The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-24
Democratic Candidate For Sen
ator in the Second District
Speaks Of the Records of His
Opponent and Himself
REPRESENTATIVE LOGAN
TALKS FOR HIS FRIEND
Tells the Voters the Campaign
is Between a Candidate of the
People and a Candidate Of the
Corporations = Mr.. Munroe
Asked to Stand on His Record

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A Democratic rally for the voters Of
Ward one was held In the Salisbury
Street schoolhouse last night, in the
interest of David l. Walsh, who wants
to be senator from the second Wor
cester district Mr.. Walsh was the
principal speaker He abandoned the
dignified tone in which he had former
ly referred to his Republican opponent
and denounced him root and branch in
vivid terms. Seventy -f1ve persons were
present.
Charles H. Writer called the meet
ing to order saying he had known
Representative Walsh for 10 years and
that he was a gentleman. Mr.. Writer
introduced Rep. Edward L. Logan of
Boston. Mr.. Logan said he would be
falling in his duty as a citizen of Mas
sachusetts, unless he told the people
of this district what Mr.. Walsh had
done for them. He was converted to
the doctrine of compensation for the
country towns on account Of taking
of the Nashua River for a water sup
ply. He said the platform upon which
Mr.. Munroe stands nSeans nothing to
labor. Mr. Munroe voted against a bill
to vestibule trolley cars, and against
bill to cut fares.
! Mr.. Logan then charged that the
| chief lobbyist of the Boston & Albany
| Railroad was Mr.. Munroes manager.
He voted for the Boston G. Albany
lease and against the referendum
amendment to that bill.
| Mr.. Logan then turned to the record
of Mr. Walsh AS a member of the
committee on metropolitan affairs he
was the only member of it who could
! get his bills favorably reported. Mr..
Logan took up Mr.. Munroe's circular,
saying that his claim therein made,
that he was in hearty sympathy with
the claims of the towns for compensa-
ton, was not indicated by his votes in
the Legislature. Mr.. Walsh was chosen
by the speaker of the House to deliver
two eulogies upon distinguished Re-
publicans "If you want to be well rep
resented" said Mr.. Logan, send not
the candidate of the corporations, but
the candidate of the people, not the
candidate of Mr.. Fernald and the Bos-
ton & Albany Railroad, but the can
didate who can get Legislation for his
district"
Mr.. Walsh opened by asking Mr..
Munroe to meet him upon the fair
ground Of the respective records, and
not go into the country towns to ap-
peal to the voters on questions of
''bigotry and prejudice.
1.-The country towns are up in arms"
said the speaker "as Mr.. Munroe well
knows, and that is why he has appealed
to bigotry and prejudice. say to Mr..
Munroe there is but one candidate
from the country towns, and in fair
ness there should be no contest"
Mr.. Walsh said that If the stories
going about were true, Mr.. Munroe
was not much better Republican
than himself In fact 1t was virtually
a contest between two Democrats. He
followed this slap with virtual ac-
cusation that delegates were unfairly
influenced in favor Of Mr.. Munroe by
"a great corporation" an interest for
eign to this senatorial district
He accused Mr.. Munroe of voting
against a bill to place the cost OF
abolishing grade crossings entirely up
on cities Continuing, he said: II went
on record in favor of saving Wor-
cester a quarter of a million dollars for
the abolition of grade crossings; Mr..
Munroe went on record against it,
Who was the friend Of Worcester in
that matter?
"Mr. Munroe had voted against
bill for workingmen's trains, and
against a bill making nine hours a
days work on railroads, bill to pro-
vide better accommodations on sleep
ing cars, a bill to provide one f1ve-cent
fare within the limits of the city of
Boston and when it came to the vesti-
bule bill he voted against it."
Mr. Walsh also devoted a few mo-
ments to S. Ives Wallace of Clinton,
who is Mr.. Munroe's next friend in the
county towns, saying he was a boTting
Republican and that "bolters liked to
travel together"
He read from the legislative report on
the investigation Of the Metropolitan
Water Board to show that the inquest
was not failure, as Mr.. Munroe had
claimed.
John B. Ratigan also spoke.