Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-29
SURVIVED DISASTER.
Republican Principles Are
Brighter Than Ever.
so SAYS MAJOR M'KINLEY,
With an Especially Hard Rap at the
Wilson Bill.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 90 - Governor
Mckinley and distinguished party Of
friends arrived here yesterday. An i'm.
menss crowd gathered at the depot. The
escort was composed Of local Republican
clubs and 400 OF the university students.
To music the procession formed and
marched to the West hotel.
The governor afterward made an ad-
dress at the exposition building, where
the state league Of Republican elu bs WAS
IA session. He said that nobody could
tell what was going TO happen. and no
body knew what the Democratic congress
would do. He then talked about the
principles OF protection.
Later Ia the day he was driven TO some
OF the public institutions, and made an
address TO the pupils Of the Central high
school
In the evening he made an address at
the exposition building, which was packed
10 overhowing.
Governor Nelson presided, and after
few preliminary remarks, introduced
Governor Mckinley, who was received
with q storm Of applause. The governor
began his speech by declaring his belief
that the people who rejected the Hepubli-
can platform and candidates, presented in
that same building in 1892, now feel most
sensibly, and regret most deeply their
great mistake" Continuing, he said:
Republican Doctrine Unohangeabis.
"The past year has been hard one;
everybody and everything had suffered
except Republican high tariff principles
and the Republican party, but they shine
more brightly and gloriously than ever
before The principles proclaimed in
1892, like all Republic doctrines, are
unchangeable; upon them the Republi-
can party basis it's claim to future
supremacy and IL impatisntly awaits the
next national election"
For the Democrats are demoralized;
they have not redeemed a single party
pledge, they have been responsible for the
business depression in the past year, and
through the Wilson bill they threaten to
make matters still worse"
The governor then reviewed at some
length the history Of the tariff legislation
In this country, paying particular atten-
ton 30 the early protectionist sentiment
In the south and the gradual growth
there Of the free trade idea. his special
purpose appearing TO be TO furnish an
opportunity fos the very remarkable state
ment tnat now slavery Is uedu ne IN
terssts of one section of our common
country are exactly identical with the
interests of every other"
The Wilson bill is not like any of the
early tariff measures, but is one in which
the changed condition of the country and
Its marvellous growth and development,
are utterly ignored and forgotten. IL Is
for the plantation. NOT for the farm aud
factory.
Wilson Bill Denounced.
81 have looked with some degree of care
through that bill. / find nothing but ir-
ritation and aggravstion TO the great in
dustries OF the country. No interest suf
fers by ii more severely than agriculture,
and labor of all kinds seems to have been
singled out As its foremost victim. have
examined IL carefully to find some sec
tion, paragraph, clause or line removing
the great burden Of tariff taxes from the
shoulders of the people, about which we
have heard so much for SO many years,
from the Democratic orators and have
read 10 frequently in the Democratic
newspapers and platforms. but 1 have
been unsuccessful in finding any such
provision.
"It IL true that sugar. an article OF
prime necessity 10 every household, and
which the law OF 1890 made free 70 the