Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-12
HARRISON AND MORTON.

Grand Banner Raising Last Evening
 by the Republican Aeague-A Bril-.
 liant Scene-Largo and Enthusiastic
 GatherIng-R0using Speeches byHOn
 N. ID. SPerry, 0. s. Bushnell, General
 Merwin, General Greeley and Hugh
 Daley.
 The elegant house of the Republican
 league looked cool and inviting last evening
 and the choice plants about the yard and
 entrance made it appear more elegant
 than ever under the illuminations for the oo-
 casion. The members were there in force and the large rooms were filled with earnest and enthusiastic Republicans. Shortly after o'clock large campaign banner, stretched from tree to tree across the street before the house and carefully furled, was flung to the breeze and three rousing cheers given for the next President and Vice-President. The banner is @ handsome emblem with the can- didates' names plainly but neatly inscribed upon both sides.
 Much enthusiasm was expressed and the grounds were turned into brilliant scene by red lights and candles. The banner proudly waved over the street and after hearty hand shaking and admiring glances at the stand ard on which are emblazoned the names whose sound is victory, the gentlemen re- tired to the spacious parlors of the club house.. The rooms were well filled when General Greeley, president of the league, took
 the chair. In few words he stated that the purpose of the meeting was to swing the glorious banner to the evening air and con- tinued:-, |; This evening we have among us many of our older Republicans as well as younger men. recognize among you one who has made himself famous for patriotic endeavor during rebellion and since. To him our party and country owe much and we are glad to hear him tonight. I refer to MT. 0. s. Bushnell. MT. Bushnell then arose and said: Gentlemen: few days ago I was looking over the history of our party and the action of the patriotic body of men who organized the Republican party in that greatest of crises. The real position tonight, it seems to me, is different from that when we assem- bled to save our country from party which was putting it's life in jeopardy. When I was
 boy dollar day was 8 large price for workingmen in this State. remember that my cousin and several young men went west at that time and bought land. They said if they could elect Harrison and Tyler and se- cure protective tariff they would make the town of Scranton, Pa., bigger than New Ha- ven is to-day. The election came. You know the result gentlemen. Scranton is to- day one of the leading cities of that section. General Merwin was then called upon and said among other things Our candidate for president is a brave soldier and noble Christian gentleman. Our candidate for vice president is equally noble. In the dark days, when he was carried into a whirlpool of financial distress and his creditors were
 forced to accept great discount, he did not
 consider the debts paid, but in after days
 when more fortunate he paid dollar for dol
 lar. This is enough for me. You have
 thrown out your banners tonight
 As our fellow citizens pass under
 these they will ask themselves
 questions. The mechanic will ask, which
 party will give me the best dinner, the most
 money for my family and greater comforts
 and luxuries of life? The manufacturer will |
 ask, to which do owe all of my prosperitys !
 Which of these shall l support? The mer-
 chant will ask, which will put money in cir l
 culation and make it for my interest and I
 profit to ally myself herewith? Fellow citi- I
 zens, look to the post, that will tell. In our |
 university close by we have many men who |
 believe in free trade. The theory is pretty | one. But there are others there. who have |
 some practical ideas, and they know it is \ protection that mas built this college and en dowed it's professorships. I say, gentlemen,
 this is going to be a campaign of principle |
 and the untrammeled judgment of our peo- pie will decide. The battle may turn on Connecticut, and therefore we have duty to | perform. If we do our duty as men and \ show up this free trade theory in it's true light,
 the people will all be protectionists. But | whether we win or lose, we follow two men of spotless character. We are contending for principle and one that has made this Il country the greatest, grandest and sublimest \ land in the world.
 MT. Hugh Daley was then introduced as a | Republican war horse, and one who had done \ much service for party and city. He re- marked: We are approaching a campaign that won't probably be @ dress parade. We t can't succeed by firing off fre-crackers. The Il battle will be fought by the press. We II must, therefore, strengthen that of our side \ and make it invincible. The people of Eu- rope are coming here. Would we ask why? | It is simply that wages are double here to what they are there. Now, if it was not for protection it would be otherwise and we would be going there. Our manufacturers say they cannot compete with Britain, Ger- many and France because the labor there is | worth 50 per cent. less than here. We've got to instiI the proper spirit into our people so it may show the people just what free trade does for a population. Connecticut will go Republican, for our mechanics are being educated to point where they are for themselves.
 "Gentlemen," then said General Greeley, 'T will introduce you now to young Repub- lican, one who hasn't had much experience in politics, but who I believe Is conversant with some of the issues of the day. am sorry that his experience has not been great CT, but what he may say will doubtless be of interest to the audience for while. am going to call on N. D. Sperry."
  sral Greeley's remarks and MT. Sperry was greeted with much enthusiasm. He began ! by saying that his speech of few nights ago \ had been taken up by friend in New Jersey and he had been put to the rack for saying that Harrison and Tyler were elected in 42 | He stated that he did discuss the tariff of '42 as well as the election of Harrison in 40, | and said this was probably where the terri- ble misunderstanding had it's birth. But, said he, know that the workingmen of 40 were crying for $2 a day and roast beef. also know the financial distress all were in and which all attributed to the abolition of the protective tariff shortly before. It was the low tariff that caused the scarcity of money Then came the tight time, for we were importing so many foreign goods that all our money was being sent to the other side. I'm certain that Harrison came in in ! 40 and that in AZ we had a higher tariff. This came nearer being perfect tariff than any we have ever had, for it was 8 specific tariff. What is the Mills bill9 It is a change from specific to ad valorsm duties. A speci- fic duty is fixed for each article. An ad valorem duty is put on by your Dick and Harry, whoever may be in the custom house. The Irregularities are distributed in favor of polical friends of the officials. The result is to make tariff so ridiculous in the eyes of l the people as to destroy it altogether. Under an administration that does not believe in ! tariff the tariff is made as odious as possible.
 . gentlemen here that I will not dwell upon ! them. will, however, touch upon one question where some people may perhaps be ( befogged. Our foes call our platform @ whis- key platform because we want the duty off of T alcohol. say the Democratic party up to the time of Cleveland was a whiskey party every mothers son of them. We would take ( he tax off from tobacco, alcohol and all . ,pirits used in manufactures and the arts. could afford to pay more for labor if the taxes on things where taxes are un- 6 eD toueR bspy but we be mould be taken off where it don't do any | yood and where it can be dispensed with for he benefit of laborers. And yet here are the l 'ries from the noble, majestic and sublime 8 nen-patriots, all of lem, in our great na- iona1 struggle: "You are the whisky partyl ' You are the whisky partyl" i
 It is a question for you to consider wheth- s T you will maintain tariff sufficient to. protect our labor and capital, or whether 'ou will allow the cheap labor of the other