The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-25
Meeting in St. David's Hall Gave Signs OF
Party Success-Masterfu Speeches
of Marriott Brosius and
A. j. COlborn.

mastery, concise ana above all palTl-
otic speeches, delivered in this section
in recent years. A generous sprinkling
of Democrats considered in connection
with Mr.. Brosius effort cannot but
prove favorable on election day.
w. Gaylord Thomas and the stirring
and eloquent A. J. Colborn furnished
the Introductory and closing speeches
respectively Not the least pleasant
features was the band and vocal music
rendered by Bauer's musicians and the
Columbian quartette.
No Vacant Chairs.
When the president of the club, DIR.
| W. A. Paine, formally opened the meet.
ing very few chairs in the large hall
were unoccupied and the last available
space was occupied by a party of ladies
during the first hour of the meeting.
Their interest in Republicanism called
forth hearty applause as they took
| their seats. In the auditorium were
d. w. Powell, d. NJ. Jones, Will
lam II. Williams, II. II. Dale, w. A.
Payne, Eben j. Davies, William IS.
Jones, Alfred Godshall, Thomas Hop
kins, William Penn Morgan, Thomas
lJOWly, INcN. II. Lewis,
Reynolds, William Frink, George Be-
more, Isaac Richards Daniel Williams.
Myron Evans, John b. Williams, w. w.
| Davis, Fl. f. Ferber and many other
well known Republicans. On and near
| the platform were the following Re-
| publican candidates: Joseph A. Scran.
| ton, for congress; r. w. Archibald, for
| Judge; Frank II. Clemons, for sheriff;
Thomas ID. Davies, for treasurer; John
| II. Thomas, for clerk of the courts;
John r. Jones, for district attorney;
| Charles Heuster, for recorder of deeds;
| c. %. Pryor, for prothonotary; w. S.
Hopkins, for register of wills; James C.
| Vaughan, for senator from the Twen.
| tieth district; John r. Farr, for repre-,
sentative from the First district.
| W. Gaylord Thomas during his ad-
| dress gave a lucid illustration of the
benefits of the protective system and
demonstrated the thrift of the nation
under tariff provisions. He then ar.
gued why the prosperity would return
with Republican house and speaker
to undo the Wilson bill wrong
The magnetic speech of Congressman
Brosius left but little in the minds OF
the auditory which could in reason be
applied in the support Of free trade OF
other perquisite of Democratic misrule
| The distinguished orator said in sub.
stance:
| Address of Mr.. Brosius.
| "Your chairman severely handi.
| capped me by introducing me as a con-
| gressman, but in spite of all which has
been said of us there are some who
| think well of us. l shall throw myself
| upon your generous indulgence.
| I'm Pennsylvania there have beer
| two prominent reasons for Republican
success: First young men have found
affiliations with the party and have
remained true to it's principles in q
| great measure because Of the great
prospects offered them in it's ranks
second, it's standard bearers have al
ways been happily selected for theil
honor and sterling ability. We can con
fide in them the state administration
and the future glory of the party as
| well.
1--WE may learn some things from
books and teachers; but the object les
son of the past eighteen months il
greater in its scope and more usefu
than the teachings of men.
"In 1892, free from scandal and will
respect for the flag at home and abroad
we commanded the attention of the civ
ilized world Today you see working
men of America denied the privilege o.
earning their bread by the sweat o.
ther brow; you see their wives anC
babies crying for sustenance; you saw
all this in land of plenty. Do you re
member the industrial armies of idl,
men marching on Washington las
summer; do you remember the banners
of Democracy, Cleveland and Prosper
ity'; do you remember the banners o
the industrial armies, Give us Work.
Spectacle at Washington.
"What a spectacle! The house dis
gusted with the senate; the senat,
disgusted with the house, and the presi
dent disgusted with both. With forty
three senators in the senate and onl!
thirteen of them faVoring that pecu
liar Wilson bill, its supporters had t.
resort to peculiar business methods t,
make 1t operative. The collar and cuf
Industry of New York, the pottery in
dustry of New Jersey must be protected
before we support the BILL said Senate
Murphy and, Senator Jones, and man,
other senators said the same thing"
Mr.. Brosius then quoted the famou
prophesy of James G. Blaine to the eff
feet that any reductive change iron
protective principles would bring wan
TO the door of the laboring man, silenc
and idleness in the mills, and an alb
solute and lasting crippling of Ameri
can industries.
"How has that prophecy been full
filed" continued Mr.. Brosius. IF tn
tears of women and children coul,
speak it would be q sufficient answer
You have a conspicuous object lessol
here in your midst. Your own teemin
valley, its magnificent population, mill
and railroads would all be in the sam
condition as the state of Georgia If
had not been nurtured in the protectiv
principles of the Republican party. It
an object lesson sufficient without de
tailed embellishments. We declare
our choice and confidence In protection
before breakfast early in the year
morning, February, when we rolled u
magnificent majority of 100000. Wha
. racket there will be Nov. g." He con
cluded his speech by witty, terse an
impressive illusions to the Hawaiian
pension and other senile acts of Dem
ocratic misgovernment as facts whic
| Of themselves plead for Republican ad
miniStration.
In manner and eloquence, and wit
a reasoning which could not be sepai
| ated from successful result, Attorney
: j. Colborn presented the names an
qualifications of the Republican count
/ candidates. Each mention of the ind
viduals on the ticket was presente
with the peculiar weight and fore
which accompany Mr.. Colborn
speeches He was encouraged in hi
utterances by the sympathy and spor
taniety of the audience, who shove
their feeling by frequent and long ou
bursts of applause. Mr.. Colborn
| speech furnished happy ending /
what was designated as happy a NEE
! ing as its promoters had hoped for.