Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-18

 day evening at democratic rally, which packed the town hall to stand ing room.
 Governor Baldwin spoke for about 40 minutes at the opening of the rally and then left to go by automobile to New London, where he was to speak at an- other rally. The address by MT. Thom- as concluded the rally.
 Parade to Town Hall.
 Arriving on an evening train, Gov ernor Baldwin was given lunch at the Wauregan house before going 10 the town hall Tubbs band played In front of the democratic headquarters in Broadway while the crowd was waiting for the governor to appear. Shortly after o'clock, in Councilman A. E. Cruthers' automobile, Governor Baldwin. with Mayor T. c, Murphy and Charles w. Comstock, headed the pro cession to the town hall Members of the Democratic club, about 100 in line, followed with redfire
 In the town hall there were seated with Governor Baldwin, Mayor Mur- phy and Mir. Thomas on the platform, were Senator Charles s. Avery, Repre- sentative John F. Craney, Dr. J. J. Donohue of the state central commit tee. William T. Delaney, candidate for representative; Frederick A. Johnson of Montville; J, J. Desmond and Charles w. Comstock.
 Introduced by Mayor.
 Mayor Murphy reminded the citizens in his brief but appropriate introduc- tion that it was a great privilege to have & governor here. who, the mayor said, bod been governor for all the people and not for any lobby inter- ests.
 . Greetings to the Governor.
 The governor was given a rousing greeting, has audience standing and waving hats as they cheered him when he rose to speak.
 Governor Baldwin opened by saying that the country had made a good ex- pertinent in putting the democrats into power and they were rightly asking now what use the remocrats had made of it. President Taft had signed his own death warrant when he vetoed without reading the tariff bills that the democrats had helped to pass and which would have cut down the cost of living, but the democratic power in the house of representatives had sav- ed the country large sums of money in cutting off the expenses of special policemen at the capitol, cutting ont battleship out of the republican pro- gTamme.
 High Wages and Low Cost.
 President Taft's tariff board has re- ported that a high rate of wages Is often found to bring down the cost of production to the lowest practicable point. The highest wages may go and often go, with the lowest cost ot production.
 When this republican tariff board reports that, what is the use of send ing republican speakers about the country to tell us from the platform that If President Taft had not vetoed those tariff reduction bills half our factories would have been closed. They know better. and we know better Some manufacturers' net profit, afted paying the highest wages, might have been reduced from 50 per cent. or 7t per cent to 20 or 25 per cent. Some of our manufacturers who are coinins our excessive tariff duties into dollars for dividends might have had to re- duce their dividends. but ] doubt ever that.
 The democratic party proses in the next congress to revise the tariff, Dul not in any radical way. They are not aiming at free trade. but a gradual re- duction.
 Meat on Free List. We mean to have a larger free lis and a lower cost of living by decreas. ing the tariff on some of the necessl- ties of life. Put meat on the free hs and 1t will be a glad day for the Am erican people. (Applause) The du' ties are to be high enough to enabl' us to keep on paying the highest wage' in the world, without unnecessaril. raising the cost of living to ever. American family.
 State Politics.
 But how is it about the Connection experiment of trying how it would | work to elect democratic governor 1 to take has part in the affairs tha go on at the capitol? Has it accom- l plished anything? Ithink it has ac complished a good deal, and a goot l deal in the way of political progress l The democratic party in Connection has stood for progressive Legislation | for a good while. It stood for IL Il last years general assembly. In my inaugural message I stated a | length the reasons for a direct electiol of United States senators by popu | lar vote instead of by the legislature | I urged 1t home, and I am glad to sa that a republican legislature supporte me and that l had the satisfaction Q | sending to Washington copy Of tn | resolution of our general assembl asking congress to propose an amend ment to the United States constitutio to that effect. Congress has respond l ed favorably and such an amendmen Is now before the states for ratifica ton. Let us elect men to represent u in the netx general assembly who wi vote to ratify that amendment. (Ap plause.) Then we shall hear no nor of s1oo,0oo spent in getting senatori5 nominations and greasing party wheel in senatorial elections. We hear to many of these Lorimen and StevenSo cases.
 Waste on State Roads Charged.
 Millions of state money, he charge' were wasted in state roads. The1 isn't knowledge and skill enough in M Macdonald to do the work right. High way Commissioner Macdonald hash had the training of a civil engineer fit him for the place as highway com missioner. The governor told of learn l Ing that a TOdQ III lIllS N4ClIllly Ao
 only four inches of macadam and T
 binder and the road had only worn
 year. There is too much bureau an
 commission in the national govern
 ment. As an instance of the opera
 ton of bureau government the govel
 nor instanced the Harvester trui
 prosecution.
 The election of democratic legis
 lature would do away with the delue
 of special legislation in Connection
 and one of the meanest kinds of legii
 lation in Connecticut has been in d .yorce matters. I vetoed one legislatiN
 divorce case and I believe that thel
 will never be another legislative d
 yorce granted in Connecticut. For progressive party the peep
 need look no farther than the demo
 cratic party. Progress wasn't born
 May, 1e1s, Progress Is a good wor
 but 1t Is sometimes taken In vain. . has caught the ear of Il great h1i
 people this year because of the mat
 netfe personality of the man who hi , by q sart Of miracle gathered a eei , | siderable party around him in four