The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-02
REPUBLICAN FAILURES
 EXPOSED
Enthusiastic Voters Hear Demo- cratic Candidates Outline Their Plans-RepubIican Love of WOrkingmen is Shown Up Housing Cheers For Demo- cratic Success

cratic Success
 Enthusiasm manifested itself ir
 more than ordinary manner in an open
 mass meeting of the voters of the Sec
 ond district at Myrtle and Railroad
 avenues. last evening. The voters
 were addressed by Democratic speak
 CTS on the more important issues ot
 the campaign, the speakers impressing
 upon their hearers the importance ot
 giving the Democratic party a chance
 with the reins of government and if
 they could not make good after that
 trial to sweep the other fellows into
 office again.
 The speakers included Aldermanic
 candidates James P. Garrity from the
 Second. and Wallace W. Welch from
 the First, Mayor F. T. Buckingham,
 candidates for representative, Attor-
 neys w. W. Bent and Joshua MeltZer,
 also Charles H. Armstrong, candidate
 for Senator from the 21st district, and
 John H. McMurray, president of the
 Board of Aldermen.
 Patrick Sullivan, president of the
 Young Mems Democratic Club of the
 district, in a few well chosen remarks
 opened the meeting by calling upon
 James P. Garrity, candidate for Alder
 man from the Second, to act as chair
 man for the evening. MT. Garrity in
 accepting took occasion to fay the op-
 position for the weak attempts they
 are making to be1ittle him in the eyes
 of the voters of the district. MT. Garrity stated that his opponent was
 seeking to gain votes by stating that he being in the employ of the railroad vvn111d +a ifc fofo kiny, in matters in which the road is inter ested. MT. Garrity denied these state ments, stating that it was true that he worked for the railroad. that his fa- ther before him and two of his broth CTS have worked for the road. but they were always loyal Democrats. My working for them is nothing more than family heritage. On the other hand, I can work anywhere and at any thing" In closing Chairman Clarity called upon his honor, Mayor B. T. Buckingham, to have a few words.
 When Mayor Buckingham mounted the rostrum he was greeted e with rounds of continued applause. He said: "One year ago I had the pleas ure to stand in. this same spot and ad- vocate in my own behalf. Today I ask nothing for myself, but do beseech you that you will consider the issues be- fore you. Considering we'll, I know that you will have no other choice but to vote the straight Democratic ticket. other man has enjoyed, that of sec onding the nomination of our next Governor, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin
 '1That nomination came unbought and unsought; he was the unanimous choice of that convention. New Ha- veners say that they will send Judge Baldwin out of their city wite a ma jority larger than any other city in the State. We're the second city in the State. but let us be the first on next Tuesday in the matter of Cover nor Baldwins majority. Let us sweep the full Democratic ticket into office with him. You of the Second district have had your little primary squab- bles, but now that fight is all over. You have selected as your candidate for Alderman a man who was born in the ably known, of respectable hard working family, man who will com mand the respect of all. Let me ask of you what has the Republican party ever done for the workingman. Glance over those candidates they have for offce-are they working men? In some places, yes, but you will notice where they are doomed to almost cer- tain defeat. It is their common prac- tice when an office is almost impossi- ble to place in there workingman to take his medicine. For my part, cannot understand how a working man could ever have the conscience to vote the Republican ticket"
 was interrupted by a frieght train passing on the viaduct. 'I have a good voice, gentlemen" he said, ''but I cannot compete with the New Haven road"
 ~For IS years the Republican party has been in power in this State. How they have used and abused that power. Give us another chance, they say, and we will make good. There are evils, they say, but we will remedy them. They have had that chance with the past Is years, and how they have rem edied them, we all know. You're all from Missouri and have to be shown. Money is mighty good thing to have in these days. It is 9 wonderful sat- isfaction. Much has been heard about the abuse of money around election time What chance has a poor man running for office? I. myself, was afraid when I was mentioned for Gov ernor, to accept the office. I feared, for I had no money to gain my cleo cut away from that way of securing office. I can honestly say that no funds were spent at the Democratic the nomination to all the offices came unbought It is rumored that money is being sent into all the country towns by those who desire the election of the Republican candidates. It is said that some of the money has been sent into this city. I would be ashamed to admit that one vote of this city was turned away by the use of money.
 '"The Republican claim that their party has nothing to do with the raise in prices. Certainly the Democratic party is not. If they are not. then some power must be. That power is no other than the Republican party They say that if you give them an- other chance there will be a reduction in prices They have been given the chance but the only reduction brought about has been in wages, but not in necessities. It should be your aim to send men to Washington, men who will look to your interests, men of your own stamp. I ask you that you vote for Lynn w. Wilson for Congressman from this district. He will do what is right and what is just. The Sen ate should be elected by the people at large, and not by the Legislature in