The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-03
IF YOU EAT FOOD YOU
 OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO SQUASH REPUBLICANlSM
Voters of Three Districts Hear Startling Facts Concerning Re- publican WrongDOings Presented by Archibald MNe Jry
 w.. W. Bent, Joshua Me|tzer and Lynn W. Wilson

And if the intelligent elector before casting his vote next Tuesday will judge the Republican party by their actions and record in the past he will nave no hesltancy in casting his vote for the entire Democratic ticket
 Chairman McNeil next introduced Chief of Police William Vollmer of Norwalk, whose appearance on the platform was received with thunderous applause, attesting to the chiefs pop ularity in this city. Chief Vollmer begged that he be excused stating that generally a man in his position was not speaker but one who had to do and accomplish results. He came to Bridgeport to get better acquainted with the voters here and to deny re- ports sent out by the opposition that he had made promises to local party workers to place them in positions should he be elected sheriff Tt has been stated that I have promised MT. Mulvlhfll a position if I was elected. Such is not the case, I have not seen or ever talked to MT. Mulvihill.
 Ex-Mayor MulvihilI was in the au- dience at the time, shaking his head when Chief Vollmer put the remark. If elected to the office of sheriff, Chief Vollmer stated that he would carry out faithfully the trust placed in him by the voters In closing his few remarks he again impressed up- on his listeners the fact that he had made no promises. When the time comes to make my appointments, l shall let the people of the city decide marks were delivered in all sincerity and though brief were to the point, and were what the voters wanted
 Following Chief VOllmer came Lynn w. Wilson, whom the voters will send as their Representative to Washing ton at the next Congress. Mr. Wilson's address will be found on page this evenings issue.
 Chairman McNeil. next introduced his honor, Mayor E. T. Buckingham who spoke to the voters as one of themselves. he being a resident of the Eighth district. Mayor Buckingham reminded those present that an encore was expected on the majority given the Democratic ticket last year. Mayor the opposition within the past 16 years. since they have usurped the powers of the State, showing what had been done for the laboring classes?, and how much respect the party had for those workingmen. The mayor was positive that the voters of the district would repeat their per- formance of a year ago and sweep the entire Democratic party into office. He stated that it was obligatory to send all and not few. If the party does not do it now. they will never have such another chance. All that is ask ed, he said, is that they be given a chance. If they do not make good put the others back-but they will make good. .<- After Mayor Buckingham came Att torney Edward F. Hallen, candidate for Judge of Probate. Attorney Hal len held his listeners spellbound while he related to them the doings of the opposition in the past, and the false promises they are now making to ob tain the votes of the working class.
 MT. Hallen said in part, 'It was my pleasure last evening to speak to the voters of Torrington in their biggest rally of the campaign. In Torrington they are alive to the issues and ap- parently are restless under the yoke which has bound them so long. It was my pleasure to point out to them the advisability of sending Lynn W. Wilson to Congress. MT. Wilson has long made a study of National con- ditions, of the tariffs which make the cost of living so high and other topics of expressing interest, which he alone, can advance to the benefit of the working classes. It is pointed out in the Republican platform that they will do away with the s5,0Oo limit set on a mans life. Why have they not done this in the past sixteen years? ? They have had ample opportunity, but still the conditions are the same as they ever were. Now they seek to blind the workingmen by leading them to believe they have a remedy. Their remedy may sound right at the present time in the speaking stage, but when put into action, fault will be found, and conditions will go on the same as ever Some time ago I was asked to represent family, the breadwinner of which had been almost instantly killed.
 ""The demand was made for S5,0OO allowed under the law, but when l went to the corporation in New York they were willing to offer $150 to the widow and four children. They said if would cost this amount to defend the case if it went to the courts. One of the officers of the company stated that it was not matter of sentiment with them, that they had such cases every day, that they must shut their eyes to such appeals. This state of all in the Union allows these cond1- tions to exist. This state where the corporations hold sway dictat1ng to their hirelings what shall be and what shall not be. The above is but a concrete example of what is going on from day to day, and what powers the corporations enjoy in this state,