The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-28
HENRY J. SPOONER SPOKE.
The Fourth Ward Clubs Big Cam
paign Banner Dedicated.


ID. Russell Browns Club-threw a ban
ner with the picture of the Republican
candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. across Westminster street Sat
urday night, amid cheers and enthusiasm.
Parks Continental Band furnished music
This part OF the program was Followed by
speeches inside the Republican headquar-
ters.
George 4. Barstow presided at the meet
ing. The Hon. Henry j. Spooner was the
first speaker. He knew the Fourth Ward
Club had been one of the foremost IN
promulgating Republican doctrines IN
the State and of enforcing them with the
ballot. He paid compliment to the next
Governor. ID. Russell Brown. Mr..
Spooner referred to his first speech as q
schoolboy at the time of the Fremont
campaign. He liked TO look back at the
deeds of the party, and referred to
Abraham Lincoln, abused in his time
by his political opponents, but now re-
garded as the exemplar OF all That is best
in political principle and practice. The
party. he averred, has not de2enerated.
He had heard it said that as there was not
a great battle to be fought every day the
party could not show great deeds as OF
old. The country is not TO be saved on
that line now, but on the lines OF an in-
dustrial battle.
Thomas b. Reed had said in the House
party has been camping on the o.d deser-
ted camp grounds OF the Republican
party for years.
Mr.. Spooner then referred to the oppo-
sition of the Democratic party TO the war
and its claim that we ought 10 have peace
on any condition. 1t stood In opposition
TO reconstruction and to sound money
after the war. What Democrat dares
now to say that the war, reconstruction
and resumption OF specie payment was
failure. The two great principles OF the
Republican party to-day are protective
tariff and an honest dollar. The party
doesn't believe in ignoring the results of
theory. The present tariff law has been
in force few months. Doesn't any man
see the beneficent results. New industries
springing up throughout the land,
the extension and enlargement
of manufacturing concerns. Is
there any article in your house that is
not as cheap or cheaper than before the
tariff law was passed? He could remem-
Der when he paid 81 for three pounds of
sugar. Those who understand protec-
tive tariff system know that it is the
principle to place a tariff on those goods
only which come IN competition with
those produced here, and admit others
free except luxuries.
We have also arranged with some of
our sister republics TO allow some goods
which would come in free anyway TO con-
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admit free our goods or such as may be
agreed on, or admit them at a reduced
tariff.
Do we want practical results. open up
industries, open our mines? Shall we do
it? The opportunity has been seized with
avidity by the Republican party. That is
better to me than any theory. We have
been under protective tariff since early
in the war and have had wonderful sue
cesses and have been increasing our pro-
ductive facilities and introducing new
manufactures which could not have been
begun without tariff. The theories are
plain, but irrespective of theory, practical
results are giving us the best lesson as to
what the results of the Republican the
ories carried into effect are, and we have
never had thrift bill so nearly perfect as
the Mckinley bill. 1t is founded on the
proper principles.
In regard to the honest dollar he said
the Democrats in the House had been try
ing to show us during the past few days
how TO straddle. He had no doubt that
there was big majority for free silver
but the last Democratic President and
others had been urging that it was not
good policy to pass free coinage act yet.
The endeavor would possibly be made 10
run it-both ways-free silver in the
South and the opposite in New Eugland.
The very fact that the Democratic and
Mugwump papers in New England have
been begging the small Republican mi
nority i'm the House to. save them from
their party is indication enough that the
party is committed TO free trade.
Mr.. Spooner expressed his conviction,
that the whole Republican State ticket
would be elected.
ID. Russell Brown was introduced and
spoke briefly of the necessity of every Re
publican voting and Henry z. Tiepke
made some strong points on the Republi-
can policy and urged every voter to be out
early April 6 and get the other fellaws out
too.