The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-18
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have no speech to make and will not try to make one. This is the first opportunity have had to look up on General Assembly since one sent me to Washington four years ago. could not resist the temptation to drop in before it was too late. I had no idea that the courtesies of the cham Der would be extended to me or that you would expect me to say some thing. } You may expect me to say something nice but am not given to flattery. I have learned to sus- pect the tongue of f1attery. In my opinion you have done many things wisely and well but being human, you have done something's not wisely and left some things undOne. You have my sympathy. We have many ready to give good and wise advice but the difficulty is in distinguishing good from bad wisdom and the market value of the whole product remains about the same. I repeat that you have done your best. You can't agree with everybody for the very best of us disagree with each. other. I have a feeling of sympathy if your con sciences are troubling you. I don't say they do. I have had experiences in your line. was first sent here in 1883. That was a, long time ago. That was a gfeater event in my ca-- reer for everything was ahead of me; now most *of it is behind me; then I knew it all; now l know that l do mot know it all Then I found it diff ficu1t to agree with myself. You may feel that you have been criticised un- justly The criticism of honest men doesn't hurt. It Is my experience, and it will be yours, that men who disagree with you will be patient and forgive if they are satisfied that you acted on your honest convictions.
 sI congratulate you that your la 7 Wr17a a h aAFN brief, which is one thing greatly to your credit BFevity is not only the soul of wit but the soul of wise leg islation.
 eT can express a deep sense of lgrat- itude to the people of Connecticut for what they done for me. On the whole our fellow citizens are goou fellows. They are patient and kind. If you have used them well they will use you well and they. will send you here next time whether you want to come or not.
 9Th hese are trying times in the his tory of the world; strange times; times none of us ever expected would come and we wonder, most of us, whether, after all. there is a, chance for the peace-maker to come into his inheritance. I am sure that the peo- pie of this great country prefer jus tice to. injustice and we have the op- portunity that never came to. any other people in history. My belief is that we will not lose that opportun- ity We must remember to take ad- vantage of that opportunity. We must keep cool. Men who keep cool count Men who have kept cool have preserved all that we have had through the ages. The Great Apostle said that when He was weak then was He strong. It is my belief, pray CT and hope, that the people of this country can be generous in victory and in a victory which will bring peace and good will.
 'I congratulate you on your rela- tions with the executive and congrat- ulate the executive on his relations with you He has been the. best one since 1901 Qaughter). He vetoed only one bill- I vetoed none. There are ways better than the veto power and that is to give the people what thev want and they can find out what the people want by frequent consultations with the leaders"