Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-22

fed that the good of the country de-
mands a change. and thousands of
them in this state will vote our ticket.
(Applause) Dissatisfaction in the re-
publican party is q sign of we'll found
ed dissatisfaction the world over, and !
we go as the country does.
Strengthen Corrupt Practices Act.
The questions which divide the par
ties In this campaign are large ones.
Don't be led away from them There
is but one state issue on which the
party platforms and the party candi-
dates differ substantially. 1t is the cor
rupt practices act. We want it
strengthened. The republican candi-
date for governor says. so far as he
can see it is strong enough. Let us
see about that.
1t does not require party candidates
TO publish between their nomination
and election how much their nonlina-
ton cost them. This is not of so much
Importance as to the democratic cam
Gidates. 1t cost most of them nothing
But IL common report is worth any
thing, it has cost the republican can
didates, or their political hackers, a
good deal.
Our corrupt practices act also needs
to be stiffened by limiting the amounts
which the several candidates can
spend; and by giving the public prose-
cutting officer power to probe stories
of bribery and corruption on the in
slant, while the trail is fresh. But this.
after all. is minor issue.
Three Great Issues.
The great issues in this campaign
are low tariffs undue Capitalization
and moral honesty In party manage
ment.
1. Low tariffs The democratic par
ty has always and consistently advo-
Gated them. Until 1851 we had them
and 1t was our period of greatest
growth, in population and wealth
Not so low as not to protect the
to his men than are paid abroad. The
democratic party has always looked
out for that. Not so low as to deprive
the manufactures o. fair profit. The
democratic party has always looked
| out for that.
| titious, unreasonable, unwarrantable
prOfits-Yes
! No trusts and monopolizing combina-
| tons under democratic low tariff
will grow swollen with riches to which
each of us unwillingly and often UNI
| knowingly contributes
We know that it costs more to live.
| We don't know why. But the more
you study the practical working of the
| tariff, the clearer it will become.
Prices are high because tariffs are
/ high. and because trusts. high up in
political favor and political service ell
evate prices at home by being enabled
by the high tariff to eliminate compe-
tition at home.
/ AS to moral issues he said, in closing:
The people Of this country can al
ways be trusted to vote right when a
moral question is squarely put up to
them.
1t seems to me that this year pre-
| sentS one.
| The republican party promised the
/ Ia Of ~, TT,1y4 o1 %,+- 1
! if continued two years more in power
| they would revise the tariff so as to
lower it to a point which simply pro-
| vided for extra cost of American Ia =
Dor over the poorly paid labor of 9th
| er countries and a reasonable profit
to the manufactures.
They HOW say that they have done
this; or at least a ma jority of the
| party do. Our Connecticut republican
| party says so.
Is it true?
No one who has looked into the fig
ures can be ignorant that is is not
true.
Trifled With American People.
Much more than the extra labor cost
has been clapped on. Much more thar
| a reasonable profit TO the rnanufactur-
er has been added. I say that the re-
pubh9hn party has trified in this Will
the American people.
- 'ie.Ho maui pEciilkSeS anu mas DTOk-
en- them, and win not own it. ever
| When large minority of its own ranks
revolt and accuse it of breaking faitl
with its constituents and the country
| wa you support party that takes
that position?
Can YOU, under your electors oath
1t is your sworn and solemn dut1
to vote without respect of persons o.
parties. without favor to any man a,
you shall Judge for the best good O.
the state of Connecticut.
you are governed by that free
mans oath. I have no fear about YOU
vote this year. 1t will be, it must be
for the democratic ticket.
HadIai A. Hull Speaks.
Mayor Thayer next presented HadIa
A. HUI of New London. who said tina
ne could not decline to come here anC
say something of Judge Baldwin
know what he stands for and repre
sents. He represents the highest aifi.
zenshlp, the highest scholarship know
TO our state. Only short time ag,
President Taft attempted to name fly,
of the greatest lawyers in this country
and one of them was Judge Baldwin
lie is Known all over Europe
Judge Baldwin is not a man wht
seeks office. but The office seeks him
1t was at the request of Governor Nor
ris that Judge Baldwin accepted tn
appointment as a membe of the sI
ment of the governor that you owe /
to the state of Connecticut when tbi
: appointment comes TO you to accep
, it" that he took it,
This Office of govemorship has becl
brought to Judge Baldwins feet an
rendered to him. Now look on the 9th
: er side. Ask some of your republics,
, friends what they discovered at Hart
ford. what they heard and saw? H
) heard them Say 1t Was awful and |
= public declarations are to be believed
, the situation was awful Can thi
, great office of the state of Connectic,a
be bought and sold Can 1t be auction
ed off? The people will have a chanc
. ito say in a few days.
) The corrupt practices act needs t
, be changed so that it stops corrun
r practices. There is a feeling of unres
permeatiny the country. The pledge O
the republican party was openly brok
! en-. The unrest is general and til
moral issue is bound to prevail.
The people of this state can be de
> pended upon and it is believed tn
: election will show that the peopI
frown upon corrupt practices.
I He referred to the employers liabil
, ity and the need for Il remedy for tn
| negligence of the employers. High II.
gal authority must be sought in se
: touring such Il bill as is needed an
there is no one bitter fitted to lie
/. whether it viii be constitutional Q
meet the dsfnand than Judge Since
4 Baldwin YOU have the opportunir
of elacting q man Of the highest TYP