Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-09
THE WAGE WINNERS.
TBkY MEET IHE RypUBLfCaS
WFGWaM.

| MATS standpoint Speeches by Tive
| irish-Horn Amsricans- Strong Reasons
| For supporting the Republican party.
From Morning Edition.
The wigwam was well hIied last night by
the workingmeu Of Springfield to listen to the
addresses on the great questions OF interest to
the wage winners.
President Hayward opened the meeting
and announced that several matters OF bust
ness pertaining to the reception of
Gen. Kennedy would first be
attended to. James Foley, OF the
committee on music, reported that
the Big Six and Foremsns band had been
engaged TO furnish music for the Plug Hat
parade. On motion, it was decided TO en-
ploy another band, as it was expected that
thousand men would be in line and two
ban e would not be sufficient. On motion,
the president appointed Il committee of six to
wait upon the business men aud citizens to
decorate their houses aud hang ont their fl ,gs
on the line OF march. The following were
appointed James Foley, r. F. Hayward.
Toppy Troupe, I'd. Ridephour, II. J. Funk
aud ]. +. McGrew.
Col. Boyle announced that Company B,
that went to Cincinnati under Capt Blakerey
would tall in ranks with Company !. Chair
man Parsons stated that he had received a
telegram from Gen. Kennedy, and he would
arrive IN the city today friday at noon. 1t
was also suggested that those who have plug
hats and cannot go in the parade should loan
bis hat to neighbor who coald 20. The
members Of the Plug Hat Brigade were no.
tifed to meet at the wigwam at | 80 o'clock
to torn the parade.
Chairman Parsons announced that there
would be no general meeting on Saturday
night, but that each ward should hold their
caucus meetings on that night and perfect
their arrangements for election day. On
Monday night a general republican experience
meeting would be held at the wigwam.
MEETING.
Jacob Lisle was called upon to preside,
and accepted the chair with a plain and
forcble speech to the workingmen. He
alluded to the mismanagement of the
penitentiary by the democrats; that
under promise Of reform in that
institution it was demonstrated that after
taking great amount OF labor from the
workingmen and transferring it to the peni-
tentary, the institution was now largely in
debt. That after receiving the state from
the hands of Ex-Governor Foster in good
condition, it is now burdened with debt by
democratic mismanagement.
He then spoke OF the attempts of the dem
ocrsts to induce republicans to vote the pro-
hibition ticket, and called upon his fellow
worknen to beware OF this deception. He
said thst while he was a temperance man
and favored prohibition it could never come
through third party movement.
He cautioned those prohibtionists who
thought it necessary to keep intox cauts in
the cellar for medicinal purposes TO be care
ful lest the boys should get hold o. it.
+. J. Vose gave some very strongly
pointed reasons, from the standpoint of the
be republican. He ssld that the free trade
democrats charged that the machines made
in Springfield were too high in price, but The
answer to that is that good price for me-
chimes gave the wage winners good pay aud
enabled them as non-producors TO buy
the farmers products at good prices
for the farmer. 1t is not economy to
cbespen the work of the aborers because
even when building materials were high the
mechanics OF Springfield were enabled TO
build their own homes, and they did so.
Let us uphold the party that upholds the
laborers, the party that has developed the
Mr.. Vose paid just tribute to Senator
Sherman as the first man in the country to
whom the interests OF the working men
might be entrusted.
Timothy Day was then called upon and said
he had been asked often why he AS an Irish
man was republican, and that he had al
wsys answered that question in such
way that ii always satisfied the
the question the second time by
the same man. 81 want" said Mr.. DAILY, "to
answer that question tonight so that all may
know why am an Irish republican. TIE
republican party is the party OF freedom and
all Irishmen when they remember the oppres-
sion n the old Emerald Isle ought to know
what that means. Cheers. The republic
can party is the foundation of progressive in
dustry, Cheers and it is the cspstone OF
Truth and justice. My countrymen, you were
raised in good and Christian land, taught to
love humanity and to hate oppression
will you forget the lesson learned
at home after you have crossed
the salty brnel The democratic
party held that slavery was right; that
state sovereignty was right and hence it up
held secession, but the republican party has
swept these monstrous evils from the country.
10 it crime tor an lrishnan to be republi-
can? II SO, we are getting great number of
criminals in the republican party, for they are
coming over 10 US. England holds Ireland
in slavery, and she aided the rebellion in
America. and so long rs my Irish fellow -cit-
zens will consent to be led by demagogues
and slop-house politicians they will always be
in slavery. Let every Irishman take home
these thoughts and consider them honestly
and resolve to vote right for once on next
Tuesday by voting the republican ticket"
Capt. Patrick O'Farrell of Washington,
D. G., next addressed the meeting. He re-
viewed the operatiOns of the tariG syst,m
and showed how protection built up Ameri-
can industries under republican rule, while
free-trade democracy had prostraled all busi-