The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-02
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 ATroEsFsEsY ". ". BENT
 Aseoruey Bent made 2 brief address Ar, aperfng E the n1eetEn g ( We are here &or149f7tss he saf fff stn the interest of the candidate of the oldest sa1ad great est pontica1 party, the world has ever known. we are assembled to urge the candidacy of those men who are has survived a century and quarter Of American politics
 ssThe Dennocrattc party was form ed by Thomas Jefferson. and ts funx dan1ental princfp1e has s9VTzgs been That the people are supreme Almost uediatafv after laying aside the pen with which he drafted the Dec Iaration of Endependence, Befferbonss personality and political ideals be- came manifest in what is the Dem ocratzc party.
 ssIf was a. party based on She be- 1aef that ali men ars created equRR- which, in Jeffersouss time was dec- 7aration Of prineapaes almost un1eard of Since 18e4s the party has lived. It has seen other parties corna and go. It's latest and greatest antagon- fst fhe Rspuz3Axsan part5s founded kone 50 years ago. has ran Ae ccuzse Rnd ts now in a process Of atscasste hiHsn1esratsoa-
 aiczu n1lsruIe from the E'cFern1nenfs of thfB State and na<fon was begun. &n 1912, this aim wsss aGcnn1y5aaBhe ed h coutroa oe onF ratfona1 govexnnnent, AAe DemocxaE3c party under guidance o< ezre gree4eat oK presidents, Wood &gzk wilson. haa esknb1aalsed q record @Qx oomsx,1rt1va and banefSc1a1 leg Han4Aun. Ia our 6taEA uzaffer GoN. 4lnaeon A Ba1dNsns txae paety has sc- koapzaeasd 1xzurla--tlasR dsz3zte the alas last two y11eA E4ls Ben1cratiS NaE%v has made @cuSE
 E1very p7a4N0<An pzsEEge In etafe and EEaxznn has hean caerx4nd out The 0sunocraks haHe party c1 pronises &us1MaA And at this election fi5ne i've are E0 deciEo whether va wHn& a nuxanazaS1oz of that good g0vernxnent i1f wfaseaer we want return to mis- se S Hspahi1can4sssa. ?
 EEEE1IW WILHHAA yOLIhNER
 xrod1aoed by chaAr1nan Bent as s.tlfe best sherfM Fairfield county ever haa~ Sneriff W1IIEan Yolfmer made brief speech. As he was about to start his talk, someone with lungs of leather proposed seThree cheers for the sheriff. !" and they were given with enfhustasfn.
 aT deeply apureeaa4e the honor con- responsible pnS1fzUn Of sheriff." said Mr vo41nAr s1& ie but human for man to err. Tn the discharge of my duties I nrobably have made mis- ! D was only in my aim to serve the public best
 aT lay no claims to being pereect, nox do I seek to boast af the accom- pIlshuaen4s Of my izAcumbency in this offIce All can say to you voters Ag that, i'm the past, have done my utmost to serve the best interests @f the county.
 sTf I am reelected, promise you . conftnuatto4 Of my endsavors in B7za 7Av r4RsFE alT TnA <r lend all my efforts and ability tc bervang the people who have so hon. orsd me thank you"
 LIEUH GOv. TINGIER
 continued burst of handaIaDpins and cheers followed the tntTpduo$loE man T. T7ng1er. of Rockville, the can dfdata for govagnor.
 asPresidenf Wilson abolished thu 2 Hobby at Washington and Gnoe tha time there has been no corrupt tOb5y a4 the national capitol and vhai done at Washington we can do a Hartford said the neutsnant-gover nor.
 q assume that you men here, to of the political parties with wflfc1 you affiliate. but also assume tha you are fair and reasonably ope1 minded I made no attempt to gas1 this nomination. It came to me. have accepted and so I as the stan dard bearer regard 1t my duty ant privilege to explain what the part has done and what the Denocrati party stands for.
 ssI am a Democrat because tn Democratic party stands for princi pies which are to be supported as Ionl as men desire to be free It's frs great leader was the first man to de clare tha4 aIl men are created fire