Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-28
A DEmoCnArIC nALLY.

/ Large Audience Listens to Com
gresham Fitch of New York and
Ex-COngressman Russell of Massa-
chusetts - The Speakers Endeavor |
to Fire the Popular Heart and
worry Themselves Over the Nc
Kinley Bill and Protection to Amer
. ican Industries.
A democratic rally was held at the
Hyperion last night. The audience was
large, composed mainly Of democrats,
with sprinkling of republicans and
others who have fondness for good cam
paign oratory. The principal speakers
were Congressman Fitch of New York and
Russell of Massachusetts,. |
The officers were:
President-No G.. Osborn.
Vice presidents-Charles R. Ingerson,
Alexander Troup, G. T. Driscoll, Professor |
S. E. Baldwin, S. A. York, F. S. Andrew,
D. Cady Eaton, James P. Pigott, E. g.
Stoddard, A. Heaton Robertson,
Philip Hugo, Burton Mansfield, S.
l.. Bronson, James Reilly, ]. N. |
States, Charles Fleischner, Hobart |
L. Hotchkiss, R. M. Sheridan, Will
liam F. Shannon, D. F. Callahan,
julius Herman, John W. Lake, Eli Mix,
E. w. Cooper, G.. w. Neal, M. F. Mix,
Patrick Gallagher, R. B. Farren, Patrick
Kent. James 1, cesgrove, Frank 1,1 Hugo,
N fae F. Bellosa, William Viii s. Pardee, Ed
ward Downes, John Fl. Leeds, T. j. Fox,
Patrick Doyle, A. L. Chamberlain, Adolf
plus Hume, David Callahan, J. N. Rowe,
J. l. Goodrich, Robert Bright, Henry M.
Shannon, J. G. Gallagher, DR.. Crenin,
Charles Spreyer, James F. English, D. S.
Gilhuly, Francis Donnelly, H. S. johnson,
Ezra B. Dibble, Theo. A. Tuttle, S. R.
rity, j. Fl. Lansing, J. E. McGann, and
secretaries.
There were many vacant seats both on
the stage and in the body. of the house,
while the upper gallery was bare of people
when Colonel Osborn, the president, was
introduced to the gathering by David
Callahan.
s.Colonel Osborn said he wanted to lay
down few good democratic propositions.
These proved to be upon the Mckinley
kill. He said his party considered it a
burden, cheat and humbug. The force
bill he called un-American, cruel
and hostile to the development of the
country. He could not but eulogize
General Merwin, the republican state can
didate, as man of integrity, high char
acter and the best qualification of a leader,
but warmly praised Mr.. Morris. He in
troduced Hon. A. P. Fitch of New York as
the first speaker.
The congressman fancied las he declared
that the city of New Haven was like the
Harlem district he represented, and desired
| larger open market for manufactured
goods than the Mckinley bill admitted
He declared the legislation of the last con-
gress was shameful and had done nothing
| for even the republican party than give it
| a new leader. He roundly denounced
| Speaker Reed, characterized him as another
| car, and then attacked the Mckinley bill
the sugar bounty and the increase of du-
ties all along the line. He quoted from
Henry Cabot Lodges life of Alexander
| Hamilton and stigmatized Lodge as a dis
guised free trader. He ~eulogized Grover
Cleveland as favoring tariff beneficial to
the poorer classes. He predicted the de-
feat of the republican party. The present
fight was one of the masses against the
classes.
Ex-Congressman Russell of Massachu-
sets was the last speaker. He preluded
his remarks with sketch of Congressman
Fitch's political career. He was elected tc
the Fiftieth congress, said he, as repub
ican from the Harlem district He turned
democrat, went back to his district, was
| nOIQ1udt6u ny buo ucuOCldtS, SGuIup6O GQ{
district thoroughly and was reelected tt
congress as democrat. After gloatine
over this felicitious record in both parties
the ex-congressman took some of the points
of Blaine's speech at Canton, Ohio, and en-
deavored to refute them. The points in
question were of minor Importance com
pared with the tenor of the
great statesman's speech. Mr.. Blaine hat
attributed the prosperity of the countr,
during the low tariff period of 1865
to the Mexican and European war
which occurred at that time. HI
} combatted the stateman's argument upol
: the ground that the country was Away
prosperous independent of these incidents
and accidents of history. The panic o.
1857, he declared, was a money panic sole
ly, due to the weak condition of the ma
tional currency and the poor system o
national working. The ex-congressmal
did not state, however, tina
this weak condition of the bank
followed quarter of. a centur,
of democratic rule. He charged Mr.. Blain
with neglecting wilfully to mention in hi
, speech the panic of 1873, in the high tari1
/, times, which lasted for half a dozen years
/ He denounced the sugar bounty as takin
: money from the treasury, and indirectl
from the poor mans pocket, to put it i
the sugar capitalists hands. He declare
that $4,000 voted to pensions was pal
equally by rich and poor.
/ Every mention of Grover Cleveland
name was greeted with applause.