Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-27
CJJMMINGs,S SPEECH.

Referring to heiahational issues of the campaign Homer s. Cummings in recent speech said:
 "The people of this country realize that the republican party has been In undisputed control of all branches of the federal government for eight years, and during this time they have done absolutely nothing with the exception of the Northern Securities case, to even attempt to relieve the American people of the burden of the illegal tribute laid upon them by the criminal trusts of this country, and the admin istratiOn was so startled by its own success in the Northern Securities case that the president of the United States allowed Attorney-G General Knox to an nounce to the trusts of the country, as soon as the decision was handed down. that despite the decision the govern ment did not propose to run amuck, and within few weeks thereafter At torney-General Knox was transplant ed from his official position in the cab inet into the position of United States senator from Pennsylvania.
 sThe supreme court in the dicision mentioned found that the sherman anti trust act Is constitutional and as one of the judges in rendering his opin-
 
 should be followed by prosecutions un- der the criminal clause, and yet up to this day, despite the exfgencies of a political campaign, the republican pres ident, who poses before the people of this country as an enemy to the trust, has not instituted one single prosecu- ton. Nor is there any disposition upon the part Of the administration to do anything except to stand pat upon the policy of high protection to special in terests."
 Judge James Huntington of Wood. bury, the democratic candidate for secretary of state, has been referred to as a man .swho for over quarter of a century as states attorney stood like sentinel on the hills of good old Litchfield county, guarding the lives, the homes and the honor of its citi- zens, and whose very name was ter TOT to evil doers and a household god to the righteous and the voters of the state will prove by their ballots that they recognize the sterling worth and ability of "this grand example of a Connecticut citizen"
 Unless somebody is needlessly
 
 terbury are very busy just now and propose to endeavor to have things fixed in the coming session of the leg islature which will practically dis franchise majority of the electors of Waterbury It was said last night 1 that a movement is now well under way to make the office of truant in- spector, school clerk, superintendent of streets, superintendent of water, town clerk and few other n1ce jobs per manent berths. If this be true and the scheme receives the sanction of the general assembly, the democrats
 are foolish to worry over the making of new voters. but 1t is question if even republican legislature could be talked into passing such an enactment, but the greed of office has become so great in certain quarters the matter l Of fairness is being eliminated from l the public mind and the aim is to get there by any means, and act for the people whether they want you or not. 1 What is this but coercion of the rank est kind? What would be said of a body of men who would force employees ! into one of our manufacturing concerns against the wishes of the owners of the plant and also fix the wage scale to suit themselves? What is the diff ference in this and passing legislative I.enactments which compel a municipal l ity to carry men on it's pay roll for an indefinite period-men whom they would not employ, regularly at least, 1 if they had the privilege, which by right belongs to them, of making a change whenever in their Judgment the welfare of the community demand ed it? It is also hinted that the pro- posed charter amendments will be- come operative upon their passage and that the retiring mayor will name the chosen few