Connecticut western news., 1900-10-18
REPUBLICAN RALLY.

The night was propitious and large gathering of men, women and children, Republicans of the town, completely filled the hall last Monday night to hear the Hon. E. J. Hill speak on the issues of the campaign. The stage was tsstefully decorated with bunting, flags and flowers, and in opposite cor aers, draped In flags, were large like nesses of William Mckinley and George P. Mclean. Messrs. J. H. Roraback and A. V. A. Felten, assisted by Miss Katharine Roraback, were busily engaged all the afternoon with the meeting was opened by two selec- tions rendered by the glee club, under direction of G. E. DeHart; Mrs F. H. Lee presiding at the piano. The sing provoked universal applause which was continued with renewed enthusiasm as G. Willis Parsons closed his introduc- tion, in a few we'll chosen words, of Mir. Hill. Seated on the stage were a num- Der of the prominent Republicans of the town.
 MS Hills speech was characteristic of the man; sound, solid, interesting, in- tensely patriotic and punctusted with clinching arguments. He was continu- ally interrupted with applause and al- though his speech continued for more than an hour and half he held the close attention of his audience until the close. He spoke upon the silver ques- tion, imperialism and militarism. Our space will not permit us to give his speech in full but he said in part:
 MT Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I am pleased to be with you again. I remember distinctly and with pleasure my visit to you two years ago when I spoke from this platform. I need not, here in this old town before a Canaan audience. dwell upon the merits and character of the Republican candidate for president. For .he past four years, through storm and sunshine, peace, war and opposition President Mckinley has stood steadfast as a statesman, gentle man, Christian citizen and president and is today more worthy of your con. l fidence and support than ever before
 When George P. Mclean was nom- mated by the Republicans in state con. vention at New Haven he was then and there entitled to every Republican vote in the state of Connecticut. He is a man who has been a state senator of dis. f tinction and comes to you endorsed by Hon. O. H. Platt and Joseph R. Flaw. ley.
 As regards Edwin O. Keeler I knew him 40 years ago as boy in Norwalk. | He has been successful h mercantile business, has a clear record as a mer chant, citizen and state senator and is entitled to your hearty support. As to myself I will leave that with you tc | discuss.
 Regarding Mir Lyman, my opponent for Congress in this district on the Democratic ticket, would like to say g word and as a representative of a party opposed to the platform of his party 1T every way, I have & right to speak think flor Mckinley. MT Hill here read an extract from speech made by Mir Lyman four years ago, wherein he denounced MT Bryan's 16 to l policy but today the state Democratic plat form for which he stands, heartily en dorses and approves the Democratic platform adopted at Kansas City snt pledges their ernest support to Bryar and Stevenson and of Charles P. Ly man for congress-; so that, Mir Hill con tinued. according to his own platform he is today, in the eyes of the peopl, pledged to the support of the free sil yer doctrine at the ratio of 16 to l. I is noteworthy that the Democrats don have much to say about free silver Mir Bryan's policy is the immediate ant unlimited free coinage of silver at l6 tt l without the aid or consent of an, other country. A farmer in Washing ton who, under the Republican ad ministration pald of all his indebted ness by the raising of wheat and placed S16,000 to his credit in the bank, i quoted as saying that don't want an, fool politician monkeying with m. money" In the state of Connection
 there are depositors who ebave de posted in the swings banks SIC, ,000 900 and I don't believe that you wan
 any fool r" liticians monkeying wItl
 your money.
 What does 16 to l meanP I am go Ing 10 give you tue uennltlon as plaln ly and clearly as can and I challeng criticism on that definition. One ounc
 of gold IS worth today from S2 to 5
 ounces of silver The Democrats woul
 make and have it kept by tho govern
 ment at the ratio of l ounce of gol
 worth but l6 ounces of silver; 23 2-1
 grains of gold, which is worth toda
 anywhere 100 cents, shall be made an kept by them worth just 16 times 8 l much or 37l 10 grains in silver; or i other words 48i cents worth of silve shall be coined by the U. s. hints, g the will of any individual without COS !. to himself, which you must accept 8 5 $l Every existing obligation could b , skinned one half; every bank deposit , life insurance policy and old soldier pension could be paid in these AS cer Bryan dollars. That's what it means
 Do you want it? Vote the wrong wa ) and you can get 1t.
 f He gave numerous statistics showin n the unprecedented prosperity of th a country under the Mckinley adminii 2 tration as against that of Grover Clev, n land and that it was due to the McKir S ley bill that 70, 900 men are today en 3 ployed in t'e manufacture of America | e, o1oka lo,r c.