Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-30

not deliver addresses and attend to the business end of the campaign, so
 I decided to look out for the business part of it and leave the speech making
 to younger men. 1 did not come here
 tonight to make speech; came here
 to see you, and as many of my friends as could be accommodated accompan-
 jed me. With many thanks for thls
 cordial greeting I shall now retire, and
 on the 7th of November, when l look
 over the returns I shall know what 1t
 is worth to have been born in Water bury"
 Judge Bronson was given an ova-
 ton that must have stirred his heart.
 As he resumed his seat the audience shouted and roared with 8 vengeance, and kept it up until the chair rapped for order.
 Oliver Gildersleeve, candidate for congress, was the next speaker. lie said he had not been apprised of the fact that he was to be the nominee or his party till the day before nomina- ton, so 1t was no wonder the papers referred to him as q new man 1n poll
 tics. He said he entered his father shipyards at the age of IT and has pur- supd the business ever since. He could split q rail to better advantage than he could deliver an address. But
 he said my father was democrat. I never voted anything but the demo- crat ticket myself, so that might say I was born d democrat, have nVed d democrat and expect to die a de1il"- crat We have had q good many polltl- cal parties during the short history or this country, the whigs. the knoWnoth- ing party and lots of other parties that
 -fl, hn1 f r wards. They all have had their day, but the grand old democratic party has always been with us. sometimes in de- feat. to be sure. but always in it as 1t is today, and if I receive tine united support of my party in this district that's all I'll want. If elected 1 shall devote my attention to the business in terCSts of the whole district. In going over the district 1 find large numbers of bright boys, and wherever l See them 1 feel that we should so legislate that the youth will see something ahead of them besides a little clerk ship with a corporation controlled by the trusts. 1 want to give them an opportunity to become something on their own account, and this can be ac- cOmpliShed in no better way than by having our industries spread through the different towns of the state, each plant looking out for itself. instead of all under one head, controlled by q gigantic trust or combine whose aim is to shut down a mill wherever they find it to their own advantage. Much might be said on this subject, but as the hour is Ia te I shall not proceed fur ther. (Applause).
 Chairman Strobel then introduced To nf II he said. could tell all about the delay on the trip from New Haven MT Dillon was greeted with tremendous applause. Mr Dillon said that if all the democrats of New Haven and Wa terbury would go to the polls on No vemljcr 6 as cheGrfully as New Haven democrats came to Waterbury last night, the democrats of the two towns would want to come together again. Three cheers for John II. Dillonr' shouted Mayor Kilduff. They were given with yell and roar that shook the building.
 William Kennedy. candidate for the senate. was then introduced and 1t was some time before he could make him. self heard above the din and shout of applause with which the announcement of his name was greeted This is a grand liberty loving mceting," said MT Kennedy. It is an outpOuring of the citizens of Waterbury to show their appreciation of our candidate for gov crnOr and the principles he represents"
 MT Kennedy followed this up with an able speech on national and state issues. On the latter subject he said that Naugatuck was one of the most prosperous towns in New England un- hn 1r,l1- I,,D1J and raised the prices of it's manufac- lures in some instances as high as 10 per cent without any increase in the price of labor. The raw material cost no more than usual. so that the ad- vance was made for the sole purpose of enriching the trusts. -Four years ago he said, ''I spoke on this platform and warned the people of what was coming, and one of your citizens wrote a communication to the press the next day i'll which he sought to deny the truth of what had said. and reminded hls readers that my speech was cal culated to cripple the industries of Naugatuck. Well, after four years I am able to appear here and state that With all due respect to this mans years ne was wrong and I was right. One 't our factories that had not closed in nineteen years and paid men from s3 to $3.Io a day, has been shut down over three months during the past tewlve months, and the combined earn lngs of each individual in the past eight months would not amount to s2oo. The trusts have struck Nauga- tuck and it may be your turn next. m less you do something to put a stop to them. A word about my comDetitor lie claims to stand well with the work ing people. Why? What has he done that working man should vote for him! When he was in the Iepjs!o- tllre he never introduced q bill in favor or the working people, but on the con trary, he opposed every bill that was presented there seeking to benefit the laboring classes. If any one doubts this he needs but call at the town clerks office and look over the Journal Tor the last session of the general as sembly and see what he did to advance the interest of the people he believes are going to send him to the senate | oont want you to take my word for H. Go and consult the official record and be the judges yourselves
 Judge Blydenburgh of New uaven was the last speaker, but he was b,, no means the least important. q woul1 lN