Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-31
NRosPEkiTY HAS COME
 WITH REPUBLICAN PARTY.

TeNt ef Spsakers at Rally Before sis
 Crowd at TaftviIle-Locai candi-
 dates Eeelss, Boon, oilmeur and
 Ayiins Warmly 0rseted-Woonsoek- ct Man Speaks in French.
 Roman candles and red fire galore greeted the arrival of an auto con tainiuz the speakers for the repuoli- can rally held Wednesday evening In Ponemah hall, Taftville- On their ar rival they were ushered to the pist- form and took their seats amidst burst of hearty applause from the au- dience. Those who took seats on the platform were Currie Gilmour, candl- date for senator; Ashley T. Boon and John Eccles, candidates for represent atives; John H. Barnes. Judge Nelson !. Ayiing,< David Lavigne. Joseph Aiken, F. B. Ricketson, agens of the Ponemah mills, and Joseph Caron- Nearly every seat in the nall was taken when the meeting was cau- cd to order shortly after o'clock by Joseph Caron. who acted as chairman of the evenin~ in place of John Reeves, who was prevented from filling the of flce because of hoarseness.
 After few preliminary remarks In which he oomplimeEted the men pres ent on their excellent turnout, the chairnar introduced Ashley T. Boon, candidate from Norwich for represent ativs to the state legislature. He said: Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens: have been a wprkingman for many years. If I am elected as Q representative from your town l will do all in. my power for your benefit. It is for your own intereSt to find someone to rep resent you who Is capable. tt Is the policy of every man to think not so much of bis party as for himself. If you believe in a low tariff then vote for 1t But Ii you will look up the history of this great country you will find that the republican party has been instrumental in giving you the highest possible wages during the past fifty years and has provided you with plen- ty of work. All this has been done through the tariff. If you reduce the tariff you will feel it's effects; yol will reduce your wages. I believe in the eight hour law and would like } see it carried through. l believe that every man should have eight hours for recreation, eight hours for work and eight hours for rest. 1 wish every man in the country would do all he can to pass this law. As the time is limited will give the other speakers chance now.
 John H. Barnes of Norwich was then introduced, and he spoke in part as follows: l am not a candidate for any office and 50 have no reason whatso- eyer to give you lot of hot air. am worldngman, as you are. Four years ago the republican majority in Connecticut was 44,000 votes, and there is no reason why the republican voters should turn their votes over to the democratic party. We are hear ing great hue and cry of the high cost of living and the tariff is blamed for 1t, But the tariff is not responsi- ble for this. If you believe in the dem- ocratic party, then vote for it. The republican party Is not perfect, I ad- init, but the republican party is doing a great deal of good in this country. When MT. Wilson was elected to fill the ofiice of governor of New Jersey he did nothing to put down the great trusts People come over from Eng land and other countries in Europe to work in o1r mills because we pay them better wages than they can get in their. own countries. Not any of them leave their work here to go back to their own countries to work. If England Is bettered by no tariff why don't the English concerns pay better wages? The tariff has made good wages possible in this country.
 Welcome Warm for John EceIes.
 John Eccles, candidate for represent ative from Norwich, the next speaker, rose amidst burst of applause. He said, in part:
 Ladies and gentlemen, 1t does me a great deal of good to look into your faces. Let us go back to the year 1871, when this great mill was built How proud was to enter it's employ The tariff built that mill, and have been happy to be associated with 1t for the past forty years. The mills in this country pay 100 per cent. better wages than they do in other countries, and this is due to the tariff. If you dis turb the tariff, you disturb wages. Mills prosper by the tariff and can therefore pay better wages. If you don't want to change the tariff then vote for William H. Taft. I want you to stand by the tariff and William H. Taft don't care If you vote for me, but want you to vote for MT. Taft.
 A Worker from an Early Age.
 The next speaker of the evening was Currie Gilmour, candidate for senator. He said in part: My dear friends, I use this term because when look in- to your honest faces my heart goes out to you. I went to work in a woolen mill when I was between g and 10 years of age I was paid 30 cents day for my labor and I worked twelve hours a day. So you see what I have to say to you will come from experi- ence. remember distinctly how I roamed on these very grounds where the Ponemah mills stand. and how I gathered chestnuts there. About that time we numbered 23 states and 25,- ~ " 100, 900, ,00O of people and 52 states. Our export trade has increased greatly and this has been possibly through tariff protection. No country compares with the United States in the surroundings of our everyday life. We are always reaching for something higher and bet ter.
 On July 4th, 1912, we entered the 136th year of our national life. For 45 years of that time the republican par ty has dominated, and that 45 years, since 1860, the republican party has made us one of the foremost countries of the world. We have become a great exporting nation; last year ouI exports amounted to over $6,000, ,000, ,000 and our country has grown to be the greatest republic of tlre world. The speaker then took his seat amidst s hearty burst of applause.
 Brief Remarks by Judge Ayling.
 Judge Nelson J. Ayling was then in. troduced and he made few remarks to those present. He told his hearers that his office did not carry him into the many difficulties relating to ths tartn. I have done my best to serve you, and am on three tickets to bt elected to the office of the judge ol probate. You may vote on either O. the three and elect me. but l am no on the democratic ticket, and hope yol win not vote that ticket
 The last speaker of the evening wa David LSy1sne of Woonsocket, who ad, dressed the audience in French for th' benefit of the French people present