Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-27
ARE LINCOLN,S son
Talks tn People OF His Native State Upon
the History OF His Party.


QUINCY, H., Oct 27-Robert T. Lin
coin, minister to England. addressed 5000
Republicans in this city. He was given
an enthusiastic reception, his remarks be-
ing frequently interrupted by cheers. He
spoke substantially as follows:
lam glad TO appear before you In Quincy,
one Of the cities visited by my father in the
Joint de bate of lsJs The year 1858 brings TO
mind the state banks of the days of Demo-
cratic supremacy and misrule before the war,
the trouOlOus times when the currency Of
this and other states was called by the cheer
ful names Of "Red Dog" and wild Cat"
And that date calls 10 my mind the fact that
the Democracy upheld slavery as IA divine in
sttutOn. Those were the DAYS when the
southern slave-holding Democrats spoke con-
temptuously OF northern workmen as the mud
sills OF humanity. do not see how a self-re-
spCCting work ngman can join the ranks Of the
Democratic party when he remembers the
epithets that were given him BY the men who
are now the hope and strength Of the Demo-
cratic party.
In those days we were told that America did
not need any manufactures that this was
sentially an agricultural country; that IL was
cotton that this continent was best fitted to
produce. Thsy said II slavery was abolished
the country would go to ruin and sink into
de s'lafiOn. The Democratic party survives to
this Gay a. the party Of obstruction, destruc-
ton and calamity, and nothing else. In 1854
A. was declared that the war was a failure. At
the close of the war Il fell to the Republican
party Co reorganze the government and make
sound laws for the development OF our ma
tional resources From that day to this the
Democracy have never been in power.
For thirty-two years, for the lifetime OF q
geuCration,you have lived and the country has
rrospured under Republican laws, despite the
efforts Of the Democrats 10 overthrow them.
Wien the Republican party came into power
the country was undeveloped. The Republi-
can policy has enabled the working people to
purchase more with their money, and has Sc
cured 10 them more money with which to
buy. The Democrats wish TO break down this
American policy. They say that the cost OF
living has been increased. This utterly deny.
All articles can now be bought on an average
Of one third cheaper than they could thirty
five years agD.
suca', OF quantity. 1t does cost more TO
live, hut this results from what Is called the
American mode of life. The working people
aud others demand more comforts now than
'heH. the American mode of life is not, |
an assure you. known elsewhere on earth.
Nowhere el-e are the masses so happy and
generally prosperous as in America. They say
that coats are cheaper in England than in
America. The difference Is, my friends that
the American laborcrs can buy the coats.
Acr S ne water there are crowds To be seen
who co.ad not buy coat If they were selling
They say that the prices OF manu- 'actured
rood, would be cheaper il We had free trade.
W'll, / think That would be true for time,
aud perhaps FOR all time, but not for the rea-
son YOU are asked TO believe. With free trade
our home manufacturcr would have to 20 out
of business. They could not live and pay
wages that would enable American worllmen
TO buy their goods The OCCUPATION Of the
wor',lnen would he gone and our countrymel
could not buy coats with cent each.
Our policy, the policy of the Republican
party, is simply 10 get, as q tariff tax, al
amount equal TO the difference between the
wages paid In this country and those paid In
Europe. cannot favor any system that will
reduce the wages of our working people. la
foreign countries from $4,000 upwards of able
bodied men are serving In the standing
armies, yet foreign workingmon are coming
here to get American wages. / do not believe
that our woTkingmen, who see these plain
truths, are going to scuttie the ship that is
carrying them safely and prosperously
through life.
What the tariff does Il 10 place tax on ar
tClcs that can be made here, equal to the
adherence between The wages paid here and
Roroad. let the Democratic party get in
power and disastrous results will follow. |
say this, not as a party man, but as an Amcri-
can citizen.