The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-02
A WARNING.


Arc Republicans Contributing to Their
own Undoing In This ststeS
To the Editor Of The Nsws:
The free trade contemporary, The Journal,
gloats over the fact that the tin plate works
at Elizabeth, New jersey, closed permanently
on Saturday. IL rleases the Journal more to
herald this fact than IL would to announce
the starting of big industries now in idleness
into activity. The enemy of American in
dustry Is only truly happy when sounding
the death knell Of some manufacturing enter
prise. The Journal says ''the nature of the
enterprise Is sufficiently illustrated by the
fact that most OF the workmen whom IL has
employed will at once go back to Wales"
And how long has IL been matter Of con-
graduation among patriotic Americans that
an industry just starting into activity and
whose future was so full OF promise has been
throttled and another source for the employ
ment of labor destroyed? How long has It
en- a matter Of congratulaton that men who
sought a new home within our hospitable
borders, and who would have become bone of
our bone and flesh OF our flesh, are turned
away and compelled to cross the seas
to their old homes because this government
after holding out promises to them proceeds
to violate the conditions under which they
came here? While those men were here they
contributed to the support of our institutions,
they or their descendants would have become
citizens, they spent their money here and we
reaped the benefit of It.
They were instructing US In a new industry,
which within few years under proper and
reasonable protection would have given en-
ployment to thousands Yet The Journal finds
reason for joyfulness In tho fact that this
government proposes TO break its faith with
these men, and because IL and its kind have
succeeded In laying the axe at the foot of
new industry, destroying IL and with 1t an
opportunity for American labor to find en-
ploymcnt
And such paper finds not only support but
prosperity and cordial greeting among the
Republicans of Rhode Island. who lie con-
tented under the stlnging lash of the Journals
whip and who aid ITS efforts TO destroy not
only the tin plate industry but the protected
industries of this state by giving it their inan-
cial and moral support.
Seven out OF every ten firms advertising In
its columns are Republican firms, who owe
their successful existence TO the protection
afforded by the system put into operation by
the Republican party, the protective tariff.
Remove that tariff and their business success
viii become business failure. These men re-
peat with grim satisfaction TO the mill en-
ploye now out of work: "This is what you
voted for when you voted for the
Democratic ticket" and then they shrug their
shoulders with "holier than thou" air and
do they ever think whore their responsibility
lies? They and not the poor employees ars
alone TO blame. They make 1, possible for The
Journal aud other papers of its stripe {, put
before these people day In and day
but the deceptive and specious doctrines of
free trade. The Journal does its work we'll
II has largely changed the sentiment In this
state from Republicansm 90 that other doc
trine which means death 20 our industries.
And these Republican firms are 10 blame.
They have made IL possible for The Journal 10
send its baneful doctrines through every ham
let ard village In the state,
They pour their gold over the counters OF Tho
Journal AMI help the big presses reyolvc with
the ammunition that j. 10 be used In their
own destruction. They are morally response
ble for the results.
You may call this nonsense. idiocy or what
not, but YOU and know that IL is true lust
the same. WBS A.
providance Octohero