The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-20
Continued from Page Three.)
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

: "A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Continuing Senator Lodge said: We
ask the American people whether they
will put In the White House the hero
of uncounted platforms, the prodigal
spendthrift of words. the champion OF
free silver, the opponent OF expansion.
the assailant Of the courts; or whether
they will retain In the presidency the
Union soldier the leader of the House
of Representatives. the trained states
man who has borne victoriously the
heavy burdens OF the last four years.
the champion OF protection and sound
money. the fearless supporter OF law
and order. wherever the flag floats?
But there In one question we will put to
the American people In this campaign.
which includes and outweighs an
others. We will say to them: You were
In the depths OF adversely under the
last Democratic administration: you
are on the heights OF prosperity today
VIII that prosperity continue IL you
make a change in your president and
In the party which administers your
government? How long Will your good
times last IL YOU turn out the Repub-
licans and give political power to those
who cry nothing but Woe! woe?" The
lovers Of calamity and foes OF prosperi-
~ who hold success in business to be
meanor? II the Democrats should win
90 you think business would improve? :?
DO you think that prices would remain
steady. that wages would rise and en-
ployment increase when that result OF
the election was known?
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE.
Business confidence rests largely up
on sentiment. Do you think that senti-
he a h..t. FIJI. L.. A..
after Bryan's election? Business conf
dence IS delicate plant. Do you think
IL would flourish with the Democratic
party? Do you not know that II Bryan
were elected the day after the news
was flashed over the country wages
would go down, prices would decline,
and that the great argosy OF American
business now forging ahead over calm
waters. with fair breezes and with
swelling canvas, would begin to make
in sail and seek the shelter and anchor
age OF the nearest harbor? DO you not
: know from recent and bitter expert
ence what that arrest of movement
that fear OF the future. means? IL
means the contraction OF business. the
reduction OF employment. the increase
OF the unemployed, lower wages, hard
times. distress. unhappiness. We do not
say that we have panaceas for every
we. or any one else. can offer will drive
from the world sorrow and suffering
and poverty, but we say that so far as
government ana legislation can se-
cure the prosperity and Well being OF
the American people our administra-
tion and our policies VIII do II. We
point 10 the adyersity of the Cleveland
years lying dark behind us. 1t has
been replaced by the prosperity OF the
Mckinley years. Lete them make what
ever explanation they will, the facts are
with us.
ACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
1t is on these facts that we shall ask
for the support OF the American peo-
pie. What we have done Is known, and
about what we Intend 10 do there II
neither secrecy nor deception.
What we promise We will perform.
our old policies are here, alive. success
ful and full Of vigor. Our new policies
have been begun and for them we ask
support When the clouds OF impend-
ing civil war hung dark over the coun-
try in 1861 we took up the great task
then laid upon us and never finched
until we had carried Il through to VIC
tory. Now at the dawn OF a new CEN
tury. with new policies and new oppor-
tunities opening before us In the bright
Sunshine II prosperity we again aslS
the American people 10 entrust us with
their future. We have profound faith
in the people. We do not distrust
their capacity OF meeting the new re-
sponsiblltics even as they met the old
and we shall await with confidence.
under the leadership OF william Nc
kinley. the verdict OF November.
Senator Lodge concluded his address
nt 1877. He had spoken 80 minutes.
GAvEr.s PRESENTED.
Col. Child OF Rhode Island IN n neat
speech presented an historic gaveI. the
mahogany from the capitol AT Provi-
dence. the bronze from the yacht CO.
lumbia which defeated the Shamrock
at the international yacht races last
fall.
young delegate from Kentucky.
John w. Langley mounted the plat
form and IN an eloquent little speech
presented another gavel carved from
tree I'm the valley OF the Big Sandy
beneath which General Garfield r. said
TO have kneit az the battle OF Middle
Creek and asked the God OF Battles 20
give khc Union forces victory. He stir
red the delegates with his eloquence
and they chcere6 when ne concluded
With the rtatemcnt that he presented