The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26
An ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY.
Third Ward Republican Club
Gathering Saturday Night.
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES MADE
by Governor Brown, Ex-Congrcssman
BY Governor Brown, Ex-Congressman
Horr and Colonel Sheridan Of New
York-Protection and Honest Cow
ernment.
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voters at Aliredian Hall Saturday night
for the purpose of forming the
Third Ward Republican Club.
Many present voted for Cleveland, but
being thinking workingmen they have
repented. Chairman Geo. w. Brown OF
the ward committee presided
and introduced His Excellency,
ID. Russell Brown, Governor of Rhode
Island. The Governor was greeted with
perfect ovation which lasted
for fully three minutes. When
the applause had subsidized he
thanked the audience for their kind
appreciation. He referred incidentally
to the tariff and hoped that that the work.
ingmen would see which side their bread
was buttered on at the spring election.
Tremendous applause.l The Governor
said, I" do not wish to detain you with
long speech, but will make way for older
men thnn who have had experience in
the halls of Congress. [Applause.l Chair
man Brown here introduced Colonel
Geo. A. Sheridan OF New York,
Colonel Sheridan said: "There are three
things we need in this world, food, cloth
ing and shelter. There are great many
people who would like 10 govern the peo-
consent OF t1e people. we can't
disposess Mr.. Cleveland but we
can make him shake in his boots. You
know what you want, but you have got
what you don't want, and that is the
Democratic party in power. Myself and
Ohio during the Mckinley campaign.
Did you ever hear of Mckinley. APP
plause.l The chances are that you VIII
hear a great deal more OF him." lIremen-
dous applause.
At this point Colonel Sheridan left the
stage and stood on level with the
audience. Did not Mckinley tell the
truth, we have never had such a depres-
sion in business but twice before. Once
i'm 1897 and again in 1857. Both times the
Democratic party were in power. The
Democrats say the tariff is tax and the
consumers pays the tax. Well who has
better right to pay it. Are we not all
consumers"
The Democratic politician tells the Ohio
wool grower that he gets too little for his
wool. Free trade will remedy this. He
then tells the manufactures that he pays
too much for his wool and free trade will
remedy this also. We want protection to
The chairman here introduced the Hon.
Roswell G. Horr of Michigan. who said
that during the year 1892 he had
travelled through II States in this Union
"At that time alI factories were running,
some of them night and day. have been
months and / have not been in
a single place but which had some OF
the manufactures either shut down or
running short time, or with reduction OF
wages. General stagnation OF business
everywhere. Two years ago warned the
people il they took the reins of govern
ment out of the hands OF the Republican
party and put it into the hands OF people
who never had any experience in the
government OF the country that these times
would come, aud now they see 1t. This
nation has been building new industries
for the past 80 years, all under high
protcction. We have built 40 tin plate
factories; II of them have visited my
self Yet the Democrats try TO tell us
there are no tin factories in this country.
Can you tell me where free trade has
built any new industries in this country"
Here a man stood up in the audience
and said he knew of one industry that
fear of free trade had built up, and that
was a number of soup houses. Great
"Gf we protect our industries we keep
our money here. The great law of nature
is in favor OF protection, Does not
man protect bis family nrst
and why should we not
protect ourselves against tho over
crowded countries OF Europe. The nation
IL always the most pre-, porous where wages
are the highest. Give me the making OF
the tariff and in three months VIII start
every factory in the land.
"rhe Democrats. tried TO steal the Gov
ernmont i'm New jersey, but the Supreme
Court decided against them. (rurDing
to- Governor Brown), what did they do in
your case, Governor ~
Governor Brown answered, "They de-
cided in favor OF me Also"
"Will you elect my friend Governor
Brown this spring? f"Yes, yes, yes"
from over two hundred throats,
and tremendous applausel. You
know how things were two or three years
ago. You know how things are now. IL
you want 20 return to. good wages you
will vote the Republican ticket"
The chairman here called for rising
vote of thanks TO the gentlemen for their
eloquent speeches. At the con-
clusion OF the spcechmaking, A.
n. England was elected presi-
dent. Thomas Riser, secretary, vice.
presidenis, George w. Brown, 1st, Walter
Lewis. William l.. Stokes (ex-councilman
from the Third Ward i'm 1856 on the DEM
ocratic ticket, Albert Roberts, and
| w. j. Oliver. President England
read resolution that, "THE NEWS Is the
only representative newspaper In Rhode
Island and hoped that every member of the
| 200 who signed the role would subscribe
towards it. Another meeting will be held
next Saturday night.