The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-21

tion assembled, renew our allegiance To
the PRINCIPLES for which the Republican
party stands In the conduct Of national
affairs These principles are not changed
nor clouded by temporary reverses. They
were approved at the polls last Novem-
Der by nearly five and one quarter mil
lions Of voters, and change OF $4,000
votes In the close states would have
given the victory to the Republican
standard bearers.
We believe that the principle Of pro-
lection to Amer can industry should bs
recognized in any tariH Law, and that
the carrying out of the free trade policy
avowed by the DE nocratic party at Chi
cago. would infict irreparable injury
upon the American wage Garner, whom
IL would expose to UNRESTRICTED competi-
tion with the products of underpaid and
ill-fed foreign labor. We favor the main.
tenance Of absolute equality OF value aud
purchasing power between all forms ot
money authorized by the government:
and AS the operation OF the existing silver
law makes this difficult, we favor the
repeal of that act. For the same reason
we are inf xibly opposed to the Demo
cratic scheme for the revival OF wildcat
state bank notes, recognizing the fact
that the evils of a depre;iatei currency
always fall most heavily upon those who
are least able TO bear tue m.
Inc List Aumihistfatioh.
We believe that the purity of the ballot
Is the corner stone of American institu-
tions. We recognize that the making of ade
quate provision for ths needs of veterans
Is at once the du and the privilege oil "A
grateful and patriotic people. We be-
lieve In the further extension OF the re-
form rules over the civil service, and
heartily commend the advance made in
that direction during the last admins
trdtiOn. We hail also with satisfaction
the progress made during that admins
tration IN the strengthening OF the navy,
and the encourage meat of the mereh ant
marine; aud we recognize in Benjamin
Harrison SINGER, courageous and pa
triotic statesman, whose public career
has been full OF honor AMI usef illness,
and who carries with him into private
life, saddGDed by recent heavy bereave-
ment, the appreciation and respect or
his countrymen.
Democratic Incompetency.
We believe that the nation will sool
weary OF the spectacle of incompetency
and incor sstency which the Democra tic
party repres eats Coming into co oltrol OF
the national house OF representa-. ives, at
he elections of 1890 by an enor nous ma
jority on distinct pledges to repeal tn
Mckinley tariff, that party lacked the
courage and intelligeDce To frame tariff
lnG ''pin-stickiug" tariff bills which per
pc rated the nonsCrous absurdity
of taxing raw nateri ais and adj
mitting manufactured products fres.
Processing itself ia favor Of sound
money, IL voted, three TO one. for the
free coinage OF silver. Pledged TO repeal
lhe Sherman silver law, il gave heavy
larty IN jor les in both bouses OF congress
agaI 1t rspeaL Protesting rror over
TIE Xtravagance whicn IL charged upon
nat = called the "Biliou-dollar FIIty-
frs -Jugrss. IL procee @ 70 out-billion
Iuat recOrI la the Fit,y-sscon l..
Pretending TO be alarm over the pen
sion appropriation, II no scruple
about increasing the pc Jns of yeJer-
ans Of the Mexican war, a large majority
of wnom reside in the Southern states.
Declarin Itself il favor OF civil service
reform, the present house of representa-
YES wlthholds the necessary appropria-
IONS to carry out this desirable move
men, and by It's present raid upon offices
the party sho 5 l .at II is still, as of old,
merely an organ I'd a petiJe." Its in
veterate opposition 10 souud finance. IL
has just demons,rat afresn by packing
The senate co nmlJtee on Tlnalce with eX-
treme iTee s,lve men. IL possesses few
convictions aud lacks the courage OF such
as IL has,
Governor Brown Indorsed.
We commend the ell lie It and pro-
gressive administration of His Excel
leucy ID Russell! Brown. We believe
that his thorough and untirng devotio
to public affairs his cheerful aud unset
lisa discharge oil the varied duties OF the
Office, aud his ability aud impartIality as
an executive and presiding officer, have
obtained for him the esteem anu the ap.
provai OF the people. We indorse the
liberal spirit of reform whicn charac-
terlz .d his recent message TO Ihs gem
erai assembly, aud We pledge our sup
port 10 the general policy outlined in she
recommendations therein made.
Reyisions of the Constitution.
We favor the present established
method for the revision Of the constitu-
tion of the state. We perceive that it is
n wise method. because all the amen l.
ments heretofore adopted have either
b, en- easily and promptly repealed when
1ud led unwlse or else are still approved
10y the best judgment OF our citizens.
We conclude that il is a sufficient
IN thod, because we remember that all
needed amendn ents have been hereto
fore made as soon as they were demand
ed by the people. aud usually, as the
case OF the extension OF the suffrage
TO foreign-born citizens against the oppo-
sltion OF the Democratic parry. We recog-
nize the desirability of making such
amendments TO the constitution as will
facilitate the election and qualification
OF elections. allow OF the creation of
non partisan returning DO trds, aud Will
enable n more busiuessliKe administra-
tion OF the government by clearly
defining the responsibility and duties OF
tie several department = We contend
that the only lawful luethoi by which
these changes may be made is that pro-
vided in the instru nent itself and estaD-
lished by usage.
We oppose the Democratic plan 20
adopt measures outside the power of the |
legislature to set aside the present con-
stitution and TO substitute in Its place
some instrument whose provisions are
not yet revealed to the people of the
state. We believe this plau has been
proposed only in the hope that q consti-
tutional convention such as they
propose. in considering the many
questions which would be at once
brought up, might neglect or weaken
some Of the safeguards OF public
order. We charge the Democratic party
with iusincerity In its legged desire for