The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-24
Republicans
 With Pres w ilson
From the Press Bureau Of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee.


 Our friends in the Republican fold in their loose political j<rEen are tell ing us that Wilson. like a domtna4ing pedagogue in the schoolroom. forced legislation upon the Democratic mem bers of Congress, that the latter voted for measures for the relief of the peo- pie because he used road-roller meth ods of persuasion. Scrutiny of the con- gressi onaI record will show that in the enactment Of all the great reTned- 2 lal measures of the Wilson adrninis- tration spokesmen of the Republican, party in both Houses Of Congresa voted with the Democrats.
 For the Federal Reserve act passed September 1S- 1913, S5 Republicans and If Progressives voted in the House It was supported in the Sen ate by three Repu bIicans and one Bull Moose.
 Other measures supported as gener- ousIy by Republicans as Democrats are as fellows: Clayton sAnti-Trust bl11. supported in House by Al Repub- cams and 16 Bull Moosers: supported in the Senate by six R Repub blicans and one Bull Mooser.
 Ryburn Railway Securities bill, sup ported by 80 Republicans and "A Bull 1Ioossrs in the House.
 Lever AErdcalHtt1ra1 Exbemsiou Act, passed by House and Senate by ac-i cIa1hatton-
 Industrial Employees Arbitration act. passed Senate and House by ac- clanation.
 Mexican Tar resolution, supported in House by TT Republicans, and I 4. Bull Moosers; sl1s ported in Senate by. 2 Repu5licans and one Bull Mooser.
 European War Emergency Eegisla-3 tiou, passed Senate by accla nation; passed House 231 to 6, this bill to au- fsfA
 General Dam bill tConaervation of water power on nax!tgabIe streanns9s supported by. 35 Republicans and four Bull Moosers-
 Fserrds- Kent bin. Icons e-vatnnn Bv ater Power or public dornaAn) passed House by a,eelannation. Sea4- atess hill, passed Senate and. House by aeclanaat4on-
 A vote for Senator Brandegee lis practically q vote thrown away. The Detnocratas control the Senate of the main in power the next six years. A Dennocrafic senator therefore. will be apt to have more influence than a Re- publican senator. Governor Baldwin would be in the ma5 5ority fold, while senator Brandesee would be in the hopeIess and helpless minority.
 
 Irnp pArtaal evidence again favors She Democrats in the discussion or the o-ca11ed hard times, an Irrelevant issue which the Republicans have inr terjected into the campai gn- Coun-3 seI for tlle Shippers association be- fore he Interstate Comm cree com zndssfoh testdf1ed that no corfd1tto1i con- fronts AInertcan railroads as a result Of the European war or any other cause vI1ich does not equally affect every other American industry How can Republican prejndics fasten up on a Democratfc administrators re- sponsfbility for conditions which a great Eurcpean war alone causes? One test of the prosperity Of a community or district is the same anount of building operations it oon- tracts for in any given time. The first business or industry to feel the slump of hard times is the real es- tate When times are good there Is are hard the opposite condition pre- walls. Statisttcs of building opera tions in New Eng1ands published by the ". Dodge cenpany. allow thar the contracts awarded for May 1914, represent very substantial increase bonding month last year. Witness the diRures Contracts awarded to date, May 27sks1914 $68, ,048, 000; contracts awarded Acorreepondins period. 1913, e55 s82,000k corrna.cts awarded corres- bonding period. 1S12s s82,745, ,e0o: contracts awarded scorrespon ding pe- riods 1g11s $64.149, GOO; contracts awarded corresponding period, 1910. $6S. .666s 000s contracts awarded cor responding period. 1909, $65.o61. 900.
 s.The question comes up, Do you want to send back such a man as Brandegee,s who showed his position when he voted for I4orimeF. of I1li- neis for senator 2 If you want to de- liver the country into the hands of great business interests. vote for Brandegee'' Herbert Knox Smith. Progressive candidate for United States senator.