Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-29
MORRIS AND MoNAGHAN.
Last NIght's Democratic Rally Rir,
 the City Hall.

Last Nights Democratic Rally Fin
 the City Hall.
 Judge Morris, the democratic stand ard bearer, land Hon J. c. Monaghan If Providence, were received by an audi ence of about 500, in the City hall last evening. The speakers arrived or the 6:56 train and were met at the Nauga- tuck station by delegation of prolni- nent democrats and the French Cana dian band.
 It was shortly after o'clock when the vlce-presidents took their seats on the stage. Chairman Charles G, Root of the democratic town committee intro duced c. l. Tremaine as president of the meeting. Mir Tremaine in a patriotic speech gracefully accepted the compli- ment and introduced Judge Morris.
 Judge Morris spoke about the ap- proachtng election, which not only in- cluded state officers, but also repre- sentatlves to congress and the local representatives to the legislature. ssThe platform adopted at our last state con vention," he said, ''denounces the unfair manner of our election of sSate officers. who must have a majority over ali candidates. In all but three states the plurality vote only is required, and even m the new states plurality vote elects. rms IS the best indication of how the people demand their rights. In Con nectlcut our opponents are up to all sorts of dodges and they encouraus two other parties for no other purpose than to make it difficult for the democrats to ootain majority. This system of re- quirlng majority vote is unfair, unjust and undemocratic. The democratic party has urged the adoption of a consti- tutlonal amendment so that a plurality or voters will elect the state officers, but Gheirepubiicans use their influence to de- teat the just measure.
 think that the county commissioners ought to be elected by the people. They are the custodians of the county prop erty. The last legislature. passed an act relating to the bridges between Fairfield andENew Haven counties and: the con tracts exceed $100,000. Yet these men are appointed by the legislature. What do the representatives of Windham county know about the wants of New Haven county? New Haven county pays the taxes and ought to have power to elect her agents. The suspicion is a strong one that the county commission CTS perform their duties in partisan manner.
 Judge Morris then touched upon the economic questions of the day. He de- clared that high tariff legislation was not beneficial to the farmer and that farms had declined in value in Connec- ticut. The importer under the McKinley bill pays the high duties and gets it back from the consumer. The man with a large family and small wages will have to pay higher prices for woollen for his children. Thirty or forty years ago, two or three mechanics who saved a little money could start small factory and prosper. Now the tariff is driving small factories to the wall and encourag. ing trusts and - competition. Judge Morris concluded by declaring that property should be more equally distri- buted that there should be less million aires and fewer paupers. = @*+.'
 The next speaker was the Hon J. c. Monaghan of Providence, R. I. Mir Monaghan was consul at Mannheim, Ger many, under President Cleveland He said that Connecticut should follow the of Massachusetts and Rhode Island in sending good men to congress to legislate against Mckinley and Reed. | The Mckinley bill is the bible of the re- publican party. The republicans claim that they freed the slaves. Democrats fought for the slaves freedom also, and | a good many of them, too. The people | now. a-days are reading the newspapers | and getting posted. They should read | both sides of the question.
 Mir Monaghan drew a comparison be. | tween the weavers of Rhode Island and hose of England and Germany, saying that he was once employed in cotton | factory. He said, that in Germany and | England they were better paid than in Rhode Island. '-'F
 He declared that foreign countries would look for their grains and petro- cum in other countries, owing to the 'epublican tariff legislation. He said hat Thomas B. Reed emulated the ex- lmple of Balfour in Ireland and adopted lls way of running the house. Mir Monaghan carefully covered every i'm 'ortant point and at the close of the meeting both he and Judge Morris were ,iven three rousing cheers.