Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-12
POLITICALLY ALIVE.


 Derby Full Of Campaign Enthusfasm-
 The Republicans Wide AWake-The
 Prophecies of Ghe Coming DaX-The
 ssDOliar a DaYss Campaign LIe-
 Never Greater EnthustaRm For the
 Cause-TarfG LHeerRGuro-The Educa-
 tiOMal Campaign
 It is not in every election season that the political pulse in Derby beats as full and steady as it's registrations daily show now. To affirm of the Republicans of Derby that they are true to their coIors and not asleep this fall is to express in mild convention
 alism the greatest ardor and work ever maui- fested in the lower terminus of the Nauga-
 tuck valley. There has not been so much of
 the hilarious or pyrotechnical variety of en-
 thusiasm, but quiet, ,solid and persistent work
 on the canvass in the club room, among the
 freemen to be and the workingmen and in the
 distribution of campaign documents. There
 never has been mere reading and discussion
 than this year. Even the schooIboy hears of
 tariff, and the workingman who once cared
 little about the measures of trade is blossom ing into political economist. The fact iS that well nigh every voter next November will be fully conversant with the merits of the two sides of the present issue. Are you
 free trader or are you protectionistl is the daily salutation and almost everyone will be
 able to explain his faith on facts and figures. Derby is not favorable field for high En- glish theories to take root. The sweet tnhu- ence of Yale college is arrested ere it reaches
 the manufacturing center, and free trade no tions will misearry here in few weeks. It provokes not few grimaces to note how the Democrats are beginning to tremble and doubt at the wisdom of agitsting this horri. ble doctrine of "English adoption" At 8 recent meeting of the Democratic brethren the chairman of the rally announced that he would contract to carry all the free traders in the State of Connecticut in 8 one horse lum- Der wagon. Whenever the word "free trade" \ is shot out the projector of that distasteful battle-cry is met by sally of apologetioal reference to unjust taxation, burdensome surplus and reform. There are few who are candid enough to admit they want free trade And yet the many are too tim1d to | allow that such dogmsssis plank of party whose knees are getting weaker every day. The Mills bill and it's authors eHusions are being rolled over in the mouths of the labor CTS in the tIron City" as 8 not sweet morsel. A lifelong Democrat, John H. Barlow, has cut sticks and slid out on the new issue. An other old soldier in the party remarked the other day that he didn't care (which way ! things went," so disgusted was he at the l tactics and local management.
 ! A highly valuable service has been done to the Republican cause by Dickerman M. Bas- sett in publishing 6 correspondence with William Henderson of Indianapolis, Ind. MT. Bassett is an acquaintance of this dis tinauished gentleman, who is leading Dem- ocrat, a prominent member of the Indianap- olis bar and relative of the late Vice Presi- dent Hendricks. Henderson was active in bringing the ballot-box conspirators of his State to trial and influenced the nomination of Allen G. Thurman. The correspondence is as follows:
 BIRMINGHAM, Conn.,, Oct. 2, 1888. William Henderson, Esq, Indianapolis Ind: My DEAR SIR-Mr. Pendeton. of your city, ad-
 iast Saturday sSennS He spoke p very highly of General Harrison bur at the close of his address obtained an affidavit signed by twelve prominent ment in Democratic papers and it's contradiction speaker would repeat it in town like Derby. Last summer showed you articles from Connec- about the Republican nominee for governor, Gen. Hovey. You answered that they were campaign
 Is not the statement about General Harrison of the same nature?
 Can the twelve prominent citizens be founds would enquire about it.
 We received the Indianapolis Journal of Septem-
 Der 27th giving an account of the call made upon General Harrison by veterans of the campaign of copy of the Ansonia (Derby) Sentinel of October
 1st, containing portion of Mir. Peudleton speech remain yours truly, D. M BAssETT. To this letter Mr. Bassett received the fol- lowing reply:
 INDIANAPoLIs, IND Oct. 6 1888. D. III. Bassett, Esq, Birmingham, Conn: Dear Sir-1 am in receipt of your letter of the 2d
 inst stating in substance that Mr. Pendeton of this city addressed a Democratic meeting in your town last Saturday in which he said he never believed General Harrison had said that dollar day was enough for 8 working until he obtained an affidavit signed by twelve prominent citizens of Indianapolis who swore they heard him utter the words.
 have to reply to this that am not supporter of General Harrison or defender apologist for what he has said or done; but having lived in the same town with him for thrty-five years and dur ing all that time never heard him accused Of Q mean act unkind word of any one rich or poor, and being called on by you for the fact of
 this utterance, would be doing him great injustice
 if were to decline to answer your respectful let ter. That he ever uttered such 8 word is not be- of Indiana.
 have been engaged in active business in this city for about thirty eight years and have known and new know all of the prominent of the city and do not know . single one of the prominent men ferred to by Mr. Peudleton. This thing is silly falsehood gotten up fer influencing voters abroad
 and not at home The thing is so basely false that
 committee of this county refuse to give it counten- | dnce
 On the e7th of September J. C. and H. C. New, as | News mailed to you this day offered a reward of S2.oO0 to any respectable citizen who would make
 oath to it, and placed q certified check for that \ sum in the hands of Hon. w. H. English, and up ! ward. So you can set 1t down as a campaign lie | intended t0 injure good citizen away from his \ home. Yours truly,
 wM. HENDERSON.