The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-18


 it's highest office. The people will decide the relative fitness of rival cai-. dfdates and only on rare occasions does the judgment Of the people err. While the field is free, there are certain qualifications that the e1ector- ate will Insist upon. The higher the office, the higher the qualification re- quired. The man who represents a. sovereign state in the upper branch of the national Congress must of necessity be a man of unquestioned ability and integrity; a man of highest purpose in all his public acts and his private ones as well, for there is no room for Jekyls and Hydes in the pub- lie service of this, the greatest nation ever created. and today the hope of the world in these awful times of war He must be a. man who will maintain the high standard Of service set by those grand old Democrats Eaton and Barnum, and by those high grade Re- pubHcans Platt and HawIey. He must be a man in whom the people of his state, irrespective of party, have full confidence. He must be a man whose first duty will be to the nation he serves and the state he represents. He, must be man of high ideals. yet practical fin their application Such a. man is he whom [ am permitted to name. He measures up to every re- quirement; to every standard, set, no matter how high.
 As a man, as lawyer as teacher as judge, as chief justice, as governor he has been tried and never yet has been found wanting. As leader Of his party, the militant and triumphant Democratic party, the party of Jefer- son and Jackson of Cleveland and of Wilson he has won his spurs
 sfde found his party soFe1y wounded, after a score of years of successive de- feats. He revived it's spirits, strength ened it's courage by his own innate strength of character. He cheered it on and led 1t to a glorious victory in 1910- Stronger than before as re- suit of two years Of his leadership as governor. he led the Democratic hosts to still greater triumph in 1912. carrying with him a Democratic Sen ate and the state ticket, placing Con- necticut in the ranks Of national Dem ocracy with a solid congressionaI dele- gation.
 with all these attributes of real | leadership he has been but human He may have done some things that every Democrat has not approved of. but admitting all that may be fairly or unfairly charged. yet he is by far | the greatest asset the Democrats of I Connecticut have
 He found the Democracy of Con- necticut in the Slough of Despond and 1 led 1t to the Land Of Promise. From | the wilderness of party despair and l discourage geTnent he led 1t to the fertile fields of party strength and useful ness. Why look in the political bul1- when he is still in command and will ing to lead2 Would the general stan l on the eve Of third great battle dis place the commander who had won 1 two great victories The army of | Democracy has such a leader and ] while he leads it needs no other
 With the wisdom of mature years. I yet in fullest possession Of mental and I physical strength, he is our captain ! and him we follow. Men like him are Isneeded fn The councils Of the nation; tnen like him are needed to strengthen lSand hold up the hands Of our great 4 Pres dent. so ibravely and so success IfuIly battling with gTayest problems.
 By their fruits shall ye know I them His professional and official l<lffe is filled with accomplishments of lbig things To nominate him is not T only to elect him, but to give to the 5tpeop1e of the country complete evil dence Of the fitness of the Demo kcratic party to govern, state and na- IstionaIly. It is g guarantee of highest service. living proof that he who serves
 his state and country best serves his lparty best
 The Democrat am about to name lis the man who made Democratic suc- Ecess possible He is the recreator od kDemocratic victories in Connecticut, sl He made our party Q winner Can
 the Democrats of Connecticut afford Ito throw into the political scrap heap
 the man who made success possible
 without those responsible for such ac- ltion going there themselves Be sane I be wise. be winners. and you will place at the head of your ticket for
 United States senator. Hon. Simeon D I Baldwin z
 Mayor Joseph HI Ilawler of Hartford | seconded Ehe Govenoris name as rep
 resenting "a. majority of the registered iDeu1ocratic voters of Hartford.'1
 With e1oQuence the mayor pleaded I for the choice of the governor. sIf the d administration of woodrow Wilson is
 not upheld by men of Governor Bald
 vviIl's type 1t VIII be no better than g
 house of cards.'s he said. Why should
 we deeart that administration or fail
 to uphold Governor Baldwin whe q brought the party in this state into
 the paths Of usefulness? ?''