The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08
WOODRUFF HITS. Declares He Will Not Leave the Government of the State to the Bosses
 and the Lob-
 byists. DETERMINED TO HAVE SAY
NOT GOING TO KEEP STILL FoR
 POLITICIANS.

AA"""s Ahey want Him to Mind yFia
 Own Business and Leave Th,n.. !.
 Them But He VIII Not-Declare.
 Their Business Works Better ~
 Night Than at Dny--wininr to Rum
 the Risk of Offending Them and Take
 His Chance With Public opiniop-.
 No Man Can Serve Two Mauter.--.
 win Keep searchliSht Blazing on tbs
 Capitol.
 New Britain, Feb. 7.-Governor woodruff was the guest of honor ana principal speaker at the annual ban. 1uet of the New Britain iBusiness Mems association tonight He enolxa in part as follows:
 Permit me to thank vou for +ss. chance to express my sincere appreola- tlon Of body of men who represent so much of the commercial success of Connecticut, 0- mere IS something the people of this state do saiccessfully-they fas5 tneir governors well. And if can ohiy get as much good legislation as iset good dinners, I will feel that nave not worked in vain.
 When accepted the nomination for governor l meant what I said; and When l delivered my message to fl,a general assembly meant what salo; ana l will stand by those nron,;s- es made to the people so long AZ M term lasts. After that yo twill have to get another governor, who, I f,ana VIII do better than I have done assT get just as much to eat. E
 It IS contrary to certain pnJitirbl training for a governor to have anv- tning to say, and I know that there are few politicians in our state who wish l would mind my own business, and leave the government to then,-to the bosses and the lobbyists-wTasa business works better at night than ln the day time, They belong to a va- riety of night-blooning plants. But T Will run the risk of offending these rellows, and take my chance with tha public opinion of Connecticut be- lieye that the searchlight of nuhf3cstv should shine upon the deeds of public men, and promise to keep that searchlight blazing straight upon inc capitol at Hartford, so that the peop1e can see exactly what is going on there. No man can serve two masters. No man can serve the state and private graft at the same time. A man must De true or his deeds will condemn him.
 Hardware men are trained to make things true, and my good friend Colonel Jarvis can tell you that hardware men are like the stuff they handle good. square friends to men and things that are right
 want you to help me in my work at Hartford by arousing public senti- ment to demand necessary Iegislation in correcting abuses wherever thev ex- ist, and provide for what is required by our people. New Britain is the hardware manufacturing center of New England Ever since old .Tohn North, the village blacksmith, started to make brass knuckles and andirons. New Britain has taken the lead, and has been the means of placing Connect icut at the head as the first manufac- sturing hardware state in the Union. with the record of producing half the hardware goods produced in the United States. Certainly good government is necessary for New Britain. Is 1t any wonder that a man is proud to meet the business men of this grand beehive, and to join with you in the prosperous feast which forecasts a magnificent fu- ture?"