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election day he carried the town of 
Hopedale with a secret Australian 
ballot by the astounding vote of 417 to 
43. That shows what his workmen 
think of Eben Draper.”’ 
The “wave of radicalism’ now 
sweeping over the country, champi- 
oned by Hearst in New York, and 
Moran in Massachusetts, the speaker 
compared to the condition of affairs 
in 1892. 
““ Every wheel was turning as it is 
today,’’ he said. ‘“‘ Labor was profita- 
bly employed, as it istoday. As they 
do today, Democratic and so-called in- 
dependent orators implored the people 
to drop the substance of prosperity 
and grasp at the shadow of ‘the im- 
possible. As they do today the Dem- 
ocratic orators promised the people 
three meals a day squarer and more 
bountiful than they could eat. People 
were told, as they are today, that by 
some strange magic everything that 
the laborer bought would be cheaper 
and that everything he made would re- 
main at the same price. Wages were 
to remain high but the price of what 
wages produced was to drop. Of 
course, it was impossible ; but the peo- 
ple unfortunately believed the sooth- 
sayers, and put the Democrats and re- 
formers in power. 
‘“‘The moment the act was done the 
people repented ; but it was too late. 
Before the Wilson Bill reforming the 
tariff was even passed, the very men 
who had voted for the change were up 
in protest.”’ He read a clipping from 
the Boston Post of Jan. 4, 1894, in 
support of this statement. 
“ But the Democrats, Independents, 
reformers, all the men who were going 
to rise above party, got together and 
passed the bil]. Where were the three 
square meals a day after that? Many 
a man had to take an occasional meal 
in the soup house, or none at all. 
««« Oh, yes,’ says the cheerful Dem- 
ocracy, ‘but we shall be different this 
time. We shall see that an improper 
tariff bill is properly amended.’ For 
that matter they amended the Wilson 
Bill in 1894. 
«There is just one way in which we 
can judge of the future, and that is by 
the past. The lamp of experience 
alone lights our path. I say to you that 
a Democratic House very soon brings 
with it a Democratic President, a 
Democratic Senate and then a Demo- 
cratic deluge like that of 1894” 
The speaker denied the charges 
made by Mr. Schofield relative to his 
labor record. Said he: 
“‘Tn the last number of the Ipswich 
Chronicle, my opponent has done me 
the honor of putting into my mouth 
certain words which I quoted from 
President Roosevelt in Salem the other 
night. Unintentionally, of course, but. 
carelessly,he fails to credit those words 
DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN MANCHESTER 
A Democratic rally is to be held in 
Manchester next week, and though 
definite arrangements had not been 
made at 10 o’clock this morning, Sen- 
ator Schofield said the rally would be 
held, probably on Tuesday night. He 
to their true source, and proceeds to 
attack them as if they were mine. 
Now, Mr. Editor, don’t turn around to 
ask me if I disagree with President 
Roosevelt. I ama follower of Presi- 
dent Roosevelt except in the matter of 
spelling. 
“He then proceeds to make this 
statement : ‘He (Gardner) was against 
legislation fixing the hours of labor 
this year in Congress.’ Without going 
into a discussion of the questions in- 
volved, I respectfully deny thts and in- 
vite him to make good his words. The 
only vote which I have cast in my four 
years service relative to this question 
that has been criticised 1s my vote to 
exempt foreigners working on the 
Panama Canal from the operation of 
our national eight hour law. Quoting 
President Roosevelt in Salem, I gave 
his reasons for desiring the legislation. 
My opponent puts those reasons into 
my mouth instead of crediting them to 
our chief magistrate whom I quoted.” 
“1 believe I was sent to Congress 
to vote according to my judgment,” 
he went on to say, ‘‘and not to vote 
for any particular class or clique of 
men. If I can’t go to Congress to use 
my own judgment, I won’t go at all.” 
‘“‘T seriously object to any man say- 
ing lar not to be trusted to vote 
when my dividends are concerned. I 
have been charged with ‘about every- 
thing but I have not been charged as 
a crook. : 
«* Al] ask of my opponent is to 
sing out anything he has to say to me 
now, when I have time to answer it 
and explain myself. 
wrong he can show me up. What 
I want is a little more care. I know 
he don’t want to be wrong and mislead 
the people. That is all right when 
running for the Common Council, but 
it is a pretty serious affair to say such 
things against a man who represents 
200,000 persons. 
«So long as I accept a Republican 
nomination, so long as I ask Republi- 
cans to help me, I'll act on’ party 
measures with my party, and when I 
get ready to act independent on party 
questions, I’ll no longer run as a Re- 
publican or a Democrat, but I'll run 
as an Independent.” 
The first speaker of the evening 
was Guy A. Ham of Boston. Mr. 
Ham is a forceful speaker, and was 
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT 
is to speak at Beverly that night, and 
will come to Manchester from there. 
Theotherspeakers will be Frank Rich- 
ardson of. Essex, and Rev. A. A. 
Berle of Salem. 
When I am. 
quite oratorical at times. He said in 
part: 
‘This is a national election and is 
always looked upon as a test of 
strength of the national administra- 
tion. You are asked to judge the ad- 
ministration of Theodore Roosevelt. 
The Democratic candidate for gover- 
ernor declared this was not a national 
election, yet no criticism of this is in 
his platform. 
“The Republican party is not 
obliged to turn to the records of the 
past alone and refer to it to show what 
will happen in future. Wehave come 
to understand that as times have 
changed the issues have changed. 
The mission of the Republican party 
today is to bring industrial freedom so 
that every man may have a fair and 
square deal. Should you elect a Dem- 
ocratic congress to go to Washington 
what would it mean to the people 
throughout the country? It would 
mean a repetition of those conditions 
of 1892. 
‘What caused those unhappy con- 
ditions? The issue would be entire 
revision of the tariff, and in conse- 
quence of it the manufacturer would 
at once begin to curtail his commodi- 
ties, the business man would com- 
mence to curtail his purchases, and in 
consequence capital would lie idle and 
labor be unemployed. And I ask you, 
is not this logic, ‘Let well enough 
alone ?’”’ 
He spoke of the “ gentleman who 
recently received the Democratic 
nomination as governor, and was given 
the prohibition nomination as a 
chaser.” 
Capt. Edw. J. Horton of Gloucester 
was given three cheers when called 
upon. His talk was upon tariff, which 
he. said was the greatest issue con- 
fronting the country since the days of 
slavery. He reviewed the history of 
the tariff down to the present time, 
concluding by saying “‘ don’t take any 
. chances; leave well enough alone.’ 
‘‘ Your wife understands what this 
tariff means better than you do,” he 
said. ‘She takes you to the kitchen 
and says, ‘ there’s a Republican : roast 
beef, sweet potatoes, and all the side 
dishes.’ But under the second admin- 
istration of Cleveland, if you found 
the skin of a salt fish to make soup 
out of you would be doing well.” 
