Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-13
Ar THE LEAGUE.

- meeting Last Evening-BriefAd Addresses
 by Judge QuIllInan of Derby, Her.
 bert E. Benton, General Garland E.
 MeryvIn and Others.
 A pleasant, patriotic and heart-warming meeting was that of the Republican league last evening at their parlors. A number of speeches were made and these were followed by 8 most excellent collation., prepared by MT. Bradley, the steward. There were pres ent number of the more prominent mem- bers of the league, some of whom have held honorable positions in the service of the State and nation. President Greedy called upon one after another and they all promptly re- sponded with brief addresses, for the most part filled with sound arguments in favor of the principles and policy of the Republican party.
 Herbert E. Benton, who has always some thing new to say whenever he talks upon the political questions of the day, made tbe first speech, in which he predicted that the north and the Republican party will be ss solid next November as in 1864 and that the coun- try would see another Appomattox this autumn.
 The most foreible and energetic address was made by Judge Quinilan of Derby, who had fortified himself with historical facts tending to show that the Democratic party was never the friend of the free werkingman. He said: 'fI remember that in 1853 and '54 many of the temperance men wanted the Maine law. Thomas H. Seymour was the Democratic candidate. It was the policy of the Prohibitionists to wait until the two great parties had nominated their ticket and then to decide whether to adopt either of them or make another ticket. In 1854 Henry Dutton was g candidate for governor. We and adopted the whig platform and the Maine law was passed. I never found that man lost caste in the South be- cause he was drunkard or gambler. The judge ridiculed the absurd story that the Re- publican is free whisky party. In 1874 Mills, at an anti-prohibition convention, made speech which was broadly circulated. The speaker, after alluding to other historical facts, recalled the attitude of southern Dem- ocrats at the time of Andy Johnson's admin istration. In the whole history of the Dem- oeratic party in 1856 did they ever denounee such men as Yancey, Rhett and Calhounl In 1864 they were demanding the cessation of the work of the government and were de claring the war failure. In '64 they went ! in for Polk and Dallas and the tariff of '42. Dallas proved 8 traitor. In 42 they wanted tariff for revenue only.
 Judge Quillinan inferred to the inconsist- ency of Cleveland's various messages on the tariff question. In his first message he de- nounced the very laws by which he became 8 President. When Cassidy, g leading lawyer of Philadelphia, who came to New Haven to defend the accused in murder trial, went to Washington to expostulate with the President for his views on the tariff President Cleve- land was incorrigible. He told Lawyer Cas- sidy that he believed in free trade as much as he did in the Protestant religion. One of two things is certain, either President Cleveland don't believe in Professionalism or he don't believe in free trade. We are fighting the same battle as twenty years ago. Then it was against southern armies in the field and now against the money of the Golden club. We shall again have 6 solid North as in the days of the rebellion.
 H. P. Hubbard when asked by friend why the Democratic papers. had no such cir culation as the Republican, said that he SUD- posed Republicans were the greatest readers.
 President Greely took occasion to remark upon the great work being done by the liter ary bureau, and said that not since 1860 were the people so active in getting the truth re- garding political issues of the day.
 General s. E. Merwin, being called upon, warned the Republicans that there might be defeat through over confidence in victory. The Democrats were not all dead. He be- Eeved that Connecticut was to settle as to who should be President. Money would be freely used by the Democratic managers. He believed that next to working for church there was no nobler labor than that for polit- ieal truth.
 The speaker said: "We see the same ele- ment arrayed against us that was in force in 1881. Then it was the sword and now it is the ballot"
 Colonel William H. Lincoln though unpre. pared made a fine address, urging that the humbug charge of there being free whisky plank in the Republican platform should be fully exposed to all votersy He had gone to war from 8 love of country and that same love of country had made him Republican ever since. It is this sane love of country which will carry the Republican party to victory through the approaching battle.
 Judge L. P. Deming spoke of the condition of life among blacksmiths when he was 6 boy in the Berkshire Hills and the compara- lively comfortable and elegant homes which they now enjoy. His father was a black smith and he {the speaker) knew that if all the facts of the history of mechanical labor in this country were known to every voter. there would be a unanimous vote among the workingmen for the Republican candidates.
 President Greedy said that the next meeting of the league, would be the mass meeting when they would listen to General Foraker and another distinguished statesman, two weeks hence.