Chsce, the Hon. George II. Utter. Secra-
tary of State; Samuel H. Cross, postmas-
ter of Westerly; William Hoxsie, town
clerk, Westerly; Arthur II. Watson, H.
I II. Tiepke, president Republican League
of Rhode Island; Charles T.. Lincoln and
John L. Heaton OF the NEWS. =
Young's best style, began at a sensible
hour and was finished by seven o'clock,
at which hour President Rice raped for
order and read letters of regret from Gen.
Cogswell. the Hon. w. Murray Crane and
the Hon. Frederick I. Greenhalge. Then
Mr.. Rice went on: while we are here
] think It is perfectly appropriate first to
ask the members of this club serious
ouestion-have you heard from Rhode
island Laughter and applause.l IL
not. you shall have an opportunity to
hear from there tonight in the rerson OF
the gentleman who had the honor, the
L. l.l <<f hal. NJ b l,A
head Of the ticket in Rhode Island on the
Republican side in the last campaign.
Governor elect Brown" [Great applause,
aud three cheers by the entire company
Mr.. Browns speech was groted with
great enthusiasm. He said:
"Mr. President and fellow members Of
the Norfolk Club: IL is pleasant to be
cordially received by ones friends and
am proud to be member of this organic
alton. assure you that your enthusiastic
greeting is deeply appreciated, and take
it not alone In personal sense. but also
IS complimentary to the State from which
come
I'm regard to the great Republican vic
khode Island, to which our President mas
referred in words of commendation; It
was q campaign of education and organ
izstion, and we do feel that our success
has won for our little commonwealth
The place In the presidential cam,
paign which is willingly accorded
by her sister States -" the right of line "
I 10 say that our victory was greater than
we expected is to speak but mildly. 1t is
true that we worked with all our might,
but the other side also put forth its great
( eat efforts. In view OF the approaching
Presidential struggle we felt that national
issues might well be given unusual prom
iuenos. Home protection and honest
started ~ this bali rolling, which our oppo.
nents could not a1d will not be able to
stop. Early in the fight we put them on
the run, never giving them chance to
halt In fact, think they have not vet
stopped running. 1t was truly q cam
.paign of education. Never before
has our State been favored with po,
litical speakers OF such prominence and
eloQuence. From the hour OF our noni-
nations the State resounded with the
voices of such statesmen and orators as
Secretary OF the Navy Tracy. Governor
Mckinley, Senators Allison, Hawley and
Frye, Congressmen Reed. Walker and
Dolliver, ex-Congressmen Horr and
Massachusetts,, Col. Anderson OF New
York, Barbour of Connecticut and our
President Rice, who together with a
large and able staff of local speakers
made many speeches of stirring and in.
structive character. Republican papers
gave us hearty support; independent
papers presented fair and impartial state
ments of facts, which 1t is hardly neces-
sary to remark was aid for our side, for
the Republican party Is nearest right
THE local Democratic press, rs well as
the foreign, which they found it necessary
TO call upon for aid. were not able to cope
with the issues. for while they displayed
ability and tact, it was evident that they
had hold of the wrong. end Of the bone.
The Democratic party flung their best tai
ent into our midst. Many of their ablest
speakers, however, were free silver men,
VINO could not play upon their favorite
theme In New England. especially as the
platform adopted by both the Republican
and Democratic State conventions had
declared boldly for honest money be-
heve their free silver orators went west
The situation and feeling in Rhode Island
with regard To The tariff WAS aud -is this.
We are prospering in the various branches
of agriculture, manufactures and trades.
The wage-earner has never been better
paid and has steady employment, while
the articles we consume are so low in
priee that we enjoy all the comforts OF
home.' We appreciate the benefits of
home protection, why then should we lis
ten to the false pretenslons Of the tariff
zeformerss
!. 'sAs . fnal effort the Demo cratic mana
gers brought their whole party shipped
him over from New York In a special car.
and placed him on exhibition for an after.
noon In our largest opera house. Iu the
evening our Democratic mayor caused the
City Hall to be opened for another per-
lormance of their star. Notwithstanding
ohis side show las Speaker Reed ex-
Dessed it) that very same evening two of
Our largest halls were densely packed with
several thousand attentive listeners to
sound Republican doctrine. For this
great educational campaign, the people OF
our State owe debt OF gratitude not only
70 the public speakers aud the press, but
we also are pleased to acknow wledge that
credit In due to the Home Market Club
aud tho American Protective Tariff
League for much instructive literature
which we were enabled TO scatter broad
cast. Credit must also be given to our
senior Senator Aldrich, who secured the
presence o: many Of our best speakers,
and who by his own energetic, magnetic
md persuasive powers greatly assisted
towards the great victory that crowned
The campaign.
I'VE are also largely indebted for re-
suits In this campaign, perhaps more so
than to any other agency-to the State
League with its forty clubs embracing
over 5000 members. These agencies com.
b1ned brought out a twenty per cent
larger vote than has ever before lseen