Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-03
TWO FINE sPKECHEs.

Il
United States Senator o. HI. Plat and
Consul at Edinburgh Hon. Wallace
Bruce Deliver Two Excellent Cam |
paien Speeches-A Large Audience
Present Despite the Weather at the
Republican Rally at the Hyperion
Last Night.
A large audience for such rainy night |
at the republican rally at the |
Hyperion last evening. There were one
Thousand people present. The speakers
were United States Senator Orville q. Platt
and Hon. Wallace Bruce of New York.
After song by the glee club Chairman
James Bishop arose and introduced Colonel
Frank T. Lee as the presiding officer of the
meeting. MI. Bishop said: CATER the de-
feat of 1884 there was an organization
formed throughout the country known as
the Republican National league. And one
of the first clubs founded in the country
was the Young Mems Republican of New
Haven, and one of those most prominently
identified with its inception was Colonel
Frank T. Lee, whom have now the pleas
ure of introducing to you as your presid
ing Officer"
Colonel Lee then made few interesting
remarks, in which he said that in the re-
publican party there was no difficulty be-
tween the state and national platforms.
He then introduced to the meeting United
States Senator Orville 81. Platt of Meriden,
| who spoke as follows:
Gentlemen and citizens of New Haven
| for if there are any democrats here want
| to address them as we'll as the republicans,
for there are a great many democrats who
think just as we do on many leading quee-
lions.
| Now I shall speak on one main issue:
Shall the Mckinley bill be repealeds This
is the one bnrning question before the
country. During the past thirty years we
have surprised all nations on the earth in
prosperity and advancement. And dur
ing no year has this progress been 80
marked as during the year We have just
passed under the Mckinley bill. Shall
this policy which has given us wealth and
prosperity be abandoneds It ia not ques-
or that man elected. 1t is question of
national policy. When we vote next
election day We say: ri believe in protec
lection for this country" or 81 be.
lieve in returning to the old
free trade policy" We have advanced
, as has no other nation on earth. Are
we to say that we have prospered in spite
of protection? No government, as in pri
vate business, can prosper long on a falss
basis. think have right to say tha
this prosperity which we have is the result
|. Of an economic policy, which the republi
can party has 80 long sustained, and which
has finally eliminated in the most benefi
cent tariff bill this country has ever known
It is the fundamental principle Of protec
ton and the most important thing for tn
nation that work shall be provided fe
every man who wants to work IL
the United States. And that is wha
the Mckinley bill has done during the pas
year. Is there place in the United State
where labor is not proftably employed
And how has it done this? Because it ha
J made more business. There were $56,
600, 900 less worth of iron goods imported
for the year ending June 80, 1899, thai
for the year ending June 80, 1890; $26,
! 900, 900 lees worth of agricultural imple
ments and SIS, 000, 900 less worth of fsrr
products. Now, what does this mean?
means that the people of the country hav
moro to do and are less dependent on fol
? eign labor and capital. More money re
mains at home.
The population of this country has a
increase of q million and q half annually
> What would not Great Britain do to get
market equal to our yearly increase. sh
o would fight any amount of Indian an
| African campaigns.
I spoke in Danbury Monday evening
This town is supported and kept alive
g protection. Protection is its bread an
y butter. Before the passage of the McKin
y ley bill the importation of foreign hat
was rapidly increasing. They could b
produced cheaper in foreign countries
8 But when the duty was placed on hats til
!, possibility of the manufacture of hats d.
!, creasing in our country was absolutel
L precluded. And it is not "tariff fc
port of the government, and is not for til
q protection of the working people, that hs
been placed on hats. Tariff for revenu
=, only is no protection at all. And this !
Il what a good many democrats believe II
), But the democratic party as a whole doe
not believe in tariff at all. The dem'
cratic platform declares protection to be
. fraud, unconstitutional, and robbery.
\ But you cannot tell where the great,
J. part of them stand. The democrats
New Haven stand on one platform and IL
democrats of Hartford on another. An
10 the democratic state committee, in gettin
b out its campaign book, omitted all mel
v ton of the Chicago platforms thi1
a which has not happened before in twent
years. And the democrats of the Secor
N congressional district got together and il
Is dorsed both platforms. And if Mr.. Pi
ID oft, the democratic nominee for represen
alive from the Second congressional ID
trict, is elected he will bs elected from
district which needs protection more tn
"a any other district in the United States.
sc have nothing to say against Mr.. Pigot
u He certainly has trouble enough on b
~ hands now.
~ There is one more false impression
4 should like to correct. It is stated tn
the democratic party is the poor mar
u party and the republican party is the ri
'" mans party. Well, If the democrat
e. party is the poor mans party they a
~ -. sending money enough into Conneotic
OF at present. But Connecticut is not pu
" ohasable. However, that is not the ",
~ a party is to be Judged how much mon
there is in 1t. It is by the acts of t
party. Look back over the history of t
a. democratic party. What has it done
a benefit the poor man, if it Is the pc
mans party?
u And now a word about our nominees.
n want you to vote for Samuel E. Merwin
b. you democrat or republican. And
he want you to vote for Stephen '
Kellogg, man who understa,
Ut the industrial aspect of this part of Il
" above all want you to vote for BENZ am
as Harrison, who will go down to history
he one of the greatest Of American etatesme
BIT Three cheers were then given for Senat
~ Platt. During his address he was frequer
is ~ warmly applauded.
10 Colonel Lee then with few remarks
t. troduced the Hon. Wallace Bruce of Ne
York, ex-United States consul at Edi
burgh, Scotland, who spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentleme
m When I spoke to you from this platfor
r. four years ago had been going to and
in New York state and made the prophe
,o that when the vote was counted Harrist
40 and Morton would be found to be elect
ae president and vice president of Il
IN United States. And now ha
Il. again come to you from going to and
in New York state, and, I think, @,
u much moro surely, from what have Sc,
st there, make the Same prophecy to 20
q, that when the votes are counted on Il
~ might of November 8 Harrison and Re
"a will be found to be the president and vi
nj president of the United States. [Great a
ae plause.
ar There are always men who say, "Y,
NJ can't do it," But such men are older tn
Ia America. They go back to that grand O
a book of Job. Jobs comforters kept OF