The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-23

An enthusiastic Republican rally was
held last night at MOeller's hall. Pros
pect avenue and Cherry street. Thomas
Griiilths. president Of Colonel r.. ii.
Ripple club of the Twentieth ward, was
chairman and introduced the speakers.
Attorney +. w. Fleit2 was first intro
duced and in a logical aud easy style
discussed the tariff and financial ques-
tions so that his hearers were able to
see the fallacies of the doctrine eX-
pounded by the adherents of the Chica-
go Democracy. Mr.. Fleitz brought out
in eloquent manner the unjust attempt
of Mr.. Bryan and his followers to array
the masses against the classes.
An invitation had been cordially pre-
sented to William Connell to come to
the rally so that the Republicans of
the Second district of the Twentieth
ward might meet him and testify their
appreciation of his candidacy for con-
gress. He was introduced and said
that most of them knew him as work
er rather than a talker. He has been
busy all his life working, and as he
was coming to the hall he noticed
great change in the place, strange
change from the time the hills were
bare and there We're no houses.
THE COUNTY PROSPERED
Under Republican form Of govern
ment Il wilderness has grown to city.
For thirty years this country prospered
under Republican rule. This time the
issues of the two parties are well de-
fined. ON one side there is sound money
and protection to American Industries.
The money question is not so material
as chance to earn it. His judgment
is that a return to protective tariff Will
restore prosperity. He cited facts to
show the losses that have been sustain
ed by the wage earnerS by the enact
meni of the free trade measure. The
loss in one department alone, that of
rHilroading. was S20.000.000 in one year.
The pay roll at the Lackawanna Knit
ting Mills is $4,000 a month. That in
dustry had to suspend operations re-
Gently because of lack of orders: and
SO had the mills of the Lackawanna
Iron and Steel company.
He compared the manufacturing in
dustrie8 in America and Europe. We
have as modern and complete machin-
cry here and as skilled workmen, i'm fact
more so. then why can they manufac-
ture goods abroad cheaper? Because
the working men here are paid higher
wages. But we do not want, said he,
cheap labor or cheap money. This Is a
great government and can do much,
hut it cannot make so cents worth of
silver worth dollar. Only the AL
mighty can make something out of
nothing.
SILVER NINE OWNERS ONLY.
Mr.. Connell said that the enactment
of a free coinage law would benefit no
one but the silver mine owner of the
west. He argued that it would be as
just for coal operators to ask the gov
ernment to place a value on coal by
legislation as the request of the sill
Yer men IL. On the question of the
masses against the classes he said that
it is only necessary to look back over
IL lifetime in this city and see that the
men who are prominent in business
today were then poor men. When he
came to Scranton he worked for five
years at the rate of $40 q month. What
success he has accomplished has been
through frugalty, diligence, patience
and honesty. In conclusion he advised
every person to vote the straight Re-
publican ticket from Mckinley down to
the bottom.
Hon. G. p. O'Malley said that four
years ago there was no money ques-
tion. 1t was free trade then that the
country needed. The song was -Four
years more of Grover, and four years
more in clover" Those who advocate
protective tariff san that it will in
crease wages and lower prices and sta
tistics nrove it. The Glass works in
Green Ridge We're sold out two months
ago by the sheriff. and the sale brought
hardly enough money to pay for the
lumber in the buildings. The Glass
works over in Belgium are supplying
the market that the Green Ridge works
formerly supplied. That Is due to the
Wilson bill.
When the Mckinley bill was passed
English capitalists came over from Not
tingham and built lace works in Green
Ridge. Mr.. O'Maley met a man who
a few years ago was earning good wag-
es in the lace works and today is tamp-
ing ties at 81 1.25 a day for the Scranton
Traction company. The lace that ought
to he made In Green Ridge is being
made over in England again. The
Union Pacific Railroad company had
an order for 10000 tons of steel rails to
give out. The Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company hid S21 ton. An Eng
lish firm bid $50, and the order was
made in England. Mr.. O'Malley the
other day saw grass growing in the yard
at the North works.
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE.
The candidacy of Alex. Connell was
spoken of in high terms by Mr.. O'Mal-
ley He said he heard Alex say on the
day he was nominated that his record
was onen for examination, and any
man who found any fault with 1t could
vote against him. The speaker told
from personal knowledge what the can
didate in the Second district has done
He had bill put through which gave
to the Scranton Poor district $4,000
last year from state appropriation. re-
ducing the poor tax of every person in
this district % per cent. He succeeded
in having the superior court hold one
of it's sessions in Scranton: he had
the mechanics lien law amended. and
had drainage bill passed, and opposed
the reduction of school appropriations
Mr. O'Malleyy assured them that the
district would lie honored more by
sending Mr.. Connell to the legislature
than he would.
. Rrief addresses wore made nv flor