Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-06

/ do lot beuove tnat tame submission To In-
suit and outrage by any nation at the hands of
another, can ever form the basis Of lasting
friendship the necessary element OF mutual
respect will be wanting
About Foreign Powers.
The ChiliAn Incident, now so happily and
honorably adjusted, place our relations With
that brave people on more friendly basis
than ever before. This already appears In the
agreement since negotiated by Mr.. Egan for
the settlement by u commission OF the long
unsettled claims between the two govern
ments. The work Of Mr.. Egan has been highly
idenoe which refused % withdraw from him
has been abundantly Justified.
In our relations with the great European
powers the rights OF the United States and Of
our citizens have been insisted upon with
frmnoss. The strength Of our cause and not
the strength Of our adversary has given tone
to our correspondence. The Samoan question
and the Bohring eea question, which came
over from the preceding administration, have
been, the one settled and the Other submitted
n arbitration opon fair basis. Never before,
! think, IN o like period, have 50 many i'm
portant treatiss and commercial agreements
been concluded, and never before. am sire.
have the honor and inhuepcc nationl and
commercial. OF the United States been held In
higher estimation In both hemispheres.
The Union Soldiers ana sailors
are now veterans of time as well as Of war.
Tho parallels of ago have approached Close 10
the citadels OF life and the end for each, og u
brave and honorable struggle IA not remote.
Increasing inhrmity and years give the minor
tone Of sadness and parbos 10 the mighty ap-
peal of service a0d suffering. The ear that
does not listen with sympathy and the heart
that does not respond with generosity are the
ear and heart Of an alien and not of an Amerl.
can. Now, soon again the surviving veterans
ase to parade upon the great avenue II tho
national capftal, and 9sery trbote d honor
and love should attend the march. . cop
r1de In the column Of the viotors' parade Ia
1855, am not lcss comrade now.
have used everv suitable occasion 20 urge
upon the people Of all aections the considera-
ton that no good cause con be promoted upon
the lines OF lawlessnoss. Mobs DO not dis
criminate and the punishmsnts inflicted by
them have 20 repressivo or saiutatory innu-
ence. On the contrary they beget rovcnees
and perpetuate feuds Il h especially the duty
of the educated and influential to zee that the
wea& and ignorapS when eo0usod Of crime.
are fairly tried before lawful trfbunaia The
moral sentiment a the country should be
aroused and hrouGt 30 bear for 0he suppression
of these offenses ngainst NE law and erdef.
Imnigrstion-
The necessity for 0 careful discrimination
uinOuH tno lf1rnlBTRu8 tcokiu8 OuG rToTco ut-
comes every day moro apparent. We do not
want and should not receive those who, By
reason Of bad chsyactes % habits, are not
wanted at homo. Tho Industrious and self
respecting, the lovers a law and liberty,
should be Disseminated from the paupeP, the
criminal and tho anarchist who como only
70 burden and disturb our oopmunitfes
Every effort has been made to enforce the
laws. and some convictions have been secured
under the contract lsbor Law.
Tho 0snssal Condition Of Our Country
is one of grcat prosperity. Tho blessing Of God
has rested spoa our dsids and upon our people.
The ANIMAL kaApe OF our annpal commetce has
increaeed oyer 100 O0,Uo over she average for
The preoed4k ~ years, ana uore than NO.
0D,m0 over 1870, 6e last year unaffected BY the
new tarfn. Our exports in 1902 exceeded Gose
Of 1880 by more Than sl72Doo,0OO and The an
nual average for ten years by s265y0Do,0O0 Our
exports of broadstuffs increased over those of
1890 more than 1lll .oD.0o OF provfsions, over
&.mO000, and OF manufactures, over 8, 600 0U.
The morchandise balance Of trade In our favor
IN 1899 was t2l2 ,842 No other nation can
figures disclose. Our compassion may well go
TO those whose party necoesitatoe and habite
still compel them TO declare that our people
arc oppressed and our trade restricted by a
protective tariff.
N 10 not possible for Ipe 70 refer cven In tho
IN the resolutions adopted by the oonvsption.
Upon all that have not boon dfsoussed, have
before publicly eEpressed my tewA 4 dhsngc
IN the personnel Of q pattonA edma hlptpeIi sion
70 Of comparatively fftth sunent n Aose
existing public fuaotions arc sble> honest, dill
CONT and faithful. othors possessipe all tbese
qualities may be found to tAke their places.
Bur changes In the lswv and - Administrative
policies are Of gpcat momeut.
When public Affairs have been giyea diSec-
ton and business hns adjuStcd itself 70 those
lines any sudden change involves p stoppage
and new business adjustments II TIC change
of direction Is 70 radical AS 70 bring the COM
mercial turn table into nse. tho business
changes involved arc not seadjustmspts but
roconsUuotions. The Democratic party offers
o program Of demolition. fhe protective
policy-to which all busineeA svua ttak Of the
importar. is now ah3usted-the seoipsocity
policy, the new merchant marihe, 90 al h 10
demolished, not gradually, uos taken down
but blown up To this program q destvuc-
ton IL has ahded ono oonStruc1ve featsIYa. the
re-establishment Of state banks o( issue
The policy Of the Republican psrty is, on the
other hand, q policy Of safe progression and
development OF pow factories, new markets
and new ships. II Will subaect business TO no
perilous changes, but offers eftyuotve oppoY-
tunities fos expansion upon familiar lines.
Very respsctfulv yours,
BENJAA1S HARRrsoN.