The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-09
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You will notice that most of the advice taken @by the Republican Par ty is taken from gentlemen old enough to be grandfathers: and that when they claim that 8 reaction has taken place, they react to the re election of the oldest members of 4aeit party They will not trust the syoung ngsters. They are afraid the youn gsters might have sornething up their sleeve.
 You will see, therefore, that have come to you in the spirit Of Jackson Day got very tired staying in Washington and saying sweet things. [ wanted to come out and get in contact with you once more and say what II really thought
 My friends. what I particularly want you to ebserve is this, that poli- tics in this country does not depend any longer upon the regular members of either party. There are not enough regular Republicans in this country to take and hold national poper; and must immediately add there are not enough regular Democrats in this country to do it either
 This country is guided and it's policy is determined by the independent vot- err and have come to ask you how we can best prove to the independent voter that the instrument he needs is the Democratic party. and that it would be hopeless for him to atteln pt to use the Republican. II do not have to prove it I admit it.
 What seems to me perfectly eyf- dent is tEis-that if you made 8 rough reckoning, you would have to admit that only about one-third of the Re- publican Party is progressive, and yoH would also have to admit that about .tWo-thirds of the Democrtic party is progressive. Thereaere. the fndepen- dent progressive voter finds a. great a ranks thin in the Republican ranks.
 Denocrats Are Progressive.
 What want to point out to you and believe that this is what the whole country is beginning to per- ceiveis this. that there is q larger body of men in the regular ranks of the Democratic party who believe in and mean to see them carried for ward and perpetuated than there is in the ranks of the Republican party.
 How can it be otherwise, gentle men The Democratic party, and only the Democratic party, has car ried out the policies which the pro gressive people Of this country have desired. There is not a single great great act Of this present great Con gress which has not been carried out inobedience with the public opinion Of America. and the public opinion of ATaerica is not going to permit any body of nan to go backward with regard to these great matters.
 Let me instance a single thing: want to ask the business Inen here present if this is not the first Janu- ary in their recollection that did not bring money stringency for the time being, because of the necessity o1 paying out great sums of money by way of dividends and the other settlements which come at the first | Of the year.
 have asked the bankers if thai happened this year. and they say No, it did not happen; it could moi happen under the Federal Reserve Act We have e1nancipated the credits of this country. And if there is anybody here who win doubt thai the other policies that have given g guarantee to this country that there will be free competition are policies which this country will never allow l to be reserved