The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-23

Fifty years ago the Republican party
came into existence dedicated among 9TH
er purposes TO the great task of arresting
the extension OF human slavery In 1860
It elected it's first president. During twen-
ty-fcur OF the forty-four years which
have elapsed since the election of Lincoln.
the Republican party has held complete
control OF the government
For eighteen more OF the forty -four
years II has held partial control through
the possession of one or two branches of
the government while the Democratic
party during the Same period has held
complete control for only two years. This
long tenure OF power by the Republican
party Is not due to chance II is demon
stration that the Republican party has
commanded the confidence of the Ameri-
can people for nearly two generations to a
degree never eQualled in our history and
has displayed high capacity for rule and
government which has been made even
more conspicuous by the incapacity and
infamy Of purpose shown by it's oppo-
nents.
ADDED LUSTRE.
THE Republican party entered upon IT'S
present period of complete supremacy In
1897. We have every right 10 congratulate
ourselves upon the work since then ac-
compished. for II has added lustre even
to the traditions fthe party which car
ried-the government through the storms
of Civil war
I'VE then found the country after four
years OF Democratic rule in evil plight
oppressed with misfortune and doubtful
OF the future. Public credit has been
lowered. the revenues were declining the
debt was growing. the administrators
attitude toward Spain was feeble and
mortifying. the standard OF values was
threatened and uncertain. labor was un-
employed. business was sunk In the busi-
ness depression which had succeeded the
panic OF 1894 and hope and confidence was
gone. Me met these unhappy conditions
vigorously, effectively and at once.
CONSISTENT PROTECTION.
We replaced a Democratic tarifr law
based on free trade principles and gar
nished with sectional protection by a CON
protective tariff and industry
freed from oppression and stimulated by
the encouragement Of wise laws has ex-
panded 10 a degree never before known.
has conquered new markets and has Gre
ated volume OF exports which has sur
passed imagination Under the Dingiey
tariff labor has bee nfully employed. wages
have risen and all Industries have re-
vived and prospered
We firmly established the gold stand
ard which was then menaced with -de-
struction.
Confidence returned 10 business and
with confidence an unexample6 pros
perity.
INCOME PRODUCES SURPLUS.
For deficient revenues supplemented by
lrprovdent issues OF bonds we gave the
country an income which produced
large surplus and which enabled US only
four years after the spanish war had
closed To remove over one hundred mil
lions OF annual war taxes. reduce the pub
lie debt and lower the interest charges
of the government
The public credit which had been 80
lowered that IN time Of peace a Democrtic
made large loans at ex-
travagant rates Of Interest I'm order 10
pay current expenditures. rose IN Republl.
can administration 10 It's highest point
md enabled us 90 borrow at per cent
even IN time Of war.
VICTORIOUS WAR.
We refused to falter longer with the