The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-17
.DEPEW AT NEWPORT.
He Makes Great Speech to the
Seagirt Republicans.
SOME GEMS OF WIT AND WISDOM
Gov. Wetmore Presides and Mr.. Depew
Talks About Railroad Men. the Cost of
Living, tho Republican and Adlai
stevenson's Copperheadism.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS.

N EXPORT, Oct. 1Z-Saturday nights
Republican rally at the Opera House will
long be remembered. Hundreds of people
were turned away unable to get near the
door, while inside the galleries and body
were packed to suffocation. The New
port band played a fine concert OF patri-
| otic melodies from z to o'clock, and
when Gov. Wetmore appeared on the
scene, followed by the Hon. Chsuncey
Depew and the Hon. Willard Howland Of
| Massachusetts the entire audience rose as
one man and cheered fully five minutes.
The Hon. George II. Wetmore acted as
| chairman anu introduced DIR. Depew.
| Here are some OF the things he said: /
| feel that / have been lately at the
head OF the Republican principles Last
fear. be vouchsafed to but few people In
| this country. l stood on the same plat
| form, inspired by the elcctrit thrill OF he
| genius, impressed with the wisdom. en-.
chanted by the eloquence of that match
less, superb and inspired one among Re-
publican leaders-James G. Blaine
lThunders of applause and prolonged
cheersl
/ felG, after an hour spent i'm hearing
his splendid discussion of public ques-
tions and then in beholding how skill
fully, how cogently he gathered, as only
the several issues into one impressive
argument, as though neard the inspir-
ing word OF commander to move on
the enemy's works" loud applause.)
Moreover, IL is pleasant TO come to
RHODE ISLAND because the State set the
pace for Republican victory ia the last
election.
In oiden times il was generally assumed
that a panic was necessary every ten
years, in fact, they did occur after about
such an interval. We have not had a
panic now for twenty years
Let it elect Cleveland, and house and
senate. and it will assuredly carry out
the promises of the Chicago platform.
And then we shall have an old-fashion-
ed panic, and send two thirds OF them
down to the Grand Central depot asking
me for jobs as train hands on the Grand
Central.
The republic that has recovered gran1ly
from the reverses of the civil war. that
has filled this broad land with industries,
that has put its finances in sound con-
dition, given its industrious millions OF
workers homes and riches, accumulated
more wealth than any other nation in the
world, that republic Is the past Of the
Republican party.
While the Republican party moves
along 90 n definite object upon definite,
well-considered lines. the Democratic
party wants to speculate with the bread
aud butter Of sixty-fve millions.
When / am on the railroad in Great
Britain, talk with the porter in the de-
pot, the guards and engineers on the
train, and / inquire what wages they get
and how much it costs them to live
find that the locomotive engineer gets
$50 a month there, while one OF our men
gets Sl25 n month; a fireman there, $50.
here, si5; a workman. Sl.75 daily here,
75 cents there; and so on in that proper
tion.
One dollar will purchase rs much in
Newport as IL will buy in any place i'm
England, Scotland or Wales.
Twenty years ago we paid for goods
twice as much as we do now and labor
got one half as much only of what it has
now.
We pay for our own sugar in -four, iron
manufactures and cloth sent 20 Cuba i'm
place of sending gold through England to
pay for it. Yet, reciprocity is fraud It
is fraud because it puts 1O6 millions into
our pockets yearly
have known the bridegroom to start
off on the bridal tour with $500 i'm bank
notes and plans for months trip and
find the next morning that the bank had
gone up, his bills were worthless aud the
bridal couple took the next train back
home Indeed, people didn't dare to get
married in those days. and that was hard
on the country's infant industries.
Every man should remember that IL
Mr.. Cleveland IL elected and should die in
Office the vice-president would become
chief magistrate. and Adlai Stevenson
would become President, that copper
hnad Mhn won his title Of .tnanarnl :, o.,