Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-02
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY,
AN ORATOR FROM BROOKLYN
Tells his Admiring Hearers that Every
thinr Is Mndc of NhoddN NnNvnhnNs.

thing Is Made Of ShOddy NoNvRdUys.
The speech which Mark d. Wilbur of
Brooklyn, y. y. made for the Democrats
i'm the town hall on Monday evening was
an undoubted success from the Democratic
standpoint From any standpoint it Wa,
"a success as far as q tremendous OutpOur-
ing of words a gross misrepresentation of
facts and a deliberate attempt to stir mp
hostile feeling ON the part of laboring men
toward their employers, were concerned.
The speaker began by avOwing himself
Mugwump. who had left the Republican
party because hi, superior political virtue
would no longer let him remain lu lt. lie
declared that he wasn't going to say one
word that any Republican could take eN-
ceptiou to. and then he went on to assert
by nsuuatiou and Innuendo that Har-
rison election in 1S~s was bought with
money. that ne had rewarded his support
ers with official positions. that ne has been
guilty of the most fragrant nepotism. that
while there were only $1,000 soldiers in
the Union army 10000 names have been
placed on the pension list, that Cleyelani
is the only true friend of the soldier. that
Cleveland is the only true friend OF the
soldier. that the Republicans, TO preserve
thpI power, have manufactured four
states out of mining camps and cattle
ranches that Cleveland left 500. 100000
in the treasury which the Republicans have
spent. that Harrison's denomination was
secured by purchased votes and the votes
OF colored men who were promised offices,
while Cleveland was renominated lin re-
Spouse to an almost universal demand,
and so on to the end of the chapter.
The first real fountain OF political gore
which the speaker struck was the Force
]. ,rl,i ian cold (Flavalaub WpnIn
protect the country. He then drew pict-
ure OF the atrocities which he said the
elections bill was designed to perpetrate
that literally stood the hair of his Demo
cratic hearers on end. He told them that
this bill was 50 drawn that 1t would be pos
sible for the Republicans TO secure control
of the elections and then maintain II FOR
ever that the secrecy of the ballot would
bee DESTROYED because the Federal elections
officers could 60 into the booths with the
voters and there buy their votes or tamper
with them as they pleased. that these Fed
o. eral elections officers who would sit and
take the votes could throw out any that
they pleased. that. through the control of
the election of members of Congress. the
, state and local elections could ne controlled,
z rendering the voters perfectly helpless, and
then. il any resistance was offered. Federal
Z
lot box 90 complete and protect the meta
riou, work Having drawn this picture
which il Is not complimentary TO his hear
4 ers to suppose that they believed ii a true
: one the speaker drew himself up pulled
his coat about him. and declared that ht
for one was willing 10 again put Oh hi'
his uniform and night the government
should an effort be made 10 put such
, scheme into operation.
From this point on the harangue wa
devoted in the main. and for about al
# hours time TO the tariff question. Pro
ducing a published list of articles. the pric,
Is OF which has been lowered. he admitte,
: that the price was less than before the pas
IS sage of the Mckinley tariff. and then tol,
10 his hearers that the reason was that the
i. goods We're shoddy goods. Carpets arr
Il cheaper. he said; but pull one OF the thread
y TO pieces and see how much shoddy an,
j. cotton il contains and Won will see why TN
p. carpet is cheaper. Rubber goods are cheap
u or. hut ne lived near a rubber factory wher
e tons OF old rubber boots and shoes wer
d piled mp: YOU can't find any rubber good
Il with over a quarter part of new rubber il
d them. and that is why they are cheaper
'- The speaker wanted to give - to an
h. workingman who would come up on tn
u stage with a suit OF ready-made clothing 81
IS il he couldn't find around the bottom in
u side the lining a roll OF shOddy as big as
l. pipestem. Tin ware Is cheaper, and WIZ
rs Because not a woman in the audience cOul
10 ind IN her kitchen tin dipper, pan or pa
T. that was made of tin such as was formerl
he used. The first YOU know your tinware
- ful of holes like a skinner, because il
u made of nothing but terne plate. fifth
p tin and three-hfths lead. The speaker
u declarations on these points were sweeping
T. the plain inference being that our mel
~ chants are dealing in the cheapest kind {
]" shoddy goods. and that this is the kind {
BE- goods American manufacturers are maxim
today He said. moreover that he coul
20 on to the end OF the list and show III
I, same thing 10 bee true
.e Another section Of the speech was de
~ voted to the farmers and TO an attempt {
q show that they are not protected. and can
n be whatever Mckinley or anybody els
may say, because ''you can't protect an
commodity OF which a surplus is raised,
ie like wheat. corn, beans or potatoes Tn
most reprehensible part of the address
N however. was that in which he used tn
d. troubles at Homestead as a text TO sho,
e workingnen how capital grows richer IN
he der protection while labor is ground in tn
=
5. minute, night aud day, Sundays included
}. while you can't get that much by a day
n work. you like 1t, don't you9 If yo
$ do and then vote for Harrison TO perpet
If uate this iniquity, / for one should like 1
70 see your noses put on the grind-stone wit
m Mckinley to hold them down and Harriso
10 to turn the crank.
With this choice excerpt we may as we
stop. We have told enough to show tn
quality of the pabulum which was offere
10 70 the audience. With those who choos
to believe such reckless talk it is useless l.
argue. With those who know better, a
i the great majority of Brattleboro peopl
= do, il carries its own antidote
a a PLEASANT RECOGNITION.
, O. l.. French, Editor Of The Phanir.
NJ Dear Sir thank you for tn
!, manner in which you presented the secre
- ballot question in The Phoenix OF las
week. 1t was clear and fair. Their
h should be no politics in the question. |
. is rpa llV a contest hafwaep pappIa ,rl,, So