Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28
DEVINE. SMlTB. CANNON
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held by the republicans Tn this city
 last evening, nevertheless the Audi
 torium was packed at the rally of the
 democrats with Governor Hoke Smith
 as the principal speaker, It augurs
 we'll for the spccsss of the party in
 this city next Tuesday and If the re-
 publicans are not decisively defeated
 then. crowds count for nothing.
 The opening remarks were made
 by, Attorney Francis P. Guilfoile,
 chairman of the democratic town committee. He made vigorous at
 tack upon machine politics and gave
 the voters good insight as to how
 the handful of leaders promised the nomination to Lilley two years ago.
 He denounced the rule of, a few and
 bitterly condemned the manner Tn
 which the republicans were working the state. He also touched upon the employers liability bill, which Lilley now says he fayors, although there Is nothing about 1t in the republican
 platform. He then introduced Dr Thomas F. Kilmartin as chairman of. the meeting.
 Dr Kilmartin made few timely remarks, showing up the defects Of the republican party. He then in troduced as the first speaker of the evening Attorney Thomas F. Devine.
 Attorney Devine, who Is one of the democratic candidates for 'epresen- tatiye, made brief address, but let 1t be said right here that MT Devine made 1t evident that he is an excel
 lent speaker and would make a strong man on the floor of the house. There is rumor afloat that MT De-, vine Is to be cut at the polls on Tues day, but the people will make mis- take when they split on their repre- sentatives. Since the democrats have nominated him they should support him. There is little doubt that as speaker he is one of the best men that either party has nominated in years, and last night with his few re- marks he made a very favorable ir/ pression.
 The Hon M. B. Cannon of Iowa. was the next speaker. He mentioned the fact that sixteen years ago in Cleveland's first campaign he had stood on that very platform making an address at democratic rally. In the opening paragraph of his ad-. dress one of the things he said was The bluest blood is putrid blood; the peoples blood is red" He con demned the law which allows em- ployers to practically throw their em- ployes in prison without a trial by jury, and made 1t clear to the voters that Judge Taft was one of the first to grant injunctions against the work ing man. He told the voters how the repu blicans when they saw the tre- mendous effect the plank of the democrats about a trial by jury would have upon the people, began to shout how they favored just such a meas ure as the democrats, but forgot to pit 1t in their platform. He touched upon the guarantee bank deposit platform and how the republicans of Indiana had adopted it in their plat form, following the democrats. He vividly described the scenes in Chi cago during the recent panic when small depositors clamored at the banks for their deposits, only to have. their eyes meet the signs Bank is closed" Not since banks have ex- isted in this country has there ever been law passed to protect the de- positor, the thing at, which the demo- crats are aiming. He showed where the republicans stand onpthe publici- ty bill and didn't. fail to pay, his re- spects to the, tariff, which at present is the highest it has ever reached, 57 per cent. Because of 1t the cost of living has advanced fl per cent while the increase in wages has been, only about 15 per cent.
 In his closing paragraph he severe ly censured MT Taft for saying that there was reason to rejoice because of the. recent panic, and made the candidate appear in very unfayor- able light
 Governor Smith has not changed since his appearance here four years ago. The ex-secretary of the interior under Cleveland said in his opening remarks the issues in this campaign were even more important than they were. four years ago. It is struggle between two, classes, which is always the case in political combat. One of these is the class of special priv ileges which the first enjoy. In this campaign 1t Is struggle for the right of the people to rule. The power of the ballot makes every man equal and the time is now at hand when the twenty per cent of the people should no. longer enjoy special They say Mir Taft is cent pay for. The people could rule easily enough, if they would only cast their ballots in the right way. In | this campaign who represents the | people and who the people with the They say Mir Taft is more fitted for the presidency but what has. he ever done. The thing which first brought him into national prominence was his extreme opinion l against labor unions, an opinion which if followed long would mean | the utter destruction of the unions. | And in speaking of unions it might | be we'll to say here that it is the | labor unions and not the high pro- tective tarif which is responsible for | any increase In wages which the | of this country have re- ceived.."
 Taft would make good president ! because he has ruled the Philippines. Ruled the islands did he'' said Hoke. Because he ruled senni-