The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-25
W00NSOCKET ALL RIGHT.
A Big Republican Rally Held There
Last Evening.
THE HON. R. G. HORR'S SPEECH.
Describing the Benefits of Protective
Tariff to an Audience OF Protected
workmcn-ProE Charles Debos De-
livers an Address In French.

evening CIoWueu Win hS cuIhuSioooiO "h
audience as it was the week previous,
1900 people assembling to listen to the
Hon. Roswell G.. Horr of Michigan, and
Prof. Fred Debos OF Somerville.
The rally was held under the auspices OF
the Woonsocket Republican Club, and
President Walter I. Ballou presided, and
in opening the meeting made a short in
Mckinley bill to the workingman as re-
CARDS food, clothing and luxnries lie
then Introduced ex-Congressnan Horr,
who was most heartily received. :.
Mr. Horr spoke for an hour and a hair,
and held the closest and undivided atten-
were frequently interrupted with laugh
ter and applause, as he made some telling
hit or forcible remark, and he gave an ex-
ceedingly clear and lucid statement OF the
benefits of a protective tarih.
lie said Il am here this evening TO dis
cuss for little while from plain busi-
ness standpoint some of the great ques-
tions, for which you are to be called upon
20 cast your vote on April q. / shall dis
cuss them from Republican standpoint
as have always belonged TO that party,
and know its principals, and no outsider
watched the Democrats for quite while
and know about them. Both differ radi-
cally on several questions which are OF
public interest The Republican party
stands as it always has for the United
States Of America as country and favors
q protective tariff. shall call the Demo
Gratis free traders, though they would
rather be called tariff reformers,
There is no free trade country in the
world. England is called free trade
country, but she collects 500, ,000, 900 every
year bv revenue tariff, but she levies 1t
on the free trade plan.
She collects all duties on articles which
she cannot produce in her country, such
as tea coffee and tobacco. 1t is exactly
the opposite in this country. We levy
duties on all things we can produce in
this country, and put on the free list, all
that we cannot raise here.
Why do we object TO England's systemf
Because it Is tax on all articles, and is
largely collected from the working class
who use most of the articles imported.
The Republicans put tea, coffee, sugar and
other articles, excepting few luxuries as
diamonds on the free list"
The speaker then stated four results
from the protective tariff which was
adopted by the Republican party.
First-It builds up an industry that
never existed.
Second-We pay men who labor here
more wages than any other country on
the face of the earth.
Third-We keep money in this country
which we should send TO other countries
TO pay for imported goods If we had free
trade.
Fourth-we cheaper the articles here
which we protect.
The speaker then described the college
man, who goes around the country with a
book under his arm. lecturing in favor Of
free trade theories, and said: "We have
tried our plan for thirty years, and find
out 1t works, and we don't care about
your theories. We want facts"
The speaker then declared that "when
we build up an industry by protection in
this country we cheaper the article
made" and proceeded to illustrate it by
taking various articles. Salt WAS for
merly So per barrel. A duty of 81 cents a
barrel was imposed. 1t is now selling for
30 cents barrell. Cutlery, wire, nails,
Calico wooden cloths, all are much
cheaper than formerly.
Continuing he said: "rhe Democrats
say all the tin plate there Is manufactured
in this country is made in the Republican
speeches and newspapers. have visited
five tin plate factories, and know OF thirty
one in all, either running or being built,
and will predict that we shall make tin
plate better and cheaper in this country
within three years than we have been
getting the last fifteen years
1.-The speaker then tackled the question
of free raw materials, and explained that
q
70 the manufacturer OF woolen goods, but
not To the wool grower, as he has put labor
in that wool while raising the sheep Pig
iron is raw material to the rolling mill
owner, but not TO the miner. In
q locomotive worth sis,00) there is S37 so
OF raw materials and Sla 1862. 80 of labor. In
q $4,000 granite monument from Yves
terly there is about 10 cents worth of raw
materials; the rest is all labor. We seek
out all over this land articles which are
not being made in this country, put a
protective tariff on them and soon an in
dustry is established aud work is given to
our people.
1--WE never tried to build up an indus
try but what the Democrats said the ar
ticle could not be made in this country.
i 10 not want to be with a party which
traduces our country every time IL speaks.
We must build up our country first and
England afterwards.
''If the workingman is better off in En-
gland, why do they come To this country,
anu why don't they. 20 back after they
find the condition of'things herel Labor
e. ing men come to the United States
because they are better fed, better clothed,
better paid. and better in every way on
account OF this protective tariff of the
Republican party. Your next election
will decide whether Senator Aldrich will
be reelected to the United States Senate.
He understands these questions better
than any other man in this country"
The speaker then referred to the silver
bill now pending and said, "It takes
bread out of the mouth of every man who
does days work aud receives money
for IL.
"Reciprocitv which originated with
Blaine and was drafted on the Mckinley
bill by your Senator Aldrich is grand
idea. IL takes place between ourselves
AMI n country which produces the articles
We cannot raise here, aud we in return
send them goods which they do not manu-
facture. The Democrats were at first In
favor of this idea. but soon opposed it
when they saw the Republicans would
support H.
"Do your duty on April 9th, the Demo
Gratis are seeking TO deprive this state Of
one OF the best Senators we ever had. /
wish my lamcnted Democratic friend, the
late S,mucl Randall, who was driven to
his grave by the free trade doctrine, could
come and speak TO you on the doctrine OF
protection. thank you for you attention
and trust you will do your du,y on April
9Th.
Prof Debos was tho last speaker and
delivered an address in the French Ian
Ruage in which he showed the advantages
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