Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-08
CONGRESSMAN RUSSELL.

CONGRESSMAN RUSSELL.
His speech Before the Republican
Convention Yesterday-The Issues
sharply and Clearly Defined-Dem-
ocrats Unable to Face Squarely the
Blessings Resulting to the Nation
From tho workings OF the McK1n- |
Icy Bill.
Congressman Charles A. Russell in his |
speech before the republican state conven-
ton here yesterday, which was clear-cut
and telling, emphasized the faith of repub-
licans in the reelection of Harrison and
the belief that our state will do its duty in
November by triumphantly electing the
republican ticket now placed In nomina-
ton.
We subscribe to the same policy which
asserted the propriety and the necessity of
the organization of the party and which
has perpetusted It's existence. Our oppo-
nents shuttle and hoodwink, but we for
more than thirty years-from the very
beginning-have been steady, constant and
resolute in our cause. To-day we recog-
nize ourselves in that sturdy plank of the
republican platform proclaiming for ade-
.quate revenue for the support of the gen.
eral government and the proper protection
of our Industries and agricultural interests
and liberal pay for mechanics and manu-
facturers in adequate reward for their
skill, labor and enterprise, and for the
nation commercial prosperity and indie
pendenoe.
The beneficial results of the operation
of the Mckinley bill were spoken of, as
seen in the quickening of old industries,
| the creation of new ones, the remarkable
| development of our foreign commerce,
tho continuance of good wages on the
American standard, the decrease of the
price of the necessities of life, etc. The
republican party was born in an ag-
gressive advocacy of freedom, progress
and prosperity for American humanity.
It is to continue its aggression in this
campaign for the maintenance Of Ameri-
can industry, for the development of
of American labor conditions. The issue
is squa1ely drawn. Our opponents for
once have honestly expressed their
policy in their platform. They real.
~ didn't intend to do so, and
ever since the declaration of their national
convention they have sought to apologize
and explain. But the southern bourbon
and the eastern mugwump are running
democracy, and the Cleveland tariff re.
form is shorn of all antiquities in this
campaign, and means free trade. Our op
ponents are thirsting for q campaign o.
education, and warning among themselves a
to the system of education which they shall
teach It is an old heresy of democrac,
to disintegrate the geography of thi
Union, and this democratic campaign TO
the education of the people is now
as in the past, somewhat geo
graphically disintegrated as respect
, Industrial policies and legislation. Agains
! their text book theories and essays, whicl
tax the ingenuity to corral in the respec
tive localities for which they are com
pounded as specific remedies, we submit
, as practical education the prosperous con
dition of the country as whole. Gu
: campaign Is waged on the education whic
Is illustrated in the renewed thrift of tn
Connecticut valley farms and in the newl
established industry of thriving Bridge
port or prosperous New Haven or busy
bustling manufacturing village of one {
our eastern counties. We gauge tart
legislation on practical results and not O
theoretical disq uisitions.
Congressman Russell proceeding said til
democratic party was the same fire
trade party as of yore, committe
distinctly to free trade doctrines; the r.
publican party was as distinctly the part
of protection. The democratic party
resorting to falsehoods; it cannot squared
meet the Mckinley issue. The Democrat
party is committed to the doctrines the
the American people are in condition {
calamitious distress, staggering under
tariff which establishes and develops OF
industries and maintains and increases til
wages and blessings of our work people
The democratic party resents as blow t
its cause and as a factor in its defeat an
publication of facts and any state G
things which shows the contrary of OF
distress and poverty. Every pound of to
bacco grown in the Connecticut valley
thorn in the democratic side. Ever
yard of plush or velvet woven in the ne
Bridgeport factory is an argument again,
the democratic position. Every case {
cotton goods sent to South America fro
a Connecticut mill is damage to IL
democratic issue. The report of the Unite
. States senate finance committee, shown
increased wages and diminished cost {
living, is a knock down to the democrat
party. And now "the cold facts" from tt
democratic labor commissioner of the sta
of New York, showing that n per cent. I
, the industries covered in that state prese1
an increase either of wages, or product
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ley law, is knock out for the democrat
issue in this campaign.
Yes, my democratic calamity seekers, '
give you results for speculations and fac
| for falsehoods. Take them into your car
paigl. of education and honestly lea
the verdict to the American citizenshi
You mugwump and free trader, who lazi
have been moaning the lack of foreie
market and theoretically figuring out
possession, digest these facts which M
Kinley protection has given the countr
Our average exports of American mercha
disc for the six years ending April 8
American merchandise for tho year en-
ing April 80, 1892, was 1,O11, sos. 81
This ia an increase of almost 80 d
cent. For the year ending January
1891, our excess of exports over impor
amounted to $40 Az, IA; and that exec
for the year ending January 81, 1892, vi
increased to $3.50, $50, $40. That is appro
imating 300 per cent. increase. In 1856
under "tariff for revenue only" our Q
every person. Now, under protectio
they average more than SIG for evel
American citizen. Looks like we we
not only preserving our homes market, b
acquiring quite slice of ''the markets
the world" as well. Doesn't its
Two years ago our opponents sneered
reciprocity and declared it delusion. Y
this reciprocity has increased our expor
of cotton goods to South America fro
$27, 412, $40 in the fiscal year of 1S90-18'
to 81 1884 ,457 in the fiscal year of 189
1899. Our cereals and farm products ha
re largely increased their expectation, and
the first three monts of reciprocity, as +
CARDS Cuba, the Havana port took 101 o.
bags of American -four as against 6.5
bags in the corresponding three months b
fore reciprocity.
These truly are melancholy days for Il
democratic free trader. He goes back
the period of 1915 to 1860 to find his h.
cyon days. With face eternally set to t
rear he pursues a crab-ike momentum
and seems just now to be energetically Q
deavoring to accelerate his retrogressit
in order to escape as far as possible fro
the contemplation of the present al
future. As republicans we believe tn
:, the best days for living in this republic
the United States are the present one
and We are confident that under the co
tinuance of republican administrations q,
policies the days to come are to contin'
blessed and prosperous. We do n
cross the terrible chasm of drea
full civil conflict to find t