The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30
REPUBLICAN SUFFRAGE ASSN.
coIured Voters We're Addressed bl fruml.
neni Sneakers at Music Hall.

There was a rally or the hepuplcdu
Suffrage association. which is composed
OF colored voters OF this city in Music
hall last night at which j. T.. Dixon was
introduced as chairman by Law. ". T..
Heathman
The first speaker was Rev II Jeter
OF Newport who spoke briefly OF he i'm
portance of the negro exercising his
right or suffrage and urged all the voters
present TO cast their ballots for the
straight Republican ticket Christopher
NJ. Lee followed and his remarks aroused
frequent and hearty applause as ne show
ed how the Republican party had done
more for the negroes since the Civil War
than any other.
Rev w. J. Holland was the next speak
er and he said:
"If believed that the Democrats were
doing more for negroes than the Republic
cans I would say vote that ticket. but I
do not believe 1t lis. because believe tha1
the Republican party is doing more. has
done and will do more for the negro than
any other party, 80 | urge you TO vote
| that ticket next Tuesday
| David j. White, reading clerk OF the
! state senate. was the star OF the evening.
the Democratic party as whole. ngura-
| lively speaking, was roasted good ana
1 brown
! Said he: "If Rhode Islanders, In dis
cussing the praesent political campaign.
could give vent to their righteous fndig-
nation. and descend to the level OF the
malevoent methods OF contemptible ut
terancess used by the traducers OF our
state they would answer them ftly by
saying, You lie. you scoundrels. but JUS
tifable as is the provccation for such
reply. we will not make It,
Listen to what the Garvin sponsors
say Of the heather district (Burrillville):
The mills are responsible for these out
let's OF civilization. Nothing so delights
a Democratic orator as the shutting
down of mills. and the consequent idle
ness of the people. The period from 90
TO '97 proves that these conditions give
the Democratic orator the chance Of his
life to make capital out of the misfor-
tunes and misery OF the people. He
cares not how they suffer--that is moth
ing 10 him.
CHASING RAINBOws.
The men who distribute In wages in
Rhode Island annually s41,114.0s4 among
! 9s.si3 happy and contented wage earners
are the men whom Col. Honey and his
associates denounce as barons of wealth
and enemies OF the people Did Garvin
Honey or Quinn ever cause a blade Of
grass to grow? Did they ever cause the
machinery Of "A mill to turn and have
the musical hum OF industry gladden. ths
ears of $4,000 wage earners OF Rhode
| Island?
Il
been dreaming and chasing rainbows Col
4 Colt has been working and building and
adding 10 the material property OF
/ Rhode Island. This unexampled pros
perity is due To the Republican policy, a
protective tariff and the pure and noble
influence of Mckinley Of blessed NOM
ory and the courage and honesty OF the
intrepid Roosevelt the magnificent
statesmanship OF the Republican party.
of which Nelson w. Aldrich OF Rhode
Island Is the bright conspicuous light
II notice that OF the meeting of tho
Woonsocket Democrats Honey takes oc-
casion to say that Colonel Colts banking
company is closely allied with the Mutual
Life Insurance company Of New York
The Mutual Life Insurance company Is
the largest financial institution I'm the
world, and l do not know what injury
this company has done 10 the people OF
Rhode Island. nor how dangerous II may
be TO the people. as viewed by Honey. but
do know that this company paid In death
claims from 1892 to 1902 ss125.3m. This
amount was distributed among the
widows and orphans OF Rhode Island.
Another example, I presume, that Ia rem
rehensibe In the eyes OF Colonel Honey.
"A DAMNABLE SANDER"
~ presume that Mr.. Honey would aboi-
ish all banking institutions except those
for which he might be engaged as coun-
seD to make every man who wanted TO
borrow money to build home hire money
from the Democratic state central CON-
mittee through Colonel Quinn.
when men so far transcend the limits
of decency and propriety as TO attack
defenceless. honest women Il is time Tor
vigorous language that cannot be mis-
understood. The Democratic party Of
Rhode Island. after attacking the honor
and integrity OF the men OF the state.
the only remaining thing expected OF
them was TO attack the virtue Of our
women.
Let me read you this oontempslbie ne
from the Democratic roorback under the
! head OF Smithdsld:
' {" The immoral women II 10 said. begin
! their careers In the mills. and then. 40
they grow older. drift into the country
districts This means. II n means any
thing. that the men employed 10 these
mills dsbauch girlish innocencs; ana are
not honest workingmen but hberunes ara
scoupdrels7 Every girl who works IN theeo
.Continued on rage IA