The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-29

the working people OF New England to
save this country rom the distress which
has resulted from the election OF 1o92.
81 do not come as a rank partisan-whlcn
/ am-becauso there are n good many
people who vote the Democratic ticket OF
late years who ought not be subjected 10
the criticism which belong 10
their party. We acquire our politics
and our religion much in the same
manner, by inheritance, although
we are apt TO stick To our party more
closely than TO our piety, although Mr.
Moody said on the door OF the House the
other day, that the people were coming
into the ranks of the Republican party
with as much enthusiasm and in as large
numbers as they go into the revival meet
ings.
~ like the Republican party because OF
its record and history and the more study
that give 10 that history the more GER
tain i am that we give too little
attention TO our party records. A poiiti-
cal party is very I.uch like man-it in
hcrits, takes its chara teristics from in
heritance. That's what the matter Is
with the Democratic party, IN the pecu-
liar nature OF its inheritance. But what
what is the record OF our own for
the past 80 years. There IS no
epoch so glorious in the history of man
kind and we have made it. Not even a
punctuation mark in that history can be
placed to the credit OF the Democratic
party. Yes, we dwell too little on
this subject. The poets OF the
people of Israel put their history into the
syllahles OF music ard the nations story
was sung by its people. And SO mig ht the
history of its great victories and those
great men who have gone out. Let our
children read the records and as they turn
the pages OF our country's splendid bi-
ographies become inspired with the
legends Of patriotism and liberty.
"However, party cannot live altogether
on its past record; II IL could ours coul d..
Neither can party live on its promises; (;
il IL could the Democrats would be all
right. A party must keep itself adapted
TO new and living questions. The Repub-
lican party is in touch with the great
problems OF the social, economic and
political life which now confront
us. One of these questions il that of our
public faith. Should the United States
pay its debts or get into "A debate with its
creditors. The Republican party advo-
Gates honest payment, and after 80 years
of that party's rule, American credit
is today better than the
gold OF the world. And not only
have we redeemed our promises on paper
with payment of all that that paper called
for, but the public faith has
been kept with the surviving members
OF the Union Army which went
TO the field to preserve our country's in
tegrity. j say to the members OF the
Grand Armv of the Republic, that since
the four years OF their sacrifice and
heroism n new generation has
who are not going TO invite to themselves
the shame and reproach OF seeing an old
soldier suffer poverty because OF lack OF
gratitude on the part OF the Nation
which they preserved. And on the
other hand the Democratic party has
sought TO bring reproach upon the roll of
men and women, who. "a years ago, in the
hour OF the country's direst need, sacri-
feed all that was dear TO them ia the
name OF liberty and America.
An Honest Ballot.
"This country cannot endure unless the
ballot box may serve az an honest and un-
trammelled means of expressing public
opinion. And again am / Repub-
which bears that name has sought
TO defend the rights OF the
American citizen in every nook and cor
ner OF this country and OF the world. 1t
is somewhat fashionable now, even on
the part OF a few Republicans, to ignore
this subject OF the rights OF citizenship
and the purity OF the ballot, but should
the Republican party ever become so well
educated that ii feels competent TO ignore
this question then will its mission in
politics come to an untimely end.
The right to vote is the millionaire Is
right and the poor mans right no
more in one case than in the other. And
that the great Northwest and
honest old New England will not
much longer submit 10 that corrupt
election system by which members from
the South are sent TO our National Con-
gress TO put knife into the heart OF the
countrys industries. The factories of this
or any other section cannot be protected
unless the ballot box is everywhere pro-
tected.
I'll am not saying anything against the
Democratic party, as you will observe.
but | do like the Republican party
for, among many other reasons,
its attitude upon the labor question. 1t
is perfectly natural thing, because OF
our inheritance, that we understand and
appreciate the dignity OF American labor.
IL would be unnatural or at
least not to be expected il the
Democratic party did. There have been
two theories OF labor in this country. The
one that il should be free and paid for with
good and honest wage; the other that II
should be owned by capital and paid
for with lashes on the back instead OF
Democratic party has committed itself
to this latter theory. prominent plan
ter OF Georgia, Robert Il. Toole,
once said that the time would
come when he should call the
roll OF his slaves on Bunker HILL He
never got his slaves there, but Toole made
a speech TO the people OF New England's
centre of intellect in 1856, in which
he tried to tell Northern
men and women that all
man was entitled TO for his toll was food
and shelter, and that is another theory
which the Democratic party holds to. In
support of that grander theory OF labor
the Republican party placed at It's
head one of the grandest characters of
history, Abraham Lincoln, who brought
this country out OF the barbarism of
slavery and forever sanctiiied the rights
OF man, and in that four years march to
victory we met but one enemy and one
nccnser and that one was the Democratic
party which now tries to pose as the friend
of the working man and the natural
nominee Of American industries.
Conditions Not Theory.
"The Republican party treats the public
problems from the standpoint OF fact and
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