The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-12
ON WHATANIGHT IT WAS


A the ground, hundreds of feet below the
surface IL utterly worthless, YOU can buy
acres of the land over IL for nearly Moth
ina, but as soon as you put dollar I
worth of labor into II, then Is II worth
something. Not the thing itself, but the
labor that Is put into into 1t. :,
1.-THE Democrats are continually md
ing fault with the Billion Dollar Fifty
first Congress- They charge us With
great extravaganza. Can we give them
an explanation they ask We say most
emphatically, yes. During the Cleve-
land administration the debt OF the coun-
try was something over twenty-five dol,
lars head for every man, woman ana
child in the United States, while to-day
under the most successful administration
of our noble standard bearer, the hon.
BENJAMIN f. Harrison and the Billion
Dollar Congress-" the debt has been re-
duced to something less than twelve dol,
lars aud small fraction per capita. Old
debts have been paid, the man VINO M ia
1861 went to the front and stood In de.
fence of his country, came home many OF
them injured for life. has been remem-
bered with a generous pension and back
pay under the present noble Republican
administration, much against the
soldier hater Democrats VINO from
1884 to 1888 voted time and tlme
soldiers. If there is a man in this vast
assembly tonight who thinks that this
one act OF the present Republican admin
istration Is wrong and unjust, / say that
that man is not deserving of the liberties
he hold through the efforts OF the Old
soldiers who went TO the front, while,
perhaps, many Of you here tonight staye ed
at home and played the part of the
coward. Did the government ever pay
what they promised the soldier as he
went to the front to hghtl Loud cries
of "Nol No!'l
"It is very true they never did. The
present administration has borne this fact
In mind and purposes, as far as possible
to pay the old debt long since due the dis
abled soldier.
Another unnecessary bill of expenses,
so the Democrats claim, is the construc-
tion of the White Squadron. They ask,
in the time of peace, and with no pros
pect OF war, why spend millions OF dol
lars for the construction OF costly orna-
ments Let me ask YOU question. Is
it not a disgrace TO country such as
this, in years gone by, not to be possessed
OF navyi am here reminded of a pic
ture / saw a few months ago. AT the
head Of the picture was tall eight-foot
man, strong aud lusty, and upon his belt
was the word England; next came
six-footsr marked France followed
marked Germany aud so on until
at the very foot was little Insignificant
person. marked United States Is this
not fact Of bygone years? / say. yes
But " hen the great naval review OF the
world is held In New York harbor next
year we shall be able, through the present
grand administration. to stand second TO
no other nation In the world. 80 much
for the fabulous expenses OF the so-called
Billion Dollar Congress which the Demo-
cratic leaders claim will surely ruin the
country IL allowed to continue. defy
any person or persons to show In one case
whore ono dollar has been misspent."
[Great applause and cheers Tor Harrisonl.
A Democrat in the crowd then wanted
ing for building the "White Squadron"
and asked, "Who was the cause of having
the White Squadron built {" The speaker
informed him that the starter Of the
scheme was the late lamented President,
James A. Garfield. [The crowd could
restrain itself In It's enthusiasm no
longer. and loud cheers, amid the roar Of
cannon, were given, cheer after cheer.l
The speaker continuing said Grover
Cleveland is q gentleman Of high stand
ing aud the very best candidate for the
Office, because he is fifteen twentieths a
Republican, and this fact is borne out by
the Democratic organs Of the country"
In summing up his remarks the speaker
said Protection to American Industries
Is what the country demands. and this
is just what the Republican administra-
ton proposes TO give. and has done in
the Mckinley bill, termed by
the Democrats Is the 'Robber Tariff
In conclusion the speaker impressed
upon his hearers, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis both, their duty Of going to the
polls and voting according to their best
and thus do their whole duty
- citizens.
At the close of the speakers remarks
the chairman Of the meeting called for
three cheers for the speakers, for the flag
and for the candidates named thereon,
which were given by counts, and together
with the cannon crackers and fireworks,
shook the square as never before. The
band then played Hail to the Chief"
and the crowd went home fully enrap-
tured with what they had seen and heard,
and without doubt many solid Demo-
Gratis went home with the determine tion
OF goiug to the polls next November and
support our gallant standard bearers,
Benja min +. Harrison for President, and
Whitelaw Reid for Vice President.