Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-31
OUT DOOR RALLIES
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 tion of Hamilton avenue and East Main street and the other on Cherry street near North Square. At the latter place Alderman Robert Mac kie was chairman and at the former Bernard F. Burke. You all know me said John W. McDonald." cam didate for representative and for twenty years city sheriff. You all know me and know my record and if I had been good city sherih l don't know why should not make q good representative for us, all in Hartford. A big speech Is not nec- essary from me. for again say you know me, every one of you, and I'm the same old Jack Mcdonald that l always was. hope you will stand by myself and my partner MT Devine next Tuesday and send both of us to the legislature. That's all gentle men. It's a cold night and We don't want to keep you standing there very long. thank you,' and the man who served the city faithfully for twenty-three years as city sher- if resumed his seat.
 Mir Devine. the other democratic candidate for representative follow ed. His magnificent voice sounded like trumpet over the heads of his big audience. Gentlemen said he, T am glad to see you all and when the vote is counted in this state next Tuesday night let us hope that it will mean big sweep Tor the democratic ticket, so that we can have a democratic Legislature January next. You need. demo- cratic legislature in this state after so many years of republican rule You need a democratic legislature more than I can tell you. His hon. or Mayor Thoms knows better than any man in Waterbury can tell how badly you need democratic legis- lature, and those who were out Of work all last winter and last spring and last summer and were glad of the opportunity of earning few dollars on the city streets or on city contracts ought to know how much we need democratic legislature. The republican party claim the hon. or of making the country prosperous but let me tell you that no where in the world is the genius of men more prominent, more brilliantly shown than in this state of Connec- ticut. And I suppose the republi- can party claims honor for that also. The inventive genius of men have made the sterile hills of this old state productive. Nowhere has this genius been as busy and active as in the shops of Waterbury, yet no man can say that his hire is more than 1t was thirty years ago Ask the men who work in the shops of this city if this is not so. There are three million voters in this country to-day begging for bread because the tax on your industr! does not go to you. You ought te elect a democratic legislature so that you can get back the use of tht streets for the city once more. Thel are yours no longer though 1t Ii your money and your muscle tha have made them what they are. Yot ought to vote for Judge Robertson for he is fine lawyer and a gentle man and don't forget to cast you vote for your old friend Judge Low' and don't forget the leader or u all, Bryan. Vote the straight dem ocratic ticket"
 Mayor Thoms then said a few words. He said that all Waterbur! should vote the democratic ticke from top to bottom. Ten years ag' he remembered paying $5 for a tol of coal; to-day we pay $7 and som times more than that. Men say the, used to get $2 a day and that nov they get $2.50. but when they com to figure it out they ind they ar actually paid less than they wer when they were paid $2.
 There are thousands of men il this city who know the benefit the got from the democratic party las spring and summer when they work ed on the city streets and roads. Blu no credit for this is due the repub lican party; on the contrary had no the few democratic officials of tn city two years ago got a few prlyil eges for the taxpayers from the las legislature the thousands of men wh worked for the city last spring an summer would in all probabilit have to seek work elsewhere; 1t certain they would not be on tn pay rolls of the city of Waterbury The city of Waterbury, through tn efforts of it's democratic official two years ago, is now able to giv employment to men, for city wor need no longer be given out by COT tract to men who live out of tow and who would take the money fo the contracts out of own with then That was how the city was able give employment to thousands wh were out of work last spring an summer. The city carried on its pa rolls i've times as many men as
 ever did before. This Is somethin the mayor said, that every ma should, remember to the credit of tn democratic, party, for 1t was repul lican board of aldermen that ha amended the city charter so ths every little job of city work shoul be given out by contract, and | this means thousands and thousand of dollars raised on public taxatio went out of town. Every taxpayf and voter should remember this Q next Tuesday when he is going vote. Is 1t not to the benefit of tf local laborer that city work shoul be done by those who live here asked the mayor. Sure" yelled
 voice. .Yes. sure" replied the mayo