The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-04


 the true issues of the campaign dis cussed by a number of the local Dem ocratic candidates at Lavery's hall at Union and Stratford avenues. Those who addressed the meeting were Attor- ney Edward F. Rallen, candidate for judge of probate; Attorneys William W. Bent and Joshua Meltzer, candi- dates for representatives; Garry Pad dock, candidate for Senator from the 23d district, and William Rogan, can didate for Alderman.
 Every one of the speakers was given a rousing reception, while the hand clapping and applause which greeted each at the conclusion of his say. ar gueS we'll for an overwhelming Demo- cratic victory on Tuesday. When the meeting was brought to a close three cheers and a tiger were given for the success of the Democratic party.
 William Rogan, candidate for Alder man from the district, acted as chair man of the evening. In opening his remarks, he said: Mature has not en- dowed me with that gift of oratory with which she has favored the other speakers of the evening, but she has given me foresight enough to see the defeat of the Republican party on Tuesday. My opponent, MT. King, has stated that if elected he will repeat in office his record off, the past. Gen tlemen, if elected, you will find me quite unlike MT. King. You will never see me going behind closed doors to sign a contract for even one year, much less for twenty" MT. Rogan's sharp remark hit home for the voters are well aware of the unjust water contract with which they are now bur- dened.
 When Mr. ROgan finished his talk he introduced as the next speaker Attor- ney Joshua Meltzer, candidate for rep resentative. Attorney Meltzer asked: Are you going to ratify by your votes the action of the men who in conven- ton at Hartford selected not the pop ular choice of the people but man the choice of the corporations, who ob tained his office through bribery-let us call it by it's proper name. These men went to that convention pledged to vote for one man, but when the time came they switched over. Are you willing to ratify the buying of candidates? If so, vote for the Re publican candidate for Governor.
 '"The Democratic party has in it's platform a plank which provides for the enactment of a respectable Corrupt Practices act, one which when put in to operation will put the guilty behind the bars. Until there is a Corrupt Practices act, base conditions will all ways continue One of the main top ics of discussion in this campaign is the high cost of living. While it is possible that your wages have been increased, still the value of such wage has been on the decrease. Today the value obtained for one dollar is pro- portionate to the value which could be obtained for sixty cents ten years ago. You hay etc pay a higher price for everything. Why do I speak on this cost of living? The national Leg islature by it's laws regulates the tar ifs which boost the prices. You have in your power to elect a Congressman to Washington, while the State rep resentatives elected through you will send two men to the Senate. What is the Workingmans Compensation act? Some years ago every man was a free agent, he could do and work as he so pleased, could go where he liked to work, for them there was competi- tion in the field of labor. Where he did work, there his employer assumed a risk. Today you are not free agent. You have to work where you can get work, and work at your own risk. The Workingman's Compensa- tion act is to alleviate these conditions. You are to work for your employer at his risk. The act is not intended as a. hardship on the employer, but it will force him to supply safer places in which his employe may operate. In relation to the number of accidents in this country in factories and on rail- roads I have made study. It is a fact that there are more deaths by ac- cident in one year by these means than there were deaths and accidents in the full course of the Civil War. The Democratic platform provides for such a law, but no such provision can be found in the Republican platform. What cares the manufacturer who among his employees is killed? What does it matter to him if No. 569 or No. 338 has had his life snuffed out in his sweat shop? He can get another to take his place. If that law is put into operation he will have a care. The passing of this bill is far more inn portant than the passage of the Pub lie Utilities bill, though I do not mean to say that I do not favor the lat ter"
 The next speaker of the evening was Alderman Garry O. Paddock, candidate for Senator from the 23d district which includes the 18th voting district. Mr. Paddock was introduced by Chairman Rogan as Senator Paddock, to which the speaker took some exception. There is a doubt in the minds of some about that prefix, Senator he said. ''To me there is no doubt, there has never been a question in my mind. For sixteen long years the Republican party has been in power. but in all that time have never done anything which in any way favored the work ingman, yet they now appeal to you for your vote, to send them back to continue their infamous work They make the assertion that they are out for a Public Utilities bill and the Workingman's Compensation act Why have they not passed such measures in their tenure of office? They have failed in their trust, nothing more than broken promises. just as they will break them again if the electors by their votes send them back into of flee. I stand before you as the only real workingman who is making fight for office in this campaign. I am in every sense of the word a work ingman. All I ask is that be given a chance in Hartford to show what real workingman can do for the labor ing clasases. There is a law in this State which fixes s5,000 as the death rate. That is all that can be sued for. Send a race horse over the rail- road and if that horse is killed or in jured, it's owner can sue for at least $4O,- 0O0 If elected to the Senate there is one bill which will propose and urge to the utmost, and that is the modern izing of the Sunday law. I believe that it should be within the option of the people of the city and not the State to say whether they shall have Sunday sports within their limits. If the people of Bridgeport want Sunday baseball or football, it should be at