The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-08
GREAT DAY In NEWPORT.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last
Evening.
GOV. LADD AND Mr.. A. B. CAPRON
Urging the Voters 10 Make an End cf the
Free Trade Menace-Mr. Capron Praises
Mayor Honey as a "Financier."
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.l

NEWPORT, March s.-The meeting of the
Newport Republicans last evening was a
rousing success. The hall was beautifully
decorated, quartette consisting Of
Messrs. Maitland, Hodson and S. A. and
A. G.. Tilley rendered selections, and
when, shortly after s O'Clock, the commit
tee in charge of the meeting arrived, ac-
companied by Mr.. Lorillard, Gov. Ladd,
ex-Gov. Wetmore. Col. Spooner and Mr..
Capron, and upon their appearance in the
hall each one was enthusiastically re,
ceived by fine, large audience.
Col. Harris called the meeting to order
and introduced Mr.. Lorillard as chairman.
and the latter I'm turn introduced Gov
Ladd, who spoke in,part as follows:
personal contact of the clubs mem
bers with the voters is worth everything
on election day. Work gave the Republi-
cans the victory year ago and they will
win it again if determined. l do not agree
with the Democratic boast that the young
men are found in the Democratic ranks.
To-day, as was the case thirty years ago,
the young men are found in the Republi-
can party whenever they take the trouble
10 learn what principles IL represents.
Thirty years ago, there were occurrences
that brought them powerfully and con-
vincingly before the public. The great
principle of the Republican party is pro-
lection and the lately added American
principle Of reciprocity. Let these be in
telligently discussed before young men
and there can be but one result This is
most important year. AS Breckenridge
says in the North american RcUtetD. the
Democratic party has great States To fight
Tor, house to choose and narrow mar
gin in the Senate to be cut down. III this
should be done, and the lower body
gained, il would be the first time since the
war that both houses were Democratic.
1.-The Democrats have nothing TO lose,
but everything 10 gain. With these great
issues pending, don't lose time and
strength over small matters, or be too
particular about the city management,
lest the more important affairs be side
tracked. We need TO work together. 1t
is cheering TO note that Newport is alive
TO the Importance OF the task before IL,
and comes to the work with an enthu-
siasm not seen before in years. You know
that the elections of this State head the
list, and that the result will be tele-
graphed far and wide,. carving JOY ana
encouragement, ii favorable, 10 the Re
publican ranks elsewhere. We must have
a majority on the State ticket, because it
gives an idea how the fall Presidential
elections may CO."
Ex-senator Sheffield spoke of the cur
rency question and scored the Democrats
for their leaning toward 10-cent dollar.
The Hon. A. b. Capron referred 10 the
late Democratic Convention in humorous
sarcasm. The mayor of Newport, he said,
got solid by introducing Cleveland reso-
luton, but he was interrupted by Mr..
Ham, and it was found out as sug-
gested that honey was not good on
ham. When, at length, IL came
time TO nominate Col. Honey as
a national delegate, the recommends
tion was urged that he goes out of Rhode
Island and brings back the sinews OF war.
and il was said that none knew this better
than Brennan. With such record on
finance it was not strange that he was
able TO place his hand upon fund de-
posted TO meet a debt, nor that he was
able To raise fund of sl25 600, when right
fully he could have raised but 5000.
Mayor Honey was therefore not TO be for
gotten among the Napoleons of finance.
The speaker then spoke of the approach
ing elections as being the most important
since the war; In the United States
Senate there were only four Republican
majority With a possible loss of a SEN
ator in Rhode Island, and with the Farm
ers' Alliance to fight in various parts of
the country, the Democrats might get
control. Yet no disaster was of long
standing, for the people were greater than
a party. In closing he urged voters to
come out and spoke in eloquent terms Of
the Mckinley tariff.