Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-31

IuS uGLAJCTdlS nGlQ d IOusldS ldAAy
in Washington square, Brooklyn, last
night. The speakers occupied plat
form near the entrance to the school
building, which had been erected and
suitably decorated by committee con-
sisting of Chris Dunphy and Edward
Roach, while the small boy gathered
about and wondered what was up. Al
derman OiBrien presided and made
happy introductory address, saying
among other things that Brooklyn was
composed largely of laboring men and
that in his judgment 1t behooved them
to support the platform and the men
that had always shown a disposition
| to give labor and laboring men a fair
show in the race for life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness.
Attorney Cassidy was the first speak
er. On coming forward he removed his
/ hat and placed it on the table, re-
marking as he did so that unless he
barred his head some people might ac-
cuse him of talking through his hat.
This started big laugh and put the
i crowd in a happy frame of mind. The
attorney then reviewed the work of the
democrats in the legislature and made
it plain to everybody within his hear
ing that such legislation as had been
passed at Hartford favorable to the
working people, even to the seat the
lady occupies in her place Of employ
ment, was the outcome of democratic
/ agitation on behalf Of the working peo-
i pie. Mr. Cassidy told his audience that
opportunity Is credited with having no
/; tail so that once 1t passes by you can
not get hold Of it again He said next
Tuesday would present splendid op-
portunity to the people of Waterbury
to elect public officials who will legis-
late wisely for the whole people of this
state, not for favored few.
Alderman Brophy talked upon local
issues and made a hit. He reviewed
the attitude Of republicans towards the
trolley and other corporate interests
and told of the efforts of the demo-
Gratis to pass a law compelling the
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co
to provide seating accommodation, but
the republicans. acting in the Interests
Of the trolley, shut them OFF by an
s amendment providing for fine OF Sz5
for the motorman in case anybody
should be found riding on the running
board. The republicans were willing
to see the employe fined but wouldn't
stand for measure designed to place
the responsibility on the corporation
He believed there is a systematic eff.
fort being made all over the state tc
crowd out democrats from seats in the
next session of the general assembly
and hoped that Waterbury would moi
be misled by the shout Of the republi
can politicians to elect no man unless
he has the endorsement OF the corpora
: tions. He said Waterbury had but ont
! representative in Hartford last year
: Mr. Guilfoile, and while he considered
j lit mistake not to have sent him ther,
X this time still he assured the Assem-
blage that in the event Of the election
: OF Mr. Asheim and himself they shoult
= do their full duty as they saw 1t t
Waterbury and the whole state.
Leonard Asheim followed Mr. Bro
I nhy. He smoke briefly, and vet sail
enough to show that he is conversan
with the needs of the city and has th
s courgae to make fight for the right
I of the people. He concluded by re
/ peating what he said the other even
ing on North Main street that the dem
; ocrats have a splendid ticket this yea
and requested everybody to vote it.
a Attorney Guilfoile came next. III
k talked at some length on constitutions
7 issues and gave the audience littl
i inside information as to how publ
|
4 paid high compliment to the service
of Senator Kennedy in the last sessio
: Of the house and said the working nee
4 pie of this district should see to it tha
. he is reelected by a handsome major
: ity.
4. Mayor Kilduff spoke upon municips
!. government He said that some tim
: ago one couldn't travel over the Plan
road without paying toll. After tim
= people found this irlSsome and wante
: to know why the street should not bt
: long to the people, and soon the stat
= saw the wisdom Of such action and tn
= private roads became thing of til
:, mast. Nobody called that confiscatiol
4 but to-day If a municipality tries to
e its own lighting, operate street rel
e road or conduct telephone plant. tn
cry of conftscation is heard in varior
l. sources "Pepple will tell you," sal
II his honor, warming up to the subjec
o. that we cannot manage such ente
ii prises successfully 1t seems to N
o. that a municipality that can maintai
is fire department. police departmen
lg a school system, and we have a splel
7e did school system, and water suppl
t. would find no trouble in caring II
other public utilities. / think, to
l. after what have Seen for the last fe
st weeks. that it is the duty Of the go
8. ernment to take hold of the coal fell
n and operate them in the interest of Il
~ people. Some of us may not be ava
et how near this coal question came
as hlanging on enc of the worst pani
"a this country ever saw. If it had las
~ ed much longer factories would ha'
- to close. thus depriving millions of Il
= means of earning livelihood. so tn
in addition to want Of fuel hung
), would also look in at the doorwa
IL The coal OF the country Is controll
rt by half dozen men. What's to pl
w vent them from meeting in the W.
or dorf any day in the year and decidi
p to advance the price 80 cents to
IT, They might make 1t more than tn
er and you would have to pay it. A mo
e. Of this kind would mean about twen
rs million dollars to the trusts. 1t is 7
OF safe to trust the comforts, more tn
he that. the lives, Of sixty millions
American citizens to the within o.