The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-01
GEN. P0RTER'S PICTURES
SKETCHES M'KINLEY THE PATRIoT
AND BRYAN THE DEMAGOGUE.

Conventions and Candidates Held Up to
the Gaze of Membranes "A. Howarth
Presided Over the Meeting-Hon. N. ID.
Sperry's Remarts Enthusiastically APP
plauded--Old "Wide Awakes" There.
The republican rally at the Hyperion
last evening clearly demonstrated that
the interest of the citizens of New Ha-
ven in the success of sound money and
the advancement of the interests of the
nation is growing stronger every day
as the election draws nearer. The au-
dience, which was large cne, was
composed largely of men who do not
usually attend political meetings.
These men We're all out last evening
to hear the sophistries of the popocratic
candidate, William Jennings Bryan, re-
futed by General Horace Porter of New
York The Second regiment band furn-
ished music for the occasion. A feat
ure of the meeting was the presence of
the re-organized Wide Awakes' of
1860
1t was few minutes after o'clock
when James H. Macdonald and James
A. Howarth, the presiding officer of the
meeting, escorted General Porter and
Hon. N. d. Sperry to the stage.
When the band ceased playing Chair
man Macdonald stepped to the front of
the stage and said:
Ladies and gentlemen: This cam
paign is noted for the interest all
classes of voters are taking in it. 1 re-
fer to the business men and the young
men who are to cast their first vote
this fall. That ballot will be cast for
Mckinley and Hobart.
He then introduced James A How
arth as president of the evening
| Mr.. Howarth's remarks preliminary
to the introduction of the speaker
touched upon the nomination of the
Hon. N. D. Sperry for a second term in
the national house of representatives.
Mr.. Sperry's name was the occasion for
great applause. The chairman's refer
ence to the entrance of his son, James
| A. Howarth, jr., into the political
| field, was the signal for another burst
| of applause, which continued for sew
eral minutes When quiet was restored
| Mr.. HoWarth introduced the speaker of
| the evening, General Porter of New
York. Mr.. Porter said in part:
l am very glad to be in New Haven,
for l am beginning to have the opinion
that is said to prevail here, that no
-Ia, &c I, SO ~ q,
New Haven, he is simply camping out"
l am glad to meet here my old friend,
the man whom you have nominat-
ed for congress to-day. But I must be
circumspect in my remarks for fear
some one win stop me by cheering for
William Mckinley.
| When a candidate for congress goes
| so far as to say that the students of
this grand old university were living on
the i'll gotten gains of their fathers /
thing he has an opinion that these
gentlemen receive their remittances
&c. Q. Deal on Dad"
| 1t seems to me that some political
speeches are destined to be parracides.
| They kill the authors of their being
| My friends, l suppose you all agree
| that we stand upon the end of a crisis.
To me this campaign is fraught with
more danger than that of 1860. At that
| time there was a contention for the es-
tabllshment Of two governments, which
would by law protect life, limb and
property.
| To-day we have opposed to us party
that is opposed to all law. But as the
| n &c Of m tIa
port of the grand old union then they
are rallying now to the support Of this
noble republic.
Party ties bind but lightly It re-
minds me of the sons of one family
who have quarreled among themselves,
but have united in the common de-
| fence of that mother against whom an
arm has been uplifted. We are in this
campaign as the result of several
unique conventions. The conventions
can only be known by comparison. Let
us take the one at st. Louis, that of
the grand old republican party. It's
| platform is one upon which all Ameri-
cans can stand. When / think Of that
grand convention I am reminded that
there is more intellectual freedom
among the common people Of this ma
| ton than in the cabinets of princes
There was one episode in that con-
vention. That was when the vote for
honest money was taken and the twen-
ty-one Silver ladies'" who found that
| they could not continue the convention,
left it.
The consummation of that conven-
ton was the nomination Of a man who
is called by some Major Mckinley, but
to us who fought with him he is
known as Comrade Mckinley.
William Mckinley has been the most
steadfast friend the workingman has
ever had. He has ever stood by them
and they will not desert him. (Cheers
and prolonged applause.
Now let US look at that Chicago con-
vention. It is called by many names,
but we hardly know what to call it.
Democratic did 1 call it? No, will not
insult the name of that grand old par
ty.
Why, gentlemen, when they were
done they could say with Charles, the
Second, "I always admired virtue, but
1 never could initiate it." 1t was a
pocket edition of Altgeld and Tillman
the two unheavenly twins. They
struck a blow at American industries.
federal authority, and lastly at the
highest court of the land. They crown
ed their efforts by bowling down the
trained men of the party and took the