Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-28
NOT GRAND RALLY.


A western MAN Addresses the New
Haven Democrats ar a RALLY at the
Hyperion Last Evening.
Last evening the Democrats held rally at
the Hyperion. The theater wasn't very well
filed when the time for the opening of the
meeting arrived, and it was about $50 when
Hobart l.. Hotchkiss stepped on the stage
and announced that Attorney John G. Gala
CHER bad been selected as chairman for the
meeting.
Mr.. Gallagher then stepped forward and
began talking. "The Republican platform
of "a pledged to reduce the tariff and the
surplus" he shouted. 1--WE know that when
our tariff reduction bill was brought for
ward by R. Q. Mills the Republican party
opposed in every way, and now the Senate
is trying to stifae it. s'But," said the orator,
''my sphere is In ward meetings, and do
not shine here as well as the orator of the
evening, Hon. Henry B. Ewing of Chicago"
'To be called upon to stand before doctors
and lawyers and professors in this ancient
seat of learning" said Mr.. Ewing, ''ls quite
enough to embarrass any western man. I
will, however, demonstrate to the best of
my ability some of the moving principles of
Democracy" Then followed an address in
regular Democratic style. He was frequently
applauded, even by the dozen or so in the
upper gallery. During his speech he said:
believe the two virtues in mankind Is q
candid man and courageous man. be-
ieye our people love Grover Cleveland, be-
cause he has opinions and has courage to
speak them. I admire that courage which
leads man to stand firm as adamant pom
his convictions and places his reward in
eternal justice.
I will say that any public tax for any other
public purpose than public revenue is pub
lie robbery. believe that, in the keeping
of God. Grover Cleveland is imperial dicta-
tor of his own marvellous career
Also our national pride is dattered and
honored by our placing upon our ticket a
man of sneh Democratic simplicity as to take
common handkerchief, which has wiped
the sweat of labor from his brow for tens of
toll. He is the noblest Roman of them all
and his sovereignty is enthroned in the
hearts of every true American citizen.
One question of this momenteus campaign
| IL whether taxes shall be levied upon the
wealth and luxury of the country or upon the
homes where poverty stands aloft with
threatening eye, and menaces the very breath
| Of life. say that necessity should never be
taxed; the revenue of the country should
| come from those who have made more than
l their share from the worlds market. It is
distinctly not question of free trade or pro-
| lection. Free trade doesn't enter into the
| subject at all. The Mills bill is no more q
| free trade measure than it is absolute teeto
1 talism for some miserable, abject wretch of
1 a drunkard who is accustomed to take forty-
seven drinks day to reduce them to forty
two day.
Some say that Mr.. Blaine voices the spirit
of protection, and others say he speaks the
very thought of Pennsylvania protection and
that he was coached all summer by one OF
their leaders. I won't say he is an ignora
mus or falsi6er, for you know he isn't the
first and cannot say he is the last.
You understand that to protect, a tariff
/ must raise prices, and if it doesn't it doesn't
protect. The higher prices are the more
| this thing protects. think the Republicans
belong to grand party and one that has
been blessing to the country. When il
looked up for inspiration from that spirit
that has long has long dwelt in paradise, ii
was indeed grand party. But it has drift
ed away, and now I'd see it scattered into
atoms and every atom blown to hell before
| I'd embrace it.
We stand upon the same tariff plank that
| we did twelve years ago. We promised tc
reform the laws if in power. and we've done
it. Thousands of Republicans are coming tc
our ranks and everything looks bright for 8
Il grand victory for Democracy. The meeting
broke up at about half-past nine O'Clock.