The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-23
IN EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Splendid Republican Rally Held
Last Evening.
STRONG AND ABLE SPEECHES,
Mr. Fitxwilliam and Secretary OF Stat
Utter Make Convincing Addresses
Mr.. FitzwiIIiam on the Tariff and Mr.
litter the Issues of the Campaign.

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Hall AT East Providence last evening at
the Republican rally which was held un-
der the auspices of the East Providence
Republican Club and: but for misunder-
ing as to the place Of meeting, the hall
would have been packed.
and elected: President, T.. G. Dubois !;
vice president Edwin r. Allen; secre-
tary, William III. Silloway treasurer,
Miles IA. Ray: executive committee,
Archie c. Anthony, John B, NORM, Fred
w. Cady; member OF executive commit
tee TO the State League, Henry L. An
thony.
On motion, it was voted to make this
permanent organization. known as the
East Providence Republican Club.
President Dubois being absent, Vice
President Allen was called to preside, and
with q few Introductory remarks intro
duced as the first speaker the Hon. George
III. Utter, who delivered n very able ad-
dress on the issues of the present cam
paign.
In speaking of the General Assembly
Mr.. Utter said "The General Assembly
has absolute power. There is no inter
vening step between it and the people.
The old New England town meeting is
great institution. IL is the coner stone of
a Republican form of government. AS re-
CARDS political parties, we should not al
law ourselves to Judge them by the gen.
eral drift or from what each does in n
general way. think no Democrat would
claim that our party, as party, would
accept mans money and promised him a
nomination and then return him neither
money or nomination.
II am Republican, not simply because
my father was ohe, not simply because as
boy | looked through the fence in the
first years of the civil war, and watched
Republican soldiers marching to suppress
Democratic rebellion, but because it is
10 the Republican party and TO n Repub-
1ican form of government that we owe all
the blessings we enjoy under our free
government.
'"The welfare of the State and the future
prosperity of this country and govern
ment depend on keepirD the power in the
hands of the Republican party. Wild
applause The ten-hour law, than which
no law with the exception of the Bourne
amendment is more important, was
claimed by the Democratic party, but as
matter of fact IL was presented by l..
Freeman of Lincoln, and was advocated in
the House of Representatives by n gentle
man from your own town. the Hon. Il. II.
Wilson. Applause. And Sc. you will
readily perceive that the ten-hour law,
owes its place on the statute books OF
Rhode Island to the Republican party"
Hearty applause."J
MIR. Utter here gave brief history of
the Bourne amendment and how il origi-
mated, and said In the House of Repre-
SentatlNes inc only Oues WHO OppOSeu inc
amendment TO do AWAY with the property
qualification were Democrats, and the
leader of them was Hugh j. Carroll. l
appeal to you, fellow-citiZens, il it is not
true that the Republican party in this
State has always put before the people
fApplause.l Another thing we owe to our
party is the Australian system Of voting,
for the secret ballot system was passed by
a Republican House of Representatives,
thus giving TO every citizen the right to
vote without molestation.
1t nsed TO be quite common in Repub-
lican conventions to say we point with
pride TO certain things, but did you ever
see anything that the Democratic party
could point with pride to. Oaughter)
The town Of Lincoln used to be Republi-
can and will be again the 9th of April
Qoud applause), but is it not a pretty
etate OF affairs when your General AS
sembly have TO say to any party, thus
far shall you go and no farther and yet II
this is just what it did have to say to the
Democratic pNty of Lincoln on a recent
occasion, for they found that there had
been a systematic attempt to stuff the
ballot box, one man alone putting in so
tissue ballots, and others 10, 20 or 25, as
their conscience would allow them
Uaughter) l am not sure but to the
average Democrat ballot stufiing is sec
ond nature (Laughter).
Mr.. Utter compared the Democratic
party aud the silver question to the Siam
ese twins. and saidy IF you cut them
apart they will die"
Vice President Allen, after few re-
marks on the issues OF the dav introduced
as the next speaker Mr.. Fitzwilliams OF
Boston.
Mr.. Fitzwiilams spoke of the similarity
OF interest between employer and en-
ploye, and said ''the success of one is the
success OF both. The Democracy OF to-
a fo af ls0..
and Jackson's time as is day and night,
for at that time Democracy was just what
Republicanism is to-dav.
''The lowest tariff in this country was i'm
1S47, and people who worked in factories
worked but half time and men and women
walked the streets in idleness and all on
account OF the low tariff. We hear great
deal about this robber law, the Mckinley
bill. but there Is no article used by the
'workingman that is not cheaper than it
was before the bill was passed, and it was
70 Senator Aldrich that its passage is due.
lApplause
AZ ''As regards the admittance of the prod
ucts of foreign prisons the Democrats i'm
every State and every election have de-
nounced the Republicans rs the cause Of
these products being admitted, and yet
when n bill To restrict this came up in
Congress the Democrats voted against it
and thereby showed their inconsistency.
As regards the whole question of tariff
there Is no article that can be
produced more readily and cheaply
elsewhere than it can in America. The
difference is in the price OF labor alone IL
swas the low tariff alone that caused so
many of the Irish TO leave their homes
and native land and il was the low tariff
that starved u million and a quarter of
them in their own land. / am surprised
that my countrymen, who have fled from
low tariff should come TO this country
and vote for the same thing here, and IL is
20 them that England has oppressed that
she looks TO break down the tariff and
admit foreign competition.
But thirty years ago in all New Eng
land a less number Of carpets were used
on the floor OF the workingman's home
than can be found to-day ia Providence |
alone; the people of to-day are better fed, |
better clothed, better housed and have |
more comforts ia every way than ever be- |
fore, and all on account Of a protective /
tariff
"For some time after the independence
OF the colonies was asserted there was no
tariff aud ia consequence the country was
in an impoverished condition, but the
first law under the national constitution
was oDe esfablishinO "A tariff aud IN went /