Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-10-31
STATE POLITICS.

vigorous Sp0eChe0-Sen0tOf Fl0ft on
the Tariff and Mckinley Bill-More
NOminatiOns-vigor From
Senator Frye.
In Shelton out of 112 new voters made |
his campaign seventy-fve are republicans |
"a good showing. |
Thomas o. Enders has been nominated
Or representative by the republicans of
Vest Hartford
Rockville democrats have nominated
William V. McNerney and CHI. Laubscher
or representatives.
BALDWIN ON THE wARPATH.
Henry G. Baldwin, Naugatuck's well
znown agitator, veteran of the old Fiji
zenith CIV, recruiting officer in the war,
With Office on Church street, New Haven,
md labor candidate for governor in one
addressed a meeting of the labor
party in Waterbury last night.
BUSINESS FLoURIsHING.
A. N. Woolson's factory in Watertown
s employing more workmen, an indication
hat his class of goods is also affected by
he general demand for all kinds of manu-
:actured goods, owing to the passage of the
bill.
scoRcHING WELLS.
Hon. N. D. Sperry gave some scorching
words in his eloquent speech on the pro-
,ective tariff regarding David A. Wells. In
;he same vein yesterdays New London Day
says: "While Hon. David A. Wells is I'M
1oubtedly guilty of numbering the demo-
cratic tariff policy and his own expressed
opinions, he can plead that he did it in
WAGES AND THE M'KINLEY BILL.
Senator Frye in his big speech at Jewett
City spent an hour in telling his intensely
audience what he learned Of
Of wages and living abroad during a
tour Of eighteen months in Europe. He
told of cotton mill employees in Naples
earning by a long days work but twenty
cents; of lace makers earning eleven cents
q day after forty years. experiences; of
German skilled iron workers earning 81. IL
a week; of Scotch thread makers working
at Palsy on exactly the same ma
chimes for the same employers and
making the same product as at
r. l., and earning less than a
third as much wages. The Mckinley bill
was merely an honest and intelligent at
tempt to prevent the products of the ILL.
paid labor from coming into competition
with tbs. products of our labor, without
first paying part of our taxes for US as a
license for admission. That's all it does
or seeks to do. CHOW isn't that awfulT
asked senator Frye. Shouldn't you
1,o,
MORE NOMINATIONS.
Norwich democrats have nominated At
torney J. J. Desmond and George G. Ray
mond for representatives.
Duane B. Read has been nominated for
by the Democrats of East
Lyme.
Charles II. Sawyer, one of the brightest
republican lawyers in Meriden, has been
nominated by the republicans of that city
for judge of probate, to succeed the late
Judge Smith. He will make hot contest
against W. F. Davis, the democratic nom
inee. 81. z. White and w. G.. Gallagher
were nominated by the republicans fol
representatives..
MR.. WELLS AGAIN.
The Meriden Republican compliments
Mr.. Wells thusly: Mr.. Wells would moi
have been elected in the Third district
anyhow, but his debates with Mr.. Russell
will insure the latter's reelection by an in
creased majority, because, as we have said
the American people are eternally opposed
to deception and deceit.
o. H. PLATT.
The Bridgeport Standard says: "Every
vote for republican senator or represen
tative this year is vote to keep the Hon
o. II. P1att in the senate of the United
States, in place of some unknown demo
GRAFT, who may or may not be capable O
representing the state in that body. SCI
to it that Mr.. Platt is returned"
The same paper says of the big republi
can rally in Bridgeport Wednesday night
and half listened closely to the solid
substantial and convincing talk of ex-Sen
ator Warner Miller of New York and Sen
ator O. n. Plstt of this state, was indica
tive of deep and lively interest in the vita
issues of the campaign, which could no
have been more convincingly expressed.
At the above meeting o. H. Platt forci
bly, said:
The Mckinley bill is designed to check impoi
tation of articles which we should produce here
the tariff il revised, but say it does. Ere
traders say: Goods can be produced cheaper
foreign countries and can be bought cheape
here" By the tariff bill q tariff Is imposed O.
these goods which can be made cheaper in fol
eign countries, and as a result these articles ca
be manufactured in this country. New industrie
men are employed and money is plenty. Me
are worth more in this country than in any 9th
er. They command better wages Cheap wage
If we didnt produce anything, were only cor
sumers, lived on salaries or possessed plenty O
people but millionaires, then it would be goo
political economy to buy where we can bu
cheapest.
thought upon reading the speech of the den
ocratic candidate for congressman that he was
free trader and that he didn't like the McKinle
bill, but find am mistaken. If the bill turn
continues, if the country Is improved, then Sc
he is for protection but otherwise he is a FIRE
trader.
Then followed an amusing satire on Mr.. DE-
Forests opinions concerning free trade whic
brought forth abundant applause. Continuin
tories which he noticed while passing on tn
cars. He spoke of the brass factories, silve
plating factories, iron factories and lumbe
materials being reduced by the Mckinley bill
The tariff on copper had been four cents
pound and it had been reduced to ~ cents; tn
feet and it had been reduced to one dollar
Thousand. Is that infamous9 We stop impo
tations in woolens goods and cutlery, and henc
those two industries in this country are i'm
measurably benefited.
Considerable is said about salt and tin plat,
Duty on salt is 8 cents bulk and IL cents pc
hundred pounds. The duty on q barrel is .
cents but a barrel of native salt will be sold an
delivered for SO cents. That is not great ia,
We believe in fostering new industries. Fol
merly tin plate was manufactured in Englan
and we paid S23, 600 900 for tin plate. Then tn
senate was waited upon by American manufat
turers and told if the duty was increased on ii
plate it could be manufactured here and the
would erect the factories and undertake TO do i
Duty on tin plate was increased 1.2 cents pc
pound.
MIR. STILES OF NORTH HAVEN.
Tomorrow evening Isaac L. Stiles q
North Haven, the republican candidate 70
senator from that district, will visit An
sonia. An informal reception will b
rendered to him in the rooms of the Anso
club. To this reception all citizens Q
every party are invited to meet Mr.. Stiles
who will rau,aiD for tho avapinoy op1v