The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-22
DANIELS TRIBUTE TO WILSON
 THRILLS BIG RALLY
Cabinet Officer Eu1oaizes His Chief
 and His Policies at Democratic
 Gathering in Stamford==F1ays AL liance Between Republicans and ! Big Interests
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 Stamford, Oct &2.---"sArnerica. wants peace,' Hon. Josephus Daniels, secre- tary Of the Navy, told the 1900 per- sons who crowded the Stamford opera house last night at the rally meeting held by the Democrats, and from the storm of applause which followed his remarks 1t seemed that the audience agreed with him
 Secretary Daniels defended the dip lomaey of President Wilson. and pointed out the success of his chief 8, policy in handling difficult questions with Japan, and more especially in Mexico. He emphasized the purpose of President Wilson to keep his plat form pledges and asserted that the chief executivs knows only one thing about g promise and that Is to keep n.
 That the present administration had drafted and caused to be passed more constructive legislation than any oth- CT one in the history of the nation was tax law, che currency bill and the tar if measure as Representative achieve ments.
 Secretary Daniels was introduced by Homer S. Cummings states attorney for Fairfield county and a member of tale Democratic national committee who has served for 14 years on that
 
 ipartmeTlt. MT. Cummings said that he now realized how good it was to be a Democrat
 T realize how great a thing 1t is to be a member of an organization no matter how humble. that has had a part in preserving the institutions and ideals of the country and that Is what the Democratic. party has done.'' he began.
 t'For sixteen years the Republican party had undisputed control of all branches of the government, and 1t dominated thoae states, generally con- ceded as doubtful. During this period there came to be built up in this coun- try, a co-oEdina.tion of interests which was antagonistic to ordinary citizens
 There was a partnership between the big interests and the campaign managers of the Republican party. We beseeched the American people to hear what we had to say Then revelations came. The Pujo investigation, the probe. showed what lay behind the great and apparently placid Republi- can party
 ssIn 1912, a large part of the RepnbIi- can party lost faith in it's leaders, and i deserted to form an organization of it's own. By long control the Republican party became to blinded by success 
 ! it The attitude, of the Republican party to the chances Of the Democrats was not unlike that of the burglar who. interrupted in his nocturnal proving, was not quite sure whether tie owner of the premises was to be trusted with his own property.
 .<But we have assumed control of all these affairs of the government, and we have done this, without participat- ing any panic. although Ebenezer and l others had prognosticated it.
 tEbenezer is very anxious to gel back I never have seen a man quite so anxious to get in office
 t.After sixteen to eighteen years o1 office holding without saving the na- 4 ton, he now says if we will only send him back for two year more, he will rescue the country in jig time.
 There are bigger reasons than party ones why any appeal of the Republi- cans should not be needed. We have had on hand international problems which if handled under European methods of diplomacy, would have l plunged us into war
 .sThe Republicans insisted that Dem tocrattc diplomacy was weak, that ii caused defisive laughter in the courts Of Europe and the clubs of London