New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-31
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DIR SENATE WORK
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{ &or George w. I<lett, majority
in the senate, was scathingly
ced by a colleague, Senator G.
senway of the second (Hartford)
ID, in a speech delivered at the
Ratic headquarters last night be-
large attendance which packed
al to capacity. Confining him
Senator KIett's record, the
cited instance after instance
d he said, Mr.. Klett either
against or tried to block the
p of progressive measures. One
CHI the speaker laid especial
sis was the Koppleman bill
if passed, would have pro
b small allowance for widows
8ildren, so as to do away with
cessity of committing children
irritable institutions and thus
Rg up the family. Senator
way stated that Senator Klett
ted the passage of this bill by
q it over for two years in order
"a (Senator Klett) might estab-
record by adjourning the legis-
one day earlier than it had
aeen adjourned before. Had
hator from the sixth not sac
public welfare to his own per-
ambitions" declared the
r, that bill would now be a
d the thousands of bereaved
and children who lost their
fds and fathers through the in
scourge, would now be bene-
Us of the state, instead of
ing the orphan asylums and
of charity"
4tor Hemenway's speech in full
81 follows:
Save been surprised to read in
newspaper advertisements Of
8r Klett, who represented the
d in the legislature Of 1917, that
8es his claim for preferment on
Aings, the first that he did not
session in either of the last
rms of the legislature, and that
#nds for progressive legislation.
to the first of these things, a
dead and dumb man might be
p say the first if he was able
elected and if he could find
year old boy to lead him around,
Ne fact that he was able to be
HI every day might not mean
he district which sent him would
good representation. But [ am
ire that it might not be better
Aented by such a man led around
len year old boy than it would
II member of the legislature led
by the iniquitous machine
governs the state of Connecti-
Ader republican rule.
Id so far as his being a progress
j concerned, if he stands for pro-
Athen / don't know what the
means. t1 .-.#.~ .....
~ are probably familiar with
Jet that there is a law passed by
8st legislature under which the
Regularly pays allowances to
dependents of the men in mill
Bervice here and abroad. When
aw was passed there had been
{ aft law passed by congress and
Slied only to volunteers. AS the
Ature was about to adjourn it
he apparent that d draft system
me sort would be adopted and
enator who wrote the bill pre-
an amendment to provide for
BSnts to families of drafted men
IN as of volunteers. Neither the
han of the military affairs COM
q of the senate nor the similar
man in the house nor the ma
leader of the senate, Judge
would sponsor this amendment
5udge Klett, instead of facilitat-
Is introduction and passage, made
difficult as possible and COM
j the senator who was the author
10 take it to the attorney general
get his endorsemen upon it be-
he grudgingly consented to it's
s1uction.
spw you all know that of all the
] "a service there are several times
my drafted men as volunteers,
the senator from the sixth had
his way the families of the
ed men would not have been in
Id among those to whom the state
allowances. Yet he calls himself
aggressive.
he of the evils of the court
IN of the state is the evil of the
Ice n
Pthe courts know that the same
appear in the jury box time after
and the state attorney comes to
the characteristics of men in
habit of serving on juries and is
to select jurors whom he be-
! will be sympathetic toward him
i'll was introduced in the Last
BIN which would have done away
Athis evil by providing that if a
phad served on jury he should
Berve again within two years
tor Klett, who claims to be a
|ressiVe, opposed and voted against
bill.
In February l relations between
country anu IeIIldlly ildu pc
strained and the president haC
obliged to indite strong note
be kaiser warning him that un-
he desisted from offenses agains
national law he would find this
try among those arrayed agains
A senator introduced a resolu.
pledging loyalty Of the state Of
lecticut and promising their sup.
] to the President in any step he
b O. find himself called upon tC