Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-16
Nh 1KGusLATURE THIS YEAR.


rr. sperry Thinks that II the Demo-
crafts Garry the Senate There VIII be
NO Lawmaking Again This Year
Effort to Restrict the Power Of the
Towns-Rousing Meeting at Young
Mems Republican Club.
The Young Mems Republican club held
rousing meeting last night. Twenty !
wo new members were elected, and appH-
,ations for about as many more were re-
,eived. President Farnsworth was in the
chair and made few remarks favoring
The change in the constitution of the club,
which is to be acted on next week, which
will admit young men over eighteen years
of age.
A. Moe. Matthewson was elected assist |
ant secretary. The white Harrison hat and |
white coat was at the hall on exhibition. |
Part of the club will wear them during the |
campaign, the matter being left entirely to
the individual choice of the members.
Mr.. Farnsworth introduced Postmaster
N. D. Sperry with story about that grand
old pillar of patriotism in this state.
Mr.. Sperry, after making humorous al
lusions to his name, Nehemiah, then con-
tinued: Whenever I stand before this club
I always think there are many here to whom
l ought to listen and not to talk. see
many of you here who have good deal to
say, and that to say which is of Importance.
You should begin to speak here and acquire
the habit of it, for it is difficult thing to
talk in public unless you are born orator
like my friend here, A. Maxcy Hitler. ZAP
plause.
The coming mayor blushed excessively
at this allusion to his well-recognized abil-
tiles in this direction.
You have now. Mr.. Sperry said, nomi-
mated your standard bearers, state and ma
tional. have never heard a word said
against the character or deeds of Benjamin
Harrison. [Applause.] There may be
opposition to his policy, but no word has
ever been even breathed against his up
started life poor man. For twenty years
he has been talking to the people through
| that great sheet, the New York Tribune.
During his long record as journalist, and
/ his recent brilliant mission to France, moth
| ing derogatory of him has ever been said.
| Coming home we have General Merwin
| Tapplause] and Colonel Cheney [applause]
| whom we all know to be men of the high
est character and integrity. So We start
the campaign clean.
Speaking of the present state middle,
he said: t'This Is the first time since 1918
| when candidate did not receive major
ity vote that the legislature did not meet
and elect a candidate. There has always
| been appointed joint committee to decide
whether any errors have been made by the
ward or town moderators since 1918. But
this year the democratic senate refused to
appoint their share of the committee. al
though they professed to find errors in the
returns of the moderators. If the repub-
lican party had gone behind the facts of
history we would not have dared
cratic party had the effrontsry to
declare that their candidates were elected.
The whole point of the matter is that the
| democrats want a constitutional conven-
| ton by which they may increase the rep
| resentation of the cities and decrease that
of the towns. By this means they will
take away the township system, the great
bulwark and strength of sturdy old Con
necticut. If this measure were brought
about there would be no doubt on what
side Connecticut would stand. She would
no longer be in the doubtful column, but
would stand out equarely for the dem
ocratic party. I believe if we again elect
| republican house and the democrats
get the senate, we will not have a legisla-
| ture next year. I throw this out as a
prophecy. The tend Of all the democratic
conventions seem to point to such posi-
ton on the part of the democrats.
| Mr.. Sperry spoke eloquently on the
force bill and the wandering off of the
democratic party after cheap money, as
shown by the declaration in their plat
form, that they favor the adjustment of
| the 10 per cent tax on state banks. He
told of the worthlessness and unreliability
| of the state bank notes in the old regime,
which was done away with by the 10 per
| cent tax-all that stands between honest
money and wild cat finance.
What is the difference between the two
| great parties? It is the difference in two
civilizations, the one of the North and the
other at the South. A cheap money and
and the democratic party of the North il
hanging on to the skirts of the South
When the southern states seeded to ge
, the aid of England they put in free trade
plank in their constitution.
Mr.Sperry's remarks on the tariff were
| confined to discussion of the diferenc,
between tariff that is based on protective
| principles and one on q revenue basis. Fo
example, take a knife and ruler. Tn
| former needs protection and the latter doe
not. Yet the democrat would place tn
| same tariff on each.
Il After Mr. Sperrys address the Rev. g
P. Miller spoke briefly, saying that tn
colored vote il this state would be cas-
{ solidly for Harrison and Reid.
After this collation. was served in tn
r dining rooms of the club.
3 Personal Notes.
Q Emil Gems has accepted position witt
| Paul We'll.
Miss M. Toole of Hartford has accepted
r position with F. N. Brown & Co.
DR.. Thomas q. Russell of No. 1877 Elm
street has returned from his vacation.
) Mrs. Ess and Miss Nellie Ess Of New Ha
ven are at Mrs. Freeman's in Terryville.
Attorney G. B. Whitcomb and famil
have returned from their cottage at Wood
r | mont.
George Cornwall of Hartford is spendin
a few days in New Haven the guests o
friends.
Mrs. A. Hartenstein and Mrs. I. Harten
stein have returned from their summer va
/ cation at Litchfeld.
D III. Ford of Detroit, Mich, whose sol
q is in the scientific school, has leased tn
house AZ Trumbull street.
J. B. Thomas, Of Spalding's drug store
left yesterday for a months vacation il
| Rockville ana Otner Places
United States Senator Platt was in tow
O yesterday and called on Hon. N. D. Sperr
! and other New Haven friends.
The John King convicted in the cit
: court of breach of the peace is not the job
: King employed in the New Haven Ice com
pany.
J. J. H. Bronson of New Haven, who ha
G been spending the past few months i,
Asheville, N. G., is now in New Milfor
calling upon friends.
The latest additions to the number o
lady bicycle riders in the city are Mrs
r Malcolm Booth of Lynwood street, an
l Mrs. George Booth of Garden street.
Norwich Bulletin yesterday: Miss Id
: Hammond of New Haven, formerly a resi-
: dent of this city, returns home to-day fror
a pleasant months visit at the home o
: Miss Lena NJ. Cook.
-Rsnsford Ferris, who was sent to th
: Aiddletown asylum yesterday, became In
t sane some time ago from the effects of re
ligious excitement. He formerly reside
q in Baldwin street, but his parents now re
8 side in Orange.