The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-24
TO join The LEAGUE.
The Second Ward Republican Club
Hears Mr.. Spooner and Mr.. Tiepke.
IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN COMING.
What MT. spoouer Said About the Tariff
Laws and tho Work OF the Last Re-
publican Congrsss-Mr. Lansing's Club
Congrat ilates Him on His Trip.

The regular meeting of the Second
Ward Republican Club was held last
evening at the club rooms, 12s North
Main street. The reports of the several
collectors appointed to solicit pubscrip-
tions were read. A committee of three
was appointed to act in conjunction with
the city committee in bringing about the
naturalizing Of foreign born citizens, and
the following meinbers of the club were
appointed: Thomas Ward, Leander
Mailing and John NJ. Rounds.
IL was also voted that the members OF
the club be notified of the meetings in
order to secure q good attendance. On
motion of Mr.. Fink it was voted to join
the Republican league of Rhode Island,
mates to the State convention at Newport
were appointed Delegates, Hon. Henry
j. Spooner, George III. Kenyon, George ID.
Lansing alternates, John Kellogg. James
g. Lloyd. and William Heathman.
Daniel w. Fink was chosen to represent
the club in the executive committee Of the
State league.
President Lansing then addressed the
club and spoke strongly against the apa-
thy displayed by the members. He then
introduced the Hon. Henry j. Spooner,
who spoke in his usual impressive man
ner Said he. I'VE have just closed a
magnificent campaign in Rhode Island,
and are now fast approaching. time
when the citizens, not only of the State
but Of the whole country, will have to
consider the matters to come In the next
campaign,
"This Presidential campaign is to be the
most important we have had in our recol-
lection. The campaign OF two years ago
went by default and misrepresentation.
1t was campaign or Misrepresentation
by tie Democrats of the acts OF the pre-
ceding Republican Congress.
'As we look over the field to-day and
compare what Congress did at that time
we can see how unfounded the charges
were, and how lily the Democrats lived
up to their professions. The charges
against the Mckinley bill were that it
was atrocious and would make
living much more expensive, but
actual experience under that doctrine has
proved how false were those charges.
Never in its history has the country been
so prosperous and -nexer has the outlook
for the laboring man been so bright.
Any tariff law that can remain Oh the
statute book must be in accordance with
system which can be at an equality over
all parts of the country, and in the Mckin-
ley bill we have all this. We must also
have a harmonious system. aud can only
claim from others what we are willing to
concede to them. The Democratic party
charged the last Congress with being q
billion dollar Congress, and yet SO lead
ing q Democrat as Senator German OF
Maryland said in a set speech recently
that it was evident that the appropria-
tions made in the first session of the
Democratic House of Representatives
would exceed by millions the appropria-
tions made by the first session of the Re-
publican house"
The great good done by reciprocity was
next discussed, after which the speaker
closed.
Henry +. Tiepke. president of the Re-
publican State League of Rhode Island,
next spoke, and congratulated the mem
bers of the club on the fact that one of
their number. Willard l. Lansing, had
been chosen to go across the water in the
interest of the NEWS to examine the con-
dition of the English workingmen, and
stated that the club should feel highly
honored by the preference. His further
remarks dealt mainly with general des-
cription of the workings OF the State
League and its influence on the coming
election.