New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
THE RHODE ISLAND CINVdSS.

The Rhode Island canvass is not without cic-
mcnts of uncertainty. but Republican prospects
arc Frightening as the election approaches. TN
\,tion,l ISSUES the State would be safe for the
Protection cause by large majority but the
Democratic press has cndcavOrcd 10 cXclune
economic questions aud 10 reduce the election
to = local struggle The most effective answer
to This spcciollS plea is the fact that the Legs
laturc to be elected tomorrow Will choose Il
United States Senator. All the industrial ana
busincss interests of the Nation are now at the
mercy Of a small Democratic majority in the
Tinted States Senate If il were Il Republican
minority. rs il was during Mr.. Clevcland's hrSt
Presidential term the country would have been
SHARED the wear If uncertainty and disaster
which followed his second inauguration. NO
other State in the Union has proiitcd more
LARGELY from Protection than Rhode Island dur
in,, the last thirty years No other State has
hccn more disastronsly affected 10y the prospect
Of low-tarir legislation which was opened when
the Democrats obtained their small majority in
thc United States Senate. Under these circum-
stances the election of Rhode Island LcgiS-
loiurc which will be- empowered 10 choose a
Senator cannot be anything less than Ma
tional issue of commanding Importance
The attention Of voters from National policies
hv striving to revive Republican lrudS ana re-
scu1ments The convention which rcnominaicd
thc Rcpublican State ticket expressed lis ap-
proyal Of Ex-Governor Wclmorc'> candidacy for
the United States Senate The Democrats have
SHARED no effort To- discrcdit this convention
nomination ana 10 miSrrprcscnt Mr. Wcim"rcS
motives and methods. They ar" today arifullN
app,aling 10 Republicans 10 rrhukc his honor
aide ambition b, voting for Democratic mem
hers of tie legislature. or by staying away
from the polls The citizens Of Rhode Island
are moi lacking in intelligence and common
sense. We do 10, believe that they will be
mislcd hv these orafty appeals They know
that during one year of Democratic admins
tr.,tion every hn ines, interest in the State has
suffered from The mcrac" Of low-iariH l"@''Ii'
lion viii. factories either closed or runnin.
on half time. and with The working people
either out of employment or earning reduced
wages and drawing steadily upon their savings
in pas, wears. they can hardly fail 10 appreciate
the importance Of clccting Legislature which
will cho,sc 4 Republican Senator. The polil
cal ISSUE trausccnds in importance all personal
STRIFE ana icalouSicS caused by Mr.. Wriin"rr ;
candidacy. The pressing duty of The hour III
] IilDut' lSi;lul - Inv 'i''N ''h " :" - I'
| Legislature.
| 50 far as State ISSUES are concerned. me lie
| rlblioHuS have u rcconl of which they have IL
| cnusr to be- ashamed. They have r"nomlnatco
4 Governor who StOuiW resisted and success
| fully overthrow Il Democratic conspiracy Il
| steal the State offices Governor Brown Wl'
moi responsible for III" statutes invaldailh-
| election 10y the pcopl" when th"r" were III"
clear maoritics for candidates. lie enforced
the law rs it stood. and brought 10 naugh' 4
| dctcstablc Democratic plot for d"privinG legally
elected members of Tie Legislature OF then
seats and fraudulcntly forcing the choice o
Democratic State officers In the prolonged
struggle over the election Of last year the ACTOR
Of Governor Brown was reviewed by the high
est court i'm the state and its legality explicitly
affirmed This weeks election is 10 be dccld'1
by pluraticS in place Of majoritcS. the laws
of the State having been wisely changed. lh'
registration is very large, and the voting may
be rs heavy as IL was in 1882, when Governor
| Brown had a plurality Of over 1000. That PIN
rality ought 10 be doubled this year. for undc
most trying and haraSSing circumstances he ha
maintained the dignity Of his Office ana reso
| lutcly enforced respect for law.