The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-13

the Senate. When ID comes TO collars anu
cuffs Brother Murphy of New York votes
for "A 80 per cent duty. When IL Is ques'
tion Uf cotton and lumber Messrs. Siay
and Bacon find IL necessary to have hish
duties on those commodities. When III Is
sugar, my excellent friend Caffrey,
jealous free trader. works out that souna
economic principles require high tarl1I
on il. My friend Lindsay OF kantucky
wants free trade. but protection Tor woou
alcohol. Senator White OF California ASKS
high duty on fruits and Mr.. Pasoo OF
Florida smiles and sits silently when inc
duty is put on. Why, there are not enough
free traders in the country TO make q re-
spectacle meeting of the Reform Club. or
enough to no provided with a decent din
ner from one of Edward Atkinson 8
stoves.
II think, however that there is one
battle in which we have been partly de-
feated. That is the one for honest cleo
tions. And though we have Deen defeated,
how terribly our antagonists baye teen
punished. Who're are Hampton and Butter
and Pughg The poisoned chnllce mas
been held to their own lips and the feet
OF those who carried them out are Walt
ing Acarry the rest out also. But wish
to Npn record this declaration. that II
there be ANYTHING in my public life which
/ look back upon with unalloyed satisfac-
by my constitutional duty. Nor have
violated my obligations to my fellow
citizens in the South on that question.
would as soon have it said that 1 was q
Tory in the Revolution or a Copperhead
in the Rebellion as to have ii said that
my fathers son failed to give his sup
port to this policy.
but these chapters are closed. We
must turn to the future. We have TO deal
with great questions affecting the cur
rency. The hostile majority in the
Senate still continues and WILL L fear,
continue We cannot, and you must not
expect that we shall, make great, sweep
ing readjustment of our complicated
currency IL we can be prudent and
make a few steps mt time, II is all you
can expect of your public servants
II thank you for tine kindness which
from you toward me has never failed. "
Among tho other guests and speakers
were: Ex-Governor Clatlin, Ex-Governor
Boutwell, ex-senator Jonathan Chace.
Hon. Otis Eddy of Boston, President +.
ii. Capen Of Tufts College, Colonel r. ;.
Barrett, Concord; j. p. 5. Churchill.
Milton; Hon. A. w. Bear,b Lexington;
Rev. @. IL. Spaulding, ID. d., Cam
bridge; Hon. A. A. Titcomb, New bury
port 81. A. Miner. Boston; j. f. Wright.
Wellesley; j. Il. -Fiske. Wellesley; Colonel
Charles We'll, Boston; Hon. NJ. L. Ware,
DrOOkilUe, I1OU. t. W. DTttu,
Edward Lawrence. Wellesley; Hon, II.
i. Hosmer Concord; g. A. o. Ernst
Boston; Rev. S. W. Duncan, Brookline; ;
Il. 4. Morton. Boston; 4. .P. Dresser,
Boston; A. ID. Claflin, Newton Hon.
X. o. Fuller. Cambridge; j. :. Webb.
Newton; Hon. X. 4 Davis. X. G. Davis,
Hon. John ;. Brayton. Fall River; DIR.
O. j.. Nichols, Worcester; DIR. f. III.
Spalding, Cambridge; II. ii. Sheldon,
pawtucket; q. NJ. Woodward. Taunton !;
Colonel f. B. Glasgow, Worcester; j. j..
Millen. Boston; Colonel E. b. Stoddard.
Worcester; Hon. II. A. Marsh, o. B.
Hodmen. Worcester; G. W. Jencks, Provi-
dence: Sullivan Fornhand, s. II. Hey
wood. Il. +. Haywood, Worcester; OK
United States Marshal ". w. Doherty,
Boston Hon. Aoin B. Capron nf Still
water OK Governor Royal c. Taft, Prov
idence; Hon. =. ;. Blanchard. Boston ;
Hon. Melville Bull. Newport g. ii. Shell
don, Pawtuoket.