The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-21

expenditure of the peoples money and the adequate protection of the peoples rights.
 We must grow along the lines of broad humanity in legislation, non- political and unselfish. In that sense I am wholly a progressive. One es- sential, in this program is publicity. It is the sureSt road to decency in Government and means an end to in visible power in Congress-" he added, and concluded as follows:
 We cannot have National integ- rity unless we have adequate National defense. I am eagerly for that quail ity of preparedness, which will main tain us at peace with all the world, but will. at all times, guarantee the safety of our people and our com merce fagainst aggression of any for eign power.
 ' eff tle5 Democrats are maintained in power and their naval program for the next two years shall have been carried out, our Navy will have be- come second among the navies of the world, the rank it formerly had and the rank it lost during Republican Administration. I believe that eventu- y CTS.
 't1t is no longer disputed question that the rights of labor need the 5ad- 'equate protection of our laws, and that legislation which protect the young, regulate the period of~work, compen- sates for injuries and opens new chan nels for industry, in the end makes for the contentment and prosperity of all. My opponents record shows that he has invariably failed to support leg islation of this character"
 Talked Day and Night.
 Gerry talked day and night, at noon rallies outside the mill gates and at great industrial plants, telling them of Senator Lippitt's record. At his ral- lies he would say to the people:
 "My opponent has shown by his votes in the United States Senate that he represents but one class of citizens; He voted to deprive you of the power of electing a United States Senator, yet now asks you, when he is forced to do. so, to elect him. As he believ- ed you did not possess the intelligence to select a United States Senator, is it not reasonable to ask why should you
 
 to represent you by returning him to office?
 During this campaign I have re- peatedly, shown MT. Lippitt's votes in the Senate were opposed to the aver age man, and yet he has failed to jus tify them. I believe the employer of labor should be protected but also believe the laboring man is entitled to his share of protection. The inter- ests of both must be considered so so that we may perpetuate the true American spirit upon which the foun- dation of our Government is based.
 Give me an opportunity to repre- sent you and my votes in the United States Senate will be cast according to the dictates of my own conscience, for the purpose of giving square deal to all the people, no matter what their station in life may be or to what party they belong"
 Republicans began to realize that in Gerry Lippitt had an opponent who knew how to campaign and how to ap- peal to the sympathies, if not the pre- judices of men. Republicans began to write or call on Gerry and say that they were with him.
 Some of the shrewd Republican pol iticians told Senator Lippitt that he must do something to offset the work of Gerry, but Lippftt would not de- viate from his dignified campaign plan.
 Republican Papers Poked Fun.
 As the campaign waxed warm and warmer the Republican papers poked fun at Gerry. One paper remarked that Gerry was conducting lone of his free-Iunch band wagon afternoon tea a-banana-souffle perpetual glad hand d-campaigns," that he had beenin- formed that he had addressed one gathering in his riding brooches and had promised the horny listed sons of toll that when he went to Wash ington he would change the fashion able dinner houHr from p. m. to high noon, the hour he had been inform ed when most of them partook oftheir frugal meal But this sort of ridi- cule only helped Gerry among, those who knew him and those who saw and heard him on the stump.
 While the fight was on Father Com modore Gerry's fighting blood arose and he sent over from New York to one of his right-hand men to see what the youngster was up to, with instruc- tions to be sure and carry the State for Pete. Young Gerry had so much to talk about in the campaign that he found no difficulty in making a new speech every time he spoke. He point ed out what he had done while in Congress, circularized every voter, marched in parades and rode about the State accompanied by Mrs. Gerry.
 To Serve the Whole People.
 its all over but the shouting" he announced to his griends the day be- fore election. Get out the vote and we'll win"
 He didn't have to wait very late election night to learn of his election. His plurality was large and increas- ed with late or corrected returns. He had done what very few believed could be done.
 Some stalWart Republicans are still grieving, but most of them take the situation philosophically and are adapting themselves to the new Sena- toria1 order of things.
 'I believe that my election means that the people of Rhode Island are at last freed from the domination of class rule" said MT. Gerry, in review ing his Senatorial campaign, "and that from now on we shall elect men to represent us at the Sate House and at Washington who will serve the whole DeOnle rather than a. small