The Newtown bee., 1888-09-28
The Republican Rally.

For the first time in eight years, the Republicans of Newtown are making an active political canvass. They have rats- ed $l37, with which large Harrison and Morton banner has been purchased and 1t was flung across the Street in front of Mir F. F. Hawley's store on Saturday. Last Friday evening, the Town Hall was comfortably filled to listen to the address of Hon J. II. Littleheld, large share of the audience being Democrats the ladies held the gallery. Judge Beers, presi- dent of the Bridgeport Republican club, was unable to be present to introduce the orator of the evening, as expected, but sent this letter of regret:
 NJ. C. HNwLEY, EsQ.; Dear Sir-l our kind letter reached me, this evening, but ns am otherwise engaged on that evening, could not comply with your request, l regret eN' ceedingly that could not accommodate you and the Republicans of Newtown. trust you will have most successful meeting. very respectfully yours,-I ALFRED +, BEERS, Bridgeport, September 20, lsSS.
 In his absence, Mir NJ. C. Hawley, who had just returned from Europe, hastily prepared this opening address:
 Ladies and gentlemen; We have met, to- night to rntify the nomination or Gen Ben1a- min Harrison of Indiana for our next Presi- dent and that of Lovi F. Morton of New lork for next Vice President. Of Gen Harrison, we nre proud to say that, when the country call. ed for volunteers to put down the Rebellion, he was one of those whorespondea at once to that he might save his country in its hour of need he distinguished himself on the field Of battle and was soon raised from the ranks 10 inc position of general. Honorable mention has been made of his braveryilen never Hihch- ed from duty and returned ut the close or the war to receive the congratulations of his nu- merous friends in his native state; striking contrast to our present Democrhtic cthuluaIe ns who, history says did send a substitute. or our candidate for Vice President, Lew r. Morton, have to say that he Is of the peo- ple. He started poor boy, one or a large N ~inmily His father was Congregational min ister with q salary of less than SIOO n year to support numerous family. He made himselt by his own exertions and though he comes,as our opponents would say, under the utie oi bioated bondhoIder how did he come by those bonds? He took them to support the govern ment in her time of financial distress, WhSi her enemies were crying them down ana nelE ! them 20 or 90 years till the war was over anu these bonds advanced in price and made tht basis on which his large wealth was started have none of them. But what does this bloat ed bondholder do with his vast income. Does he hoard it.? No, he Is noted as great pm innthropist and years ago, in lrelands sore need for food, 1t has been stated and tnlh truly, that he sent n vessel ladened with nou' and other commodities to sore stricken Ire land. His generous acts are known to ail WhS care to read It has been said ana hnH Deieve |, to the mayors office in New fork about tw, weeks since for SIP 900, which was ms may @ m lu :. ual subscription for the sufferers by yeloV fever in Florida So much for our candidat for Vice President. And now word abou night, from my foreign trip and was told tha n few of the active Republicans of our tow had raised, in n few days, a sufficient amour to procure the banner which is now sprea out before you and which we nope on the mo row to stretch across across tne e.peeI; Renmbcan mT m are not all dead and the question or lew ao lars can easily be raised when all are 1n ear est.I congratulate you, my townsmen,on yo. succ.ss and am proud that there is yet son public spirit left in Newtown,even among 9 u a Republicans. can say this with good gr'tGt .t as had no hand in the matter While on tl Continent, l came Tn contact wlth ' nr number of English tourists and, to man found that they were strong tor Cleveland aI free trade, Now would ask my Democrat friends Do you wish to help, py electlng VT yer Cleveland to the office of President, the English friends of yonr party who are not | true friends of your own mother country gn ID ID
 have ,h already iaen dre ere 'md nnd Wi now on the Bridgeport Tippeean,oe, chorus cup lp Every one enjoyed the fine singing of t Tippecanoe boys from Bridgeport, whet CT or no they approved the sentiments their stirring songs. Of Mir littlehel' speech, the Standard says: .eg sB.,
 In n stirring hours address, he held the divided attention 2i tte h1 napy ' Vouns
 thinking Democratic voters was no.icel. several of our hard mofkg wi9 fse onposit
 are coming out nyowedly TOT Harrlsoh say that, If Cleveland would give them over their eyes.
 On the other hand, the Farmer says:
 The speaker opened with kind allusion
 the Democrats of the North, without WI
 nid the South could never have been defenl
 IIe then proceeded to wave the bloody s
 and tried to arouse the passions oi ms heI
 ican hearers by e,snts rene,arsrhts cleyeimnas 9iu M
 ministration and measures as frauds
 blunders that were worse than crimes ,
 statements in regard to the Mills Dill ana
 surplus were SO palpably false e, that non st
 close of the meeting, fully two thirds of u
 present gathered under the large CIetel a
 and gave three times three rousing cheers
 n tiger for Grover Cleveland and the oid
 man. Not a single convert rom ITO ,n,, the st,', pt
 they listened to, but, On the contrary M T,
 conservative Republicans will quietly U
 for themselves and the defections, f,s, rom rom,
 ranks which have commenced VIII prov
 greater than they now appear.
 The meeting adjourned for refr
 ments to the 10c supper in the basen
 of the Congregational church and the publicans felt happy over the success their rally. officers of the meeting l} Tippecanoe boys: 8a President MT M. c. Hawiey..
 N swith .nd1 F Glover Dr F. NJ. smith, zalme
 Peck. Edgar F. Hawley; i WiliiSm S,a,,ail Ai Le1'
 Charles F , Benrd5leyi T sn,fz rnilo Henry q John E. Parmelee, George Beers, illia Hnwley. Daniel G. Beers, Lemuei Glover ter H. Glover, ]. M. Turney, A B. TT Frederick Sanford.
 secrstaries, Messrs ". IT. PriDdle Jol Sanford, Charles H. Gay, Charles Y. 1oh II l.. c. Harner - n
 Tippegn%aos % cnorHs' aT IT rSnn Mr JaIps x. p stiims | x. N. Fulkr. Charles X. Hotchkiss,
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