The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-03
At TwoRallies
Last Night.
Mr.. WALKERS RIVAL
Says He Has No Influence
At Washington.

The democrats opened their congress-
ional campaign in this city last evening
by holding two ward room rallies, one
at the Belmont street school house and
the other in the Salisbury school build
ing.
While the young were being educated
in the halls above a hundred democrats
in each school house basement were re-
ceiving their education on the issues of
the day.
Candidate John r. Thayer was the
principal speaker at both places. AT the
Belmont street school house Mr.. Thayer
confined himself to a criticism and
comment upon the remarks of Senator
George F: Hoar in regard to him, which
were uttered at the big republican love
feast, Tuesday night. He reviewed Con-
gresham Walkers record in congress,
with comments and annotations. At the
Salisbury street rally he devoted HIM
self entirely to a review of Congress-
man Walkers career, and an arraign-
ment of the guilty parties responsible
for the sufferings of the volunteer
militia
Lawyer John r. Thayer opened the
evening at the Belmont street school
house. Peter S. Gallagher presided, and
Mr.. Thayer immediately waded into his
subject with great glee. Mr. Thayer
read from a copy of The Spy containing
an account of the republican speeches
at Mechanics hall, and made running
speakers, analyZing as he phrased it
the statements of the republican war
horses.
With regard to Senator Hears state
ment, said Mr.. Thayer, that Mr.. Walker
| should not be displaced by any untried
and new man, that means that Mr..
Walker should remain in congress as
long as he chooses, lives, and has a sane
mind. VIII not everybody who comes
up for nomination even in his own
party be untried and new?
Senator Hoar says that there is not
another man in the country so COM
petent to represent the highest inter-
ests of the county or the best opinion
as Congressman Walker Where do
Mr.. Goulding and Col. Hopkins come
in, or are they new and untried men
according to Congressman Walkers
standard. Cloud applause). Mr.. Hoar's
was an extravagant statement, when
he was carried away with the enthu-
siasm of the hour I have great re-
spect for Senator Hoar's Judgment that
he should politically exclude Mr., Could
ing and Col Hopkins
| In Mr.. Hears opinion, Mr.. Walker
is par excellence, What has Mr.. Walk
er done in the last ten years to get
such high encomiums? Something be-
sides glittering generalities must be
presented to us. Tell me what bill
Walker has ever introduced that has
ever been passed in congress; what
amendment he has offered, what infu-
ence he has ever exercised in congress?
1t is idle for you, Senator Hoar, to
deal in these glittering generalities
about Congressman Walker. Where has
been Congressman Walkers success?
Yes, there has been one specific sue
cess, his banking bill (applauss). Eight
years ago Mr.. Walker came out with
his banking bill, and he still has it,
(Applause). Even his own committee
failed to see any excellence In it, and
when the question came before the
house. he could not induce even sin
gle member of his own committee to
support him. Tell me of single man
who believes that there has been at any
time any practical utility in Walkers
banking bill.
Where has he been successful in in
fiuencing legislation? And so it is of
the eXtravagant language of Senator
Hoar, as a partisan and not as a
statesman, that speak.
Senator Hoar speaks of Congress-
man Walkers protection to American
labor. What has it been? Indirectly
a reference is made to the tariff bill as
when Mr.. Walker was in congress,
Mckinley was there, and Mr. Dingley
was there. Why do you say, Mr.. Hoar.
that no man is equal to Mr.. Walker?
If Reed or Mckinley or Dingley could
read of Walkers influence in the tariff,
the cold chills would creep down their
backs so that they would shake like
aspen leaves. prolonged applause
And this extravagant remark is made
by Mr.. Hoar about a man who is not
wanted by three-fourths of the re-
publican voters of this district cloud
applause.)
Mr.. Hoar says that it would take a
man 20 years to fill Mr. Walkers shoes
and even if l could do it in quarter
of an hour, would not. No one wants
to fit his shoes. Walker has so many
corns that it would be impolitic to
wear his shoes. (Applause.)
Then there is the economic school of
Mr. Walker Why, if he should open
a school in his own political economy,
there would be no pupils, as Walkers
politics and policies run counter to
ordinary men. Senator Hoar, in his
encomium upon his man, is apt to be
very extravagant.
Senator Hoar gives no reason why
Congressman Walker should be re-
elected, but Secretary Gage is better.
He says that Walker is a good critic.
(Applause,) Walker is a born critic
reared a critic and will die a critic.
(Applause) Walker has criticised
everything since / was here from a
cfO f11n 70
Ten years ago / was defeated by 500
votes, and so singing was the rebuke
to Walker that he wrote a letter to the
public saying that he was out of poll
tics, and would not be a. candidate for
congress. He changed his mind and in
this he has been success since. He
even took the platform for me, and was
even more partisan than l was. But
he changed, and now he comes again
with that perennial and eternal bob
bling up. (Applause.)
No man even at the primaries dares
to oppose him. He stands as a watch
dog forbidding all to enter, and may
be a, battering ram for those who want
to nominate a man of their own, where
Mr.. Walker will not dictate.
In conclusion Mr.. Thayer said that if
he was elected he would do something
in at least ten years besides having
himself called a critic and a growler
Mr.. Walker says that he cannot get the
attention of Speaker Reed, but l feel
confident that if l We're to seek recog-
milton I would say "Mr. Speaker,
have no banking bills" and 1 would
gain the floor cloud applause.)
Councilman James F. Ryan made a
warm speech, roundly condemning AL
gerism as shown in the treatment of
the volunteers who were made to suffer
with their lives and wounds as a result
of political faYoritism and incompeten-