The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-05
THEIR MASTERS VOICE GUIDED
 THEIR VOTES
Republican Congressmen Ruled by Cannon False to the In- tereSt of the Wage
 Farmer.
What the Examination of the Records at Washington Dis closed as Told by Hunter


 Robert Hunter, Socialist candidate for Governor, addressed an audience that packed Lincoln hall. last night, sharing the platform with Ella Reeves BIoor, the candidate of the Socialists for Secretary of State. Mrs. Bqoor spoke briefly but with irresistible en- thustasm, and the applause that greet ed her remarks was little short of that with which the Socialists acclaimed their leader, MT. Hunter.
 MT. Hunter dwelt at length upon the Republican Gubernatorial nomination scandals, and told of the strange inf1u- ence of tn erailroad and the work of dts e1nissaries. The Democratic party, said he. had fought a long and losing struggle, and had come into power only when people tired Of Republican
 Among other things MT. Hunter said:
 campaign in the history of this state. After long years of ceaseless agtta- tion. after weary nights of continu- sacrifice and devotion we reach the point where the Socialist party in this state is recognized as 8 political power.
 i This is our year. We note on all sides throughout the land widespread unrest. Discomfort Is almost unfver- sal and. the revolt against corruption and naisrule runs high Men are suf- ferfng from high prices and low wages; from over employment and no employment and these conditions in politics and industry are forcing men to think. And strange as it seems. the old leaders. the old idols. of the Republican party are being held up everywhere throughout the land as objects for contempt. Cannon and A1drich, Da1zell and Hale, Payne and Hodge, Bulkeley and Brandegee are mo longer the honored leaders of a regiment Of submissive followers. They are today facing 8 stampede They must either get out of the way or be crushed The insurgents are clever politicians. And Roosevelt and 9Pinchot we'll know that unless some ffhinS is done to destroy the old gang the Socialists will soon become pow CT that will destroy them all. There are no insurgents in this State. But mark my words, after we count the be as thick as flies in this state They will then try to win you back from the Socialist party by declaring that they are the real radicals fighting the batfles Of the people.
 won't endeavor to prove to you the Republican party represents Mor- gan and Roclkefeller. Guggenheim and won't attempt to prove that to you. Why should give facts to prove what every one of you in your heart | the obvious. don't care to dwell upon what every man knows. want to assume that those hearing me to- night are intelligent men who can think things out for themselves
 RECORDS OF CoNGREssMEN
 AND SENATORS.
 But friends, we have nothing to hope for from the Democratic party and we have nothing to hope for from the Republican party. And no voters should know that so well as the vot- anime the records of the Republicans. There are five Congressmen from this state at Washington and there are to protect the interests of over one million human beings in this State, most of them hard at work in fields, factories and work shops.
 And I ask what have these seven representatives from this state done for this mass of working people? Can made inquiries. got man in Wash ington to go over the records of the American Federation Of Labor and the Congressional Record. And find that about one dozen important nea- sures were introduced into Congress affecting the interests of labor.
 And want to tell you here tonight that after examining the official rec ords I cannot find one single word uttered by any of our representatives an Gonsress ,,9 @ in faTor ia + oa iaDor, ooEd se, details are difficult to follow but I have had this record printed and sent to every newspaper In tnls state ana to the state secretary of the Socialist Party. But want here and now to make this statement and I ask you unless every word of it were true: THE cONGRRSSMEN AND SENA- BOUGHT EVERY BILL IN THB IN TEREST OF LABOR THEY HAVE ALSO VOTED AND WORKED FOR EVERY BILL OPPOSED TO THE ord on the Urgent Deficiency Bill. on the Compulsory Pi1otage Bill, on the Hours of Service Bill. on the Anti Injunction Bill, on the Rights of the workers in the Postal Department, shows nothing but opposition.
 Now [ know that labor deserves 1it- axpgct ,e,g a the poiiticians~ to Vote in it's interests when labor itself never votes in it's own interest. So long as labor betrays itself there is little wonder that other men should betray labor But these men from Connecticut have not only fought against the interests of labor, they have also fought against Sthe int erests of the entire people
 Brandegee and Bu1keley in the Sen- ate have fought every progressive measure and have stood with Aldrich and the old gang on every important proposition. Whichever that master of the Senate and friend of wall street wanted help he could depend every time upon the aid of Senators Brande- gee and Bulkeley. And as these men have stood behind AIdrich in the Senate, so have our Congressman stood behind Cannon in the House: The record which have had printed will show that these men fought against every progressive act and even when the insurgents in their own party endeavored to loosen the hold this country of men of the type of Joe Cannon, our distipguished Congress men fought to the end with the old gang.
 RECORD OF REPUBLICANS IN
 HARTFORD.
 lAnd now | ask, can any man in this audience point out one single naeansure ever passed in the legis1a- ture Of this state intended really to