The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-18


Or. Harry f Windsor. president of
the Eighth Ward Republican club. called
the rally 10 order at O'Clock and in
brief Introductory speech. called upon
Congressman Hill 10 address the meet
1ns
The Connecticut statesman was award
ed a rousing reception as he arose to
speak. His speech was in part as fol-
lows:
MIR. HILLS SPEECH.
'Mr Chairman and Gentlemen--It is
great pleasure 10 me 10 come over here
from my own state Connecticut 10 be OF
service II I can. In securing the election
of Lieutenant Governor Utter to be gov
ernor OF the state OF Rhode Island
81 want 10 see you elect your ticket
and also to re-elect Nelson w. Aldrich
10 the United States senate. And as
am standing here, as / am told. on the
dividing line between the First and Sec
ond Congressional districts OF your state
] want to see you elect two Republican
congressman TO the national house OF
representatives this year. l have not
a particle OF criticism TO make against
Mr. Granger but l want 10 see Judge
Efiness and my friend, Adm Il. Capron,
elected. known Adm Il. Capron well.
/ may say that have lived with him
for the past six years. We nave served
on the same committees together ana
boarded at the same hotel. He Is
sound honest level-headed honorable
man. and Rhode Island could not DO bel
ter than 10 send him again TO congress
After a lengthy consideration OF the
present conditions In the national govern
ment as regards party legislation, MI.
Hill continued:
"Starting now upon the basis that our
lesislation is and must be In the very
nature of our system party legislation,
n Incomes OF the very Importance that
we should know clearly, definitely and
concisely what the Democratic party VIII
do II it's appeal TO the Country Is sue
cessful. and II, In the race OF ''e p,
ter experience Of ten years ago. Demo-
cratic president and congress should
come into power.
Heretofore, as General Grosvenor
SAYS. their entire mission In lne mas oeen
10 hang on to the coat tails OF the worid
ana holler whoa
sNow they make several clear prop
ositions looking TO radical chanses III
existing conditions. repeating and amend
inr laws under which, II not by virtue
of which. this country has since 1897 en-
1oyed a prosperity never eduailed IN It's
own history and never approached py
any other country In the worlo.
ssyye have heard OF this demand Tor
change before. We heard IL IN w. lie,
me refresh your memory. on Dec. I, lNsz'
,psnfamfn Harrison sent his last message
20 congress. and In II he said; This
%,r,ss exhibit of the growth and prosper
Stv Of the country will give us lever
lSror, which TO note the Increase ana de-
cadence that new legislative policies may
,brfnr to US There Is no reason why
ifbe national influence. power ano pros
,neritv should not observe the same rates
- increase which have characterized the
ao vars We carry the great i'm
n,,i.. and increase Of these years INTO
~. t,rt,,re There are no near frontiers
81 our possible development hetroges-
sion would be crime
CONCERNING THE SOUTH
.HFr Chairman, eight years have come
- .ir,ost gone since william Mckinney
.nd n Republican administration resuHieu
control OF the government and again
.tarted this nation upon new career %.
rrornerity. During all these years Goa
has blessed us as a nation abundanti!'
shove all that we could ask and think'
and now when this new demand ior an
-. chanse backward and another ex-
ner,ynent with free trade theories comes
from the solid south. ] believe that the
neon,e OF a solid north will show by their
votes that they have not forgotten. out
are remembering all the way which tne
lord our God has led US, until now He
has brought US into this goodly iano.
land of brooks and water. OF fountains
end depths that spring out OF valley and
hills: a land of wheat and barley, and
vines and ng trees. and pomegranates'
land of oil olive and honey: land where
we NAV eat bread without scarceness and
not lack anything in IL. land whose
stones are iron and out OF whose mis-
we may dix brass: and when we have
eaten and are full. then shall we bless the
Lord our God for the good land which
ne has given us This is the imagery OF
the Bible. but II applies 10 no other land
today as well a. TO ours.
SOMETHING ON THE TARIFF.
"It is the doctrine OF high tsriT for
revenue on Injuries. a protective tariff
on competitive articles. which recognizes
the difference In cost OF production here
and elsewhere. and free admission Of
those things which we cannot or DO not
produce. IL means doing our own work
rather than hiring the foreigners 10 do II
for ne. IL means the development Of In
dustries here instead OF abroad. n means
the preservation OF the home market for
ourselves, subject 40 domestic competi.
ton. instead of dependence npon foreign
producers at prices fixed only In accord
ance with their greed or necessities n
meaps putting the factory beside IN.
farm. the furnace over the mine. makes
ne producer and the consumer one anS
the same person and avoiding all inter
nediary charges. gives 10 both the lowes
cost and the highest profit possible.
1T means opportunity for ell OF on
people 20 the fullest extent of our re
autrements. and the maintenance OF en-
best wage scale IN the world. II mesni