New Britain herald., 1916-10-02
DEMOCRATS AROUSE
 MUCH ENTHUSIASM
McCabe's Grove Outing Is Most
 Successful in Years

a Draclng fall breeze and a galaxy Of good speakers. 300 odd followers of democracy enjoyed a real treat at McCabe's grove Saturday afternoon when the first big political gathering of the season was pulled off. The dem ocratic leaders had planned for a good time and when darkness fell over the scene and the crowd began to leave the grounds there were no regrets to offer. The speaking had been of the best, the assem blaze of voters had been large and the eats in charge of Fred Eppler, the veter- an chef, proved satisfactory to all Altogether it was a great day for democracy and those who planned it had reason to congratulate them selves.
 When it was time for the speaking to begin following a spirited baseball game between aggregations repre- senting the northern and southern sections of the city, the crowd as- sembled in a hollow at the north end of the grove, the speakers being on the slope of the hill. Judge w. F. Mangan, chairman of the town com mittee, introduced Attorney P. F. McDonough as master of ceremonies and Mac proceeded to arouse the spirits of the crowd by introducing Ex-Congressman Thomas L. Reilly of Meriden as a former New Britain boy. MT. Reilly, who is always in fine fettle when speeches are in or der made himself right to home with a few "reminiscences of old days in New Britain. He said when he was told that the outing was to be held in McCabe's grove it had him guess ing. When he was a boy there was no such place as McCabe's grove, but ne knew the locality as the big woods near McCabe's slaughter. Then he ree1ed off the names of half score of old-time residents and the crowd knew that he was no stranger to New Britain and especially the north ern section of the city.
 Turning to the political situation, Congressman Reilly declared the democratic party appears before the nation with a record for progressive legislation that challenges the ad-
 miration of all fair-minded citizens. It is the party of the working man and the record goes to prove it. No other party ever dared take the stand that the democrats have taken in fighting the corporations and moneyed interests and through it all they had been fearlessly led by President Will son. The speaker referred to the Adamson bill, passed by the demo- crats and backed heart and soul by the president. The passage of that measure had prevented a great strike, one which threatened to paralyze the country, and it had been measure in the interest of the Workingman and the eight-hour day. Now when 1ov f1n 1ioor c having no better ground to take are assailing it right and left although when the measure was up for action in congress they dared not oppose it. Mr. Reilly characterized the re- publican presidential nominee as the candidate of organized wealth and 1 declared that one of the sorry points l of the republicans as regards Pres1- ! dent Wilson is due to the fact that he approved the income tax. which aims to force the wealthy to pay a share of their gains into the federal l treasury. That the ex-congressman' 1 words struck a responsive chord In
 the hearts of his listeners was fre- ouent1y attested by bursts of applause. In briefly referring to the defec- 1 ton of Ex-Senator J. M. Brady. who
 on Friday went over to the republi-
 cans, the speaker declared that he had looked in vain for any signs ot
 public mourning over the occur
 renee.
 SculIy Makes Hit.
 Mayor Martin Scully of Waterbury
 who came to the outing with FranF
 E. Guilfoile, candidate for lieutenant | governor, proved one of the most m
 teresting speakers of the afternoon
 and made a hit with the crowd whe1
 talking about the cost of high living
 and the alleged failure of the demo
 crats to bring it down. ITO be sure,
 he said "it costs more to live nova
 davs, but it's worth it." Nothing tha
 was said during course of the after
 noon's oratory stuck with the crow
 as did Mayor Scully's epigrammat1 utterance on the high cost of living Mayor Scully made an appeal 10 support for his fellow townsman, MI Guilfoile, declaring him to be both good democrat and a good citizen MT, Guilfoile also appealed for sup port not only for himself but for tn whole democratic ticket, national an statewise. President Wilson, he salt had kept the country out of war an had done it with honor. Unite ] States District Attorney Thomas i Spellacy of Hartford succeeded ] arousing his audience to cheers wit his oratorical powers and the g1nge he put in his words MT. Spellac made a red hot attack on repupl canism in general and assailed tht \ partys principles or lack of them' one might interpret it. Ex-Congres S man Augustine Lonergan. who W. nominated at the Hartford conventlc
 last week. spoke briefly and appeale - for support at the polls that demo 4 racy may be upheld and Preslde1 S Wilson vindicated. The speake : promised to return later and ald
 co1ehrating a great dem Ocratic vi