The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-05
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Ohio Republicans Meet in State Con-
vention Today.

COLUMBUS, o., June 5.-Mr. Storer,
temporary chairman of the Ohio State
Republican convention, in his opening
address, said: 1.-The Republican party
country, not in penitence, but IN
confidence and in self respect. Deep
has been the distress and profoundly as
we feel tie sufferings of a great people,
remorse and shame are not the lot Of the
Republican party. To our country, in
this hour OF gloom, republicanism can
utter with truth, Thou canst not say l
did it,
.'Not in vainglory or party exultation,
but in sorrow and sympathy, We can show
that our hands are clean. How
is it with the Democratic partyy
Not only the distinguished light OF
Democracy in seventh district OF Ken
lucky, but the Democratic administration
in every Congressional district in the
ducting campaign OF contrition;
begging for condonation first and re-
election afterward. IL has done nothing
TO be proud of, and it cannot make the
American people forget and forgive
what IL has done to be ashamed OF.
From the moment of Cleveland's inaugu-
ration, when Democracy stepped into full
power, there has been but one idea in
v which that chaotic mass of incempetency
to govern, called the administration,
has been agreed upon. They were TO
make an organized raid on everything the
Republicans had done or were charged
with having done. The coinage laws
were to be modified or repealed, the
election laws were TO be repealed, the
tariff laws were to be repealed because
they were Republican. The country 8
prosperity was doomed because 1t had
been given by the hands and brains of
Republicans. The Democracy, owned by
the South, was to be the executioner OF
that prosperity. First the coinage law
was repealed. Where are those glo-
rious days OF Democratic prosperity
ment the Sherman law was out oi
the way? Who has seen them! The
Republican disappeared, but the
Democratic party remained. That
nightmare and has squeezed the brcat b,
and Is squeezing the life out OF the capital
and labor, and business of the country
Then the Republican party bad
been guilty OF what was generally known
as a "fbreign policy" Cleveland and his
Secretary OF State took MP Hawaii
where the matter had been left by Mr.
Harrison. IL has been the most disgrace
full episode OF American diplomacy. Then
| the Democratic party found prosperity
| and that must be destroyed because 1t was
| Renublicsn. IL WAS not hard to do
| Tariff tinkering was found efficatious
| THE country has weighed the Democrat,
nartv in the balance and found II want
ing. IL is turning to the Republican
party again, saying: "Come back and hell
ME OUT out OF disaster into prosperity
| out of idleness into work; out o
starvation into plenty; out OF lawless
ness into peace, and not in contri
tion. but In self-confidence; not II
shame. but i'm triumph will march bacl
| INTO the control OF the nations wei
being that mighty army OF republican
ism: that army that fights for its Owl
people and It's own home and not agsins
Them: that stands for America agsins
the whole world. And, as ever at Tn
head. will march, Ohio, always the leader
Ohio, the state where kepublicanism wa
born the state OF Foraker, Of sherma
and OF Mckinley"