The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-27


stones of the American people as their
candidate for President.
Samuel Norris, Jr., OF Bristol, was the
next speaker, aud ne said he came not to
speak as a Repu lican or as Democrat,
What the people were to decide upon was
facts not theories. Four years ago the
Democrats offered to us the theory OF free
trade. sour condition." said Mr.. Norris
"was then prosperous one, but they
told US free trade would make US more
prosperous, but what aid we get? Did
not our mills shut down and our work
shops closer Now they come 10 us with
the free silver theory. We fre not going
to be fooled a second time. What bene-
fit is il to you II you get more dollars, II
those dollars are cheap dollars. III your
silver dollar Is reduced to 50-cent dollar
MIR. Morris was here interrupted by
some one who wanted to know what the
silver dollar was worth now. He prompt
Iy replied 100 cents, because the govern
ment will give you gold dollar for 1t.
Continuing his statement, he maintained
that free silver would not benefit the
workingman.
Chairman Lloyd stated that the COM
mittee in charge of the meeting had ca
pected to have Hon. Melville Bull present,
but he was unavoioably absent.
Il. G. Pierce, Esq, was the next speak
er. He began his address by saying that
the American people were cheerful peo-
pie, and they must necessarily be SO, In
order to discuss as cheerfully as they did
the issues of this campaign. The present
campaign, he stated, was one of most
serious of the present generation. The
laboring men. the speaker said, wanted
before any other questions were discussed
to get back to that condition they were
in previous to the 4th of March, 1898,
and this could only be done by the cleo
tion of Mckinley and Hobart. Mr..
Pierce said he was present to speak for
the Mckinley tariff, and he knew that
every one in his audience as we'll as him.
self who had family wanted to return
to that condition OF things prevailing
before the election Of Cleveland. The
only hope for the betterment OF the
condition OF the working class was q re-
turn t o prosperity for the manufactures,
for capi al and la Dor would then have q
pot to divide and the workingmsn would
get some OF II. Mr.. Pierce then contras-
ted the conditions OF labor under tee free
trade ideas of the Democratic party with
it's condition under policy that had
kept home markets for Americans and
bad kept the work,ngmen employed.
Some -of.the distur bers In the crowd here
undertook TO inject free silver into the
his position that the most important
question was whether or not the Ameri-
can workipgman should vote for McKin-
ley and retrace his steps to the road that
led to prosperity, or continue to follow a
party which because II dare n OF face the
electors of anv State in the Union OH the
merits of the present Gormap Wilson
tariff, had endeavored to throw dust in
the eyes Of the people by raising the sill
yer issue. He closed mis- address with a
glowing tribute to Mckinley and made
a powerful appeal to the work kingmen
present to vote for a return to that policy
which made tho building of the mills of
the district In which they lived possible.
He was cheered on the completion of his
speech.
The last speaker was Mr.. ID. M. Thomp-
son, PRESIDENT OF tho Corliss Steam En-
gine Company, which was SO terse and
full OF points that went home to his hear
ers that there was not q murmur from
even the noisiest disturber OF the meeting.
Mr.. Thompson made strong argument