The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-05
MR.. UTTER'S
STIRRING
ADDRESS

Lieut.. Gov George II. Utter. prospective
nominee for governorship on the Republi.
can ticket. delivered his first address
since the announcement OF his probable
candidacy last evening.
The occasion was a rousing meeting of
the hall on Dawson street The meeting
was exceedingly we'll attended and the
spirited eloquence OF Mr.. Utter stirred the
enthusiasm OF the audience TO heights
| seldom attained at such gatherings
Owing TO the exacting schedules OF the
local train service and the necessity on
the part Of Mr.. Utter to connect with an
early train. ex-Gov. kimbali, presiding
officer Of the club. waived preliminary
formalities and introduced the speaker OF
the evening without losing any time
The following passages from Mr. Utter's
, speech were particularly forceful and
created the greatest enthusiasm among
his auditors:
Now, as TO the government of this
country. II Is not a question OF which
party is to have control Government to
my mind. means simply this: To give
every man an equal opportunity to work
for his own welfare. II is not that all
can attain equal results: OF course IL
would be impossible for all to do So
You cannot make a provident man out
OF an inprovident one by law or legisla-
tion. IL must depend on the individual
himself whether he succeeds or not, but
under good government all have an equal
chance.
A LAND OF OPPoRTUNITIES
"one OF the grandest things about the
United States Is that IL gives every man.
no matter how born, an opportunity to
make use OF his best faculties. Some OF
you here tonight show what the govern
ment OF this nation has done for you. II
has enabled you TO advance intellectually.
afforded you an opportunity OF placing
your children in schools, something you
would not have been able to do otherwise.
In all ways the government IL working
for the people
Government gives a man the best
chance 10 make use OF his own powers
Remember that. Now we may divide man
into three divisions. First. there is the ex
tremely poor. and by this do not mean
poor from lsck OF this worlds goods
alone, but lacking ambition to better
themselves. Those who are improvident.
extremely rich. they who become idle,
useless ones, drones. In fact.
MERITS OF LOWER CLASS.
Il do not know which class is the great
est menace to the country but IL seems To
me II had to make my choice between
the two divisions would take that class
lacking in ambition, the extremely poor,
as In that class there would be a fair
chance TO instll the ambition TO succeed
into this class, something one could not
accomplish in the case OF the other.
But between the two extremes Is the
great middle class. care not whether
man wields the hammer or the pen.
directs himself or many men. they are
the men who make the wheels OF progress
revolve. This II the middle class the
class which produces. and when the
country is imperried this IL the class
which responds promptly 10 their
country's call.
AN ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE
The people OF the United States be.
cause OF the policy adopted by the Re-
publicans have become people OF en-
lightenment beyond the entire world
There Is no nation I'm the world where
the people have so many comforts as here.
They may say we are working toward I
Imperialism. but do you for one moment
peIieve that the government that issued |
the emancipation proclamation thinks Of
holding humans In bondage again. Not |
so. 1 hold that whatever we have done
Is not with the thought OF our own |
not for the purpose OF
robbing the world. but TO give a chance |
10 others TO enjoy some OF the comforts |
we enjoy.
This nation has a great mission. We |
have been 50 favored by the Almighty |
that we may he the harbInger OF peace |
on earth. good will TO men and all the |
composite blood here will beat until the 1
fulhument of that scriptural prophecy
when war shall end and the sword will be |
beaten into the plow-share. The policy
~ the Republican party II 90 foster these
deals. and II you are enjoying benefits
here that you never had before IL 10 hs-
'suse the Republican party made "a pos.
sible Make your minds up 20 q wise
'hoice st the polls with these id.ss aver
before YOU and cast your ballot for the