New Britain herald., 1916-10-19

S' lf$,utG.
 Speaking Of the republican reports
 that the largest ner cent. of the pro-
 erCssives ere hack in the republican
 fold, MT Duffy said it was not true
 and he is daily in receipt of as
 surances from many former progress
 :ivcs that they cannot be forced back
 into the old party and they will switch their support to the demo-
 crats and Woodrow Wilson. whom
 {! cy believe to be the man of the
 hour. Mir. Duffy also referred with feeling to the republican and pro- ares&ivo national conventions and termed the turn down given the progres3ivcs by their idol, Theodore Roosevelt of a foul conspiracy He also discred- tied prc-nomination statements that MT. Hughes was not interested in re- ceiving the nomination by recalling the electorate and carefully prepared telegram he sent within fifteen min utes of receiving the nomination and also brought out forcibly the evasive way in which MT. Hughes has han- Gled his campaign. In his speech of acceptance he did not say one word that would let the public know just where he stands on any of the big questions of the day. he said MT Duffy uphOlIs the presidents attitude in foreign affairs and also came to his rescue Cn the Mexican situation, de- claring that in the last three and One- half years conditions have improved" very much. He said that today the state of pcOnage, involuntary slavery of the poorer classes, has been entire ly done away with in Mexico, that the country now has universal educa- ton and that labor conditions there are better than ever before. This, MT. Duffy declared, in face of contrary re- ports circulated through the medium of the republican press.
 Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson.
 Francis P. Cuilfoile of Waterbury, candidate for lieutenant governor, save a straight business talk on the issues of the campaign in which he stOutly defended the democratic parry and Woodrow Wilson's policies. He termed President Wilson the "most constructive president since Jefferson and the most soreiy tried president since Lincoln He declared that dur ing the past three weeks a great change has come over the American public and they are coming to realize that by his administration President Wilson is entitled to their support.
 Touching to the state issues MT. Gull tcile traced the development of the general assembly from a one man power in 1901 to its real truly repre- sentative status of today. The public utilities commission he termed a most important cog in the state machinery and also mentioned the WOrkmen's compensation act which, he said, ought to be improved upon so that an in iured workman can receive more than SIC per week if his salary is ordinarily more than twice that amount. 'Tnis law must be broadcnod so that the producer will get more when he is injured in his effcrts," he said. He also appealed to the farming classes hv suggesting improved country roads for the farmers and said that in the development of Connecticut farms is a solution for many economical prob- lems that face the people of this state.
 Speaking of the national issues, MT. Guilfol!e proved an able champion of WoodrowWilson and the democratic cd miristration and mentioned particu- larly the rural, credits measures and the child labor Ia WIS recently passed as two of the greatest things ever done fer the welfare of the country.
 Judge Beardslcy Reads Address.
 Judge Morris B. BeardSley of Bridgeport, democratic candidate for governor, was next to the last speaker introduced and with out unnecessary remarks he proceeded to read to his audience that which he wished to tell them about the merits If the demo- cratic party, the national ticket and the state ticket and in conclusion he pledged himself to work for the best interests of the people of this state if elected governor next month. In his speech Judge Beardsley severely ar raigned the republican party and past republican administrations, telling what the republicans had not dona. then took np he democratic side of the question and read a long list of what that party has accomplished under the stewardship of Woodrow Wilson. He reviewed the past four years and termed he federal child labor law the crOWning achievement of social jus ticC.
 MT. Malone spoke in part as fol- lows:
 Tho Eight Hour Law. Tho railroad companies of this country are and must be the main arteries of the nations trade and com ! merce. The voice of no demagogue must be heard in the discussion of this problem. The hand of spoilation must not be permitted to touch he railroad systams of this country but the gentlemen who are the heads of these railroad systems, and particu- larly the financiers back of them had i better remember that if private enter prise is to continue to run the rail- roads of America, these men must ! have the vision to serve the labor which runs the trains of the railroad systems.
 My fellow citizens, do you know that ] h1- 10 rIo, nft 1,n i,,to