The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-10
'rican people.
Chill Has Been Taught

that no matter how small the antagonist
no community can with safety insult the
flag or murder American sailors. Ger
many and England have learned in Samoa
that the United States has become one OF
the Powers of the world and no matter
how mighty the adversary, at every sac
rifice American honor will be maintained.
The Behring Sea question. which was
the insurmountable obstacle in the
diplomacy OF Cleveland and of Bayard,
has been settled upon a basis which sus-
tains the American position, until arbi-
tration shall have determined our right.
The dollar Of the country has been placed
and kept on the standard of commercial
nations, and a convention has been
agreed upon with foreign governments,
which by making bi-metallism the
policy OF all nations, may successfully
tinkered with and trified with to the Sc
rious distnrban Of trade and disaster to
business since the days OF Washington,
has been courageously embodied into a
code which has preserved the principle OF
the protection OF American industries.
Tribute to Blaine.
supplemented by beneficial treaties, and
wise diplomacy which has opened to our
farmers and manufacturers the markets
OF other countries. The navy has been
builded upon lines which will protect
American citizens and American interests
and the American flag all over the world.
The public debt hss been reduced, the
maturing bonds have been paid of. The
public credit has been maintained. The
burdens of taxation have been lightened.
Two hundred millions OF currency have
been added to the peoples money with
out disturbances OF tie exchanges. I'm
exampled prosperity has crowned wise
laws and wise administration. The main
question which divides us, Is To whom
does the credit of all this belong? Ora
tors may stand upon this platform more
able and more eloquent than /, who will
paint in more brilliant colors, but they
cannot put in more earnest thought the
affection und administration Of Republic
cans for our distinguished ex-Secretary
of State.
i Yield to no Republican,
no matter from what state he halls, in
admiration and respect for John Sher-
ma for Governor Mckinley, for Thomas
b. Reed, for Iowa's great son, for the fav-
orites of Illinois, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan; but when am told that the credit
for the brilliant diplomacy OF this ad-
ministration belongs exclusively 20 the
Secretary OF State, for the administration
OF its finances to the Secretary OF the
Treasury, for the construction OF it's ships
to the Secretary Of the Navy, for the in
PRODUCTION OF American pork in Europe
to the Secretary OF Agriculture, for the
settlement, so far as 1t is settled, Of the
currency question to Senator John Sher-
man, for the formulation OF the tariff
laws to Governor Mckinley. for the re-
strictions placed by foreign nations upon
the introduction of American pork to our
ministers at Paris and Berlin. i am
tempted to seriously inquire who. during
the last four years, has been President oil
the United States anyhow.
Cesar, when he wrote these commen-
taries, which were the history OF the
conquests OF Europe under his leadership,
modestly took the position OF Aen@us
when he said, "They are the narrative ol
events, the whole Of which saw and the
part Of which was"
WAKES More Eloquent
General Thomas, as the rock OF Chick
amauga, occupies n place in our history
with Leonidas among the Greeks, except
that he succeeded where Leonidas failed.
The fight OF Joe Hooker above the
clouds was the poetry OF battle. The
resistless rush OF Sheridan and his steed
down the Valley OF the Shenandoah, Is
the epic OF our civil war. The march oil