The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-01

There was great enthusiasm and
rood attendance at the Young Men
Republican club supper last evening AT
Music hall.
An informal reception was rendered
Joseph L. Barbour, the principal spea ker
of the evening at 7:15 O'Clock. and at ':fo
the 400 guests filed down to the tables
while Hedley's band played the Second
Regiment march, made familiar by IT'S
composer, ID. w. Reeves.
D;v,ne blessing was invoked by Rev.
r. L. Greene. Among the guests at tne
head table were Governor Brown, joseph
Barbopr speSksss5 sswiaP GhPTShA r. Alien s Pr,si
dent Hiram Kendall. William h. Coyel,'
Charles III. Child. ex-senator j. O. Is.
Woods. Colonel l. M. Potter. Eiitor
French OF the News, George A; Little
field. William II: Henderson, Anernah snooner
strong. Samuel Whiteley and Louis
Il. Cady. After the banquet
President Kendall arose and intro
duced Hon. Adm b. Capron as the pre- pre-
Capron called for the election of officers,
and the following were elected Presl-
dent. Col. Frank +. Olney; vice presi,
dent. George A. Lttleield secretary anu
treasurer. Louis T. Cady execnt We com
nenter and ii. Martin Brown; finance
committee, Charles III. Child, Lyman Is.
Nessinper. William Il. Knight, George
Wheaton, I'd, and Samuel Whiteley.
Mr.. Capron said that for a long time
past one Of the duties OF the foung Men
governor OF Rhode Island and like the
brook he hoped it would go on forever
doing so until each member had been
governor. -
He then introduced His Exccllency
Governor ID. Russell Brown.
Governor Brown confined his remarks
tn a few words upon the Importance OF
the state election. 1T is Important,
said he ito keep our state III line, 10
keen it true to the principles OF the he
publican party not only In TINS year ou. =.
m the years to come. This Is what Is
called an Off year. but / wish there were
no such words as an of year. One year
ago we met before a contest which was
Fought Sharply
to the end. This year very little has
been done. When / stood on this plat
form last it was to accept the nomina-
tion as the leader OF the party and to &C
cent a platform which enumerated in nc
uncertaiu terms the principles OF the
party both national anu state hor ny
friend who introduced me 1 can only
wish that he may be elected TO the ma
tional house of representatives, aud thai
he may also be elected speaker. Car
Also wish that bis honor the Lieutenant
governor may also be elected ascongress
man. III they are elected Rhode Island
will be represented by some OF the ables'
men in the country.
state ticket and hoped that the clut
would continue its good WORK.
MIR. Capron introduced Mr.. Barbour as
n man VINO needed no introduction TO the
club. AS club it represented party
which was said to be dead, "and now
MIR. Barbour" said he. will you please
atep forward and view the remains"
Mr. Barbour complimented the club "A
the finest political organization in tn
United States. Four years ago he nd
dressed the club almost Immediately af
ter the victory which led President Har
rison TO Washington. He was invites
here last fall after the election, but th
political barometric pressure at tina
time was such that he thought better o
it, and did not come.
"Now, what caused our defeat las
fall / learned in my own city from
Democratic transparency which wa
waved oyer an exuperant crowd. bearin
the legend. Education is W bat done IL.
Mr.. Barbour was not satisfied with Tn
explanation, and he proposed To see
other causes for the misfortune.
Experience Is the torch by which W
Lighted to knowledge.
Our defeat was in no sense due to tl
record of the last Republican admins
tration. All agree that in appreciate
of the dignity of mis- Office in his purit
of life, in his capacity. in his fnanci
record, In his wise utterapces aud ia h
upholding OF the honor OF his country
ali these attributes Of courage, mani
ness and patriotism, no man has ev'
excelled President Harrison. Whs
then. did IL ? There are always certal
things which the Republican party mus
discount, and these partly did IL.
zone OF these Is the solid South. Th
Democratic party 20 into every cimpalg
with the assurance that despite ever
kind of opposition they can count on
solid South. Then there are the calamii
howlers--men who like the decayir
mackerel shine only in the starlig an
always arrayed against us. Then v
have, too. the men who are open 10 I
appeal, aud no argument-the thick an
thin Democrats--lnen Who always vo
Democratic ticket. They are like the Iii
tie girl who told the storekeeper that
didn't make any difference whether
gave her green tea or black tea. Ma
color blind said she.
Again there are those who jugg
with the platform. In Que part of q
country they sag IL means one thing.
another part they say it means another
fariff 10 one section and free trade
another. On every hand they sad th
tariff reform meant that dus rega
would be paid te the wage Garner.
They said point TO the wOrkingmi
whose wages had been raised aud {
workingman who saw no individual
creases Of pay forgot that more stea
work aud greater prosperity in gene
meant higher wages TO ali because
employed all men for greater tit
That Was the principle uDoa which
Mckinley tariff was passed. lt was
tended 10 keep the blacksmith.
weaver. the nlachiuist. the artisan a
fh~ olerk more steadily at work aud