Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-10-15
DEM0CRACY'S BIG RALLY.
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION GIVEN
THE PARTY'S CANDIDATES.

O'Neill, RhOne, Hines, O'BoyIe, Rice,
schappert and McCarthy-A Large Au-
dence Attended.
The weather on Saturday evening was
wet and unfavorable, but in spite of this
disadvantage the voters of Freeland and
vicinity turned out by the hundreds to
hear and see the Democratic candidates,
and the opera house was crowded to the
doors when Burgess Mclaughlin called
the meeting to order. DR.. f. w. Rutter
was chosen as chairman and Roger Nc
Nelis as secretary. John j. McNelis
was the first candidate introduced. He
made brief appeal for the support of
his party in the legislative contest, and
the hearty applause given him makes it
appear that he will get it. j. F. O'Neil,
Esq, of Wilkes-Barre, followed with a
short address upon political affairs in
general. He spoke fayorably of each of
the candidates, and his remarks were
well received.
A pleasant surprise to the audience
followed when the chairmen announced
the next speaker as Judge Rhone, who
was not expected, but had come here on
visit on Saturday. The Judge was
warmly welcomed, and although not an
orator he held the attention of the
audience for several minutes. Being a
candidate, he did not, he said, wish to
say much about himself except to assure
the npnnla that in fhn 1ignl nf l.;
duties, if reelected, he will not allow
politics or such to enter, and will con-
duct the settling of the estates of
deceased with the same fairness and
justice as he has always endeavored to
have prevail.
DR.. Rutter then introducen Congress
man Hines, who was accorded an en-
thusiastic reception. The speaker made
one of the greatest anti-protection
speeches ever heard in Freeland. He
proved to the satisfaction of the audience
that the doctrine of the Republicans was
against the best interests of the nation.
and traced the "hard times" that the
country has experienced directly to the
legislation of that party. Mr.. Hines
told of the work of the Democrats in the
last session, the repeal of the silver bill,
the federal election bill and finally the
Mckinley tariff bill. He asked his
hearers not to be too hasty in condemn
ing the party, because the tariff law it
enacted is yet in operation only about
six weeks.
Coming down to his own contest he
said that he was vilifed and malgned
by his opponent, that the latter paid $50
each for cartoons in the Elmira Telegram,
also had pictures published daily in the
Hazleton Sentinel which reflected upon
his character. He stated that the TRG-
BUNE had tried to slander him and
blacken his record, but did mot know
at how much line, or whether John
Leisening had anything to do with it."
He said he would, while here, answer
these charges, as well as the question
which the TRIBUNE had asked for
months, What has Congressman Hines
ever done to deserve a denomination
from the Democratic party?"
In answer to this he referred to the
employers liability law, which he push
ed through the Pennsylvania house in
1888, and it failed in the senate. When
he went to the senate he took it up there
in 1891 and had it passed, but it failed
again, "this time in the house, because
Hines was not there" He said he had
secured the passage of the semi monthly
pay law, company store bill, acts relat-
ing to dockage, timber, mine ventilation,
mine props, factory inspection, night
schools and many others, some of which
failed to become laws, but through no
fault of his. For eighteen years, he
said, he had worked INCREASINGLY for the
laboring classes. Considering that this
record was conclusive answer to the
TRIBUNE's question, he asked it to tell
the people what his opponent had done
for the workingmen.
Returning again to the Republican
nominee, Mr.. Hines denounced him as
violator of the state laws in maintain
ing company store and in not paying
his employees semi monthly. He asked
how workingmen could expect him to
legislate for their interests. Continuing,
he said that Mr.. Leisenring was never
known but to the miners of Upper Le-
high and Saratoga race-course jockeys
until three months ago, when he bought
the Republican nomination, spending
about 100000 for the same, and is now
trying to buy his way into congress by
debauching the voters of the district.
He next turned his attention to Dr.
Neale, of Upper Lehigh, whom he
claimed is trying to misrepresent him
through this town. He said the doctor
was living off the rs cents month paid
him by the miners under Leisenring,
and that he could well afford to spend
his leisure time in slapdarino ond oh,a