Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-24
REPUBLICAN ORATORY.


n very Enthusiastic Gathering at |
Scobfe,s Hall in the Fourth Ward.
A very enthusiastic republican meeting |
was held at Scobie's hall in the Fourth |
ward last night and campaign addresses
were made by General Merwin, DR.. Bowen,
the candidate for lieutenant governor;
Colonel Lee, the candidate for sheriff; At
torney G. S. Hamilton, the senatorial candi-
date and E. L. Lindsey. John T. Mason
acted as president of the meeting. All of
the speakers were enthusiastically ap-
plauded. The hall was decorated with
flags, and there were several ladies in at
tendance.
General Merwin was received with pro-
longed applause. I understand have been
criticised for attending ward meetings,
said he. But I want you to understand
that because have been nominated for
governor of the state of Connecticut am
not above ward meetings. want you to
understand that when am elected, as l
expect to be, that there is no man SO hum
BILE as cannot see Governor Merwin at the
capitol as well as S. E. Merwin in my office
government under the sun. We have our
many expenses to meet and we must raise
money for this There are two ways of
doing it, one by direct taxation and
the other by tariff. There are but
few who favor direct taxation for this
means free trade. Our party promised
two years ago to raise the tariff SO as to
benefit American enterprises. We have
done SO and you have the Mckinley bill.
Every first measure must be somewhat in
complete, and this we do not deny this
tariff measure, but it's points in the right
direction. The effects of this measure are
already seen in it's revival of fallen indus
tries and the exclusion of cheap goods
which have come into competition with
ours The corset industry in this city is
an instance. A prominent manufacturer
told me to-day that if the Mckinley bill
had not passed he would have been obliged
to cut down one-third of his works. Cut
lery is another Connecticut industry which
has suffered from foreign, chiefly German,
competition. In 1889 we imported one
third of all the cutlery used here. The
cutlery industry has revived and it is now
doing a fourishing business. This howl
of high prices is solely for political effect.
I have been in business here for forty
years, and I know you have all found that
we have all fourished more in times of
high prices than in times of extreme low
prices. One thing that tells of Connect
cuts prosperity is the deposits in her saw
ings banks. This is over one hundred mil
lions. I am president of the old Orange
Street Savings bank. We have seven mil
lions and this is divided among 10000
people. 1t is fine illustration of the
things from business standpoint. They
come from protective tariff, and don't
believe the people want to change it. Sew
en- -eighths Of our people are protectionists.
1 shall appreciate handsome vote from
this Fourth ward, and with the firm re
publican support feel confident of cleo
| ton.
After the applause died away, DR..
Bowen of Woodstock was introduced. He
declared that the policy of the democratic
party would compel the working people to
withdraw their savings from banks to
maintain themselves and families. Savings
banks, he repeated, are the strongest index
of the prosperity of the country. The re-
publican party is trying to protect these
deposits, and by the policy of the McKin-
ley bill the south and west will have banks
where the workingmen can lay up their
| savings for rainy day. I represent the
farming element. Every nation that has
prospered agriculture has come forward to
| the front of civilization. We have been
| able to export ten per cent. of our agricul-
| tural products. No nation in the world
can equal us. And more, we have been
| than any other people have been
fed The farmer to-day has been elevated
in social position till he enjoys the same
prosperity and enlightenment as any other
class of citizen. You can't degrade him
| any. Why should we look at protection
| as favoring our industry? The Mills bill
would open our ports to foreign agricul-
| tural products. The farmers took the mat
| ter in hand and sent men to Washington
| who threw this Mills bill away and gave us
| one which protected the farmers and the
manufacturers and still lowered our tariff
tax. The farmer to-day believes that in
the general prosperity of the country lies
the general prosperity of his own indus
try.
The future of agriculture here in Con
necticut is, 1 believe, identical with thai
of manufacture. They must 60 hand il
hand. Foreign barley and tobacco have
been taxed by the Mckinley bill and oul
domestic growers may now develop thei
crops and keep our money at home. II
1883 the tariff on wool was lowered and il
year 700, 600 sheep had disappeared from
our northern states. Open the doors ant
let in foreign produce and the occupation
of our workingmen is gone. I believ
there is an era of great prosperity for tn
country. Money will become more plenti
full. l believe all classes will signify thei
belief in this by an overwhelming republi
can victory this fall.
Colonel Lee was introduced as the mex
sheriff. It's hard enough to be electe'
sheriff without stumping the county, sal
he, but nevertheless I believe the mex
sheriff of New Haven county will be re
publican. l know this Fourth ward is up
to be of the opposite persuasion. AS hav
stated before, was converted from tn
ranks of democracy by a trip across tn
country. saw prosperity on every hand
and found it was the republican party tina
did this. 1 became republican and shal
continue to be SO, for believe in the prin
ciples upon which the party is founded
Because of what it has achieved should W
have confidence in it in the future. W
have ticket which is worthy in every pal
ticular to be elected.
Attorney c. s. Hamilton was introduce
as "Senator" Hamilton. We are told, sal
he, that the republican party has had moth
, ing to do with our prosperity, but that
is the favor of Almighty God. If 20
doubt of what good government does for
| |
!, old, decayed governments of Europe. AZ
cording as you cast your ballots and az
cording to the men you send to Office, &
will the country be governed. trust ths
every republican in this county and tn
entire state may be at the polls and Sc
that his neighbor is there too. This thin
, of tariff was decided in 1888, when til
issue was precipitated on the country b
Q Grover Cleveland's message. The case VIZ
thoroughly argued and tried and submit
ted to the people as jury. The poop
replied by turning the democratic part
:. from power. You see the Mckinley bi
3 : puts all those things not madein this countl
u on the free list so you can have the benef
:, of them and those manufactured here Al
" protected SO we can also have the benet
% of them. What more do you waut? oBri
ish commerce is seen every where upo
the face of the globe; why is its It b.
been protected. Every time Britit
A steamship is started and is found not
pay the government protects it with
a "bounty," as it is called, which is on
n another name for protective tari1
! Where is our shippings It would be
in like manner.
t, President E. L. Lindsey of the Sta
le Republican league, spoke of the notab
" features of the national campaign of ty
l. years ago. Let us look, said he, at son
Or of the things promised in the republic,
K platform Of 1888 and fulfilled and
o. declaration for the purity of the ball
n box was foremost. A bill has alreat
rs been passed in the lower house to effe
this. The next Issue was protection
American industries The result of t
Mckinley bill is the building of new mi
D. and manufactures all over the countr
b Silver has been made money again.
silver dollar worth in metal seventy-th1
10 cents three years ago is to-day wor
10 | r;natu tb,aa cants It has stranothan