The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
BALDWIN HOST
 TO DEMOCRATS
Leaders of State Hear Cover nor's Shafts at Boss-Rfdden
 Republican Machine
CAUSE FGR THANKSGIVING
Ex-Governor Waller ard Mem bers of Successful State
 Ticket Join in Fig Jubilee

l tne recent electfon, thelr 9SSCflaLes
 and those local and state Democrats
 who assisted in making the 1912 cam
 paisn the greatest victory for the i Democratic party in history, a com pliraentary dinner or, in the language ] Of Governor Baldwin himself. "a dim
 ner for a public Than,zs,gi wing of the 1 tariff ridden American public
 Gathered in the room were many l of the most prominent Democrats io the State including Mayors from four i GiffereEe cities Although the dinner vas quite informal and go Set
 steeecnes had been prepared, many of 1 the guests were ealle upon fer ad- 1 dresses and in each event the invi- tafion was responded to with erishirsi- 1a welcoming his, guests to the din i l1er Governor Baldwin called atten- tion to the great victory and tEe
 e.'i7s1aing of the Republican State ma ei'ine.
 The Governo..,s Words Governor Baldwin said; .T am glad to welcome this. evaritls- so nnallyr of the men whose hard and inteliigen. and honest work has freed Gonnecticut from the crushing incubus of Republican machine edsalin ation,
 The road to wise and well coalsidere1
 politicaI progress is now open and
 ready for travel. All roads of every
 kind in Connecticut are soon going to
 be passable and ready for travel even
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 highway com n issioner to do ft.
 ss'T'lle handful Of Eseeaottican II polite I ians who thouel.t they owned the State have found t1ley didD t. Thay natur- ] ally, from tsae Hartford Courant down, i are feeling q little Hue. have a friend, who when vonns engineer laying oyt as s-aiiTcad in t',e TT west was invited Q . ban 9 the hn;ss,e Of one of the cleie~s men os lie nsishboF- 5 hood The dancissg issstesi tiE vel tez made his party cal en the yours lady Of the ho;ase T hope. Miss Flo. yol i don't feel too tired after the ball [ been cIaeFsed t,b g nd s',, ,p,i | otrts
 That is jusf what the country has | been doiile with tsa Ts4r1tblican party. r It has been cllewed IL, and spit out men of ali parties were determined i to have it go. They were determined to do the lob thoroughly swaene they set about it.
 Cause For Thanksgiving
 .fI issued q proclanla tion q week or.f two ago for a public Thanks giv ing burt did not put into it the thing to be most thankful for. And that thing is the magnificent effort by which the boss ridden, tariff bIirdened, American people wrenched themselves free on career of industrial prosperity and so- cia1 advancement under leaders whom they know they could truse--trust to plan and trust to execute.
 Here talk out. Here we can be thankfu1 for this great political change which has brought the people on top and restored to them their law full heritage.
 ..And I cannot let this occasion pass without expressing my very deep ap- of the largely increased election It toilched me profoundly Nothing can be dearer to q man in office than the feeling that the people Iseaieve he has tried to serve tbem
 
 No one came here tonight who had been asked to make a speech. It is lse l-'sse nan l1f iItess Is 90 good subJect 10 talk about and the Demogtacy of Connecticut has hed so little. cause to | De ti7ankfGe for : .aife. successes until r. this year of xsass. for us that I ano sure. you would hot pardon me if I did not call on some of those here to the
 Al the close of lis address Cover ner FaIdadp tg@ned to ex-efos-er1loI' Tl1emas aI. Wal.e. and introdueed him as .ftile only living Democratic ex- Governor Of. C,cs1necticltt, although slae. EepEblicans had hoped to create an other one on Neszealbar 5tal. Gov ]. arnor Waller kept up the good work in the humorous vein and remarked in | reflective tone.
 1T have been thinking. as sat here { Lllis evening looking at these many lf smiling Democratic faces, just what 3 ;ong time it is between drinks We are rejoicing for the people of the  ,efore has campaign heen so pre- fife of good to the people since t' NiTfl War. The people of the count nave cTinccd q great interest in [: recent campaign and t has firnisfT essons which, no platter whether Democrats. ReruhiicaTfs or the Pr sressiA-es fF-rc1 eut.s would reflect sups' -lae atsiisFfist tra ton.
 i've gre all nrogress5ve-,. said Go pat terSN q anG''---s Here Governor Ra' win i-1teerapted tfies sspesaEer to laugI hely. refissrh You mean Vernon to Wfsel1s the sf1eai-c:. re torte1: .sVTcS we must have -sofi'e IT r5l;unnent to s' nenlieer them i3y- Governor Wa is-ged ti2e Democrats to stand a:1i. behind their canoidate and IsfaNe any sl.f'h f!a rsc---re3 wl -iroFese frieve7sl,d vss. fr1 office
 Not Per~tval Victory
 Joliine}y ,sfe"ri.ls = Governor .-3s win as Iile ai ssfsiss ifnia-e'-s;i and f the De177ocrss s.c 5satty-' Home -Fsu1s11nira3s 1Denaocsaiic Na tiolAI d-f5ccurSs3 on tie 9ct :; 'e a few of the 177eiishers of tlle he distiTct3on o,5 .tlsaa sit, IS She resu3s :!1sS;r e.r S.ersos2sf -orts- -'1-z tlse ct1- r<sr'z.ss .satd he result o '-seer7' .aif:1 with people, thf 34 .t5.e:l1c of .l1s .to uecl1- De-1.' c,s-:>4ts1 $tie, CT tbe'- his rofs;fe T'1o have ts'e.rrs' th. l' wins U0 sr1d s,s tise re=iz.; sf -.}s
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