The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-03
Republican Mass Meetings on South
Side, Greenwood and Old Forge.
is ENTHUSIASM ALL AROUND
Everywhere Ci:i3ens show That the Party
o. ps.fiiy ana Disholor win BE
Rcpudiatci at the Polls on
Election Day.

The hall as fCstOOned with patriotic
colors, the chandeliers were decorated
with small flags and Chinese lanterns
We're liberaly suspended from the cell
ing. The stage was fitted out in patrl-
otic drapcry,
The meeting opened at So'clock
Frank Toolc nominated Griffith T.
Davis for chairman. Mr.. Davis thanked
the audience for selecting him to pre-
side, and in a happy speech introduced
Attorney George Nj. Watson.
Mr.. Watson said that there has been
no period in the history of the United
States that felt the effect of business
depression. greater than in 1857. In that
year the country began to feel the effect
of the state bank law. a man might
have his pocket filed with bills of cur
rency issued by state banks. That
money was worthless if the banks
failed, and not a day went by, as history
has recorded it, that banks were not
failing with awful regularity, That
law was creature of the Democratic
party, and the policy of the party now
is the same, and that law would be in
effect now if some of the Democratic
senators had not hurried away to look
after the politics Of their districts.
What the p0rty Represents.
The Republican party, he said, repre-
sents the policy of protection. Sup
pose the mines on which the men Of
Greenwood depend for "A living, he said,
are forced to compete with coal from
Nova Scotia, admitted free of duty.
The result is that the mines around
here will be idle or wages will reduce
to a par with the starvation pay re-
ceived by the miners Of Canada.
Industries make homes and the
greater the number of homes the more
active is the progress Of the country.
The workingman, he said, is the one
who needs protected Industries and he
should see that he votes for the candi-
date who represents the policy of pro-
lection. The concluding words of Mr..
Watson's very eloquent speech con-
sisted Of appeals for the support of
every candidate on the Republican
ticket.
Chairman Davis introduced as the
next speaker Attorney Il. H. Shurtleff,
who spoke on the tariff and its relation
to the industries of the country. Mr..
Shurtleff confined his speech to an in
telligent presentation of statistics and
solid arguments showing the beneficial
effects of high tariff He cited the con-
dition of the country under the effects
of Democratic misrule and appealed to
the workingmen of Greenwood to place
the stamp of disapproval on the policy
of free trade by their votes on Nov. g.
Attorney w. Gaylord Thomas was the
next speaker.
Address of Mr.. Thomas.
Mr.. Thomas was pleased to say that
the audience, if it was not we'll ac-
quainted with the policy Of the party of
protection, the earnest attention to the
speakers showed that his hearers We're
with the principles of the party that
protection.
The head and body of the Democratic
party dog is in the south and the laws
enacted by the Democratic party in the
last congress- the Wilson bill, as it is
plain for every man to read, contains
provisions that are beneficial only to
the south.
Mr. Thomas related a conversation he
had with one of the officials of the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company.
Through the cut in the tariff on steel
rails an English firm was able to un-
derbid the American mills in an order
that would have kept any mill going
for two months. The Wilson bill is re-
sponsible for that and If the Demo-
cratic party is continued in power the
tariff will be further reduced and then
English manufacture will have full
sweep over the land and American
steel mills will close up their forges.
Two enthusiastic Democrats in the
audience asked the speaker to explain
if the Republican party had always
given the country good times, and the
answer came that the thirty-two years
which the Republican party was in
power the industries of the country
never tagged to the extent that has
resulted in the eighteen months of
Democratic power,
The Candidates Praised.
Mr.. Thomas concluding remarks
were eulogistic of the Republican can
didates and the mention of Candidate
James c. Vaughan's name was the sig
nal for outbursts of applause and en-
thusiasm. When the meeting was about
to close one of the gentlemen in the
audience, who said he had been Dem
ocrat all his life until this campaign,
three cheers for the speakers
and the Republican ticket in general
At Cavanaugb's Hall.
The meeting at Cavanaugh's hall did
not fall behind in enthusiasm. st.
Johns Fife and Drum corps kept the
audience in lively humor between the
speeches.
Patrick Lotus, president of the
Twelfth Ward Republican club, was
chairman and introduced A. Vos-
burg as the first speaker. Mr. Vosburg
spoke on the tariff and made an elo-
quent speech.
Attorney pTeu w, flelth lollOWeu
Mr.. Vosburg and kept the audience in
good humor by his amusing arraign-
ment of the party of perfidy and uls-
honor.
When Attorney Charles d. Oliver In
his speech mentioned the name Iof
Candidate James c. Vaughan the re-
ception that was given exhibited a
warm following for the popular candl-
date for senator. Mr.. Oliver punctured
the fabrication against the character
of Frank H, Clemons. To show how
little the audience, and the greater per-
centage of 1t being Democrats. paid
heed to the libelous story that Mr.
Clemons ever said that dollar was
enough for days pay for warking-
man, 1t was only necessary to be pres
ent and hear the cheers with which Mr.
Clemons' name was received.
Attorney H. l.. Taylor and Mayor w.
L. Connell were the last speakers and
made stirring speeches.
Meeting at Old Forge.
Sheridan's hall at Old Forge was
hacked to hear Republican speakers