Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-09
EA1nHAxEr AWAKE.


 Others Speakers-The Eleventh and
 Twelfth ward Republicans on Beck.
 There was a rousing Republican demon. stration and Rag raising in Fair Haven last evening, in which the Republican citizens of the Eleventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth wards participated. About o'clock the flag was thrown to the breeze across Grand avenue, opposite the schoolhouse, while the Sons of
 veeerans' drum corps played ''Hail to the Chief" A good deal of red fire was burned and three times three hearty cheers were given by the multitude that had assembled. The banner is one of the prettisst in the city. It bears excellent Hkenesaes of the Re- publican candidates Benjamin Harrison and
 Levi P. Morton-and is gotten up in excel
 lent style. Rawson & Harris did the work on it.
 After the demonstration outside the exer- eiaes were adjourned to Central Hall, which Il had been hired for the occasion, and an elo- quent address from Hon. N. D. Sperry was listened to.
 Superintendent William E. Morgan called the meeting to order and called for nomina- tions for permanent chairman. Norman L. Tanner nominated General William Fl. Pier pont, president of the Young Mems Repub- hcan club, and he was unanimously chosen. General Pierp0nt, in accepting the position, stated that he had just returned from an ex- teaded journey about the State and was much fatigued from travel, but nevertheless he was glad to assist in opening the cam- paign locally for Harrison and Morton, the men who were to lead the party to victory. Edgar A. Johnson was elected secretary and he
 read the following list of vice presidents: Dr. Will
 Adama Wiiiia% Morsyan' samuel HemingWaS 1r W v A. B., Barnes, c. l. Van Name, F. F.
 G. osSs, Miiam P.tSng Hss ! P MerTon Br 'gas H
 s Hamton sa W
 William Landcraft, Ezra Healy:. William Konold, Albert Schappa and LpZerne Ludington. The following list of secretaries was read: Fred Waterbury, Dr. Bushnen Friend Francis. E. Q Hil, F H. hemlnsw H. R. Barnes, James Chairman Pierpont then introduced the speaker of the evening, Hon. N. D. Sperry,
 who he said was "our champion in the cause of protection" MT. SperIy stepped forward and was sect ed with storm of applause. He said he owed the audience an apology, es he had been under the doctors charge for several days, but finding that no other speaker had been engaged he consented 10 come out and do the best he could. The tariff, he said, wes one of those questions that are so little un- derstood by the majority and which are so important that they should be fully under stood by all. The speaker said he might probably begin by referring to the standard bearers, Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Nor ton, who were the representatives of the pro- tective policy (applause.)
 ''My object tonight" said MT. Sperry,
 twill not be, gentlemen, to tell you stories, to be eloquent or to be funny. The question of the tariff is too serious 8 mat ter. You gentlemen, voters, who make
 and unmake presidents, ought to Know all about this matter, and it is our duty to explain this so that you may vote
 understandingly. h the first place, what is protective tariffG It is the principal that all goods produced in other countries that come into competition with our own should be subject to tariff sufficient to protect American labor. (Appiause). On the other hand, goods not produced here and which do not enter into competition with our own products should come in free.
 'sNow what is tariff for revenue only Free trade?" We are told by some Demo crats, "Ohi we are not free traders, we are tariff for revenue only men," What does it meant Take one of their strongest men, one of their ablest orators, Professor Sumner, professed free trader, and yet he is for Register said tonight: Tariff for revenue only. Take this hat. We'll suppose 1t is being made in this city, and a large number of men are employed in the making of this hat. In order to enable as to com pete with the other side it is necessary to put . tax of twenty-five cents on this hat. Now take this book, for instance. We can make it just as cheaply here as they can in Europe, with our improved machinery and superior facilities. Now say to Professor Sumner, Upon which would you place the tariff, upon the hat or the bookP I'd place it on both slike,' he would answer. And he would be consistent, but if he said taT,k k1a hat an6 he ha have then declared himself protectionist. "But we are for tariff for revenue only, " gay the old Je6ersonian and Jacksonian Dem- ocrats. will defy any of them to find any where in any of Jefferson's writings anything that was not in favor of protection, and when Jackson was nominated and elected it wes on the protection issue.
 It costs some $500, ,000, 900 annually to pay the expenses of the government, and this must be raised by direct and indirect taxa tion. On indirect taxation we raise some two hundred millions. It comes in way we do not feel, so that what might be 6 curse, so to speak, becomes 8 blessing. The other hundred millions come by the sale of law, etc, and by direct taxation; that is, by way of the internal reye- nue. Here is . war tsI in the internal reve- nue. Why not take off the tax on tobacco and on alcohol used in the arts if it Is neces- sary to reduce the surplusf During the war l6 YVES u0Co8B8fY ID TAl66 1uV4cy tO pay OuT soldiers, but 1t is not needed now. Before President Cleveland gave his proclamation to the people last December every Democrat wanted the internal revenue laws repealed, but now these must be kept up in order that the surplus may increase and thus become an argument for free trade and Q reduction of the tariff.
 Mr. Sperry then went on to illustrate the difference between the country under Re- publican protection and the country under Democratic free trade in 1860. He spoke of Mir. John E. Bassett, the hardware mer chant, who had told him that in 1860, 90 per cent. of the goods on his shelves were of foreign make, while under protection 90 per |'cent. are of American make. The case was the same in the dry goods business as the speaker showed by referring to conversation he had with Wm. Nicely of this city who had assured him that in 1860 ninety-two per cent. of tho goods sold were foreign, while now the situation is reversed. Mir. SperIy also show cd how the goods were cheapened in price as ono manufacturer has to compete with an other and the prices gre reduced to the Peo- ple's benefit.
 MT. Sperry wound up by an eloquent al- fusion to the candidates and was heartily ap- plauded and given vote of thanks,
 Among the other speakers were Rev. P. 8. Evans and Major H. H. Strong.
 Bogus Telegraph Dispatches.
 John P. Flint has been arrested at New London for novel method of swindling which he practiced on Norwich people. He wrote bogus messages on telegraph blanks and delivered them to people in outlying dis tricts, charging fifty cents for bringing them. He cleared several hundred dollars by the scheme.
 GOLDEN EAGLE ORDER.
 A Castle Formed i'm mertAen.
 A castle of the Order of the Golden Eagle was formed in Meriden Tuesday evening at St. George hall and 150 well known citizens eagerly swarmed forward to the platform at the close of the remarks explanatory of the objects of the order by Grand Chief Howells of the State of New York to sign their names to the membership roll