The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-29
FOUR WORDS LOST
 PRESIDENCY FOR
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| "Apt a11iteration's artfu1 aid'' has long been recognized by publicity ex- l perts, whether engaged in advertising pills, beans, soap, cigars or political l twenty-eight years ago today a slo- l gan of this kind turned out to- be a
 boomerang, and. deadgned to assist. of James Gillespie Blaine. There is little doubt that if four Hateful words
 had been left unuttered. Maine's fa-
 among the list of Presidents of the United States The election turned
 on the result in New York, which was I lost to MT. Blaine and won by Grover I 1,O47 votes.
 l It was a trick of fate that MT.
 Blaine should have been greatly help ed in his Presidential ambitions by a 1 slogan coined by an agnostic, and that l he should have been defeated by an l other slogan uttered by clergyman | Col. Robert G. Ingerso11, in an immor- tai speech, dubbed MT. Blaine as "the plumed Knight The phrase caught
 clubs were formed all over the Unit ed States. Ingersoll's happy expres- sion doubtless won tens of thousands
 of ballots for MT. Blaine.
 It was on Oct 29, 1884, that Mir. Blaine, accepted an nj vitation to meet a number of clergymen. The minis ters called upon the Presidentia4 can in New York. Rev. Dr. Samuel D. Burchard was the spokesman for the
 clerical visitors, and in the course of
 his remarks referred to the opposition
 as the party of rum, Romanism and
 rebellion" The characterization pass
 ed unnoticed by MT Blaine. who had
 become somewhat weary of speeches
 and was probably thinking of some
 thing else, but it did not escape the attention of the newspaper reporters. Very little does, for that matter. The following morning the allfterat1ve phrase was blazoned forth on the front pages of most of the newspapers of the country. Naturally it angered the Catholics, who objected to being coupled with rum and rebellion The Irish, especially, were up in arms. 1 sentiment expressed by the minister reflected his own. The fool friend | who is always more deadly than any enemy-had done his work we'll. The ''plumed knight went down before | the storm of indignation aroused by | rum, Ro1nanism and rebellion. It | were lost to MT. Blaine in New York by reason of the phrase, and a little over a thousand would have made Blaine the President.
 Ninety-eight years ago today the worlds first steam war vessel, the York. Already it has been proposed that the centennial two years hence be observed by greet naval review all nations will take part. Robert Fulton was appointed by the engineer of the United States government to construct this pioneer m-propelled fighting craft The inventor called his war steamer the Den1ologos, but the government changed the name to the Robert Fulton First. She was launched on Oct. 29, 1914, and upon completion was taken to the Brooklyn navy yard, and there used as a re- ceiving ship until 1929. when she was accidentally blown up. The Fulton had a speed of 1-2 miles hour, l and was considered marvel and one of the great wonders of the world Her newest successor in the United States navy, soon to be launched at the Brooklyn navy yard and christ ened the New York, has a length of 573 feet a displacement of 27, 600 tons and will be fitted with engines of 28,- poo horse power and armed with ten fourteen-inch gunss besides smaller armament.
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