The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-26

~ sorry you only could getgight cents a pound for your wool"
 Well. sir" said Pat, "tv7> years ago I voted for free wool and have come within eight cents of getti,s It."
 Two songs were then capitaily render ed by the Tippecanoe Glee club of Bridgeport. The singing was much en- joyed by the audience. who gave them Q hearty encore.
 George W. Hodge of Windsor. the candidate for state treasurer, was the next speaker. He said: T believe we have all here in Connecticut had enough of the change which took place in our government two years ago. And firmly hope and believe that when the votes for the state ticket are counted on the sixth of November 1t will be found that the people have risen in their might and made change In the policy which shall beneficially direct the affair of state and naticn."
 Hon. Benjamin P. Mead of New Ca- naan. the candidate for comptroller, next addressed the meeting. He said:
 T am a republican and am proud of the record of my party. Can you forget all the suffering caused by the demo- cratic disagreement and still be democrat? Vote for principle and not for men. Does 1t not take you six days now to make as much as you once did in four? Depress labor and you depress the country at large. Have we not had a hard experience? I have heard 1t said that no matter how disgraceful and corrupt are the acts participated in by politicians they would soon be for. gotten. But think there are some who don't forget. And think that at next election day the depagogues and ma chine politicians will find out to their sorrow that the people have spoken in behalf of the hearths and homes with a mighty voice."
 Ex-Governor Harrison then spoke a few very complimentary words in intro ducing the Hon. N. D. Sperry, saying:
 This congressional district Is where the hottest part of the battle will be fought. It Is not as the leader of a forlorn hope by any means that our candidate will enter upon the cam paign. I understand that the chances for carrying this district are with us. We have nominated man who is likely to win if no one else cana man who Is a natural born campaign fighter, a kind, good man, one who would injure no one. will say no more, but will introduce MT. Sperry. I cannot intro duce him to many of you"
 The ovation given MT. Sperry was marvellous. Seldom has an audience at political meeting given vent to such hearty and prolonged cheering.
 When quiet was restored, a letter from a naval official at Washington and addressed to President Frederick B. Farnsworth of the Republican State league was read. which told of the patriotic act of MT. Sperry in risking his own private fortune during the war that the construction of the Monitor" might be carried out.
 MT. Sperry then in few words said that he was desirous that Senator Jo- seph R. Hawley should speak before him and that he would therefore yield the floor to him.
 Senator Hawley then made one of the best and most intensely interesting speeches of the evening. He spoke in part as follows:
 "Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: shall be as fair with MT. Sperry as with you, and give him chance. I want to see you elect your state officers. MT. Coffin is man of highest charac- ter, well known, an old fashioned Con- necticut man, capable of performing the duties to which you propose to elect him. But I take a special interest in the election of MT. Sperry because a contest for majority in the house of representatives will be 8 close and hot one, and of great importance. Some students of politics give us a majority of ten or twelve votes from the pres ent outlook. How mad you would be if you should fail to elect MT. Sperry by eight or ten votes. Well in just the same way his failure of election may turn the balance of power in the house against us, and so prolong this disastrous work of tariff reform. MT. Burr of the Hart ford Times has said that the tariff bill was the act of some Kentucky moun- tain rangers and did not represent the spirit of the party. It Is g. good deal as MT. Burr says. But 1t must be remember ed that the democratic party in New England is much different from the democratic party in the illimitable west and south. Here there are many demo- crats interested in manufacturing and they know what their own interest is. When you get away from New Eng land, however, yolS find an entirely diff ferent class of men-men of the stamp of those of the days of Calhoun, who declare protection Is a crime, viola tion of the constitution. Nearly every democratic president of the United States has been more or less a protec- tonist. When the next tariff bill of the democrats, if they remain in power, is proposed there will be no doubt about giving you tariff that will let you know what free trade really is Many man in the democratic party considers President Cleveland's administration Q failure.
 'T don't believe he has one sincere po- htica1 friend in that party.
 What a beautiful record he has left in foreign affairs! It is on his account that the Nicaraguan canal cannot be built. But this boasted greatest republic cannot stand much longer in the way of civilization. There are three important regards foreign affairs, the Nicaragua Samoa and the Sandwich Islands-to- wards all of which England casts a greedy eye.