The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-22
FOR REPUBLICANISM.
Much Enthusiasm at the Fifth Ward
Club Meeting.
Mr.. TlEPKE TALKS ON CLUBS.
A Brief Address by ID. Russell Brown
Mr.. Fitzwilliam of Boston Tells of the
Horrors of Free Trade I'm Ireland
business Transacted.

business Transacted.
William S. Hayward, presided at the
Fifth Ward Republican club, at the Re-
publican headquarters last evening. Isaac
II. Turner resigned from the executive
committee, aud j. Edward Allen and
William II. Blundel. were nominated for
the place. On the first ballot each had IA
votes, and on the second, Mr.. Blundell
was elected.
Marinus w. Gardner was elected mem
ber of the State executive committee for
one year.
Henry f. Tiepkc, president of the State
League, was called for, and said some
good things about the league which he
said was very practical. One OF its chief
features was the educational one 1t
seeks first to interest and invite the atten-
tion OF the young men, Of whom million
and qua rter will vote in this country for
the first time this year There are now
$4,000 clubs with $1,000 members. For
the purpose OF interesting these the clubs
are formed.
On account OF the foreigners coming
into this country IL is necessary to orga
are 300 members of the clubs. Litera-
ture is sent out to meet the demand of alla
and IL is printed in different languages.
Certain Democrats take iffto-their- -sottls
that all that has been done for the work
ingmen in this State has been done by
their party, but the league knows better,
and has sent out n document showing
that almost every measure of this class is
a Republican one and already the Demo-
Gratis apologize. Mr.. Carroll did it in
Pawtucket and it has also been done in
this city.
There are 800 French members in the
State. He had, no doubt, the town of
Lincoln would be carried by the party
this year. It has four Republican clubs
TO assist the town committee, with the re-
suit shown at the last election. What has
been done then has been done elsewhere in
the State.
II these clubs could be formed through
out the State working in harmony with
the State committee, the success of Re-
publicanism in the State would be as
sured.
There arc in the league 3,7O0 thorough
publican candidate There ought to be a
club in every ward in Providence.
Mr.. Tiepke told of the work of the Gar
field Club of Pawtucket, which helped TO
send in five representatives to the General
Assembly last year and will send in seven
II man on which there is any need TO apol-
ogize for, we can, he said, 10 before the
public with confidence.
The club voted to join the State League.
ID. Russell Brown congratulated the
club and the league on its work. The
State was 20 be congratulated on the har-
mony in the Republican party. There is a
great deal at stake. He received letters
every day which emphasized the import
ance of the State election in Rhode Island. |
Edward TitzwiIIiam.
Edward Fitzwilliam, sof Boston, was
called on. He remarked that Dave Hill |
once said. 81 am Democrat" That is |
about all his principle. Ia tho North he |
talks for protection and in the South de- |
nounces the ''robber tariff" What has 1
made Grover Cleveland the idol of the /
Democrats is that he is downright free |
trader. Mr.. Fitzwilliam said he was a
protectionist from experience. lie was an |
and knew the history of the |
OF Ireland when it had its |
tariff, until English jealousy destroyed |
the Irish parliament. They placed high |
tariff on Irish goods going out and low
one on English goods coming in and that |
Was what drove the industries out of |
Ireland and the people were thrown on the
land aud the mercy OF the landlord. When |
Daniel O'Connell presented the famous
petition for the repeal of the obnoxious
point of famine were prophetic.
he had seen 100 of his sown friends starve
10 death when there was plenty. The /
grain had TO be sent to England.
In three years a million and n quarter |
starved aud only for the help of America
he would not be here. Shame on the |
house of representatives that |
refused TO vote 800, 0,0oO to help the starv-
ing in Russia
Mr. Fitzwilliam told Of the reduction or l
the tariff 10 its lowest ebb in 1857 in this I
and said that in less than three /.
months after il went into effect the Bay 4
State mill at Lowell, where he worked, |
closed, also the Pemberton mills, the
Essex Company and Others
The Republican party, the great indus
trial party, ought To have every working
man in il. IL is the fact that they are
made to misunderstood the matter OF pro-
lection that keeps the working people in
Inc Democratic party. In America S2l,-
10000 is paid in wages TO $1,000, 600 in Eng
aud, aud there is no way that we can
Keep up wages here except by protection.
4 you should shut down Massachusetts
actories or reduce the wages to the Eng
ish basis IL would be one OF the best
states In the country to emigrate from.
The protective tariff is the best thing for
he working people that has ever been put
IN the statute books
He believed In organizing the working
nen and educating them and had slways
old hem that the way to win their bat
les was with sallots The issues on which
We must light are a. bsacst dollar aud
Open ysur ranks and let the
'ouug lrishmen in-yousg men whe have
seou educated IN this eountry. Do not be