The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-26
ROBERTSON IS
NOTIFIED OF
NOMINATION
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state In the union. Is controlled by
machine. II is drifting toward those
same principles Of oligarchy, or a gov
eminent by few, which has destroy
ed the vital principles OF free govern
ment In every country IN the world
and It ia for us gentlemen of the dem
ocratic party TO turn back this tencell-
cy to machine government into the old
channels of government by the people
untrammeled
when the people, In district, elect
their representatives, then all that or
platform demands will come. To bring
about this end Is the duty not only CT
every democrat but every man whu
loves his country and his state and be-
lieves In free government.
I'VE have been, during the last few
months. through business depression,
one which Connecticut has felt, owing
to its large business and corporate In
terests, as much as any state in the
union, for when one member of the
body polite Is sick the whole body
suffers. and any state of affairs that
brings forth distress and unrest to the
business interests Of the community
works not only disastrously to that In
terest but to all who directly or indl-
rectly depend upon 1t for livelihood.
What we need In this country and
In Connecticut is such administration
of the laws that free and exact Jus
tlce shall be administered to all,
whether the individual or the collection
OF individuals; so that confidence so
easily destroyed, shall flourish again,
and our spindles, our looms. our work.
shops and our various hives of indus
try shall echo once more with the busy
hum OF machinery and the wheels of
commerce turn as they did few years
ago; so that once more public enter
prises can resume work, and public cor
poratons expend their money for im-
provements for the benefit OF the vari-
GUS communities. Thus shall each man
feel the return of prosperous times
and the dinner pail of every man shall
be full to overfowing.
Nothing tends more to bring about
this result than that the chosen repre-
sentatlves OF the people shall be their
representatives IN the best sense Of
the term and not the puppets OF politi-
cal machines
II have lived In Connecticut for more
than 30 years. as my father did be-
fore me. 1t is small state and you
all know my strength and my weak
ness. II by their suffragists the people
OF Connecticut deem me worthy to
hold the highest office within the gift
OF my native state, an office held by
so many distinguished sons Of Connec-
lieut.. with all humility. knowing whose
servant I am shall accept the Of
] Ace, and In the administration Of the
laws of the state of Connecticut
shall know neither rich nor poor but
shall do my duty without fear Of any
man, and my highest ambition will be
that when lay the duties Of my Of
fee down may leave It with the re-
spect and best wishes of my fellow
citizens as a heritage to my children
and my children's children
Edwin S. Thomas, secretary OF the
state central committee, was presiding
officer Of the rally and introduced the
speakers when the members OF the
state central committee escorted Judge
Robertson and the other members OF
the state ticket and Ex-Governor
Thomas NJ Waller to the platform,
there was a great ovation which kept
UP for several minutes. The band play
ed Hail to the Chief" and there were
cheers for Robertson and Waller.
Mr.. Thomas then introduced as the
speaker Of the evening the grand old
warhorse of the democratic party, ex-
Governor Waller Governor Waller out
lined the national issues saying that
while from one point of view the last
twelve years had been prosperous, etill
from another point OF view they had
been the worst the country had ever
!. seen. The years have been prosperou,
indeed, he said, for the corporations
and for the millionaires. but for the
workingmen the cost Of living has ad-
vanced far beyond the increase In
wages. About the state situation he
said
And now as | am closing, | am re-
minded that have said nothing about
our state affairs, and really | don't
think, as things are, need to say much
For long observation has taught me