Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-24
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
An Eloquent Address to Democrats B
 the Hon M. F. HOIohan.

An Eloquent Address to Democrats By
 the Hon M. F. Holohan.
 The democrats of Waterbury opened the campaign of '92 with a rousing rally last evening. Shortly after 8 o'clock three carriages filled with representa- tive democrats left the head quarters on Exchange place and headed by the Canadian band proceeded to the house of Councilman Patrick Holohan, on Union street, to meet the speaker of the evening, Hon Maurice F. Holohan of New York city. On the way to the City hall liberal amount of red fire was burned by enthusiastic democrats. City hall was literally covered with flags and bunting, and contained a large audience of earnest men and several ladies in the galleries.
 The meeting was called to order by James A. Hynes, and the list of vice. presidents read. Representative Charles G. Root was introduced as the chairman of the meeting and made telling intro ductory speech. He said in effect "We open tonight the campaign which will end November 8: We go before the people as we did eight years ago, as we dld four years ago, filled with enthu- siasm for democratic principles, which are the true principles, and with a leader stronger to-day than when we placed him in the presidential chair, or than he was when he met defeat four years ago. Four years ago we were beaten, because every democrat did not Vote the democratic ticket. The ma jority of the people of the nation are democrats, because that is the party of the people. The majority of the people in the state are democrats, yet we are ruled by republicans" The speaker then reviewed the state steal, and said that our experience during the past two years had taught us how to get there next time. He showed the need of a constitutional convention, scored Bulke- ley and his bulldozing methods, spoke kindly of Luzon B. Morris, who pre- ferred peace to personal glory. With much praise for the tammany organiza- tion, the speaker introduced Maurice F. Holohan.
 MT Holohan opened by telling how pleased he always was to meet the peo- pie and the democracy of Waterbury
 ''1 closed the campaign in this state ln 'o8 at :45 in the morning, over in the Abrigador. made the last speech in go out east somewhere, and I propose to close the campaign in '92." The speaker | told about opening the campaign in Norwich Thursday evening and the ac- ! counts and cartoons in the republican | p pers to scare the people, on the New ' | wich, he sad, "that when the republi- cans heard that tammany tiger was in town they would not leave their homes until the tiger left the town.
 Tammany's loyalty to the principles | of democracy year in and year out was | likened to the rock of Gibraltar. He said that if the organization would only | meet in the old wigwam tonight and indorse Harrison ana Reid, the republi- can papers throughout the land would have columns of cajolery and fiattery about the independence of the New | York democrats. "But the republicans are not able to get a foothold in New | York, nor never will. They tried to ere lte dissension because David B. Hill | (applause) was not nominated. They rubbed the silent senator's back and thought they could hear David purr; but he made a speech in Brooklyn the other Ievening and now he is a wicked demo- crat, scheming politician. saw an editorial in one of your state papers
 praising the action of the bolters from your congressional convention, but next week when they fall into line for
 Pigott, they will be wicked, designing ] men. A few days ago MT Reid had an
 editorial in the Tribune declaring the
 prospects looked good, that the only question before the people was, should protection prevail. In that editorial
 also, the republican party was set forth
 as the friend of the workingmen and the
 democratic party painted as an enemy
 of labor. Eight years ago MT Reid said l the same thing, only more so. He told you that democratic victory meant ma.
 tional disaster, that in twelve months
 the doors of the mills and factories
 would be closed, and that workingmer would be seeking the poor houses anC
 soup houses, that the democrats would pay the debts of the southern states anG
 re-establish slavery, and many men witE
 families were timid; but Grover Cleve
 land was elected, and now I want to ask
 any man was there ever such peace anC
 prosperity and contentment in this
 country as during the administration ol
 Cleveland from 'S4 to 'S9."
 | "Hundreds of millions of dollars passed through the hands of a democratic con
 gress and not adollar was lost or stolen
 Every official in the country seemed i'm
 bued with the spirit of his chief, that {
 public office was a public trust. Whit
 ney bu l navy in four years, leaving the white squadron, the existence o
 which made Harrison so stiff in the re cent dispute with Chilli. The govern
 ment was administered so economically
 that the keys of the treasury wer handed over Jo MT Harrison, with a sur
 plus of one hundred millions of dollars P Comparing Cleveland's administration
 with the past four years can the elector
 of this country fail to elect the demo
 cratic candidates?
 "The reports circulated that the dem cratic party is unfriendly to labor is un 6 true. Do you believe the leaders of tn l democracy would be such fools as t. commit suicide by injuring the working ) people? Why, the wage earners are tn 3 backbone not only of democracy, but o l the land. Take away the workingme1 t from the democratic party and wha = would be left? It would pass out o
 existence as the many parties befor
 have. The position of the democrati Iparty to-day is this: Twenty-sevel . iyears after the war has ended is it no time that war taxes should be reduced S For quarter of century the produc tions of labor have been taken by mon . opolies. We permitted this, but we ar ! tired of it. We can not allow it to g Ion rop,1h1sooVo cooroforu nf th