The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-15

| | could MI The News with such testi
monies from the ablest doctors In Europe
! and America.
Yet Dr. Chaplin says vaccination is the
only safeguard against smallpox DR.
| Leander Joseph Keller. chief physician "a
record Of the mortality among its en-
/ pleyes and their families OF the 373 small
| pox cases during ls72. and this concludes
Il. Generally more vaccinated than un-
vaccinated persons are attacked by small
| pox.
smallpox and did not lessen the general
mortality.
'S. Neither vaccinatio nor revaccina-
tion exercised favorable influence upon
the smallpox mortality"
DR.. George Gregory for 30 years d-
rector OF the smallpox hospital In Lon
don; DR.. John Epps. 25 years director
or the Jennerian institute. London. and
DIR. w. j. Collins 3 years public vacci-
nator OF London. testified before a com
mittee OF the House or Commons that he
abandoned the practice. giving UP S2500
yearly by so doing.
All three severally say. There really
exists no change I'm the virulent character
OF the smallpox Notwithstanding the vac
cination laws. and OF those attacked by
the disease al least two-thirds were salts
factorily vaccinated.
Yet Or. Chapin says vaccination is the
only phophylactic. With your permission
Mr.. Editor 1 shall recur to this sub
tect again.
DAVID s. FRASER
2H Public street
RoBBER. swINDLING FREE TRADE.
Editor Providence News:
Yes. my free trade accuser is right I
am Joined to my idols" and one OF them
Is the honest deserving wage Garner who
does more for the welfare OF this beloved
republic each day than all the codnsh
aristocracy In a decade. for the latter free
trade circle merely works for feast Of
cheapness for those with money. and ig-
nores the great fact that the bread win
ner must have employment or stnrve
The hand that feeds us all is the wage
earners and Is not To be licked but de-
serves our hearty. friendly grasp.
Again. j. w. Is correct when he en-
dorses Rooscvelt's declaration that "ev-
cry employer and every wage worker
must be guaranteed his liberty and his
right TO do as he likes with his property
or his labor so long he does not in
fringe on the rights OF others" Yes: ev-
eryone should be guaranteed protection IN
heavenly doctrine Of protection God
bless our president for this grand enun-
citation Of protection,
The protectionist believes that charity
should begin at home. among our own
needy, deserving wage earners and.
therefore. our markets should be protect
ed from foreign glut. which shuts down
oupr plants and swindles our worthy toll
ers out-of their jobs as In 1896. when
free traders bore rule and our wage
workers mourned.
In 1886 free traders robbed our wage
earners Of two billions In wages. They
thought lhatour charity should begin
abroad. while he, who goeth about like
q roaring lion. seeking whom he might
eat UP somebody. may take our shivering.
half starved bread winners. Such was
the free trade program during the last
term OF Uncle Grover. and they carried
out their free trade program In both let
ter and spirit. while the free traders
laughed In their sleeves because they
could purchase things cheap without re-
gard TO the two millions OF hungry freez-
ing wage earners who were made to suf-
fer that men with money might live bet
ter at less expense and especially pur-
chase foreign fabrics cheaper. American
goods, made by our wage workers. not
being the fad in Goldfish aristocratic cir
cles
DciOft tnt ldSt election. WnlCn proved
a thrust under the fifth rib of free trade
what crocodile tears were shed over the
miners whose wages free traders would
reduce to much less per day. But such
free trade hypocricy did not fool the mi
ners, not q bit OF II. And wasn't that a |
solar plexus blow when those miners
helped Pennsylvania roll up a projection |
ma jority OF 100000,
I am greatly inclined TO believe that |
- Il
II the election on the fourth Of Novem- |
Der Is the main reason why J. w. and |
,ther free traders are writing so franti-
ally In the interest OF the rapidly |
waning doctrine of free trade The pro-
lection majority In the senate IL not -. !
~ some intensely partisan Republicans
would have us believe, but 30 or more.
while the protection majority IN the
louse is nearly so instead of 40 as over
Jealous Republicans state IT, Just as
recession has become a lost cause, even
10 free trade Is on the down grade. or TO
Use another simle. will soon resemble the |
little end OF nothing whitfield down to
IN exceedingly minute point The meio-
ly and moIasses OF the free trade band |
esembles the music Of the sackbut fog
,orn accompaniment 10 the song:
Don't you remember the protection
thump?
Oh, there's trouble In the land.
When free trade fell in a heavy slump?
Or. there's trouble, In the land,
We thought the miners would vote for us;
oh, there's trouble In the land,
But they helped kick free trade into a
muss
Oh. there's trouble In the land,
In conclusion: When free traders
all at the toilers full dinner pail. feel
ure that II they could stand at the Ia the
bout IL hours per day for Ave years (ths
nder free trade) as | did. they would
refer the full dinner pail and be willing
hat all our toilers should enjoy that
lessing: moreover the full dinner pail will
vim every time. while the empty stomach
Z free trade. as Illustrated I'm 1895. will
c loathed by the honest wage earners OF
ur beloved nation. Shotgun Tillman Of
outh Carolina advised the free traders
North Carolina TO carry that state by
sing the shotgun against the bread win
ers Of that commonwealth. His advice
1as Immediately carried into execution
nd thousands Of wage earners either
ed from the state or stayed away from
he polls rather than be loaded with leai.
nd the state at once was forced ficm
rofactiop IN free trade Ave and this