Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-26
NINE HUNDRED O|NEO.
Bay State G. O. P. Have
a Love Feast.
TOM REED TAKES PART INIT
Record of the Two Great Parties From
Republican Standpoint.

BosroN, Ocf. 20 The Ropl Ii.can clnb
| Of MassHchuse'i- b Itst.iI R.Gua, dir
ner In Music hall lat aisht. vs. o1e
~ tho.e hag. fair such as This p i.icd
, ,rganIz4tiou cIaie @. gTlc-fuily
handling WHh n'ar 700 picked men
! of the patty s-n'ed ~ he on one q Or,
and galleries packed With onlookers, tho
hall gay With hu ing and portraits Of the
standard hsarers tn in i'sc'f was excuse
for enthusiasm a d good ar feeling.
Never did party spirit ruu higher or party
uttsrance evoke more generous, spon-
tsnsous applause.
| President Simpkius presided AZ the
board TO his IiR' & Hon Thomas Il.
| Reed OF Maine, AZ Ion John Da'zell Of
| Pennsylvania 4, ia left Hon. Frederick
| r. Greenhs 20 and Hon X gsr Wolcott
| Presldent Simpkins opened the after
| oiuner exerc ses and congratulated the
| ub on its manifestation OF interest. He
| Introduced as the first speaker OF the even.
| ing The Republican nominee for governor,
| Hon. Frederick L. Grsenhalge Of Lowell.
AIR Greenhalgr said, in referring 70 tie
! campaign, that al effort had been made TO
carry on the high debate In spirit worthy
| Of Massacb usetts lie sail. I'VE have
never resorted 10 trick or device. We
have not indulxel In personal attack"
NJ. Wolcott, Ia following. spoke on the
currency question, saying the more IL 10
stu died IL is plain To see that from the
early days Of green backism ana fiat money
| down 20 the last edition Of he press tho
| Republican party has sJoGd i9r solid cur
rency. The people Of Massachusetts,. he
said, see plainly that tie Sherman act
swept aside the Bland bill, swept away
| the coinage OF 65- cent dollars and an
nounced tho settled policy Of the United
| States that every dollar Issued should he
| the equivalent Of every other dollar IL
was temporary law and the best poSs BILE
| at that time To-day" be re MARKED, we
see the president OF the United IT te-,
thank God for that, standing firmly for
unconditional repoai and the Republican
party holding MS arms up and suppo rting
him.
"In the present crisis have n noticed
any expression Of gratitude from the presi-
dent b the Democratic members Of the
senate for their support. Back OF this
question IL that OF state hank Irrency.
Let the people stand by Gle s.Nnd then.
but not with the party that deserted him
in the hour Of need"
voice
Congressman John Dal.ell OF Pennsyl-
vania was enthusiastically received
He said: II deem 1t an honor to
sit at this board tonight. re-
cog ize before me the Representatives
OF Repubicanism IN Massachusetts,,
the men who are to place our banner
where 1t belongs on the rsmparts Of vic
tory.
"He is but a superficial observer who
!magines that the last eioctiol rcnuiiatet
toe pr ndples Of the Republican party.
The people do not believe in fee tr de,
they do not believe 10 dishonest finance,
nor In striking down the barriers put up
for the protection of the Tree ballot, nor
that tariff be derived from revenue only.
II was general, underlined restiessnoss
that put Grover Cleveland in ths executive
chair ia place Of Ben jtmln Harrison. that
put VOORHEES, at the h al Of the committee
on nnance instead o. Allison. and Demo
cratic speaker in place - him, whom, were
he not present, ] would term the brsiniest
man in public life, and, since he Is present,
will cali cur courageous leader, Thomas
b Reed OF Maine
zone OF the most patent causes OF the
present dcpressi9u is the uncertainty as to
wba the Democrats are going to do with
the tariff. This has parilyzed our indus
tries. have the honor If being member
of the committee on ways and means
Democrat and Republican manufacturer
and laborer cy out in one breath against
change IA our system OF protection.
Democrats want to reform, ont they
always want this reform in somebody
slse's district When the new 'ariY bill
is put In the hands OF the people e. = will
soon fnd out that the Mckinley BIZ is the
most beneicent and Just law evsr put oil
| cur statute books
Another cause Of this Democratic de-
preston has relation TO the currency
/ question. The President OF the United
States would have been as powerlsss as an
| infant in arms had it not been for John
Sherman and his Republican associates.
"Pennsyvania will always be found in
the Republican column Iowa il falling
In line. Ohio will be swept as with O
western cyclone by At apostle OF pro-
lection. And Mas .lsetts-vell, if any
one doubts, he shc l have been here to-
night" Mr.. DALI closed with glowing
tribute to Greenhaige and Wolcott
Reeds speech.
| 1t was easy to see that Hon Thomas B.
| i ,ed was TN idol Of Massachusetts Re-
tuh.icans. Four minutes OF cJntinued ap-
plauSe welcomed him. He said
| From all Appearances ! should imagine
that this was partisan audience. /, how
| Yer, am not going TO maze partisan
speech. As l take up this unbiased 9oston
Journal (The Hersld) I notice the follow
log headline-'PI esident Cleve and Vioto-
tious,' Victorious' Over whstl Over
the Democratic party. TAKE great de.
light in agreeing with The Boston Herald
Fellow citizens OF Massachusetts, IL De
Iooves you, then, Hl the next election TO
complete that victory, aud the creates.
praise wa can give Grove Cleveland Is TO
bnitats him in bis victory over his own
barty. We were called together three
hoaths ago in very extraordirary session.
We hal before US in the opinion Of the
leople of the United State- very simple
task, namely, TO repeal law that wss
Tightening the people Of this country.
The Republican, party, with self-denial
voluntarily stepped forward 10 do the will
OF the people and help repeal that law.
: sipcs that time the bill has remained IN
2 the bosom OF the Democratic senate, and
there Il is, when the will Of the people
yuld have been obeyed loug ago. Time
a most valuable TO the people has been lost,
and now the people, when this bill IL re-
peAled. will see Just how little they have
been benefited thereby
"The majority of the senate. who re-
ceived their seats by the votes Of ths