The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-19
HAMMOND OF GEORGIA.
He Says He IL n Good Guesser and Leaves
It to The Audience.

1t to The Audience.
1t was about $50 o'clock when the
Democratic meeting at Music Hall was
called to order and their chairman. Owen
of the State Central committee apollo
glzed for the non-appearance OF Gov.
Fishback OF Arkansas and introduced as
the chairman OF the MEETING. Hon. Oscar
Lapham, Congressman from the first
district Of RHODE ISLAND,
Chairman Lapham said that he would
not weary the people with the direct
issues Of the campaign but would speak
on the question OF taxation the question
which had aRgitated all the people of the
world at different times ana which had
caused the rebellion of our forefathers
and the independence Of the United
States. He said there was harm in the
principles OF the Republican party which
was about to take possession as they said,
which protected the strong and trod
down tue weak. lie then introduced
Frank ii. Jackson Of PROVIDENCE as the
first speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Jackson said that the former Presi-
dent, Grover Cleveland. was marching to
certain victory again. He said that
Wayne McVeagh and Judge Gresham had
come over to the Democratic party aud
predicted that they would swing the
States OF Pennsylvania aud Indiana into
the Democratic column this fall. He
criticized the remarks Of the Hon. Viii
liam Mckinley at his last appearance in
the city when he spoke at Infantry Hall.
Mr.. Jackson went back to the time of
Alexander Hamilton, saying that Hamil-
ton was In favor OF abolishing the tax OH
cotton because it raised the price of cotton
cloth aud Disseminated against capital
and labor alike. The old argument was
rehashed regarding the tariff as tax,
taking wool as an example.
Chairman Lapham introduced as the
next speaker the Hon. n. j. Hammond,
member of the Fifty Congress
Mr.. Hammond was at "A loss how to ad-
dress the crowd, as he had never seen any
of them before. He took IL for granted
that the most OF them were Democrats,
and to these he knew it was no use to
talk.
The speaker then got on to the force
bill of 1871, and stated Its provisions,
namely The appontmenU of federal SUI
pervisors TO report on the elections as to
whether the election was the expression
of the will OF the majority or not. He
said that the bill was aimed at the South,
where there was sometimes disorder be
cause the white men did not wish the
negro to rule. IL was afterwards used
in the North in some places, as il gave SO
much power TO the party in the ascend
ant
The proposed Force Bill would put
three supervisors in each voting place aud
they won Id he rather honest Republicans
IL they would not report in favor of the
Republican party. lie said that the Re-
publican party was not generally in favor
of the law, though he haI just said that
the Republican platform demanded it.
Congressman Hamm ond next spoke of
the tariff and asked what the party
wanted protection from. From the Ger
man and English manufacturers who
would bring over their goods and sell
them much cheaper than they could be
bought now. lie didn't think anyone
would be very much offended il they
could get their clothes and the necessities
of life for less money. He thought there
ought To be a clause In the bill compel
ling the manufacturers to give to the
laborers the raise in paw IL taey we're al
lowed the tariff TO protect them. He de-
MED that the tariff had made goods
cheaper and said that IL was the inven-
tive genius OF the American citizen and
the deft fingers OF the American woman.
IL was the machinery backed by capital
that was responsible for the reduction in
prices.
The Democratic party has declared the
tariff uncons itutionai and propose to
fight the present campaign on that issue.
The speaker desired To know how it is
that IN the protected countries of Europe
the laborers are paid less than In England.
lit Is all nonsence, protection does not
protect" he said, "and the only reason
we nave high wages is because we pro-
duce so much more"
Mr.. Hammond said he might have
made some mistakes as he was willing To
plead ignorance regarding some of the
items, because the country Is so large
and we don't know much about our
neighbors until they tell Us, but he was
pretty good guesser aud he would leave
IL to his audience to judge whether he
as right or not.