Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-08-30
AT THE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Col. Sawyer. OF Cape May Present
and Makes an Address to
the Club.

the Club.
The one hundred and fifty members
of the Harrison and Morton Protection
club who attended the meeting of that
organization Monday night, will not
soon forget it, as a more enthusiastic
meeting has not been held in this local.
ity in a long while.
President Robbins called the meet
ing to order about eight o'clock, and
after the reading of the minutes,
Major Daniel Elmer, on behalf of the
Executive Committee reported that he
had secured samples of campaign uni
forms for the club, which he turned
over to Capt. L. d. H. Gilmour. He
also said that the National Campaign
Committee, would send the Glee club,
some of the late campaign songs.
While making the report Col. Sawyer,
of Cape May, a congressional aspirant
walked into the room, and was given a
grand ovation.
w. N. Hewitt stated that forty-eight
old veterans had formed marching
club and would turn out with the Har-
rison s. Morton club in full uniform.
J. Boyd Nixon moved that the
club adjourn, and that the distin-
guished soldier, who was present, be
heard, and the motion was unanimous
ly carried, and President Robbins in
troduced the Colonel. He was given
a decided ovation when he arose to
speak.
''Fellow Republicans he said, Il
am not prepared to make any extended
speech to night, but the subject is
heard enough for any Republican to
say something on no, matter when or
where he may be called upon" The
issue before the people to-day he
thought was the greatest that has pre-
sented itself since 1860. and one that
appealed to- every citizen. Il He spoke
of labor, and compared the laborer of
Europe with the labor of our country.
We have no peasantry. Our skilled
mechanics dress as well and appear as
well as their wealthy employers The
chambermaid on Sunday morning, can
be mistaken for ker mistress, so well
does she appear. The next election
will decide whether we will be as
Europe, or otherwise, and he hoped
there would be very decided ma
Jority against the European plans.
[applause.]
This country, he said, was the great
est country in the world and made
SO by the Republican party. The
country was reunited by the Republi-
cans.with the aid of few loyal Demo
Gratis. Under the Republican admins
tration money could be provided at %
per cent. while in the daysof Buchanan,
20 per cent. was paid
He thought there should be a re,
vision of the tariff, but when it was
done, it should not be done by Texas
mustang, who at best is always mus
tang, but by Judge Kelly, Tom Reed,
and Senator Frye, and such men. He
felt that the worllingmen had sense
enough to know which side their bread
was ouUtClCo Oll anu NOuIo 81 NOlS.
He said that in free trade times when
he was journeyman cal pente he was
paid $1.50 per day, but now when he
hired skillful carpenter he was COM
PEELED to give them $500 per day.
He spoke of the outlook and thought
it most encouraging. He said that
down in Cape May he had been talking
with Senator Miller and Ex-senator
Platt, and they told him that New
York was going Republican by $4,000
majority, and had shown him letters
from canvassers which showed how
whole manufacturing districts were
turning bodily for protection. Judge
Kelly had told him the same thing
He himselfhad been travelling through
out Jersey, and in the upper part of
the State he found that the Democratic
workingmen was going to vote with
the Republican party for the protect
ion of their own interests, and he be-
lieved that this fall there would be
chance to redeem the State.
After the Colonel had finished he
was applauded, and Hon. Robert More,
OF this city, was called upon, and he
made quite lengthy speech in favor
of the cause.
President Robbins announced that
the club would not meet until nine
o'clock on Monday next, in order that
the primaries might be attended by all.
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