The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-28

campaign and tell you about our poll
cies as against those OF the party for
which Judge Parker stands. | come here
this evening as a representative OF the
Republican party. which party has been
the one which has acted In conformity
10 all the promises which IL has ever
made during the last tS years that II has
been in power. About that number of
years ago the Democratic and Republican
garties had their issues clearly defined
Whether they were for the money stand
ard of Is TO / or for the gold standard.
The Republicans of the east were the
ones who were instrumental i'm the estab-
Iishment of the gold standard, and for
years this has been great campaign
issue OF the Democrats, this gold stand
ard.
Now that the gold question has been
taken away from the Democrats as
campaign issue they have started out on
the tariff question. The tariff of this
country is a protective tariff. A number
OF the other countries OF the world have
this SANG protection tariff. having follow
ed the example OF the United States in
Tvs adoption. II this protective tarif,
against (which the Democrats shout so
strongly, Is such a direful thing why is
Il that all. or a large part, OF the more
important foreign countries have adopted
the policy used by the Republican party?
power for a part of the time between 1890
and 1900 what did they do? They imme-
diately repealed that act and put In power
that act known as the Gorman-Wilson
bill. which was later squelched by the Re
publicans When the Democrats take up
the cry about President Roosevelt receiv-
ing Booker Washington. the cslored man.
into the White House and dining with
him. and criticise him for II. ] think that
IL is a most absurd action. say that
while Booker Washington may not be OF
the same color as ourselves. still he Is an
American citizen and Is entitled 10 the
same rights as all OF us.
AS TO GOV. GARvIN.
Now, gentlemen, ! am going TO speak
to you about your governor. l say your
governor. for while he is the governor of
the state in which we all live, still he is
a Democratic governor. Gov. Garvin Is
the chief executive OF this state and as
such he has issued a proclamation on bri-
berry He does not say In 80 many
words that the Republicans arc the ones
going about at the elections bribing vot
ers, but he very strongly infers It, Now.
I'm my opinion. bribery Is not the work
OF any one party or faction, but the re-
suit OF the individual voters themselves.
I mean by this that II you consent to vote
a certain way and receive money for do
not happen. however. if you all would say
when this person, or persons, comes
around with money for your vote, No.
air, you cannot buy my vote am going
to vote as I think I should and as my
conscience dictates If this were done
bribery would never be heard of at all
During the last election Gov. Garvin
had Brown University students. under the
direction OF that sleuth, Jimmie Williams,
a. work In an endeavor 10 secure evil
dence which would In some way lead 10
the arrest of some citizens on a charge OF
bribery. In spite OF the fact that your
governor expended large sums OF money
In this line. he was forced to admit. and
he did 10 me personally that he was un-
able TO find even one case. but that he
hoped to be able 20 sometime In the fu-
ture.
Now | appeal 10 YOU voters OF this
Ward from the standpoint OF honesty and
morality not To give anybody chance to
say that bribery exists In this city or I'm
your ward at least. ] don't forget for
moment friends that there are those who
will sell their birthright for mere pottage.
I think. however. that as a whole this
state Is as clean as any state In the
union. In spite OF the strenuous effort
which Gov. Garvin has made 10 have peo-
pie think otherwise"