The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16
THE ISSUES.
Discussed by Warner Miller and
Charles Emory Smith.
DEMOCRATS ARE ROuNDLY SCORED
As Being Responsible For Re-
cent Hard Times.


mass meeting OF the campaign was held
In Cooper Union last night under the
auspices Of the Republican club of this
city. Elihu Roth presided The interest
of the evening centered in the speech OF
Warner Miller. author OF the much-de-
bated Sunday plank in the Republican
state platform. The other conspicuous
speaker was Charles Emory Smith of
philadelphia.
Warner Miller said that the issues Of
this campaign were threefold, namely:
National, state and municipal. Three
years ago, he said, the country was en-
joying the greatest success In its history.
The Republican party stood today where
it always stood--for the protection of home
industry and labor, and when IL got back
the reigns OF government IL would restore
protection To It's own industries
The Republican party had n bright his
tory, both in war and peace. Three years
ago the people saw fit to make change.
The Democratic party's record was one OF
imbecility Its Wilson bill had destroyed
all the prosperity of the county-it was not
tariff for revenue, but q tariff for de-
ficiency.
He then said that at one time the
United States treasury was in the hands
of receivers. After reading statistics COW
ering period Of five years, he said the
government had TO borrow money to fill
up the deficits Carlisle should have asked
Cor $3.50, ,000, 600 instead of acting like q
peddler. The Republican party was in
favor Of tariff, not for revenue only, but
for protection and revenue together. The
country had sustained a greater loss
through the workings of the Wilson bill
than that of the late war.
The value Of property in America had
deprecated fully 20 per cent since Cleve-
lands election in 1892 The foreign policy
of the administration brought the blush
Of shame to the cheek of every American.
The policy OF the government, however.
on the question OF sound money, and its
suppression of the riots In Chicago, de-
served the commendation and met with
the approval of every American citizen,
irrespective Of party.
The state issues of this campaign, the
speaker said, were of the utmost impor-
tance. and II there were to be any reforms
An this state or city the Republicans must
be very careful In electing the proper man
to say and the proper assembly to make it
impossible for the band OF thieves known
ns Tammany to regain control.
His Position on the Excise System.
Some years ago. he said, he ran for gov
ernor of this state on u high license plat
form and was elected, but counted out.
He declared himself In favor OF high
license. He said this, because of a con-
tinued misrepresentation of the opposition.
Soon after the police department began
Q strict enforcement OF the Sunday law,
the cry was raised that 10 was an infringe
ment of the unwritten law of personal
rights and liberty. This was not So This
claim was found untenable by its father,
Senator Hill, and then a shift was made
to home rule. He asserted that instead of
being opposed to home rule, the Republi-
can party had done more for IL than the
Democratic party ever did.
The personal liberty war-cry OF Hill,
when brought to hard facts, was TO enable
Tammany Hall to levy infamous taxes.
II il would be an infringement Of personal
liberty for saloon to be closed by the vote
Of the locality, IL would be no more of an
infringement for 1t to be closed by the vote
Of the state.
In reference TO the excise law and the
forbidding of the sale of liquor on Sun
days, the speaker said that last summer
Senator Hill had written two letters to q
gentleman in this city, In one of which he
said that In all probability the children in
school would soon be instructed as to the
evil effects of the use of wine, corsets and
bicycles. Just what Governor Hill
knows about the evil effects of wearing
corsets, leave to yourselves to judge" said
Mr. Miller.
The speaker then advocated quiet and
orderly Sunday, and said that IL saloons
were TO be open, the same privileges should
koa awta Hod m fhat.
Tammany Hall Rule Scored.
Charles Emory Smith was the next
speaker. Mr.. Smith said: "rhe good
people OF New York have united this year,
rs they did last, for redemption from the
thraldom of Tammany Hall. Above and
beyond all party considerations, you
have abundant reason to draw the
fangs and cut the claws and starve
che NAV Of the odious Tammany tiger"
Mr.. Smith compared the condition of the
country for 10 years prior TO Republican
supremacy in 1851 under Democratic rule
and the condition under Republican rule,
saying that the balance Of trade against
us under the Democratic tariff OF 1916 was
o43l, ,000, 900, and for 10 years prior to the
present administration, under Republican
rule and Republican tariff, the balance
Of trade In cur favor was 81 ,660, 600 900.
In conclusion, he said: 1.-The American
people have already risen with might
and majesty never before equalled. In
the elections OF last year they rolled up the
colossal majority of l., ,25O, 600 in protest and
condemnation. They broke the solid
south. They redeemed the house and we'll.
nigh rescued the senate. They gave the
author of the Wilson bill plenty OF leisure
to go back to the Belshazzar feast OF the
London Chamber Of Commerce or to seek
the refuge OF the cabinet. They Topped of
Springer and Holman and Bynum and
Bland and every Democratic head that ap-
peared above tho surface. You in New
York stormed and carried the bastle OF
Tammany Hall.
You and your countrymen gave the
most imposing demonstration of Ameri-
can reason and conscience which we hay,
ever Witnessed, and IL remains for you
and them 70 repeat and emphasize thai
moral and patriotic uprising in such way