The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-25
BRUMM FULL
OF VIGOR.
He Made a Rattling Address in
Town Last Night.
CONVINCING ARGUMENTS
Points Showing That Democrats Believe
That Protection Does PrOtect-COn-
gresham Reilly'S Record.


The people who assemble in Robbins
opera house last night heard one of the
best talks on the tariff that has been
given here in this campaign. Hon C. N.
Brumm, the Republican candidate for
Congress, was the speaker of the evening,
and although his talk was rather inn
promptu and a smattering of tariff topics,
it was an able effort and the large
audience listened with undivided atten.
tion to the end At times the remarks
we're greeted with enthusiastic applause
and there were frequently remarks of
approval in undertone.
On account of the disagreeable weather
there was no extended street parade. The
Grant Band, committee and members of
the Hastings Club marched on the pave
ment from the hotel to the opera house
The hall was very tastefully decorated.
The meeting was opened at o'clock by
Mr.. Horace E. Dengler and the following
officers Of the evening were elected John
G. Davis, chairman Thomas Baird, M.
P. Fowler, John Lee, G. W. Dengler, j. K.
Keller, Sr., Jacob hamburger, j. j. Price,
A. H. Roads, John Wagner, John H. Reese,
j. P. Williams, r. w. Stout, John w
Morgan, P.W. Bierstein, Michael Graham,
r. A. Glover, d. H. Llewellyn, d. H. Lau-
derman, James Grant, Marshal Baugh,
A. D. Gable, B. G. Church, David Nor
gan, james McElhenny, T. R. Edwards,
Daniel Ogden, j. B. Lessig William
Thickens, Morgan Price, Archie B. Lamb
Moses Owens, Jacob Shane, John Kase
j. o. Roberts, j. L. Hassler, Pierce Walker
and M. j. Lawlor, vice presidents; w. j.
Watkins, secretary.
7. H. B. Lyons, Esq, of Mahanoy City,
was the first speaker. He prefaced his
brief but very interesting address with
the statement that at the last moment
County Chairman Payne had been noti-
fed that Hon. John b. Robinson would
not be able to attend the meeting that
he was i'll. Mr.. Lyon then turned his
attention to the industrial and financial
condition of the country and com
pared the conditions under Republican
administration with the conditions
under that of the Democratic
party. The arguments were clear
and concise and evoked expressions
of appreciation. In speaking of Hon. j.
j. Coyle, the Republican candidate for
Senator in this district, Mr.. Lyon was
very earnest. He said Few men in the
Legislature of Pennsylvania have made
the mark in single turn that Mr.. Coyle
has. He is able and willing to serve the
people in this district, and serve them
well. As legislator, as man of ability,
as manAwho can, If he will, and he will,
serve theIpeople well, think there is no
comparison between Mr.. Coyle and Mr..
King, and l say this with no disrespect to
Mr.. King. l know the two of them. Mr..
Coyle is the superior as an intellectual
man, as a man adapted to a place in the
| legislative halls, and he can make his
weight. felt. The people of this district
haveinot had for years as candidate for
the Senate a man of his ability, or one
/ truerIto the interests of his constituents" I"
After the applause that followed Mr..
| Lyon 'sEretirement died out the chairman
introduced Hon. Charles N. Brumm,
Pennsylvania's war horse in the battles
for protection, and he was greeted with
most enthusiastic applause. Mr.. Brumm
said he intended to hold himself in re.
serve for the grand Republican rally to
be held in Shenandoah on the Monday
preceding his election and his remarks
would be directed only to few random
thoughts on the questions of the hour.
! He did not propose to indulge in per,
sonalities, or hurt the feelings of any one,
and if any one within the hearing of his
voice should become offended it would be
because the truth hurt. Mr.. Brumm said
that whatever faults the Democratic
party was responsible for were due to the
control and domineering power of Demo
Gratis from certain sections of the country.
That the issues which have been urged
by these men are not the issues of the
Democratic party From the days of
Thomas Jefferson down to 1892 the
Democratic party never was free
trade party. In all its preceding plat
forms it favored protection to American
industries, sometimes high, sometimes
low, and always at least favored Incl.
dental protection, and if he were a Demo-
crat he would this fall rebuke with his
ballot the Democratic party as father
would rebuke the erring child, telling the
promoters of the false issues that they
must come back to the moorings of true
Democracy.
Mr.. Brumm then took up discussion of
the true intent of protection, free trade
and reciprocity, and after eulogizing the
late Hon. James G. Blaine in a manner
which aroused the audience to enthusi-
asm he took up the tariff schedule and
discussed it by sections, pointing to the
Inconsistency of the New Orleans Demo-
Gratis demanding high tariff on sugar,