Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-20
SENATOR BULKELEY AT PUTNAM.
Windham County Republicans Gather for Love Feast Honor Guest Addresses Them Informally Great National Issues.
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 Putnam June 19.-Representative l republicans from every town in the Twenty eighth senatorial district and some from towns in the Twenty ninth, gathered at the Putnam Inn Saturday afternoon to attend the complimentary banquet arrainged in honor of Senator l Morgan c. Bulkeley, who came here as, their guest. There were about six | ty present at the dinner, which was preceded by an informal reception. The dinner was fine one, thoroughly en- | joyed. Around the tables gathered majority of the republican leaders of
 the district, representatives, county off, fcials and active workers in the inter- | ests of the party.
 | Presented by Sheriff SibIey. | There was no list of after dinner | speakers, but Senator Bulkeley was in- | troduced by Sheriff P. B. Sibley of | Danielson, who explained that the sen-
 ator's presence in Putnam was in re- | sponse to an invitation delivered to ! him at Washington several months ago. when gentlemen from this section ! were visiting in that city, to come into Windham county to inspect its man. ufacturing plants, viti in it's agricul-
 turaI district, and become better &C., | quainted with its people
 No Reference to Politics. l Senator Bulkeley, who was greeted heartily, made no reference to politics within the state confining himself in speech that was followed with close attention. and was frequently punctu- ated with applause, to a review of the great questions that the Sixty-firs congress has been conside dering in the | interest of the nation, and to a review of the accomplishment of promises
 made to the people in the platform up- on which the president was nominated l and which have been since reiterated | by MT. Taft
 1 The Burninu Question.
 1 Addressing the gathering as fellow
 republicans of WindhaIn county, men | whom I have on many previous oc- l casions been pleased to call my con-
 stituents," Senator Bulkeley spoke in part as follows:
 1 .I have stolen away from my 1egisla- tive duties for a few days to attend l to some business matters at home, and | am pleased to come out here and pay
 my respects. I find the question gen. | orally asked, When will congress get
 through? not what it is doing. Not Easy to Answer.
 | Referring to this. Senator Bulkeley said that it was not easy nor short
 matter to iDtelligently pass upon the great questions that are of vital inter- est to the people who send their rep l resentatives to Washington, for the great mass of legislation under consid- 1 er-ation must be studied carefully, as | also must be it's probable effect if en- ! acteO- All Ul1S S6SS1On mlpCn Cf1Te hdS been spent upon legislation of deep in- l terest to Connecticut
 The Tariff Issue.
 ! The new tariff was first taken up | for consideration by the speaker, with | the remark that only once in ten or | fifteen years is this matter Of national | importance to be considered by con- l gress, and the protective policy to which the republican party has been committed since it's inception, to be re- l viewed. This newly enacted tariff | said the speaker has been pronounced | by President Taft as the best piece of 1 tariff legislation ever put upon the books of the country. It has not been 1 in effect long enough to show its sslc- | cess, but it has already developed the 1 and as a whole has proved itself sat- | isfactory to Connecticut to New Eng land and to the whole country. Any | tariff measure is, of course, open 10 criticism. And in speaking along this
 line and of a protective policy, Senator Bulkeley pointed out that congress and | parties should not forget the rule that they should be guided in fixing rates ] at home and in countries competing | for trade here, as far as possible with | due regard for the great interests. Tho Party's Responsibility. The republican party has been charg- ed with the duty of carrying out it's | promises on great national issues, those
 promises made at the last national convention and reiterated by President Taft. Almost without exception those promises have been carried out We are often accused by chose members of congress who sit on the opposite side | of the house of not living up to the promises made with reference to the regulation of the great transportation | interests. Long and tedious debates at | this session have resulted in a meas k11at carried into execution will be one of justice to the transportation compan-
 ies and of equal justice to the people. Railroads Condemned.
 | No great interest is condnened more | than the railroads of the country. We | are apt to forget sometimes that the railroads of the country belong to the | people and are not owned by a coterie l of men, and that they are managed by some of the greatest men of the coun- l try. There may have been occasions Of | abuses in the last few years, but the | regulations are working out an equal benefit The nancy of the people helps | build the railroads. money advanced 1 by insurance companies and from oth- | CT sources in which they have invest
 ments. At times we have a1ysteria at ! alleged wrongs and forget that our means and money contribute to the up- building of the country through which | the lines run.
 Transportation System. | Following along this line, Senator Bulzeley spoke of the great develop
 ment of the transportation system of | the country and of his recollection of l the first railroad ride from Hartford to New York over strap rail iald on | long wooden sleeper He referred to ! the new court of commerce as a. great addition to the judicial system of the l country-a court that will quickly
 solve questions, adjust matters in dis pute and effect speedy settlement of
 matters pertaining to transportation. i which have heretofore required long | investigation to settle The present 1 deliberations of congress will bring the | ty.ar1 f< Ia