Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-20

ngnG OF p Cat0W candle late az n1gnt In my bed
chamber, after having done a hard days work
entered Yale college here twenty five years
ago, and was obliged to earn my expenses, prin-
many successful business men in New Haven
who attended my night school, The tuition they
paid me enable enabled me to defray . my expenses
ewing their success in life.
lived among you have endeavored to so con-
duct myself, and to 50 fill every position to
which have been called, as to not only do jus
tfce to myself, but to reflect crecit on my coun-
I love New Haven, and love its people for
e ass ths a. e
will endeavor in the future, as have done in the
past t9 DO my full duty according to the best Of
against me. But fear neither the politicians
/ am Of the working people, am for the working 1
people, and expect to be elected by the working
But even all the politicians should not be
against me. Ny friend, William o'Keefe (who
has been general registrar for about twenty-one
politician in this ward, and who generally man
ages TO turn up on the winning side, promised
in the presence Of william Sullivan and other
witnesses that he would do all he could to secure
ab nGr any FEELING sge full h veil
the primaries Two years ago was ambitious
who was then town agent, asked me to forego the
qualification Of my ambition for that year, as he
wished TO run again for town agent and thought
the ticket would be better balanced by letting
Mayor York run for a second term. In my good
nature and desire to be accommodating COM
a candidate this year, it now remains for him
shoT his by me solid dele
fety this year about balancing the ticket with
reference to the different nationalities, for I
think the time for that kind Of political expedi-
for the offices to which they aspire, and not the
nationality of their parents or grandparents
should be the test and the only test in nominal
ing ticket.
I must now bid you good night, gentlemen as
have to leave to speak in the Twelfth ward: !
as you have always been in the past, and hope
to hear good news from you next Monday night.
Three cheers were given for "the next
mayor" at the suggestion of Alderman Ke1-
", and the procession moved off down
Wallace street, up Grand to Blatchley av-
enue and thence to the jackson bridge,
followed by alarge crowd Of people: Alder
man Ggoark of the Twelfth ward intro
DRIscoLL AND THE LOMBARD STREET
BRIDGE.
want to set at rest once for all the
complaint which some people are trying to
make for you against me regarding this
Lombard street extension, said he. I have
heard no complaint from you of the
Twelfth ward, but want to silence those
who are trying to influence you against
me. In this matter my opinion as
cided the city could not take the land from
the railroad company for this extension
In this opinion I was backed by two ex-
actly parallel cases, one of which was that
of the city Of Bridgeport VS.. the N. Y, N.
II. & H. railroad, to be found in SO Conn,
%, and the other was the case of Ever
green cemetery VS.. the city of New Haven,
to be found in 43 Conn.,, 234 These cases
were settled by the supreme court, and in
their settlement the principle was estab-
ished that land held by public corpora
ton could not be taken by the right of
eminent domoin by any other public cor
poration. Judge York, then mayor, gave
the same opinion, and no contrary opinion
has been given. Talk about finding fault
with mel Why, if was wrong, why didn't
those who favored the extension show
where was wrong. I defy the Register
or any one to show where have rendered
an opinion not according to law
This jackson street bridge is the scene
of one of my greatest victories for the
people of this Twelfth ward against the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad. fought this road for ten years.
[Cheers]. If you doubt this, ask Superin-
tendent Kent and Alderman Groark I
have fought this road in all it's branches.
Why, in my fight for the people in the
building of this bridge, the rail
road company brought any number of
| railroad experts to show the damages
would amount to from s25, 900 to $3.50, 900.
We got our bridge and paid the railroad
81, 900 in damages. [Cheers.1 Now you
have clear street from Chapel to State
street. have always done all could for
the people of this city and this ward and I
hope you will send solid delegation for
me to the city convention and vote for me
for mayor.
Tonight the Driscon campaign will be
| transferred to the Fourth ward