Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-11
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
W. U. Hensel and Martin Conian Argue For Cleveland and Reform.

 w. |. Hensel and Martin Conian Argue
 For Cleveland and Reform.
 City hall was we'll filled last evening to hear Martin Conlan of New Haven and the Hon w. U. Hensel of Pennsylvania discuss the important issues of the day. Attorney Root was chosen president of the meeting and was loudly applauded when he said the only way the republican party could sue ceed was by beclouding the intellect of the people, by resorting to all kinds Of tricks in an effort to blind the people, He then induced Martin Conlan of New Haven as the first speaker of the evening Mir Conlan was clear and forcibls in his argu ments and put to sleep the shouts of the republicans in regard to the democrats wanting free trade. He reviewed the vast boarding of money in the treasury which is being taken away from the channels of trade to lie idly in these large vaults, and the courage of President Cleveland when he told congress of the dangers that con- front us by hsarding such a vast sum. MT Conlon dwelt briefly on the necessity of reduction of the surplus and sr oke upon the necessity of having free wool in order that our manufacturers could compete with the world keep their factories running and to employ more help. "If this duty on raw wool is removed" continued Mir Conlan, "30, 900 more people will obtain employment. The republicans favor the total repeal of the internal revenue. They have defined the issue. The question is not free trade or protection but free wool or free whiskey. God knows rum is free enough, rum keeps many a dress from a good wife. It is the high architect of ruin. The republicans want to build Chinese wall around this country to prevent com munication with anybody, get up war dance and burn at the stake the first foreigner that should molest their little game of monopoly. We want the duty of of our raw material, this protection is sucking the life blood out of the people. Give us a chance to buy our raw material as cheaply as our competitors. and then We can beat them every time." Ar Conlan con- cluded by referring to the democratic can didates for state offices in Connecticut who, he said were men abely chosen. He also referred to MT Lines and MT Wilcox, the candidate for congress, buth of whom he said, were good men, but that in order to support Cleveland's plans to vote for the man who would support him.
 MT Hensel was then introduced and re- ferred to a remark once made at New Haven that if political economy was ever taught at Yale the old building would be burned down 'I passed though New Haven the other day said the speaker, land Yale is still standing on her old foundation. Let me say to you right here that the republican rally at the rink is a failure; the rink is closed. NIT Hensel then picked mp pay envelope, such as were distributed to the employe, of the Farrell foundry few days ago, and said q have some little respect for the republican who will say l want you to vote kl 1D1S at I ,for you, but the man who will inclose his em ployes' pay in such an envelope guilty ot meaner bulldozing than was ever practiced in Louisiana or Mississippi" The speaker then referred to the cry put forth by the re publicans four years ago that the mills would 1 be closed, and yet since the election many of those mills have been running nights to fill their orders. The manopplists who say that the democratic party Is in league with the English manufacturer are tho very ones who employ English coachmen eat ont of imported china, travel or English ships when they do the continents and yet they will say that the democrats are in league with John Bull They shout protection to American labor and yet ii they can get an unnaturalized Pole or Hun saran to work for 99 cents where they ps an American $1 they will have the Pole ol Hungarian every time. The speaker ther reviewed the bugaboo put forth when the tariff was taken off quinine that those factories would be closed, and yet more people are engaged in the quinine business than ever before and where people oncs paid 8. .65 per ounce for quinine they only pay B cents now. The tariff bill recently sent out by the republican senate put s number of articles on the free list l They put beeswax on the free list. don't know why the American bee does not need protection against the lazy foreign bee They put eggs on the free list and the in dustrious American hen is pitted against her foreign cousin. They put feathers on the free list and don't know why our American goose deserves such treatment. The speaker reviewed the vain attempt to create navy and told how after spending a large sum of money on the Tallapoosa she struck an oyster boat and went down while the oyster boat moved on as though nothing had happened. Since Cleveland's s administration thirteen war ships have been ordered built. MI Hensel then paid a glowing tribute to the old Roman, Allen G. Thurman, after which the meet ing adjourned.