Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-05
D0NAnUE'S LAST SHOT
No Rsita.tss Evsy Statement hs's- telere Made About CengIesinaa
 CseIgs |. LiIleJ.

 iority. Saturday evening MT Dona- hue had to retire from the stump on account of the condition of his voice. Yesterday he made this statement in answer to the statements of his op- ponent. George L. Lillsy:
 Regarding the strike of the ma chinists at the plant of the Water bury Clock company in 1901 I wish to say that that strike was voted at the Buffalo convention and that had 8 telegram in my pocket forty hours ordering the strike before it was called. had the men take vote as to whether or not they should strike and say now that the vote was prac- tically unanimous. Still suggested that the mon keep at work while would try to effect settlement | did try and failed and then the strike was called.
 so far as the general strike of ma chinists in that year all over the state wish to say that every machin- ist who retained his membership in the order has been paid his strike benefits in full. Had Mr Earl and one or two others who are crying out that they did not receive their bene- fits, retained their membership in the International union they would also have been paid in full. It was de- nied that those who had withdrawn from the union had forfeited their benefits, just as if they had belonged to any benevolent order.
 "Mr Lilley says 1 have fought cor porations, but only with strikes. The truth is that never yet have l ordered a strike or sanctioned one without the consent of two-thirds of the men concerned.
 eMr Lilley says I favored the Con- necticut Western road the night be- fore the vote on that matter was taken. That, I say, is absolutely false. He says I told him ! was in favor of the Connecticut Western. The fact is I had no conversation with him at all about the measure, MT Lilley was a member of the com mittee on railroads. Then why did he not bring in 8 minority report fayoring the Connecticut Western and in favor of the people he says he admires and cares so much about And, by the way, his friend and man ager, Chairman Kenealy of his party voted for the Consolidated railroad also. Another untruthful statement wish to call attention to is the com mittee in advocacy of the trolley cx' tension from Derby to New Haven I did appear before that body with my colleague. Alfred r. Howe, and was examined by the opposing. at torney as to whether there was an! public sentiment favoring the pro posed extension and stated thai there was. and that the only opposi. tion in Derby was from few mer' chants who feared their business would be effected. also appeared before the committee and advocated the yestibuling of all trolley cars 1T use in the winter season. l might ask Mir Lilley. here, how he stood or that matter.
 | T have been accused of nut throwing in this campaign. If there has been any mud throwing thu congressional record and the state house journal are responsible. | 'I repeat now that Mir Lilley evad ed. his responsibility as legislator on the eight hour bill in the legisla ture of 1901.
 q repeat that he voted for thu nullifcatiOn of the eight hour law a applied to the construction of thu Panama canal.
 T repeat that he did not represen the true sentiment of the state o Connecticut in his attitude on tn Chinese exclusion act.
 q repeat that he opposed the bil prohibiting the working of men ol the railroads of the country in ex cess of sixteen hours day.
 T repeat that MT Lilley did no support the meat inspection bill a recommended by President Roose welt, and l insist that Mr Lilley. witl the assistance of Mir Cannon. M Dalzcll of Pittsburg, Pa. and N Wadsworth of New York so emascu lated the presidents measure that h threatened to refuse to sign it.
 .'Mr Lilley's attack on me in Ne, Haven is characteristic of him and is to be regretted that a man occu pying the high office of congressma
 from this great state would resor to the uudisnined way of presentin in the form of letters. statement that he could not substantiate. re fer to his insimuations that my cam paign fund was raised by assessmen on the labor unions. The fact Is tha
 whatever got from the unions va given voluntarily by them. His Sd
 lieltude for the trade unions of thi state Is delightful to witness.
 Speaking of Lilley's attack on Don ahue at Friday nights New Have
 rally. the Register of that city says "Congressman-at-LGrge Lilley's ad dress was an elaborate attack on hi rival, Mir Dohahue. the organize
 labor and democratic candidate f0 Mir Lilley's place. II may have bee
 defensible because of Mir Doushue' public utterances in reference to N lLiliey's attitude toward labor lexisla
 ton, but there vas a decided fcelin
 that 1t injected too much of the per
 snaal equation into the esmpaigE There Is little doubt that had Mr Li ley discussed more the issues ard les
 tho Donshue feature he would hay
 i,etfer nIesepd his audience