The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-02
Light Speaks To
 Factory Workers
 In Monday Meeting

.I can defend all the s5o.o0O suits that John T. King cares ito bring against me-" declared Attorney Gen era1 John H Light speaking to an Bryant Electric Co. factory, State and Organ streets. at noon todav-
 Tor 9 years the Republican party in this state has been led by the paid lobbyists of the New Haven road, and John q. King has been one, and J. Henry Roraback another. All sorts of measures have been framed and pass ed in the interests of the railroad company They have been permitted to take over steamboat lines, trolley companies and everything else that would. help to throttle competition, as far as the means of common trans portatfon was concerned This great company which they organized and the great business of which they secured control, has as you know been man. aged by Charles s. MelIen and J Pier pont Morgan, but now the United States government has stepped in and taken this company out of their hands.
 You know for years the Republi- can bosses have been in absolute con trol of your state. Why, Ithave known them to promise the governorshfp of this state for two and three terms ahead and then deliver the goods
 John T. King has fat garbage contract in this city and yet I am told he has his horses used in city street work here and poor men who would be glad of the work cannot get it. They can't get the fat---he gets the fat
 ssA1r. King has said he would give $1, 600 to any charity If any one would prove that he had received a cent from the N. r., N. H. & H. R. R. Well, he is probably safe in that, for they won't have any record On the New Haven road books tnat will prove it. If it's there at all it is listed under some other hes@.
 stA9T. Beard of Shelton made an aff1- davit to certain things which I have since published and we are now stand ing back of that affidavit.
 Look at the record of John T. King and J. Henry Roraback in the legdsla- tsIre when the public utilities bill was proposed. They said we didn't need any public utilities bill, we had rail- road commission which took care of all matters that ought to be taken care of by such a body, and King and Rora5back were in the lobby and against the bill.
 ssHon Stiles Judson is dead, but let it be said to his everlasting credit that he led the fight for this measure and it won. Judge Elmore s. Banks, the
 
 ed the bill. He said the attorneys of the railroad would bring injunction proee edings if the bill passed and have it declared unconstitutional But the railroad attorneys didn't bring any such proceedings and Judge Banks knew they wouldn't when he made that statement Judge Banks had an amendment to the public utilities bill which was defeated.
 John T. King and all the rest of those connected with the Republican bosses may bring all the suits they please for what have said, but I don't think they will care to sue me-
 Attorney-GeneraI Light said today that up to the time of his arrival in Bridgeport no papers in MT. King s threatened $50, GOO suit had been serv- ed on him
 c. L. Dennis, candidate for represen- tative on the Progressive ticket. spoke briefly in introducing Attorney-Gen- eral Light. Charles Greenspun was in charge of the arrangements for the rally. ss'Ftt9 TT