The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-12
Interesting Extracts From
Gov. Lippitt'S Address.
Telling Figures Illustrating
Political Policies.
Republican Prospects Compared to
Democratic Disaster.

Governor Charles Warren Lippitt told
the Republican State convention some
interesting things in an effective way
which ought to make good campaign
literature" for the Republican party.
Here are some extracts form his remarks:
The election In which we are about to
engage, sa d the Governor, is one OF
the most momentous that has taken place
In this country. Ii is momentous elec-
tion, not cnly for Rhode Island, but
IL is OF more consequence to the country
at large. We all know that this year the
question OF whether we shall continue the
policy that has prevailed in the national
government during the past three years,
or that we shall return TO the national
policy that for some n years previous y
Is to be decided by the people OF this
country. In this election, which really
extends over the months, between the
present month and November next, the
first indication of what the feeling OF the
PEOPLE may be is TO be shown in the State
election in Rhode Island on April next.
1T has added to il whatever importance
II may have as State election the impor-
tance that comes from tbs indication
that 1t will give or whether the people OF
America believe in protection TO Ameri-
can industry, or in the reduction OF
American manufactures and American
trade To the level of the manufactures
and OF the trade OF Europe and the older
nations of the world.
At the time the present national COVER
ment came into power, at the end OF
| 1892, the country was in most pros
porous condition. Dun's Commercial
| Agency states, on the 30th day of Dec.
| 1892, "The
MOST pRosppRorys WEAR EVER KNOWN.
in business closes today with strongly
| favorable indications for the future"
As you well know Democratic admin
| istration, controlling both the Senate,
| the House of Representatives, and the Ex-
| ecutive, came into Office on the 5th OF
| March, 1893. Nineteen or twenty month 3
| after that day the people OF America had
| an opportunity OF expressing their opin-
| ion of that administration. Cleveland
| was elected in '92 bya plurality OF $780,
$40, the largest plurality given for pres
| idential candidate since Grants election
| in ~. Yet after Is or 20 months OF ex-
| perience with his administration, the peo-
| pie of America In the Congressional cleo
| tions of 94not only overcame the great plu-
ralityof the present President, but returned
an overwhelming Republican majority to
the National House OF Representatives
hy plurality or I, III, S6S votes, q change,
| in little over one and half years, OF
| over a million and half votes Pennsyl-
vania led the list with plurality of 244, =
037, N W York followed with 1S1 1851, ILL
nois with 1872, ,470, even Kentucky came
over TO the Republican side with q plu-
rality of $50 and Tennessee followed with
| q plurality of 793. Thirty-three states OF
! the IA gave Republican pluralities, and
| thl Sc SO states would represent 352 elec-
| toral votes out OF total of 447 to he cast
in 1896. Thus upon the first opportunity
tl,.., la hnr lNnu In, hp
| most emphatic manner in condemnation
| of the measures of Democratic admins
| tration.
That administration, among the. first
things TO which 1t gave its attention
CHANGED THE TARIFF LAW,
repealed the Mckinley act, under which
perity of 1892, and substituted for it what
is known as the Wilson-Gorman bill. In
% months that the Mckinley act was in
operation the surplus of receipts over ex-
penditures was S2S, 45, 64l, an average per
month of surplus of q, l29, S21. On the
other hand during the tirst Is months of
| the Wilson-Gorman tariff there was de-
ficiency of $40, 494, ,044, a monthly deficit
OF "a, 699, ,603. Under his present tariff,
that has worked such have to the INDUS
tries OF America, the agricultural imports
very largely increased. During the last
year of the Mckinley act the agricultural
imports were s51, 4l4,s44, but under the
first year of the Wilson bill they had in
creased to S107, ,342, ,522 Fiity-five million,
nine hundred and twenty-seven thousand
| and six hundred and seventy-eight dollars
| OF agricultural imports were ther fore
| turned into the country to interfere
with the PRODUCTS of American asricult-
ure. In the same way under the McKin-
| ley act the agricultural exports were $50, =
125, 299; under the first year of the ilson
bill they were reduced to S301 ,b7S, $50, q
| loss OF s69, ,646 Ala. 20 in the imports of
| manu- ia, lures, particularly interested,
| a similar story can be told. In woolen
manufactures the imports under the last
year of the Mckinley law were s15, 1885, :
| 2o4, under the first year OF the Wilson
| bill they had increased to over SOL, 747, 902,
an increase
AGAINST AMERICAN MANUFACTURES
of ss5, 9O9, sos in one line of industry, IN
| one year.
In the same way with cotton manufac-
| lures, from the last year Of the Mckin-
| ley bii', with an importation OF S2l 80,
629 II increased during the first year OF
| the Wilson bill 10 ,24. 7Si, 53S. q gain
| against the American cotton manufacture
! tot S13, i70, 909. The increased impor-
tations of manufac ures during the nrst
| year OF the Wilson bill over the last year
y
These gains are necessarily against
| American industry. Europe as a nee ssity
has benefited by these changes. Under
| the last year OF the Mckinley bill the
| purchases of Europe from America was
s70D, $40, ,s22, the sales Of Europe to the
| United States was 1885, ,077. .s65, making a
| balance IN our favor OF siO5. 792, ,g57. but
under the first year OF the Wilson bill the
items hsd changed TO purchases OF this
country OF s63i, 503, s92, nd sales TO this
country OF s43l, ,5l4, ,C2i, maxim a balsnce
in our favor OF only S1t $50, i6S. A dif-
ference In favor OF Europe between the
purchases and sales OF the two years OF
over two hundred millions OF dollars. So
In the same way, and making the same
comparisou, .the gain in favor OF En-
gl nd's ttade was silS, 81, 35i
AS consequence of this re-srrange-
ment of the trade OF the country upon
Democratic principles the finances Of the
United States have been placed
IN MOST sERIoUs POSITION.
The debt Of the county has been large
ly increased. The Interest bearing debt
during the 27 yssrs, from 1866 TO ls92,
that Republican principles and the pro.