Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-04
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for it. 1t was a very apt illustration
 The speaker closed with a patriotic appeal to all to remember their homes and the duty they owe to themselves and their families. He said he come with glad tidings: that the prospect of democratic success was brightening. 1t was much better now than it was three weeks ago, and he hoped that after November 8 it would be shown that the people had chosen Alton B. Parker, the man of peace and consh- tutional methods, rather than RoOse- welt, the man with imperialistic ideas, who believes in great standing armies, not for the protection of Iour own homes, but to terrorize and enslaye others.
 l.. A. Cooper of Hartford addressed a meeting of socialists in Concordfa hall last night.
 The temporary booth at Union square for the accommodation of the voters of the fifth ward is being built and will be big improvement on any other voting place the district ever had.
 I1OhC EcnlIlA S SGEIOuS VIII live longer in the public mind than Joe Barbour's funny sayings. "Never dur ing it's history said Mir Smith, ''has the republican party, both with candi- date and platform, swung so far from the principles of the platform on which Abraham Lincoln stood" This and several other short sentences of that chara cter sank deep into the minds of the audience and had such an effect upon everybody that it was some time after the speaker concluded before anybody stirred in his seat.
 An incident happened in Hartford Thur sday of this week that is almost. startling in it's indication of republican fear of demo- cratic landslide. Certain demo- cratic voters were confidentially ap- preached with a proposition to fur nish vote for Robertson, democratic candidate for governor, for every vote given to Roose- welt for president Several instances of this are well authenticate publicans are abandoning Roberts, but they realize that extreme measures are necessary to save Roosevelt.
 The Italian democrats of Waterbury will hold rally i'll the Auditorium next Sunday. The speakers will be the Hon Paul Tasbona of Springfield Paul Russo of New Haven and Fran cis P. GuiIfoiIe of Waterbury. The re- publicans of this town think they are sure of the Italian vote, but it is hard to see what right they have to expect much support from that element.l At the present time every republican who holds a. position, as well as those who are. looking for berths, is working with might and main to pass laws to keep Italians from invading certain sections of the city, They have the glad hand for the Italian in the political meeting and at the voting booths, but there they draw the line, a pretty deep one, too. anywhere from fifteen to thirty feet, wide enough so that one of them, never would come within speaking dis tance of the homes of the smart feI- lows who are looking for their votes.
 That was a great reception rendered to HOke Smith at the Auditorium last. night at the close of the lecture. It proved that the hearts of the people went out to the speaker and that as MT Smith himself said, he felt quite at home among democrats. He was especially pleased to meet the children and shook the hands of several young sters warmly and talked with them about the schools, subject with which MT Smith is very familiar, hay ing served on the board of education at Atlanta for the past eighteen years. He is successful lawyer and never sought public office. II tell you,' he said to a fellows as the crowd was thinning out and he turned to pick up his hat, if Jack Hastings heard any body say that would allow religion to warp my judgment in dealing with public questions, good Catholic that Jack is, he would strike him." Some body inquired who was Jack Hastings. MT Smith replied that he is the young man he referred to ill his address as having lately become his law partner
 The Hon Joe" Barbour. the humor. 1st of the republican party. shook the chestnut tree in the City hall last even ing. When MT Barbour was speaker of the house of representatives he was considered the wit of the legislature. He heard stories from all parts of the state. Every day some farmer repre- sentative would bring new one. about HIS CdtIle or HIS Iafnl or ms trees, ana MT Barbour would take note of it. In this way he gathered quite a crop. They are old stories in Hartford now, because they have been told time and time again at dinners and suppers and shindigs of various kinds. But most of them were new here and Mir Bar bour didn't do a thing with them last night. He hit right and left with them, and almost knocked off Iady's hat away up in the cold corner of the gallery. When things look blue fos the republicans in any part of the state, MT Barbour is sent for immedi- ately to prescribe some of his storiea to restore circulation. In this way he is looked upon as a kind of political doctor. and he knows it. He told lots of stories last night. and he told little else, but so well did he tell them that most of his audience who went to hear him speak politics forgaye him for the disappointment The few words he did say on the political situation were far afield of the vital issues of the cam Dai0n He aOnpHred t0 ba naTtic111apIy-