Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-20
Hon. N. D. Sperry. uTcr uprGTnrarTS

PRESIDENT. \ Hon. N. D. Sperry. | VICE PRESIDENTS.
 Gen. s. E. Merwin, Geo. " L. Benedict, I L. A. Beecher, Isaac Newman. W. H. Beecher, Charles Bonney. ' Lewis Elliott Godfried Lehr,
 James Totham, Joseph Harrison Smith Christian Weiller, Wolf Levi, | J. T. Benham, Geo. H. Townsend, \ Thomas J. Sullivan, Lozelle Foote, \ J. Willis Downs, J. R. French, Henry E. Jackson, B. B. Beecher, \ August Schmidt, J. B. Lucke, Frederick Brill, William s. Kenney, N E. D. Hendee, Charles B. Graves, Herman Hoffmeister Elisha Dickerman, \ Lewis s. Bradley, William French, William T. Fields, Edward Siegel, | Charles Rasmussen, F. H. Brown, John F. Moore, Adolph Hoffmeister E R. Jeffcott, Henry E. Jackson, \ F. HI Benton H. H. Strong, Justus Schwaner, B. Dexter Hubbard, Francis Orr, Jireh B. Foote N Henry Hendricks Robert E. Baldwin, H. E. Bartlett, Rev. I. M. Foster, \ Louis Feldman, Wiegand schiein, F. A. Kuricks, E. A. Johnson, \ William P. Morgan, Q. G. Hull, | F. E. Hull. W. Montague, Norman A Tanner, Samuel Hemingway, Benjamin Booth, James Hemingway,
 Judson B. Underwood, George Fletcher. Wilbur F. Day, John menney, Jr,
 John P. Tuttie, Seth e. Johnson, s. W. HurIbut, R. E. Burshel, D. S. Cooper. A. J. Harmount, 7 John S. cannon, Emil Crisand,
  Robert 6 N. aogsson, William A Woodward, James M Townsend, Frank A. Woodward, George E. Grannis, Edward A. Robinson, Samuel E. Thompson Asa L. Fabrique, Dennis F. Finch Askahel H. Thompson Theopore H. Thompson H. H. Benedict Julius H. Morris Lyman Hotchkiss \ Charles Jacobs Aionzo D. Jacobs W. H: Stowe Andrew H. Embler Joseph B. Morse John Morse Charles n MaItby Hon. James Graham \ Alfred Coil Samuel R. Page Theodore Knipping Leoniw "; Robinson Jason P. Thompson Hon. Lynle Harrison A. B. Treat James N. Coe
 HspEy He W,;a: 4; Trainer e E TWgowbrldge WoStsr ". Floburn Audrey wylie Jr. Roger s. White Alfred Walker E. A. Gesner Walter B. Law Thase H. Sucher F. c. sherman Samuel A. Simpson Geo. S. Barnum Horatio G. Redfeld Samuel E. Dibble Henry J. Prudden John L. Blime David J. Shields, James B: MunSon. H. A. Barnes, Andrew J. Patience, M. M. Gower O. Spanutius, Charles J. Buckbee, FrankS. Hamilton, William A. Waterbury, Charles W. Hartman, Frank l.. Grumman, John Hegel, Henry W. Crawford, Benjamin JepSon, Horace P. Chidsey, Joan J. Kennedy, Paul Russo, J. A, Hutchinson, M. D. SECRETARIES. George Twitchen, Fred |. Averil Joseph Kegelmeyer, John F. Townes, Jno N Knapp Luke Madden, T. F. Sherman, Charles H. Clapper, Elmer E. Dutton, Charles M Stone, Edward O. Gruener, Henry Hopkins John Wilkinson. James R. Lyon, 1 Martin Emmerich, William A Bronson, Dr. Geo. M Bush, William s. Clarke, Charles E. Bradley, George P Smith. Geo H. Roberts John S. Coburn When introduced Hon. N. D. Sperry, the chairman of the evening, said: Ladies and Gentlemen-In the presence of this audience confronting our two distin- guished United States Senators, whose acts have added renown to our glorious common wealth during the summer past, it ill becomes me to make any remarks, and take great pleasure in presenting to you Hon. o. H. Platt of Connecticut. MT. PIatt said: MT. Chairman and fellow eitizens-It is impossible for two speakers to address an audience at length on two issues this evening, and what say will therefore be short and Introductory to what Senator Flaw Icy may say at more length. A battle is in progress; a bloodless battle to be sure, but great issues are to be settled. Issues which affect not only the welfare of the citizens of this land, but the welfare of all mankind. They are as great as those set- tied at Appomattox. There are curious feat ures in this contest. In IA States there is no battle whatever going on; in four others the battle is raging fercely, and the result, though not uncertain trust, is looked for with feverish interest, from all over the coun- try. What is this contention! It is sec- tional conflict, and no man can charge the
 
 is an attack by the South upon the institutions of the North. (Applause.)
 It is an attack upon protection, which is now rounding out century of life in this country. There is no need of disgusting the issue, for the President himself has chal- lenged the North in his message last Decem- Der. And yet there are men going about in- vading the North and saying that this is not an attack upon protection.
 What is protection? And let me say that there is right and a wrong side to this question.
 It is said the Republican party is strong when it has & moral issue. If it has not a moral issue at the present time it never had one"
 The speaker then enumerated some of the results of protection during the past hun dred years, citing our great wealth, our man ufactures and agriculture, all of which have tended to i'll our great country with teem- ing population.
 "Protection cannot be wrong when we look simply at what it has done for diversifying our industries. Besides we have @ state of society never equalled by any other nation in the world.
 heart which enables man to say, q am 8 man.
 Protection gives opportunity for develop mont.
 eff you had sat with me in the Senate these ton long months you would have be- como aware that there was an attack on our northern labor system.
 There are two labor systems in this ooun- try which began contemporaneously years ago and since then this conflict has been going on. The South having slave labor has fostered it, and it has seen that the system of the North grew strong and rich.
 The South since 1889 has been trying to break down the North's system which has outshipped them in the race. The fight over twenty years ago sprang froEa this issue, and there will be lighting between the cwo sys- tems until Northern blood becomes assimi- lated with that of the South.
 The free traders say that protection is buncombe or robbery. Their idea is that wherever an industry is protected somebody fs making money and robbing the Iaboring man. Protection robs nobody, cheats no. body, and has done much for the country. If the present high state of our civilization has been attended by robbery, then it is I wrong, and we ought to do away with it. It l would be hard work for Connecticut: but if ] wrong we ought to abandon it. Is it is right l we ought to stand by it and lift it erect. l [Applause.l 1t is claimed that this is all for New Eng-