Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-30
HON. GEO. A. BOWEN HoNoRED

State by the Young Mems Repub.
Hcan Club-Rousing Campaign Adj
dresses by Mr.. Bowen and POstmas-
ter Sperry.
The rooms of the Young Mems Republic |
tho occasion of the informal reception ten |
dered to Hon. George Austin Bowen, the
republican candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. Much enthusiasm was manifested
and general feeling Of confidence in the
result of the election to be held next Tues
day was apparent. The meeting was called
to order by President Natthewman, who
in few well chosen remarks introduced
DR.. Bowen to the assembly. DR.. Bowen
spoke in very felicitous manner upon the
live issue Of the campaign, the Mckinley
bill, but more especially upon the relations
of the agricultural element in the state to
the principles Of the republican party.
The substance of the speakers remarks is
as follows:
Icertainly am more pleased to meet you to-
night than your president is in introducing
me. The work Of the party is being done
with good effect in Windham county as
elsewhere, and am here tonight to say to
you that we are making great progress in
that county as elsewhere in the state. We
are how able to reach the ears of men we
have never been able to communicate with
prior to this, while in my own town the
Woodstock club is battling manfu1ly to
make that town give one of it's old time
maiorities for the candidates of protection
to American industries. am pleased to
meet the young men Of the party, for it is
the young men that are doing the work in
the party to-day. From the membership of
these clubs must comethe future leaders of
the grand old party, and it is through
them that purity will be maintained in
American politics. The democratic organs
throughout the state are claiming that 1
have sold out the Connecticut grange to a
political party, but such is not the case. I
have steadfastly refrained throughout the
entire campaign from using the grange in
any political way whatever. will say,
however, that the grange is true republican
in principals, and the passage of the inter
state commerce law was brought about by
the grange. The ideas of the grange are
generally those believed in by the repub-
lican party. Here in this state that party
is to-day the advocate Of the grange prin
ciples. They have received three planks
from the grange and incorporated them
into their platform without change.
have not sold out to the republican
party, but because their ideas are the
same and the principles also, therefore
the farmers stand on nearly the same
platform. The reason why we are with
the party is because we have been helped
by that party in all endeavors for the
good of the farmer that have been pro-
posed. The Mckinley bill is the helper
and friend of the farmer. It does help us
in many particulars. We paid Canada
$50, 00O, 900 last year for horses, but we
propose by means of the Mckinley bill to
raise them ourselves. We paid $4,000, 900
for barley, but now we intend to raise it
ourselves. expect to see the sheep rails
ing product once more upon the fields of
New England. This year I had
no trouble to sell my wool for
25 and 80 cents per pound and
by opening our ports to Australia and
other ports is going to help the price of
our natural wool. IF you can get any
Connecticut farmer to hold up both hands
and say he is in favor of free wool and
and tobacco you will show me something
have never yet seen nor do I believe
| exists. have yet to see any advantage
to the farmer from the principles that the
| democratic party advocate, either in Con-
necticut, New England or the United
| States. The farming industry must be
built up by just such principles of pro-
lection as those which have made this the
greatest and richest manufacturing center
in the world. Another great reason for
we believe that the issues
represented by the idea of
protection is that of America against Eu-
rope. We believe that it is for the whole
of the American people that we are striv-
| ing. In tho war between north and south
the farmers we're always in the lead; SC
now in this great struggle the farmers are
again leading the van. In the future We
shall see more of the farmer in politics
He has come into politics to stay. We SET
this to be the case both in the west and in
1 New England, and am in hopes that We
shall soon see this sentiment strengthened
The heroes of this country have all sprung
from American farmers either directly OF
indirectly.
The farmer has come into politics be
cause he was wanted in politics, and hi
has come into the republican party be
cause that party has met us half way an6
because the sentiments of that party ar,
the sentiments believed in and advocated
by every farmers club in this country
The agricultural parts of the Mckinley
bill emanated from the farmers. We hav'
have undertaken this work for the pur
pose of carrying it through, and believe
we shall succeed. And then when tn,
campaign and the election are over we shall
find that we have secured signal victory
for neutrality-suspicious. not only for tn
manufacturing, but also for the farming
interests as well.
MR.. sPERRY's SPEECH.
Mr.. Sperry, though evidently not in tn
best of health, made one of his old-tim
forcible, telling and powerful speeches, ant
was listened to throughout with the undi
vided attention of all his audience and wa
frequently interrupted by enthusiastic up
plause as one and another telling point wa
made. After Introductory remarks h
spoke of his speeches on protection befor
the Legislature at those famous and well
remembered joint debates, and, said Mr.
Sperry, say now, as 1 said then, were
not for protection the farmers of Connect
cut would not be worth dollar apiece
Why's Simply because the great farming
country is at the west and thousands ar
still hocking there to till the soil. Her
on our Connecticut farms they raise chief,
what is needed for homo consumption, TO
the home market. Our farmers can
not compete with the west Il
the progress of that joint debat
questions were asked on each side of M
as protectionist, and my opponent as
free trader. One question asked me was
"You represent protection. What
your business, if may ask? With pleas
ure, said 4, respond to your question.
am q bricklayer by trade, or by profession
; if you please. I have been in this bushes
from the time was fourteen years old
[Applause. And say right here my ex
perience since 1874 has taught me tina
! when the tariff is high manufacturing in
; dustries flourish, men have employment
and money to spend, and the country ha
prosperity. The bricklayer for his par
has factories to build and has houses t
build for the employees. And I sa
further that have never seen the tim
when we had low tariff but that bus
, mess was dull and men were out of wor
or had but little to do. Under hig
. tariff factories were running, factories an
houses were being erected and prosperit
reigned.
, That's the way protection helps the pee
, pie. It helps the people to earn goo
, wages and therefore helps the masses
buy and keep trade moving. It is upo
| that principle that protection rests. Sue
are lts Iru1ts IL gives employment.
, gives wages and then people have none
! to spend. The 1aborer has work and get
the reward of his labors. This in tur
helps the farmer, helps the manufacturer
| helps the doctor, helps the lawyer. TAP
I plause.
, I am not well enough to talk at lengt
! tonight, but the subject is near my hear,
} There was good old Peter Cooper, demo
crat all his days. How did he standa Vine
| the Morrison horizontal tariff bill was ur