Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-03

Judge Baldwin. If some did wrong
they should be pointed out but no
such general term applied to all the
delegates
He declared that at the next general
assembly he intended to introduce a
bill calling for modified direct pri-
maries and the voting in all conven-
tons by open roll call He thinks the
townspeople should know how their
delegates act. This will do more than
anything else to remedy the unin-
structed delegates and secret ballots.
Is MIR. Fox's allegation enough to
indict whole party? You wouldn't
he has offered. If YOU think your
party has sinned, stay in and help
purge 1t. 1t doesn't take a statesman
to secede He declared that he be-
heves in the republican party and vo-
ted the ticket with one exception. in
1891, when he voted for William Rus
sell as governor of Massa chusetts.
Mr.. Chandler devoted most of his
speech to state issues and to contrast
klg the records and positions of
Charles A. Goodwin, the republican
nominee. and Simeon p. Baldwin. the
the public utilities bill and the en-
ployers' liza ability bill, or workingmen's
compensation act.
He quoted from Judge BaIdwin's ut
terances on the utilities bill and. said
that he talked g vaguely as the Del
phie oracle" He took shot at the
Judge for saying that he. Chandler.
wouldn't have been able to see into
the cellar of Thomas Jeffersons brain
with a step ladder, by saying that
it would take a ''mind reader to faith
ON the Judges views on the utilities
bill
he showed that he had occupied FIVE
different tentative positions in A sin
gle paragraph. ana finally wound M
by deciding that he would use the old
commission bill as a staring point"
MIR. Chandler said we had started
the Barrum bill. He wanted a leader
who had some idea of a finishing
point
Employers Liability Bill.
He then discussed the employers IL
ability bill substantially as follows
| want to talk tonight especially to
the wage earners of the city of Nor
wich While / am q republican I
do not want to speak to YOU as a re-
publican. There is an issue in this
campaign which rises above party.
That issue is the manner in which
the man who earns his bread by the
sweat of his brow shall be paid for the
loss Of limb or life in the case of ac-
cident. Under the conditions of mod
CT Il IHHuotI9- Win Jul 3 cat ldtlCIlGh
covering acres Of ground. and our
enormous railroad systems traversing
whole groups of states. Industrial ac-
cidents are inevitable. Nobody in par
ticular is to blame. They just hap
pen.
The worlkingman knows this is a
large issue. | want those who live
sheltered lives to appreciate its mag
nitude as well. There are more than
500, 600 men. women and children killed
or wounded every year In this coun-
try in industrial accidents. In the
states of Pennsylvania and Illinois
alone. in single year there were $40
widows and 20T4 orphans a the re-
suit of such accidents. We talk about
the great battles of history of Water
loo ana Gettysburg and We erect
monuments to those who died for their
country. We grant pensions to the
survivors of our great wars-as we
ought to 10. Gentlemen. modern in
dustrN is warfare.
Life and Limb Paid for by the In
dustry.
Now. what are We aiming at in this
snug little commonwealth of Cornec-
ticut-small in area, but large in in
dustry? We want this next winter. in
the next general assembly. to take the
initial steps in a n1o"ernen which
viii ultimately result in the esta n!i9f-
=
in operation in 5ernla ny England.
and in some states CT our country
What IS this system? Simrly this
that life and limb shall be eaid for bv
the industry, Just as q piece of shaft
Ing or an exploded boiler is paid for
Those who have studied this problem
out recognize that the wear and tear
on human beings is legitimate item
to be charged at least in part. against
the cost Of production. This is not
an anti corporation movement 1t is
a movement for human Justice a
movement for increased national eff
cheney. We don't want the stockhold-
ers of manufacturing plant or of
railroad corporation to bear this ex-
expect it to be charged up to the price
of the comm oGitv, or the tariff rates
of transportation. | can't GO into all
the details at this time. i ara simply
explaining 10 you our general Rur-
poses.
[ do not know. gentlemen OF what
up. imagine il IL like The avera ze
American aualence Some OF you oW n
your homes. 'Soine OF You have bought
them on The insrali1nent plan Soml.
of you rent 9ome Of you board Some
of you have families. Some haven't.
But ] do not imagine there is man
here who has not asked himseH-not
once, but hundreds of times-tfis ques-
ton; what would happen to me and
mine If ] were 10 meet with an acct
dent tomorrow thai irrapacitated inc
from aasR~~sy my daily wage? What