The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-28
6. 0.P. RULE SCORED AT 
 BIG RALLY
(Continued from Page One.) PrcSident Wilson Given IriDute.


 l ing welcome when he took the plat form to speak Mayor David Fitz- Gerald and Thomas J. Spellacy. can didate for governor and United States senator, respectively, were given en- thusiastIc greetings and were cheered to ecno when they entered the hall. Whenever the name Of President Woodrow Wilson was mentioned, the audience greeted 1t with prolonged cheers and stamping of feet, a very great tribute to great man Parade PFecedes Rally. The rally was preceded by a parade from the Stratfield Hotel to the Ca sfno The Y. F. W. band led the pa rade followed by Major John H: Me Atwater. City Attorney John A. Cor nell. Democratic Town Chairman. Iohn J. McGuinness, Capt. Edward
 heri nty and Arehibafa MeNe ohIe nof0 for iness for Congress from the Fourth district. An automobile bearing Son ntor Harrison and Archibald NIcNeil, ST, followed Then came rnarchers from the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth districts. The paraders held illuminated by Roman candles.
 One of the amusing incidents of the parade occurred at Main and Cannon streets when John T. King in his automobile, On his way to a RepubH- can district rally. was held up ana was forced to view the parade. Ar irving at the Casino, marchers took their seats and the speakers and vice | presidents of the rally went on the | platform. The hall quickly filed
 NcNeiI Chairman.
 Mayor Atwater opened the meeting as temporary cha, rnlan and in turn ing it over to Archibald McNeil, Jr-, pleaded for the election of the Demo- | cratic candidates. declaring that the Democratic party was the only way and means that the people can meet on a common level.
 MT. McNeiI in a terse introduction declared that Senator Harrison was one of the great senators of the na- tion and that he was making a sp1en- dd battle for the Democracy
 Senator Harrison Speaks
 Facing the audience and stepping forward on the platform. Senator Harrison was given three hearty cheers Senator Harrison prefacing his remarks said that he appreciated Bridgeport and that all through the country the sentiment of the people was with the Democrats
 Senator Harrison denounced the 1 ship subsidy bill, a pct idea of Presi- dent Harangs- Explaining the bill, Senator Harrison said that the bill will take $125, 5,0&0,000 out of the treas ury of the country and just the other day President Harding vetoed the ad- ju9ted compensation bill, declared that there was no money in the treasury for the soldiers. The S125,- 900, 900 taken out of the treasury is 1 given to those men who buy the ships of the merchant marine for IS years lt two per cent. interest and that and additional s75.000,O00 is given for ten years to the firm who buys the ships. This is the greatest foist that the Harding administration has ever at Senator Harrison declared.
 The senator charged that Congress- nan Merritt and Senator Mclean, who sought the suffrage of the people If Connecticut favored this dishonest attempt to take money out of the peoples pockets
 Following Senator Harrison, Mayor TtizGerald spoke. He declared that for the past three weeks he had been greeted by mu1titudes that spelt vic .ory. He declared that the Republi- ,ans of the state were attempting to throw dust in the eyes of the people oy advertising the city of New Haven md that the Republican state cen A. Templeton, candidate for goveronr tnd had forced him not to talk on he issues of the state campaign. Mayor Fitzgerald indulged in a little le declared that the Republican state central committee man would soon is ue a statement that the people Of he state would soon have to pay no axes at all. Tracing the financial condition of the state Mayor FitzGer- { Id declared that four years prior to July 1, 1922 the expenses of the state the income by over $5,oOO,- %. ,
 Thomas J. Spel1acy declared the | 2 republican party was lying down and l lot offering a single reason for their : eelection and that their mainstay ( nd hope in this campaign is the [ york and power of the Republican [ ress of the state.
 Favors Protection"
 "I favor protection" he declared, I g he outlined his policy 'and my t arty favors a, protecting tariff, one T hat will equalize the cost of an arti- I le in this country with the cost of l nat article in any other country. A t uty that will protect the manufac' V 1rer, the working man and woman S nd the consumer. Not a dish honest, - obber tariff such as the present tariff Ct provides"