The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-23

IN requires revision. IL doeSn make any
difference about free trade. II is impossi-
Bile to have free trade In this country no
matter how much Il may may be desired
because OF what IL costs 10 run this gov
ernment.
"IJnder the Democrats this amounts 20
FIVE hundred millions and under the Re
publicans II amounts 10 more than seven
hundred millions. There Is, however,
growing demand for the revision OF the
tariff. II does not come from any one sec
tion.
MASSACHUSETTS AROUSED.
"It comes from all over the country.
The manufacturers OF Massachusetts,
have been aroused 20 the situation. They
must be able 10 secure free raw materi-
ais OF they will not longer be able TO pro-
duce their products They want reciproc-
ity with Canada. But do you think that
when Massachusetts, comes 10 congress
and asks for free trade II will be granted
simply by the asking?
Not much. But when they are willing
TO have reduction In the tarif on boots.
shoes etc. they may obtain the reduc-
ton they desire. At the present time II is
impossible for you In Rhode Island to OBJ
tain any tariff reduction unless some re-
duction is made In Missouri. and so II
goes from one thing 10 the other.
THE western farmer. however. whose
products find a large outlet In the Ger
man markets. will be much affected by
the retailatory measure OF Germany, and
II something is not done in this respect
the S0ooo.Oo0 OF trade from this country
~ Germany will be lost.
"Tarirf revision Is certain 10 come, but
the question Is who is going to revise H..
the Republicans or the Democrats7 II is
claimed that II should be revised by its
friends
IF this Is so, when will there be bet
ter time 20 revise IL than at this time.
when the Republicans are so fully IN
power. for there can be no doubt that the
Republicans are the friends OF the tariff.
There Is no question that there has
been n period OF prosperity duIing the
past nine years. But what I do object to
Is that the benefits are not equally dis
tributed. What ! want is that n there is
any profit 70 accrue under the tariff pro-
visions | want the laborer TO receive his
full proportion and not for the manufac-
turers TO receive two-thirds or more Of
the profit"
Quinn. who expressed his pleasure at see
ing such a large and enthusiastic gather
ing. which he regarded as auguring well
for the future success OF the party. Hc
said in part:
THE election in this state last fall has
taught several things One of the most
important OF these Is that when the reg
istfy voters are enrolled in full strength
the state Is Democratic. II the city OF
Providence Is fully registered II is Demo
cratic by from 1000 TO 400 majority.
Another thing that was taught by the
election OF last November was that toe
much credence has been put upon the In
dependent strength. But I am confident
that this strength Is not sufficient To
throw the results In Providence TO either.
Whenever the city OF Providence is fully
registered am convinced that II can be
carried by the Democrats alone.
We labor under the peculiar conditions
in our registration laws which require
that voters shall register In the summer
time at time when the average voter is
not thinking OF an election. But every
year when the city Of Providence is as
fully registered as Il was in 1902 and 1909
a Democratic victory is assured here" He
hoped that in the coming campaign that
every Democrat sees to IL that Providence
is fully and properly registered.
URGED REGISTRATION
The last speaker was Hon n. T. d.
Granger. He touched on the subject Of
registration very strongly. urging on all
Democrats the Importance OF attending
primaries and caucuses. He also urged the
publication OF Rhode Island. suggesting
that this work be done as thoroughly
here as IL has been done In PHILADELPHIA,
Mr.. Granger was greeted with a hearty
burst of applause and as he sat down af-
ter his remarks there was another out
burst equally as hearty
After the conclusion OF his address reso.
lutions In memory OF the late Mayor Au-
gustus s. Miller were adopted Similar
resolutions were adopted on the death Of
David 3. Baker after which the meeting
adjourned
THE GUESTS.
Among those present were:
Congressman Champ Clark of Mlssuri
Congressman Daniel l.. ID. Granger. ex-
Governor L. f. G. Garvin, Mayor James
II Higgins OF Pawtucket City Solicitor J.
Stacy Brown OF Newport, ex-Mayor Al
bert II. Humes OF Central Falls. Vice
President Frederick r. Rhodes OF the
club. Chairman Frank r Fitzsimmon. of
the Democratic State central committee.
Secretary Robert Grieve OF the club. Colo
mel p. Henry Quinn OF Warwick Secre-
tary Peter j. Gaskin OF the state central
committee OF Cumberland. Treasurer AL
bert II. Olney OF the club Matthew ].
Cummings. overseer OF the poor OF Provi-
dence; Representative r. X Leonidas
Rattey OF Central Falls. Hon p J. Nc
Carthy. John Fox. David j. Barry, Sem
ator Thomas McKenna OF Cumberland.
Bernard McKenns. Cumberland William
Mcdonald. DR.. Frank Gormley Arthur
p. Kerwick. John Kelly Daniel Mahoney,
DR.. Edward f. Carroll. Henry NJ winn.
James y. Canning, John c. Herman, Jo-
seph Cunningham, Thomas F. Cooney,
FraIik M Donnelly. Ralph Hayward.
Representative Daniel +. Shea, Cumber-
land: Judge J. =. Mahoney, Newport
Daniel j. Cotton, ex-RepresentativeN Noe
l. Nadeau. Pawtucket: DR. John j. Lace,
Burrillville; ex-Alderman James ". Bren-
nan, Pawtucket. John II. Flanagan.
James r.. Smith. John r. Cum, Gran
ston: ex-Councimau John T. Rafterv.
bartholomew j. Hart. James +. Canning
Irving O. Hunt. ex-Alderman Peter J
Quinn, Pawtucket; John E. Conaty. Will
liam Doyle. James J. McGovern. Thomas
+. Donahue. William II. Thornley,. Alder.
man John K. Neil. Newport: William
II. Cannon. Colonel Sylvanus Mason. Rap.
reeentative John J. Barry. Cumberland,
Harrison A. Mckinney, Edwin G. Pierce
Anthony COrcordan Johusfons c,o,xho-