The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-04

not be MAR Ia ined that Kind OF work can
not be furnished 10 the people. III men
cannot run their factories at a proht they
will not run them at all. What. then,
will beesme OF the mechanics and work
ingmen? Factories cannot be built with
out capital and they cannot be run with
out labor Capital and labor are tied
together by an indssoluble bond. As
Iongfellow said OF the bow and cord:
Useless each without the other Fair
profits mean fair wages. But II American
goods must be put on the same level with
foreign goods then American wages VIII
be put on the same level with foreign
wages, and that would mean disaster and
distress to wage earners. The principle.
therefore. is clear that protection for the
manufacturer IN also protection for the
workingman. or all the men In the
country who ought 20 support protect
i've tariff the workingman should stand
hrst.
senator Aldrich stated at Warren last
evening that 52,0co0o0 yards OF cotton
cloth were imported into this country last
year. This, with one other cause. was the
reason for the depression in cotton mspu-
iacturing in the last year or more. That
amount OF manufactured goods was taken
out OF our mills. Foreign laborers got the
pay for making them instead of our own.
There is also one other cause. Nearly all
the cheaper cotton goods are now made In
the South. where hours OF labor run from
IL TO IA hours a day. At small wages, and
where child labor is largely employed.
When you bring those conditions into
competition with labor at the North you
see the result Northern mills have 10
shut down and Northern laborers have to
lose employment Now. bear IN mind that
every Southern state is under Democrat tic
control, and yet we find hundreds OF la
borers at the Moth allying themselves
with the party OF the solid South, which
II undermining the very foundation of
Northern labor Northern manufacturers
have had to abandon the feld TO Southern
competition because the Southern states
will not restrict the hours OF labor or pro-
hibit child labor. Which OF the two par
ties there Is the friend OF the working
man7 cannot understand how any intel
igent workingman can fail TO see that his
interests and those OF the country lie
with the Republican party.
Things not foreseon or changes In con-
ditions may develop defects In tariff.
for no one In so wise as to be able 10
guard against all future contingencies.
but IL there he defects the remedy is to
adjust them. not to turns the whole law
over TO unfriendly hands who would wipe
II out and begin anew. Just think OF the
consequences OF n change at this time.
The new congress does not meet until
year from next December and in that
year. and more OF uncertainty no one
would dare To venture. IL would be n sea-
son of depression and consequent hard
ship TO lsborers which they have not
seen since the last Democratic experiment
was tried. This. OF itself. should be
sufficient reason for voting against
change.
DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS.
'It is almost amusing to note the va
riety OF criticism which our opponents
make. Some urge one thing and some
another. They no not unite upon any
one or two issues. but push them all for
ward In the hope TO frighten somebody by
their number. Listen TO the catalogue.
They object to the Republican party on
the ground OF tariff. currency. trusts. ex-
penditures. mfltarism, Imperialism. con-
stitutionalism and almost every other ism.
possibly including patriotism. The num-
her OF charges which they bring forward
reminds one OF an Indian whom I heard
the second Nathan r. Nixon tell about.
The Indian was putting a handful OF seed
In his hills for corn. When asked why
he put i'm 40 much he said 1T Is old seed
and good for nothins but thought "
put I'm a handful may be something will
come up
II will not detsin you 10 discuss the
matters i'm this list which might we'll
be touched upon. The present salts
factory condition OF things Is an answer
TO most OF them. and X. even from this
crrsory review, one is not convinced that
there should he no change. certainly I
could not Convince him by saying more
You can at any rate trust what you see
and know. You see and know that the
country r. peaceful and prosperous. Then
common prudence dictates that we should
let we'll enough alone. IL In not safe
TO venture upon an experiment Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been tried and shown
20 be honest. fearless. independent, safe.
Let your approval go 20 him or election
day.
There IL no more question Of his cleo
ton then there is OF election day com
ing. We all feel assured OF that Sue
cess is in the air We can see the signs
OF IL all about us. And so far as Rhode
Island Is concerned. the Democratic
national committee has ceased even 20
claim IL as a doubtful state. Rhode ISL
and is sure enough 10 vote for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks. But. as 7 have said. that
is not enough. A president should not
have his hands tied by senate or house
Of representatives antsgonistic 10 him.
because with some antagonism he can ac-
complish nothing And, on the other
hand. with congress opposed to the presi-
dent an act OF congress can accomplish
nothing II We are 10 have good ma :.
chinery all it's parts must nt. all must he
in working order and work harnoniously.
The only way TO have a government stand
upon a good foundation is To have both
the executive and Legislative branches in
harmony
JUDGE swEETLAND'S ADDRESS.
At the conclusion OF Judge stiness' re-
marks Chairman Holden introduced as
the next speaker Judge william N.
Sweetland. who ss~ I'm part: Gentlemen.
I do not appear before YOU here this even-
ing as a political prophet or ss a seer on
these matters which are attracting so
much interest and attention At the pres
ent time. ! am only here to tell you
few things which have come into my
mind
we people here in America have not
only the task OF supporting ourselves and
our families. but we must govern our
seves. II is our privilege and duty TO se-
lect man 70 head this great business.
for II Is business In which We all have
a part. to elect q man as president OF the
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