Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-11-02

was neld at Peck S Grand Opera House last |
evening. Long before the opening of the |
campaign exercises the hall commenced to |
fill up, and when the meeting was called to !
order the hall was filled by an earnest and in |
telligent body of men who came to listen to |
the eloquent speeches which followed. The
American band took position in the end gal
lery and discoursed some Of their choicest
selections while the people were entering the
hall
Lucius P. Deming called the meeting to
order and proposed the following list of Of
fcers
PRESIDENT,
Isaac H. Bromley.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
Hon. Hobart B. Bigelow. Thomas R. Trowbridge,
Amos F. Barnes, Henry c. Kingsley, Joseph Parker,
Louis Fedman Dexter R. Wright, Frederick Ives, A.
Alexander Foote Phio ohadeld corneiius pierpoaf
Benton Isaac H, n joseph Cobb
Ss 1oNn @ af k1s
G Goyn f F. dsta4dley charles Ieete
whitney. u D. sperry, John r rutt tsn' willism
sternberg, Henry l. aotohkiss. George =: curtiss,
George M. Harmon J. D. Dewell Charles L. Baldwin,
Emil GEisand charles L. English George Ford
R'1stG raa 81
Armstropg William soholleorn, Edward Stevens, 0.
RrSfsssor george j. Brush: %i1liam /: osshlSs,,
est, T. Endriss, F. A. Gilbert Francis Bacon william
A Lincoln, George r. Kelsey, Thomas G. Bennett, c.
E Es 1 D. Bassett Henry E. Msrsh, Hoadley B.
Bailey X
sick, George ". Ladieu. Charles B. Foote, Henry F.
l Peck, wilbur F. Day, John Mccarthy, Carlos Smith,
| rh' odore Knipping, Starr H. Barnum Wallace B.
| Fem.
SECRETARIES.
/ Samuel Lloyd, Frank c. BUSHNELL L. A. Gessner
sueene Hi Thoa o. IeWis Harmnn Frtsch WIZ
F.. l. REM 7 mi
| Cable. Rutherford Trowbridge VIM. H. Pierpont
nard, F. A. Chase, q. il. R. Mott Henry @. psrdee
1 John Meyer, Fred J Hart, Chas. Hildebrandt, F. A.
/ Bowman, James Bishop.
Mr.. Bromley on being introduced said this
I was not great crisis, but we were here to
consider the candidates and the issues in
1 viewed. We are asked to send the party out
1 of power that has done SO much for the
l country, and put in power party that has
done nothing for the country. We are told
1 that we should not support the Republican
| candidate because there has been bargain
/ made, bat do not see that there has been
/ any bargain made unless it is to select good
4 man for the succession. (Cheers.) I ques-
! ton very much if Thomas M. Waller if oc-
cupying the second place in his party would
have been taken up for the first place. Mr..
l "eilol SCCLuo LlOSOu Wy oil dAuCSb ucSli0 1OE
Office. You have two candidates for Senator
in this district, and I have nothing to say
against the character of either of them. It
is said that Mr.. Mitchell gained his nomina-
ton by putting his money in the saloons and
the same is said of Mr.. Plunkett say that
| the people will not condone fraud by voting
for either Mite ell or Plunkett. The Demo-
Gratis have been viewing the success of the
Republican party with alarm for the past
| twenty five years. They viewed the call for
troops in the war with alarm, and they will
have this platform a resuscita-
| ted politician who at Stspney viewed
the progress of Union troops with alarm
| They viewed with alarm the efforts to pay
the debt, and have viewed with alarm every
1 thing but their own success. He thought the
| greatest thing that the Democrats viewed
l with alarm was the fact that they would have
to go to work and not get their names on the
pay roll. If we do our duty we shall elect
the State ticket and send Samuel E. Merwin
| to Congress. (Cheers.) In closing Mr.
Bromley introduced Hon. Orville H. Platt
Senator from Connecticut.
MIR. Plat in opening said he Connec
ticut Republican and he proposed to speak to
| a Connecticut audience. Proceeding, he said
| We of Connecticut are not stalwarts or hall
breeds, but we regulars. We know nc
division and no Independents in our ranks
We have no bosses, and there is no desire or
the part of any of us to control the vote Of
any man in the party. Every man in the Re
| publican party is general. We believe il
| civil service reform, and we will not allow
any man in power to use his official position
to advance his own interests. We do not be
| lieve in taxing officeholders Therefore I So,
am Connecticut Republican.
/ Then say, in State where there are NJ
bosses why shall not show the countr,
that on this principle the Republican part!
| can win I deplore anything that is wrong
| in management or method in the Republican
h | party and do not believe there is anything
| wrong in the party in this State. T know
| is said that the issues between the two ar
| not distinctly defined. Well, the issues have
been settled, but who did it? Four million,
| of human beings have been freed, but wht
did it? Was it the Democratic party? I d.
| not desire to be understood that the Demo
| cratic party did not send men to the war. o
t ! no. But the Republican party were in powe
1 and every issue regarding the war, the cur
| rency, the credit of the nation, which is tn
best in the world, was brought about by tn
r Republican party. Who has preserved tn
| purity of the ballot box ?' Every step take,
9 by the Republican party to this end has beef
opposed by the Democratic party. Did yo'
ever see such impudence :? After the Repub
: lican party has accomplished all these thing
/. they say in opposition to the sentiment
r s'Well done, good and faithful servants re
tire and give us chance to rule. tell yo'
" | that the management of affairs should b
placed in wise instead of unwise hands Tn
Q Republican party has acted wisely and justl
and cannot it be trusted to continue in it
4 career
'. The speaker then took up the subject o
IL taxation and said there was great hue ant
s. cry about it. The Democrats are claiming
# that the taxes should be reduced, and tn
Republicans have been in favor of such re
duction on everything but spirits and tobac
co, which are luxuries. In the last House o
Representatives, which was Republican, tn
taxes were removed on all minor articles, bu
n when it came to the Senate distractions wer
= put in the way. We struggled, we entreate,
that we might be permitted to remove thes
obnoxious taxes, and the Democrats said NJ
l. unless you remove the tariff on importe'
manufactured articles, and to Senator Bay
ard, Democrat from Delaware, is due tn
defeat Of the measure for the reduction o
. taxes have heard the charge made tina
. the Republican party was extravagant blu
- | I say that I have opposed every measure o
extravaganza. It is true that the appropria
) tions of the last Congress were $77. 900, 00
. larger than the preceding year, but the caus
of it arose from unpaid bills that the proceed
o ing Democratic Congress refused to pay
:. | You tell me that you would not appropriat
" | all that the law said should be appropriated
In regard to the river and harbor bill d.
not think it was a steal, but it WAS unwis
. measure.
u When went to Congress I found the bill
! as proposed by Democratic Senate exorbi
l. tant, and I opposed it. If these interna
improvements necessary I do not oppos
them. The river and harbor bill was n,
more Republican measure than Demo
cratic measure. tell you that this item i
It the only one that can be criticised, and thu
:: Democrats are just much to blame for
It as the Republicans. The speaker then tool
up the subject of protective tariff and sale
that under this system this republic had be
come one of the most powerful nations OIL
q the globe. We stand o-day with one soil
% tary rival in the world. and that is England
> We have that commercial Importance tina
comes from honest labor and toll, and tn