Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
WORK TO GET OUT VOTE
Effort of Political Managers
in Connecticut.
BOTH SIDES INACTIVE
ACTIVITY OF SOCIALISTS DRAWS
FROM REPUBLICANS.
Conservative and Cautious Characteris-
tics of the People-No Appeal
to Business Interests.

Special From STAFF Correspondent
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, October 27.-The
one thing that is bothering the political
managers in this state most Is to make
sure of getting out the vote. The most
violent and pronounced case of political
apathy to be found in the east Is located
in Connecticut. The democrats cannot
get the voters to take any interest In their
campaign because they haven't any strik-
ing issues. The republicans cannot work
up any enthusiasm for their ticket because
the people say they have their minds made
I'D and are too busy to talk politics any
how.
Outside of the state leaders, who have to
tell whoppers for appearances sake, the
democratic politicians are not very hopeful.
The same class of workers among the re-
publicans are confident of giving Roose-
welt a normal republican plurality, carry
ing the state ticket and saving the repre-
sentatives In Congress.
If there are any surprises in the outcome
here it will be due to the socialist vote.
The socialist propaganda has made alarm
ing headway in this state and draws most
from the republicans.
The long suit of Connecticut Is industry
and thrift. 1t is pronounced character
save a portion of their income. That trait
has filed their savings banks to overflow
ing. fattened their trust and insurance
companies to the point of repletion, and
furnished millions every year of invest
ment in outside industries.
Scared Over Organism.
Connecticut was the worst scared state
in the Union when the first Bryan cam
paign came on. Democrats forgot their
political traditions for a century back and
went out of the democratic party on the
dead run for fear that Organism would
depreciate their holdings and investments.
Lots of them are still out and afraid to
come back on the mere assurance of a post
convention telegram.
Connecticut Is pre-eminently a protection
state. In proportion to the population 1t
has more at stake than Pennsylvania. The
tariff does not have to be explained up
here; the apprentice boys know that they
and their fathers and brothers have en-
ployment under protection and that they
don't have 1t under low tariff.
The total output of Connecticut manu-
factures in 1900 was $315.CO0,OOO There
were 176, 100 wage earnerS at work and
they drew down annual wages to the
amount Of $S3O0O,OOO. In the year 1903 the
deposits In the savings banks of Connec-
ticut, exclusive of national banks and trust
companies, amounted to S1O3OOO,O00.
The bulk of that sum naturally came
from the men engaged in the vast indus
| trial schemes of the state. These figures
are quoted to show why the people are
conservative and cautious in their politics,
very much disinclined to become enthused
| over propositions that do not appeal to
| their business interests Nothing in the
| democratic plan of campaign thus far has
appealed to them. An effort was made ear
| ly in the campaign to get up a scare IN
| Connecticut over the big stick
Democrats Try to Raise Slogan.
The democrats went about crying thai
|. Roosevelt's strenuosity would get the
| country into trouble; stocks and values
| would tumble and dividends be shut on
| Well, that was something worth looking
| into; that appealed to them right away
They looked into 1t and there was not 9
ripple. The democrats dropped it.
The republicans for their part have beer
| hammering away on two propositions
| First, that the protective tariff must be
| sustained and the factories kept running
second, that the only way to make sure Of
| the gold standard was to keep in power
! the party that was united for it, and take
| no chances with the party that emphatt
| cally refused to indorse it in the natfona
| platform.
| Well. the republicans have not been abis
/ to arouse much interest over their argu
/ ments. The workers say that the people
| nod their heads and say, I'VE understand
/ 1t; all right: we stand pat" and then In
sist upon going on about their work.
l Speaker Cannon, who Is touring the stat
In his special car trying to put some gines