New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-01
THE DEMOCRATIC HIPPODROME.
1T SHOWS IN RHODE ISLAND. BUT THE PER
FORMERS SAY NEVER WORD
AROTrT SILVER


FORMERS SAY NEVER 4 WORD
ABOUT SILVER.
Providence, r. T. March 81 (Spccial.-After a
night of Democratic oratory, during which eX.
Governor Campbell and Congressman Bryan, Tucker.
Mckinney. O'Nell. Scott and Caruh undertook TO
discuss National issues, in Providence and Paw
tucket the voters o7 Rhode Island are enabled 10
observe the general trend of the canvass on that
side There was q dead sldence on the silver
question. congressman who had been voting Tor
thc BLAND bill within a week did not attempt 70
convert their audiences to free silver EX-Gov-
crnor Campbell. was was beaten last year IN ONO
on free silver platform, was also mu''
as a Rhode Island oyster on una.
subject. The silver question was evaded' anu VIII
not bc discussed at all on the Democratic side un-
lcss Mr. Cleveland. who finally has been pieN'ied
unon 70 speak on Saturday afternoon in Provl-
dence chooses deliberately to offer an aflront 70
tho masses of his party in the South and West
T, ,,riG question was discussed last night by all
the Democratic Congressman, but on the narrowe't
nossible lines Ex-Governor Campbell sought I"
electrfy his audiences by reworknS the loht 'arlH
debate which he had with Governor Mckinney
last year and by making All elaborate attack upon
the Oatmeal Trust As Ohio had voted heavily
AGAINST him on these issues. his attempt 10 arouse
enthusiasm lr RI ode Island and TO create prejudice
against Governor Mckinley was ill-consdered'
There were two general positions taken hy the
Democratic speakers namely, that the Mckinney
act had increased enormously the cost OF ll'Ils "N
raising the price of American manufactures an"
d ,ba, - had failed to affect the rate of
va0es favorably Rhode Island voters are too IN
,.uigert IN he caught by such chan. The
great manufacturing industries OF me 9'''e
are cot,ons aud woollens. Every one knows That
lo,er TO-DAY than they were when the Mchln'y
act WAS passed Every one also knows that
woollrns are not higher in price than they "cI'
two wears ago but in many grades unmiN'aRhpN
lower and tending downward all along "c INV
Ex-Governor Campbell raised hearty hH-h ~
his declaration that the man must hf iouhd "h"''
a.s had been increased by the Mckinley act
mr. clse Rhode Island would go Democratic IL
,viu not be difficult to lind large number OF
operatives whose wages are higher uah III l0'''
The second large factory which Nsl'ed III la"
tucket employed about 100 men ana Won'h Al
making sleeve Innings and dress goods. The Wages
Of the men have been raised SO cents daS' an"
those Of the women 25 cents without exception.
At the same time the looms were idle uh'lI 'l'
Mckinley act wae passed, and the plant was en-
laroed Last wear Yet Notwithstanding the IN
creased protection offered by the tariff act theI'
has been a reduction Of % per cent III thc Cost
of tihe goods 70 the consumer
The noint which the Democratic orators cannot
and will not consider Is the fact mat "oo'ch al"
cotton factories in Rhode Island are paying ~
dov WAGES which are over 100 per cent hlS"'i
than those paid in England for the same ciasS ="
work The Mckinley act has enAbed han"I''
urers 10 maintain that scale or wages '''"'"e"
there have been cuts OF 10 ana
cent in wages on the o'Hei ''
the Atlantic The Mckinley act has lhNlgoi''o'
3, treat class OF Industries and increase" ','"
nrodnction. thereby providing constant cmP'oN
uent for workers at an advance ol loo P'' ''"'
On the best rates paid anywhere.
Tho Grand Congressional hippodrome from wash
ington exhibiting last night under the MANA
man, If The Ncw-Yorl World" was chiefly re-
msrkable in a transformation act iH'''"
.oenk.rs had been advertised by name, ana i
,,o., audience was naturally drawn out. oI the
Httncn advertised only two spoke III PToNidehce
and only three in Pawtuckct The Tcmalhihs
meakcr. were substitutes hastily rccrnif" III
WASHINGTON, and brought on by sp"ci"l 'faih WIZ"
a flourish of trumpets Ibe Demoor'I" '''"
mittec we're compelled 10 make nse oi "oN'i"''
Campbell and Congressman Bryan III p"Ol 'o""'
and they managed the meetings so p'uS ."''
much of the important talent was not heafd Il.
III Tli. morning they have issued n loud
,au.,oo for q mint debate between Ex-Governor
Ca,nnhcu and Governor Mckinley. although they
are aware that the Republican ARRANGEMENTS dio
already made for filling the halls during the re-
naming nights Of tie canvass. OohH'''-
man Breckinridse and eX-Congfehsmah 'HcAuoo
odvertiscd on the Democratic slde'
,. the reliance Of the managers
= r,,oced upon Mr. Cleveland, who IS 10 speak on
saturday afternoon and reconcile as best he can
bis action with his recent criticism OF senator
Hill for campaigning for the PIcsidehu"l non''''
tion. L., hoo,
The Republican canvass, meanwhile has r''"
,igorously and effectively conducted, IN-Oo,,-
an nIgoiUn1'' Borr has been addressing large meet
80 in Newport Bristol aud elsewhere ana hnH
Hnne most effective service. Congressman Nalhcl' a''
~ Wassachusetts has also made brlllant srllrS
~ tarin sneeches In Pawtucket last nlSh1 idle'
Repnblican meetings were hcld III nv var ~ ,n0r
,itbetandine the Democratic meeting lo,ihoi
rn," nioht Governor Mckinley Is to SPEAK ~
powtnckot and Mr. Reed in Woon.ecKfI, anu
10Th are 10 address the great mass-mee,,ihte vi
Saturday night, with eA-C onfresshaI lio' con-
the third speaker, ana WIN 'Fr" To-, and other
Sneakers Of National reputation inc canvass ,ho -
tp he conducted with vigor and efficiency 20 tic
and The Republican League rendered lnVauao1e
work in November and December by holding iesiS 81
,;rt,,niIv in charge Of all the ward and mass
,,aatinoS with the exception OF SATURDAY higho
5"monstration Henry Tepke is az the heao % o.
Tho Iear,ue and has shown himself 10 W. ht !"
markably good organizer Inc ySung napvass
cans are doing the active work OF the CAM canVasS %"
md ,hev have young mems ticket 10 elecU 1 l1I
State officers The election OF that ucktt w WI -,
be triumph of youn3s blood and new mesnoIFs u
organization.
,,,, p,Jv BOBBED ~ ALABAMA.