Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-05
EX-GOVERNOR WALLER.
4 Housing Midday Democratic Meeting
 at the City Hall.

at the Clty hall.
 There was a large audience in the City hall this noon to welcome Ex-Governor Thomas NJ. Waller. Charles G. Root called the meeting to order and named as chair man, Ellis Phelan, the democratic nominee for judge of probate, who in a few words and amid laundering applause introduced Governor Waller. The Little Giant had grown f1eshy and his handsome curly locks were trimmed closely; his famous white handkerchief had given way to a rich bandanc with an aesthetic border; in all respects he was the same Tom Waller of four years ago. It was many moment before he essayed 10 speak enthusiastic was the applause.
 'I have not been able to take as active part as usual this campaign, for reasons you already know" he said after a few introductory remarks. But I have not been idle. Pve seen the boys all over the state and when I couldn't talk I made signs and they were understood. l bring you good news. You can't scare the democrats and you can't buy them. The state is all right"
 "You remember the howl set up by the manufacturers four years ago. These dire predictions have not come to pass. You remember the offer made by P. T. Barnum to sell all his real estate in Bridgeport and all his monkeys everywhere at a discount of 50 per cent in the event of Cleveland's election. We'll, Cleveland has been elected and the price of Barnum's monkeys and real estate has gone up 25 per cent"
 "The other day I happened to pass a certain large manufactory in Hartford and noticed Harrison and Morton protection banner swinging to the breeze. My friends, the goods manufactured by this firm are sold in England for less money than you can buy them right here in Connecticut"
 Governor Waller then said a good word for labor organizations and proved that protection had nothing to do with the price of labor. Labor, he said protected itself. Laborers employed upon patented articles like the Bell telephone, which pays a dividend of 200 per cent, received no bet ter wages than those employed upon artic- les open to the competition of the world.
 'But l am not here to talk politics." said the governor, I'm here to talk har- mony. They say there is disaffection in Waterbury over the congressional nomination. l am here to tell you that MT Pigott is doing his level best for the regular convention nominee, ard he wants all his friends to do the same. The Hon Carlos French is also working hard for Mr Wilcox"
 "A word in regard to governors hip. With all respect to Bulkeley want you to fight him as hard as you did his brother six years ago.
 The speaker then quoted from the New Haven Palladium, which he said was the principal republican paper read in Water bury, an article favoring a clean campaign and condemning the personal abuse heap ed upon Morgan G. Bulkeley. Another article from the same paper reflected seriously upon the character of President Cleveland ShOwiOO the iDcOOSiStaDcV of the leading republican paper of the dis trict.
 Col E. NJ. Graves said a few words at the conclusion of Governor Walters ad- dress and openly declared that Bulkeley s political methods were damnable and that he is man who will openly go about buying votes.