The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25

duty of national self preservation.
 "The people of this country must unite to prevent war, or they will have to unite to fight a war. There is but one overmastering issue before the country. Mir Wilson says the sword shall not be carried into Mexico, nor into Europe, the honor of America permitting.
 But Mr. Hughes and MT. Roosevelt declare that negotiations are a failure. that diplomacy is dishonor, and they demand deeds instead of words.
 "In such matters as vex us in our foreign relations there are but two ways. There is, the way of negotia- tion and diplomacy. They are the ar- gument of the word. There is the way of war; which is the argument of the deed.
 Ut is under the pressure of such compelling motives as that that Dem ocrats, Progressives and independents are uniting into a tremendous force for peace. They would make the prop aganda of the word triumphant over the propaganda of the sword.
 Tt is under the patriotic pressure of this overwhelming necessity that Bridgeport comes to this convention in unity that has not prevailed there in many years.
 Need I say more than that I, Lynn Wilson, who am almost their historic foe, SO long have we differed over mat ters of civic policy and political usage, am instructed here to cast by one vote, the ballots of the Bridgeport delega- ton, and that the motion was made by William F. Russell and seconded hU no nj al E, Wso1l xrr14 party's candidate for mayor, in the last election. What more forceful proof of harmony and union in Bridge port could be offered?
 When the time arrives I shall cast the solid vote of the Bridgeport delegation for Jeremiah Donovan, whose nomination I most sincerely | second"
 MT. Lyon then took the floor. He referred to the Republican candidate, | B. J. Hill. as "a glorified panhandler,' a reference to MT. EIill's campaign from the delegates.
 He then spoke of Senator Peck's service at Hartford, of his experience in public business, and otherwise pre- scented the claims of his candidate.
 The vote was taken. MT. Donovan having TT, MT. Peck 10, and Lynn w. Wilson one, cast by Delegate Stevens | of Danbury.
 Chairman Clabby appointed J. T. | Hubbell of Norwalk, T. J. Murphy of Bridgeport, and Hugh Shelboy of Dan- bury to present the nominee to the convention.
 As MT. Donovan came in there was period of cheering and applause. | The candidate said in brief: T consider my nomination great compliment, nay, a great honor," he began, an honor in defeat as we'll as in victory for all must realize that our reat party has made the country what it is today"
 He then launched into an attack on the Republicans. sOur friends find some fault with the Democratic man. agement of affairs, but dare they in- | terfere or undertake to repeal that great act placing the burdens of gov ernment on those able to pay; making money pay the expenses of our gov | ernment, that Is to say the income | tax? They dare not come out and say they will repeal it.
 'Dare they repeal that act remov- ing from politics that great bugaboo, the tariff question? Our people turn ed it over to a commission which is always in session where questions per- taining to duty can be considered. Dare they change and return it to pol | itics, making 1t a political question? Dare they say they will and will they dare to vote a repeal of that eight-hour proposition for the settle- ment of the railroad strike? Is the press representing the other side in favor of the repeal of that act? You will notice that whenever good for the worker is recommended there is more objection, moro opposi- tion than anything else from our friends.
 "Our great railroads can be footed financially in this state and no great objection is raised by those in power. In one night in this state the Con- necticut Railway & Power Co. chang ed it's capital stock from $S,OOO, ,0OO to s23,000,000. The Hartford street railway company raised its capital stock $1O,00O,O00 and there was not a word of protest.
 But let your worlsingman ask for | his family and the press and the mem- bers in legislative halls raise a consti- tuition question as to why it should not be granted" vehemently asserted the former congressman. MT. Donovan then took a few stiff uppercuts at the method of raising campaign expenses for his opponent
 Election in this district should be settled by the citizens of the district by the voters on election day. No crew who get money in a doubtful way, who assiduously escape paying the government just taxes. should be al- lowed to interfere. No citizen of an outside state should be permitted to change the result of who shall repre- sent the people in this district
 Not many weeks ago one of the Great Moguls tempered with his scales so as to avoid paying duty on sugar and so his goods would be un- dervalued coming through the cus-