The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-05

ton manufacturers owe nothing TO the
protecxS tariff. as the cotton industry
is on q basis OF revnue reform. The
value OF the product OF the cotton In
dustry In 1880 was s26T 100000. In 1900 II
had Increased 10 $685.. 900. 600. or q per cent
During that decade wages and salaries
In the industry increased from s69,0oO,OO0
TO s94OO0.cOO. or at the rate OF "a per cent
In the cotton Industry wages and salaries
had gotten somewhat more than their
share OF the increase. and that without
the aid OF the Republican tariff.
And now, Mr.. Governor. and fellow
citizens, / will say but few words more,
az must go elsewhere tonight washing
ton, Hamilton, Jefferson and Lincoln were
all concerned I'm the welfare or the COM
mon people Their ideal OF a republic
was republic that rested on the COM
mon people for It's foundation. DO the
common people under present political
conditions get their share? Has the wage
gone up In proportion to the rise In price
which the consumer must pay Tor the
necessities Of life?
zone tendency under the Republican
governmental policy is that the Increase
In wealth which belongseo us all Is dis
tributed unfairly. Doesn't there come 10
you the thought that there IL = netting
more than mere unfairner In the division
OF wealth? Is there not corrupting of
the very foundations OF government
'I ask you to carry with you from TINS
meeting two Republican maxims; FIRST,
the president is to have great navy ana
a great army. and then he Is TO run
amuck among the nations with chip on
his shoulder The other legend oil He-
publican Sunday school is: STAND pat.
Here I'm Rhode Island the only way
IN restore your government to Its moor
Inps Is TO vote for your Governor Car
vim"
Mr. Stewards speech was concluded AT
q fairly early hour. and Governor GER
vim announced that as II was sometnihs
of a luxury to have hall ne woulo can
upon other speakers -
Mayor Higgins OF PawtucKet was ''e
first speaker.
MAYOR HIGGINS.
Mayor Higgins said In part: =,
Gov Garvin and Fellow Democrats-,
cannot escape the happy reflection ana
oantras, that Won weren't compelled TO
come here as I noticed outsfdH-tne streets
Oiled with trust paid torchbearers. Noth-
ing has been further from my minn thah
harshly so criticise my political oppo-
nents II there is anybody that has oeen
undulv mild in this campaign in critics.
ing their opponents IL Is my pohticai as
sociates."
The HepuDlCdHs ndu pHihfNNs
about Sl2e 600 into the Great Salt POND OF
Block Island In order TO hold I'm line one
ex-Democrat OF New Shoreham. lie mao
been called a demagogue because ne mao
suggested that the cities OF Providence
and Pawtucket ought to have greater
representation I'm the state senate than
West Greenwich and Glocester. "Another
question in this campaign Is the re elec-
tion of Senator Aldrich. This is the hrst
time we have heard OF Senator Aldrich In
eix years During the other five years he
has been busy looking after the interests
OF the standard oil Company and other
trusts. This year he goes to the South
courtv-Fair- -aHa-Shakes- -haHds-uvth all
the farmers: ne goes 10 Foster and helps
celebrate old Home Week.
IL charge Senator Aldrich with he ng
responsible for descending to the menial
methods OF whipping liquor dealers into
l'ne. But with all his coercion. with all
his torchlights and with all his bood'e
am almost ready 10 guarantee ve'l Hex
hi-, cr his feet In Pawtucket. I want tn
toll him that any Democrat he buys. ~ he
does buy anv. can't deliver the goods so
far as my city Is concerned"
Messrs ThIrston and Fitzgerald were
then introduced and both smoke briefly.
winning enthusiastic applause.