The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-30
CENTRAL FALLS.
A Grand Republican Rally In 81. Jean
Bnptisto Hall.

The Lincoln Republican Association
held a grand rally in St. Jean Baptiste
Hall last evening. The hall was crowded
TO the doors, and remained TO tho close OF
the speaking. interested listeners TO the
principles set forth. On the platform
were the Republican nominees OF the AS
senibly ticket.
Lieut.. Gov. Stearns presided over the
meeting, and first introduced Major Han
cock of Maryland, who opened his re-
marks by declaring that he had been be-
meath every flag and In every nation un-
face of the earth were free men as free as
in our own beloved country; and the in
stitutions we have received as the results
OF Valley Forge and Bull Run we are en-
tuSted to hand down to posterty as un-
tn!|hmeled as when we received them. He
brought up in the South; Ihad two broth
ers in the Conferate army, but / am a Re
publican. But i came among you to-
night to lay aside party principles and
prejudices and face the facts Of the
situation. You are on the eve of an cleo
ton of more than local interest. IL the
Democrats carry this State the fact will
be heralded abroad as Of national import
ance. This election is far from being
fought In the interest of the rich man. II
is for YOU, laboringmen, that this
election is fought; to keep you from
Spain, where 500 men stood in the market
place begging for work at Is cents day.
The question that solves this problem is
the tariff" The speaker then went on to
show what progress the country bad made
under the administration Of the Republi.
can party. That progress Is not measured
bv art aud literature as it once was, but
by its production of pig iron. THAT meas
ures the progress Of a nation, as a ther-
mometcr measures the temperature or the
atmosphere" lie then showed the great
increase in the production OF this article
under Republican rule, declaring that we
are to-day the greatest piR-lron producing
country in the world. His reason for
taking pig-iron as "a measure OF the coun-
try's prosperity was that IL is the stand
ard that marks the country's prosperity,
for without il we should have no spindles,
no manufactures. We should be but a
primitive agricultural nation. In closing
he said: "If the Republicans have done
so much In the past, they surely can be
trusted in the future. With such men as
Mckinley ana Aldrich at the helm, we
need have no fear. 1t is your duty to
yourselves, your State, your country and
your party To return that man to the Sen
ate. and trust the electors of Rhode ISL
and will perform the duty imposed upon
them by electing a Republican Legisla-
ture on April g."
Aram Pothier was then introduced, and
spoke TO the French citizens in their
language, explaining the benefits of the
protective tariff, and urged his COM
patriots TO protect and advance their in
terests by voting for the Republican
nominees.
Joseph A. Walker was the next speaker,
and spoke to the workingman as one
among them, and showed that the wages
Of the American workingman are kept
above those of frec-trade England. He
was followed by Charles W. Anderson of
New York, who spoke in a humorous and
witty strain, and aroused considerable en-
thusiasm.
The meeting closed with remarks in
French by Mr.. Founacour of L'Esperencc.