The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-16
ONLY ON MY
 MERITS--- ---LILLEY Candidate Says He Was Never Promised Nomination--In. dulges in a Fling or
 Two.
THE WEALTHY GENTLEMEN
Fifty Million Dollar Committee and Some Prctendcd Republican Newspaper Called
 Down.

Torrington. Oct. 15.--The republican, rally in the town hall here tonight was we'll attended. Tho principal speakers were Congressman George I. Lilley, candidate for governor, and Stiles Judson. Mir Lilley said in his speech that he had made no pledges to anyone and that no machine pr organization would prevent him, if elected. from hitting dishonest or in. competent head In the service of ths state. MT. Lilley said in part N Mir. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlement
 There has been a good deal said la this campaign by the platform and the press of the democratic party, and also by group of wealthy gentlemen who, failing in their attempt to dics tate to the republican convention. have banded together to defeat the ticket. about machine politics
 It is my purpose to show in another address how inconsistent the demo. cratic platform makers arc in bring Ing their charge against our party mana agement. Tonight ask your At. tenton to the charge of these wealthy gentlemen, who claim to represent sbo. 900, 900 of the capital of the state that I am q beneficiary of a machine and that 1t was such a power that de- feated their august will with regard to our ticket
 The Way 10 Better Things.
 Those wealthy gentlemen seek to persuade you, by ceaseless iteration and reiteration of the word machine" that you do your party a service by voting disapproval of the organization and the candidates it Loyalty tries to elect: that you can build up by de. stroying: that you can win battles. by assassinating your leaders
 We all agree that the organization should be made the best and the cleanest in it's personnel that 1t is pos- sible to make 1t, but that must be some permanence not by destructive, hut rather by constructive methods. | Ii certainly will not be done by turn ing things oyer to party with . worse management,
 There is ample opportunity for the republicans of this state to act tcffec- | lively within their own party if they want to raise tho standard of nanae- CTS and candidates. They have only {, turn out to the caucuses to enforce any will they may have or to block any attempt or policy that does not represent the preference of the ina- jority. t
 The greatest weakness of the rs. publican party in this and in all other states Is that It's most intelligent meni- bers are prone to withhold their active participation in the primaries and caucuses and to sn,lil the duty of all good citizens to take personal and active part in the management Of municipal and state affairs.
 The Responsibility.
 It is this proneness to indifference and inactivity that permits the un- worthy sometimes to gain brief au- thority in our party affairs The re- sponsIblity Is solely upon those whd are most apt to critlcise and to ,coun- sel destructive methods when we ars face 10 face with the common enemy. whose management is often in tho hands of the most sordld and un~or. thy elements of the community.
 The Personal Charge.
 Now. it has been charged by the
 
 (Continyed on Second paEe.)