The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02
Grover is A FINE FELLOW
So Orators Singerly and Wright Told
the Audience at the Armory.
WILSON BILL is A GOOD THING
Speakers Tell How Business Has Been Re-
viving Since 1t Was Passed-Thc Meet.
ing Was Preceded by Parade
of the Democratic Clubs.

The climax of the Democratic cam
paign to which the managers have been
working up for some time took place
last night. A parade followed by
rally at the armory on Adams avenue
were the features. Addresses were de-
livered by William NJ. Slngerly, candi-
date for governor, and Robert E.
Wright, of Allentown. Governor Rob
ert e. Pattison was advertised to be
one of the speakers, but remained at
Wilkes-Barre and addressed meeting
at that place last night. Members Of
the Singerly party also addressed meet
ings at Hazleton, Stroudsburg and
Bangor last night.
Mr.. Singerly arrived in this city at
$40 p. m. from Wilkes Barre. He jour-
neyed over the Delaware and Hudson
railroad and was accompanied by the
following: Mrs. Singerly Botsh and
Miss Mabel Singerly Meredith, his
daughter and granddaughter, w. W..
Greenland, candidate for secretary OF
internal affairs, Clarion Robert E..
Wright, Allentown; William Rodear-
mel, Harrisburg; John Stein, Philadel-
phia; w. w. Moore, Pottsville, and
representatives of the Philadelphia
newspapers.
Reception of the Visitors.
When the train containing the visi-
tors rolled into the station there was
a large delegation of the prominent
Democrats of the county and a band
on hand to receive them. A process
sion was formed and the visitors es-
corted to the Wyoming amid the blaz-
ing of red fire and shooting of rockets.
After supper a parade took place in
which the Democratic clubs of the city,
Archibald and Carbondale participated.
The paraders carried Chinese lanterns
and transparencies on which various
notices were inscribed.
The parade was large one but was
so long getting in motion that the visi-
tors did not participate in it. They
were escorted to the armory and began
the rally while the marchers were still
parading the streets. There was a
large attendance at the armory and
many also congregated outside the
building. 1t was 8 o'clock when eX-
Congressman Lemuel Amerman, who
acted as presiding officer, arose and af-
ter a few Introductory remarks intro
duced William NJ. Singerly as a clean
man, warmhearted and honest. He
also referred to him as the next gov
ernor of Pennsylvania" whereat Mr..
Singerly smiled.
Mr.. Singcrly's Address.
Mr.. Singerly was given a generous
reception as he stepped to the front of
the platform and said he was much
pleased and gratifed with the ovation.
Continuing, he said;
We have started on the trail of cal
amity howl and we have followed our
political opponents, who not for political
designs probably, but for political effect
have shut their eyes to-Qnterruption)-
after silence was restored he proceeded
| say to you, gentlemen of Scranton, that
through Pennsylvania l started last Mon
day week through the bituminous coal
region and at Johnsonburg they have full
orders which they are unable to fulfill
and, Notwithstanding, short month, 2,-
300 cars of coal were shipped, being the
largest in the history of Johnsonburg.
| am not here to make misstatements or
draw wrong differences, but to speak GER
tain economic truths, which have been
eXemplifled every day and every hour in
mining districts, proving my faith. Dur
ing the past two weeks in my campaign
tour l have found but single industry
dead, and that was in the Lehigh iron
industry and that was because the fur
mace owners, instead of looking to the
business side of business have been in pol
itics, and worshipping the blind goddess
of protection. Furnaces have beer
started up which have been, closed fol-
for considerable time. You have moth
ing, my friends, to be ashamed of in this
administration.
Presidents First Speech.
The first act of the president was to re.
power of the Republican party in certain
parts of the states, by the point of the
| bayonet instead of by the ballet box
| Men of Lackawanna, stand by us with al
| your might and strength so as, to purge
| the corrupt assessors list and help tC
| swell the Democratic majority. The mex
great act of this administration was the
| repeal of the Sherman law which was
| passed for the purpose of supporting 6
| few pocket boroughs In the western states
| passing of the Wilson bill was the frs
| real stride of this country in thirty year,
| in reduction of taxation and return Of
| prosperity. After the campaign of 1888
| the Mckinley bill was carried and nevel
in the history of the United States haC
there been such distress, lockouts anC
! strikes as there had been since the pass
age of that bill. The Wilson bill haC
been called the work of a mountain school
master, the sophistries of a bookworm
and the vagaries of scholar, but If sucl
sophistries or vagarles can re-create in
| dustries, we want more mountain school
masters over all this country. There Il
one fault in the Wilson bill. The iron or,
should have been on the free list. Penn
| sylvania today makes one-half of the pil
| iron made in the United States, but pro
duces only one-fifteenth of the iron ore.
Preaching Democratic Principles.
| I am here preaching the Democratic
principles as we believe It to be under
stood, we believe in equal rights to al
and favors to none We have been tol,
that the Democrats were dead and tn
party was disorganized, demoralized an,
| disheartened, but my answer Is, | neve
saw such living force.
| Philadelphia and Pittsburg are tn
most corrupted cities In the whole of tn
| United States and / say tonight that out
side these cities the Democratic part,
will record majority and l ask you ii
this part to rule up so that the corrup
majorities of Pittsburg and Philadelphia
|