The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-17

I eiIS pro"s sHgntly, 10 take a good looI slightly, and relaxed again
 Referring to a speech of Congress man Underwood at Hartford, he said laid much stress on the Democratic measure designed to give the people the election of United State Senators
 Three times I voted for that bill before the Democratic party was in power,'' exclaimed Congressman Hill Three times has a Republican House passed it. But this time the bill ha6 coupled with it a provision taking away from the Federal Congress the right to supervise the elections. The Senate said, 'fNo.''
 Then he took Up the mea sures GOV ering campaign contribution publicity and laid claim for Republican credit for it's passage through the Democrat ic House because, he argued, it was
 Referring to the revision of rules, he said that the Democrats were re- sponsible for condition. which he termed vicious, which permitted the coupling of Legislation with appropria- ton bills. Then they cut out five regiments of cavalry just when .hsy were wanted for patrolling the Mexi,, can border, said I5i1l. He charged that the Democrats but for the pres idential vote would have destroyed the civil service system through contemp- lated legislation.
 He spoke of the passing of Cam on- ism. 'tCannonism began with Tom Reed," said Hill, when there were 10,- 600 bills in congress, Now there gre man can handle them. Who is to pass on them? Who is to decide? But now, under the Democratic house. we have instead of Cannonism, Under woodism, and he is good czar, too. Instead of an emperor, or a despot, we have an oligarchy.
 Well, how about the high prices ?" came a voice from the rear of the auditorium.
 I'm doing the talking retorted
 Then he spoke of the eight hour law. He said the states had all to do, the Federal government practically noth- ing, in this respect.
 Then he began to talk on free su- gar ssWilliam Mckinley put sugar on the free nst," said Congressman Hill Then pointing to the present duty on sugar, he said that if the 952. oo0.o00 that would be taken from the governments revenue by putting sugar on the free list were to be made up by sczste11ding corporation tax to would pay only a small share in pro- portion to the total. It's just as I claimed before, said Congressman Hill t.sectionaI control means sec he gave voice to this sentiment:
 WHEN MY OWN INTERESTS STAND IN OPPOSITION TO THE IN- TERESTS OF ANOTHER SMALL SECTION, I STAND FOR CONNEC- TICUT-DONT MAKE ANY MS TAKE ABOUT THAT
 q say unqualifedIy that the Demo- cratic party stands for Free Trade '' than four times the Democratic party has gone on record. In 1882 the state of South Carolina declared it wouldn't t pay a tariff on certain importations. couldn't proceed The mention of the Democratic standard bearers name was the signal for a tumultuous out burst There were cheers, yells and a deafening handclapping for some time Hill was vexed- He cited 3 remark of Woodrow Wilson ,-elative Confederate constitution the party went on record for Free Trade.
 In 1892 it declared it to be uncon- stitutional to impose protective tarln, and in 1912 the Democratic. platform makes the declaration that it is for tariff for revenue only.
 Tariff for. revenue only" said he' sais free trade with a handicap"
 He mentioned the name of Under wood. Ringing cheers greeted It.
 That's right; cheer him, said he. eff you had either him or Champ 11P not have made any mistake. Mir Underwood has said that if it were not for the purpose of revenue, he would not be in favor of a tax on anything He spoke again of Wilson and more cheers followed.
 stAh, you cheer the name"" he cried. s.I'm coming here next year if he is elected, and see if you cheer the legislation. You didn't cheer it in 1894.''
 He went into the tariff leeislation of the last Congress, and declared the Democrats thought not of the inter ests of 57 Waterbury factories, ,335 fac tories in New Haven county, LAS in Connecticut, from which they removed protection.
 He spoke of his proposition of re- ciprocal relations. But my friend barred me out on a point Congressman Hill had consumed hjs one hour, and Le gave way to Con gressman Underwood.
 He said it was a pleasure for him to address the citizenship of great industrial town such as this, because it had been his honor to represent for IS years the greatest industrial town in the south
 And would be recreant, to the peo- pie I represent, recreant to my trust and to myself if I proposed Iegisla- tion in the Congress of the United States that would destroy the great industrial interests of the country. I my friend Hill in one statement that he made. Mir. Hill stated to you that when an issue arose between what was to the interests of ConnecticU% and what was to the interests of the balance of the country he stood for Connecticut
 My FRIENDS, so FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I WANT YOU TO UN- DERSTAND AS MY CONSTITUENTS DO UNDERSTAND IT THAT WHEN AN ISSUE COMES BETWEEN MY CONSTITUENCY AND THE BAIL ANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, I AM GOING TO STAND FOR WHAT BELIEVE IS RIGHT"
 There was tremendous outburst of applause.
 Taking up the free list, he went at once to the subject of wire.
 "Barbed wire is made and controlled by the trust,' said he. In my dis trict there is a plant with 1000 work When I voted to put barbed wire on the free list, the trust turn ed these 4,0O0 workingmen into the street, as a threat to me. Barbed wire has been protected. In one year there was an importation of only 16O