The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-22

a generation under a system OF bank
| ruptcy laws as numerous as the state.
Again and again and again Democratic
votes refused relief. The National Bank
ruptcy law was approved July !, 1888
| Every senator (June "A, 1888, who voted
| against the law om its passage was a
Democrat. or the SO opponents who voted
against the final passage In the house 40
were Democrats and Ave Populists.
Thus / might go on to criticise the
| Democratic party, for its opposition to
army reform, TO naval progress, to the
settlement OF the Cuban war, TO every
thing that has made for the progress OF
our country.
We claim no monopoly OF sincerity or
| honesty OF purpose. To reaction we OPP
pose action, to protest, progress. and to
10 the stimulated hatred of class against
class. the broad brotherhood Of American
citizenship.
J THE ROOSEVELT SONG
After Lieut.. Gov. Guild had concluded
he was heartily cheered and amidst the
waving OF the flags the "Rousers' and
the band. under the direction OF DR.. Jules
Jordan. struck up the latter's new song.
Roosevelt Our Leader" with William NJ.
Trafton as soloist
President Webb then introduced Hon.
Edward Payson Brown, an eminent New
York attorney. as the next speaker. as
"A man who had been preaching Re-
publican doctrines ever since the war"
Mr.. Brown said he came here to speak
To the Young Mems Republican club and
was surprised to see men In the audi
ence whom he recognized as old men
when he paced the streets OF Providence
in '61 with the Lincoln Wideawakers."
II think there is something peculiar about
the air In Rhode Island. remember
that / came here 10 a clambake and went
home feeling certain there was something
wrong with the water" There was
laughter at this.
Quoting Barnum's saying that 1.-The
American people delight To be beautifully
and delightfully."- humbugged" as a precept
OF the Democratic party, which does not
hesitate to claim anything. The party
claims TO be the direct descendant OF
George Washington. OF Thomas Jefferson.
II Jefferson came back and looked over
the platform of the Democratic party he
would not find a single thing that he had
toiled for and worked TO accomplish
HAD TWO WAR CRIES.
After the war of 1872 when the cotton
industry had been developed, the British
manufacturer came here with a bid for
reciprocity I'm the way OF ships and we
will give you market for all the cotton
you can grow. The people of the south
listened 10 that song and were deluded
and at once began TO plan for the modi-
fication OF the tariff act.
He pictured the crafty scheme of the
south in putting Polk and Dallns i'm the
field with a different war cry each side
OF Mason and Dixon's line. the enforce
ment OF the tariff bill In the north and
the repeal OF the tariff bill in the south.
lie characterized the subsequent tariff
legislation as a heinous crime perpetrated
by the Democratic party
Mr.. Brown referred TO campaigning
conditions i'm 1860 In Providence and re-
lated an incident OF the awakening OF old
memories last night. looking over the
constitution and roster OF the Lincoln
Wideawakes"
His heartfelt tribute to Abraham Lin
coins greatness and honesty struck a re-
sponsive chord I'm every breast and a
burst OF applause interrupted him for a
few seconds.
Continuing Mr.. Brown said:
TARIFF SAVED COUNTRY.
My friends without the protective tariff
this country could never have been car
ried through the Civil war.
Everything went along TO 1855, when
William Mckinley formulated a tariff bill
that covered every substantial farm
product. for it was found that there had !
statute books for them
The great and immediate Increase i'm
the value OF our farming products was
also shown. chiefly In the output of grain ,
of various kinds, and barley In particular. I
FOLLY OF RACE ISSUE.
"A common ordinary dunghil hen can |
understand the protective tariff but the
great Democratic party can make nothing
OF II. The hens after the Mckinley bill
went into effect never went cackling TO
their nests TO wait for the egg without |
that she had two-thlrds OF a l
cent the advantage of the Australian,
French and Canadian hens. and con-
sequently the value OF the poultry product
was increased nearly three times that
year"
The folly of raising a race issue was
also bro light out By the speaker. who
pictured the men VINO raised the question
rs on occasion very willing to sit down
to tables in the free soup kitchens with
negroes and lie down and sleep beside
them
He learned through his stomach what
he had never been able TO get through
his head" he stated.
He told OF the great increase in the out
put of wheat the American farmers have
lead for the past seven years making an
average OF s615,Ooo,OoO bushels a year.
He spoke OF the Democratic cry for In
dependence right away for the Fillpinos.
II say TO you the Filipinos have been
treated Infinitely better than the African
negro has been treated
You want TO see a Filipino, will pic
ture him TO you. He IL about feet 10.
weighs about 140 pounds, Is very black.
For clothes he has strip OF cloth around
bis waist. none too securely fastened. a
MI ring In his nose and In his pierced
ears are mementos OF the men he has
slain. In his hands he carries bow and
arrow. These men, 100000 OF them. are
The ones they say should be independent
right away
Let hini' go and get some clothes ON and
then we Will talk 10 him."
PANAMA QUESTION.
Touching on the Panama AFFAIR Mr..
Brown said that II the attorney OF the
Panama Canal Co. In Wall street and sew
sral Democratic senators should tell what
hey know there would be no difficulty
n seeing who was at the bottom OF the
evolution In Panama. President Roose-
yclt only acted In n proAer ,oarnar |