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

hiring IN this country an industrial pros.
perity which no country In the world
.Such were the causes OF defeat. Now
Look at the Issues.
They were three In pumber. One OF
them was the force bin.' That was en-
tirely false issue. There was no iegis-
lation proposed which threatened any
honest ballot The platform simply
stated that every man should have his
right 10 one free ,and honest ballot pro
tected. The Democrats claim that there
is no intimidation in the South. How Is
IL in a district with 5000 negroes and
5000 white voters 5000 democratic votes
are castp The Democrats claim that the
negroes are converted. But what mas
become of the white Democratsl And
vet for this fact OF the intlmidated vote
of the South the Republican party rs
partly TO blame. They nave permitted IL
In the past. Now upon his principle OF
protecting the ballot the Republican
party is eternally right and the Demo
cratic party is eternaliy wrong.
Another issue was the tax upon state
bank issues. The speaker referred TO
the period of wildcat currency. and TO
North Carolina, Virginia. Georgia aud
Louisiana which had all repudiated either
a part or the whole OF their currency Is
sues or its bonds Under the present
law" he continued. there Is no doubt
about the value OF any piece OF currency
in circulation, and the party OF hhode
Island will take no wrong step III III au-
heres 60 this principle OF the party-the
principle of honest money. The thlru is
sue OF the Campaign was reciproSl.y
enumerated by that matchless leader
Mr.. Blaine.
The speaker illustrated the working OF
the recipI ocity clause on sugar, eompar,
inc the fourteen pounds for n dollar OF
two years ago with twenty pounds ior
dollar OF today. "Take," said he. two
cases of wooden goods. one imported, one
made here. The one made by foreign
capitalists, paying taxes In foreign
land. which may be used to MAINTAIN
war against us, made by foreign work
men who may be called upon to
Fight Against Us.
IL is transported By foreign railroads ana
shipped in foreign bottoms, manned by
foreign sailors. Not one farthing OF the
value of that case OF goods is due to our
| labor or benefits our country. The Amer
| ic,n case is made by American iaoor
| American capital. ana Is handled oy
American workmen. They are the sine"s
| of American independence and they
| when compared with the foreigners de-
| serve protection"
"But you can't give protection to the
| laborer unless the same protection Is
given to the farmer. Equity and fair
| play is the principle of just tarih we
| must protect our own market. lt IS the
| Greatest in the world. We are apt to
| forget the greatness of our country.
| Wbv there Is more trade passes through
| the 500 canal than across the Atlantic
ocean. Prate about your foreign markets.
| They are not to be compared with our
own.
"For the first time In thirty years the
| Democratic party has congress, the
president and, / believe, a majority OF
| the cabinet. They have the full power
| of the government. They have MADE
promises and no obstruction lies in their
}, %hy. III the Mckinley tariff Is the cul
| mination of atrocity which they claim
they stultified their record by not "a
| once cillipg an extra session to wip
that inuuity off the face OF the legisia
| tive books What have they done
| Nothing but jostle each other in MAJ
race for spoils. Mr. Cleveland Is rapid.
learning why some men are democrats
They want the spoils."
"But to the present After a defea
often comes rally. Let Rhode ISLAM
rally round the flag, and be the drumme
how that sounds the roll again that turn
the retreating host and leads 1t back
victory"
The speaker referred to the stat
ticket, and spoke in high terms OF Gov
ernor Brown and the state government
AS TO the congressman he said. '.Th
Democratic candidates might be protec
tionists aud hard money men here, bu
what will they be in an overwhelmi IN
majority lin congress. They will .
simply followers"
MIR. Barbour closed,wth eulogy Of tt
Republi c IN party aud its achievement
"Who speaks of Polk, Tylerland Bucha
| an with pride, and who speaks OF Ga
, | field, Grant and Blaine but with praises
, | The first were representatives or Dem
, crass, the latter were Republicans. II
voters should choose between the Two