Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-02
HOT SHOT FOR {. .. P.
Democratic Speakers lt List Nights Rally Handled LiIIoy and Others
 Without Gloves

uo uoMOCT6tb uelu a DIE rally lu
 Eagles hall last night and although
 some of the principal speakers
 booked to be present were absent,
 still the meeting lacked nothing in
 interest. for those who did speak
 talked to the point and an audience
 need not be composed of all college
 bred men to understand what they
 said. All made it pretty plain that
 an American laborer is entitled to
 something better than constant toll.
 or as the republicans put 1t, lots of
 work day and night, never mind
 about the pay. The speakers last
 evening contended that men work
 harder here than they do elsewhere
 and that while in many instances
 they receive higher wage scale, 1t
 doesn't count for anything, because
 employers compel you to do more
 for 1t, and after you reach the age of
 40 or 45 years you are worn out
 wreck, and somebody else takes your
 place. Then you are pushed outside
 the gates and for the balance of your
 life you walk up and down by the
 factory a squeezed lemon. The hall
 was comfortably filled and the best of order was maintained throughout.
 James H. Freney called the meet Ing to order and introduced Mayor
 Thoms as presiding officer. The
 mayor talked for ten or fifteen min
 utes on local and state issues, during which he emphasized the necessity of
 Waterbury sending two democrats to the legislature and cautioned voters
 not to be misled into voting for re- publicans because somebody tells you they are good fellows, for no matter how much truth there may be in this, when they get to Hartford they will come under the party lash and fall in line with the plans of few men who are shaping legislation not in the in terest of the public. The two last representatives were republicans, he said, but they didn't hesitate to go the full length of the rope with their party. And they had their reward, the office emoluments of one being doubled and the other receiving the support of big corporation that was helped to get permission to lay as many tracks in the streets of Water- bury as 1t pleases without paying any, thing for the privilege.
 John Moriarty. candidate for rep resentative, was the first speaker in- troduced. He talked for half an hour mostly on things pertaining to Wa terDury. and made very favorable impression on his hearers. He was pleased to zee such large gathering Of citizens present because 1t showed that the people are alive to the i'm portance of the coming election not wfthstanding the talk about apathy and indifference among democrats all over the state. Mir Moriarty said he was ready to admit that the republi- can party was great organization, but 1t wasn't always the party of the people. and it is not at the present time. although 1t has great man at us head, but he does not look to his own party for backing in bringing about the reforms which he knows this country needs. He trusts to democratic congressman and demo- cratic senators to aid him in scuring the passage of legislation which will enable the country and It's people to make the most of its splendid oppor- tunities. Talking about Waterbury. the speaker called attention to the Tact that Waterbury industries have $32,000.000 worth of property in brick, mortar and machinery. The payroll of employees amounts to s1.- 0oO,o0O monthly. We have thirty nve churches and public school sys- tenn second to none in New England. Denied water privileges and railroad facilities such as other towns in the state enjoy, the town has grown in a short time from a small hamlet to a city of 10000 souls, with the finest Manufacturing concerns in the world. All this came from modest beginnings. The pion- eers of Waterbury had a poverty of capital. but wealth of ideas. Mrl remarks were received with great applause.
 Chairman Thoms inquired for Mark l.. Warner, the other candidate Tor representative, but if he was pres ent he kept in the shade, whereupon the chairman informed the meeting that a better, sQuarer or more sin ,ere democrat never stood in two shoes than Mark L. Warner. This was received with great cheers. When the excitement ceased the chairman said that if the democrats ,f Waterbury failed to elect Mark l.. | Warner and John Moriarty to the legislature next Tuesday they ought | md should be heartily ashamed of | themselves.
 George N. Wallace of New Haven, for congress. was the next | 'peaker. and the way he pitched into | N. D. Sperry and George L. Lilley | vas refreshing. to say the least.
 If all the little injustices were re- moved from the tarifY." said Mir Wal | lace. Tt would lead to chaos and free trade. This is what Mir Lilley has !, been quoted as saying with refer | ,nce to tarif reform. Supposing all | the big injustices should be removed, what would 1t lead to? I should like | to have Mir Lilley answer this quss- jon.
 The Southern railway subsidy Mir Lilley termed the greatest piece of | graft that ever came to his notice. l md he boasted to coming within two rotes of knocking 1t out I thought | should Ike to see how Mir Sperry | stood on that question and I found | hat he made speeches in favor of ft | md voted for 1t. Liliey denounced 1 t as graft. but Sperry supported it. | Without stopping to reason out which | gas in error. does it not seem rather I strange that Lilley should make such i ! determined fight against an fneig-