The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-31
ATTY. BRENNAN CHIEF SPEAKER
 AT 7TH. RALLY
Attacks G. O. P. Misrule and Urges Support Of
 President.

1fCS1UCAGs
 see Woodrow Wilson continued in of fee as president of the United States let them vote the Democratic ticket this fan,'' said Attorney Daniel E. Brennan, the principal speaker at an enthusiastic Democratic rally at Main and High streets last night. Cont1n- u1ngs he said:
 I aIf they don't want to see him con tinued in power. if they don't want to see his policies carried out they may well vote for other candidates for your endorsements, at this election lies solely the chances of continuing this policy of progressive legislation be- gun and carried out by our presi- dent''
 Attorney Brennan then explained that unless support was given the president by the reelection of Demo cratic officials the splendid policies in augur.ated by him could rot be con, tinued. He called attention to the many acts of constructive Legislation which had been enacted in Connecticut j and which were in Keeping with the national policy. of progression begun by the Democratic party He said esGentlenen. fellow voters and fellow Democrats It is an extreme pleasure for me to appear before you this eve ming, for the purpose of addressing 1 you upon the issues of the present ] political campaign. I have no fear or tirnidity in doing so, for feel that l I am at least among friends here in lmy own district.
 ssI do not come here tonight for the purpose of picking flaws out of the character of any man. I do not come with the idea of rtdicu1fng or abusing with tae idea of a.ssailing any iITdi- viduaI or fnJurings anyone in their Ireputation or business. And still I do Iappear here tonight with set pur- pose in mind. I do not want to be un- hderstood that I am attempting to as7 fsume the roll of the dictatorship My purpose is clear, precise and indubita- bIe. am here for the sole and only object of expressing my personal opan- ion on the merits of the two dominant political parties of the state and na- ton. I am here to tell you not how you should vote but, to tell you why I think you should vote for the Demo cratic party
 When you have tried, when you have given a fair and impartial trial, Ito any particular political party, and found that your condolences have been 4 betrayed, that they have practically never had the interest Of the people that they are not a progressive political Eparty; then I say to you. that you owe yourself the duty of no lorger
 
 party. When you are confronted by a snapping dog, and the dog gets one l bite or more ,and you find that you lcannot drive off the dog, then under the law of self preservation, you are l bound to leave the dog So it is with the Republican party and what they stand for. They were given the long est opportunity of any political party lon earth to care for the interest of tbe people. They not only had the ia-g-- IA n.- ...F. vowed and promised that they would Ido so. And what have they done? They failed to avail themselves of the I opportunftyAt to care for such interest. Above that, and more vital they fail ed and not only failed, but, positively and absolutely neglected and refused to fulfill the promises that they made. They betrayed the sacred trust Of mankind, that is the trust involved in the public official to fearIessly and honestly care for the Interest of his Econstituents. fhThey are our votes land if they do not speak 1t in our favor we are lost.
 Now that same dishonest political party confronts you again, and, knave like, they would have you believe that they did their duty, that your last se- lection is bad from your standpoint of view. that if they are given another chance they will do all you want them to do. And the answer to this mourn full plea is: Past experience has taught us that we can not believe you under lfhat has a word, that Is endowed with lhonor, that is progressive and in keep Idng with the times. And gentlemen, you have got that self same party in the Democratic party. You have had it for the past two years nationally, and partially for the past four years in the Htate of Connecticut. The great difficulty in the state has been that we did not get enough of it.. Every piece of progressive, constructive legislation that has been attempted in the state of Connecticut in the last two years, has emanaaed from the state Senate and every such piece of legislation, just as sure as. it arose in the Senate, just so sure was it's death in the House of Representatives, the Repuib- lican body. the Senate being Demo cratic. The only real piece of pro gressdve, constructive legislation ac- complshed wss the Workmen's Com fpensatdon act and thanks to Democracy for that.
 q could enunerate manifold be-
 trayals of your faith, but have moi
 got the time to do so. I want tc
 urge upon you the necessity of voting
 to sustain the policies of the political party now in power, which stands fol
 a government of the people, by the ] people and for the people
 PhiIo Calhoun in a rol1sing speech
 urged support for the Democratic can didafes. Two years of Woodrow
 Wilson, ,v he said, t'has shown what
 sort of a man he is and have prover
 that he has the interest of the people
 at heart The Democratic party has
 proven itself the party of progression
 It has kept its promises to. the people
 and it has taken the burden from the
 workingnian and placed the tax where
 taxes belong on the incomes of veal
 thy men. If President Wilson de. ,1oxz.