The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-16
THAT DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
BUT LITTLE ENTHUyTASM VAS
 MAEIFESTED LAST NIGHT.
Speeches by All Democratic Candidates for State Ofiices-Congressman Pigotfs Ref

Speeches by All Democratic Candidates for
 State Ofices-Congressman Pigotts kef-
 erences to Conn Hissed-Anti-A. r. Aism
 and Income Tax.
 Irtteriv devoid of any decoration and even J, any heat the Grand Opera house presented a very bleak appear ance last evening upon ,:. occasion of the first local democratic rally of the campaign. Indeei 1t was so cold in the house and the prospects of tue party in the coming campaign are so decidedly cheerless that all through the evening the auditors were compelled to sit all closely muffied up in over coats and even could not warm them selves up by vigorous applause, to which they resorted at times. when the atmos- phere became more than usually chilly.
 The opera house was tolerably well filled with men and a scattering here and there of ladies' The two lower boxes on each side of the stage were filled with ladies and there were also several scattered around in the orches- tra chairs. Prior to the exercises at the opera house several hundred demo- crats made a street parade, headed by the Second Regiment band, forming in front of the city hall and march ing to the Seventh ward, where they were reinforced by the Seventh Ward Jefferson and Jocelyn Square Demo- cratic clubs. They then marched to the New Haven house, from whence they escorted the speakers of the evening to the opera house.
 The arrival at the opera house was made at about 8:30 o'clock and few minutes later the campaign thunder commenced to roll from the threats of the orators of the evening. Mayor Sar- gent with Lieutenant Governor Cady. Judge Beardsley, Congressman Pigott and the other nominees of the demo- crats on his right, occupied the front row of seats on the stage, while the seats in the rear were occupied by the vice presidents and secretaries of the meeting. All the candidates were greet ed with applause assthey walked across the stage
 After the band had rendered Liberty Bell" as an opening to the rally, Mayor Sargent, the presiding officer of the evening, advanced to the front of the platform and stated that although he had very little to do as presiding officer and that the other candidates would speak of the issues of the campaign, still he said: T want to talk to you a little while about the wages of work inen." This statement was received with decidedly audible laughter, as was also later statement to the effect that "the American workdngman is paid less for what he earns than any workman in any other country on the globe" This statement was also re- ceiyed with laughter, while one person in the audience more bold than the rest, said: "Yes, that statement is especially true about the workmen at Sargent's factory"
 Mayor Sargent next introduced Lieu tenant Governor Cady as "the demo- cratic candidate for governor and the man whom we propose to elect to rule over us for the next two years" As MT. Cady advanced to the front of the stage the band struck up Hail to the Chief" and for several seconds, in con- sequence of the applause which greeted him, he was unable to commence with his speech. When finally order had been secured the democratfc candidate for governor made very he speech, during which he said that the present state constitution had outlived it's use fitness and that the real issue in this campaign was to be consti- tutional revision and. this was the platform on which the demo- crats of the state stood. He claimed also that the tariff was no issue in the present campaign, that the present Wilson bill was an excellent one and that while Grover Cleveland was president of the United States there could be no. change in the present tariff law. He also denounced the so- called inequality of representation. At the conclusion of his remarks he was heartily applauded.
 At this point the band played Annie Laurie" and Judge Beadsley was in troduced. He said in part: T bring you greeting and good cheer from the democracy of Bridgeport. We are un- divided and will roll up a big majority for democracy in November next. I cannot speak too. highly of the man who has been nominated for governor. (Applause.) He then lauded the demo- cratic platform to the skies and as bit terly assailed the republican principles and platform. He also dwelt at length on the inequality of representation and strongly urged constitutional revision. The state has more judges than all Eng land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with their 22,000,000 inhabitants" he said, "and this fact is all due to the old worn out constitution of the state" He then assailed the A. P. A. and claimed that the republicans had formed an unholy alliance with that secret society and positively protested against any such organization being allowed to ex- ist on the shores of the land of the free. (Repeated applause) E
 Edward c. Kilduff of Waterbury was next introduced by Mayor Sar- gent, who spoke of him as the "best mayor in any Connecticut city" The gist of his remarks were eulogistic of Congressman Pigott, and the forcible plea for his reelection. He then turn ed to the old chestnut of representation, | but advanced no arguments beyond those advansed by the previous speak CTS. 4t5