The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-03

the crime OF standing boldly for the rights
OF workmen In the south was no more
insane than the average American, un-
less II Is insane 10 deny that the laborer
is worthy OF his pay for his labor.
The anarchist who deliberately planned
the death OF Mckinley was no more In
sane than the average assassin. The rea-
SONS for the assassinations have been
published and proclaimed too many times
and the circumstances stated too re-
peatedly for me to doubt their truth with
out some additional facts coming 10 nght
to change belief The yellow and saffron
papers, OF New York city especially, ven
ted their hellsh spleen. spite and hatred
against Mckinley in articles so Internally
satanic as 10 shock the great Christian
sentiment OF America. These articles
were also accompanied with the most de-
spicable caricatures or the sanity presi-
dent. And all this for the reason that II
would not only sell papers, but injure
the reputation OF Mckinley. DO you see
one-tenth of such caricatures OF Senator
Tillman who boasts on the floor OF the
United States senate of shooting down
wage-earners i'm South Carolina TO carry
the state for himself and his oligarcnic
pals. III so I haven't seen them.
Mckinley was maligned and slandered
and foully caricatured because he was
moral. upright man who dared to stand
| stand boldly for the wage workers Of
America can possibly escape the hellish
shafts OF the yellow and saffron press.
Moreover few things stir the malevolent
! wrath of free traders today more than
| TO learn that a man is "A wage Garner ;
advocate. while, not being able 10 deny
| successfully his statements and refusing
TO answer questions by the bread win
ners' champion. free traders call him al
most as vile names as free traders APP
piled to Lincoln and Mckinley.
Mark also the slurs cast upon our
brother socialist Nickerson. and our Re-
publican brother, D'Houdetol by these
same free traders. especially the wholly
uncalled for phrase wild rawlings of the
Frenchmsn," especially as the French de-
scendents In Rhode Island are among the
most honest upright and law-abding citi-
zens OF our blessed and glorious little
commonwealth. God bless our French
Americans! May their tribe increase!
In conclusion. don't let us become un-
duly troubled over any eplthets applied
| to us / bless God that am found worthy
| TO suffer In battling for wage workers.
| and especially knowing that while max
| ing os.l foe am gaining scores OF friends
| and dozens OF converts TO my doctrine
| that tariffs should be so framed as Ia
! supply bread winners with employment.
| IL is the wage workers God-given right.
And, ah. what satisfaction and enjoy
ment 7 continually receive while contend
ing for the welfare OF bread winnersl 7
notice one writer refuses 10 answer my
plain questions doubtless owing to hav-
ing imbbed the free trade epidemic OF
skulk. He is also sorely troubled about
the betrayal OF confidence; but 7 assure
him that his attempt to swindle me out
~ my Job by such free trade tactics Is a
total failure. owing to my good fortune
and our protective tariff: yet have been
cruelty and outrageously prevented from
obtaining a job. by free traders. several
times within the last % years 7 men
tion no name. and the innocent will not
put on the coat.
A LIFE LONG WAGE FARMERS AD-
VOCATE