Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-04-04
FEVER HEAT IN RHODE ISLAND.
Both Great Parties Enjoyed Themselve.
at Providence.

Both Great Parties Enjoyed Themselves
at Providence.
PROVIDENCE, April l. Saturday was the
closing day of the state campaign and
both great parties held meetings here
which included in their audiences a large
proportion of the voters of the city. The
Republican rally was held in two Sec
tons and the "star" speakers were Reed
and Mckinley alternated at the two halls.
A letter was read from Secretary Blaine
giving the Republicans godspeed in their
fight. Five thousand men and women
listened to Mckinley at Infantry hall, and
he presented in a vigorous manner the
Republican view of tariff He said that
Democratic success in his state was won
on the promise of free wool and free iron
and these two things Rhode Island
would not get. Southern members whose
states were now producing iron would not
let that product come in free.
Reed Finds Something Grotesque.
Ex-Speaker Reed was speaking at the
SAME time il another hall. Among other
things hs said:
To think that in this year of our Lord we
actually have to fight for the state of Rhode
Island seems to me to have something in il Of
the element of grotesque. Here is a state
small in area but full of wealth, full of success
and prosperity, all owing to the great fact that
their manufactures have secured TO them by
the system of protection the markets of the
United States and yet there are some people
simple enough to listen to this wandering col
lection of western and Kentucky congressman
who are trying to persuade you that the best
thing for Rhode Island is to give up its manu-
features and let England have her market.
Gave the Republicans a Vacation.
For the past thirty-two years what has the
Democratic party achieved2 They have simply
been turning things. The people are begin
ming to know what they want, and when the v
put the Democrats into power in lss-0 suppose
they did this to give the Republicans a rest
the Republicans had done SO much they thought
they would like to take vacation. The people
did not wish anything done, so they elected a
Democratic house. The people were right;
nothing has been done.
Criticises Democratic Legislation.
They marched up to the seventy cent dollar
and then they marched back temporarily
They were going to reduce the tariff. Why
did not they get up a complete revision? Now,
you know, my friends, that tariff is a rob
berry" it is taking out of one mans pocket
and giving to another" You know il is so be-
cause the Democratic orators tell you SO. Now
the Democrats are in power three to one and
they are going to give you tariff out of a rag
baby. They want to catch the Rhode Island
iuaHSidclurer Vote Dy giving MIN Tree wool:
say it will be better to have wool cheaper
Then, in the same breath they turn around to
the farmer and say that wool will be higher
There is great popularity about Democratic
legislation; it always works both ways; II
catches the people both going and coming
Other speakers were Roswell G. Hoar of
Michigan, and Governor Ladd of this
state
Cleveland Enthusiastically Received.
Ex-President Cleveland spoke to the De-
mocracy, and had large and enthusiastic
audience. Mr.. Cleveland's speech was
devoted entirely to the tariff on general
principles. He tainted the Republicans
with the result of the elections of 1890, and
declared his faith in the flag of tariff re-
form which the Democracy had unfurled
and never taken down since. 1t would win
the next election as it had those of 1890
of which he said:
Those victims 1.-THE defeated eandidatesl
claimed that our voters failed to indorse their
form of the tariff because they did not under.
stand it. 1t is quite probable, however that il
they did not understand it they felt it, and
that because it made them uncomfortable hey
emphaticaliy said such a reform was not wha',
they wanted At a'y rate the consumers havs