New Britain herald., 1918-06-05
New England Reactiona11es.


In recent campaigns Senator
Brandegee and Senator Mclean, and
doubtless other senators, have gone to
the electorate crying that the South
and West hate New England. If
this is true and there Is some reason
to fear a measure of truth. the prob
lem arises, what is the matter with
New ngland and what shall be done
to bring New England into amity with
the rest of the country -
If the South and West hate New
England. something ought to be done
to bring amity between them. New
England, after all, is a small though
we1hhy and influential portion of the
nation. 1t is destined to become rel
atively smaller in population, wealth
and influence as the years roll on,
For this reason alone leaving out
of consideration broader reasons of
national solidarity New England can
not afford to perpetuate, or contri-
butte to this sectional hatred nor can
it afford to tolerate support or elect
those who try to take political
profit by widening the breach.
Since New England has been to
some degree brought into sectional
conflict, it requires to find, new
friends, while it is rcgaining its old
friends. New England cannot afford
to make new enemies.
New England is making new en-
ernies on a large scale The senators
from New England are almost unit
in their opposition to the Susan p.
Anthony amendment. This amend
ment has passed the house. It lacks
but three votes Of two-thirds of. the
senate. President Wilson is urging
it as a war measure with all his
strength. If ever a matter was set
tied and determined, it is that women
are to participate in the franchise.
Under these circum stances. there
can be no good for New England, and
m uch injury, when her senators stand
in the way not Of progress only, but
of democratic reform which the
world demands, and which is an over
viii Ginning fact
If New England is to array herself
Through her senators against every
species of progress, what presently
will be the influence of New England
in the nation? It will be very much
lessened, if it does not reach the
vanishing point.
OF all the New England reaction
aries Senator Brandegee is the most
vulgar in his expressions of opposi-
ton, and. the least conscious of the
injury he is doing the people he
assumes to represent. His recent
speech in the senate in which he
linked prohibition and woman suf-
frage into one category, and referred
in terms that were almost insulting
to the great wonan's movem ent, was
of i.,oo IL, ,Io+, ir,j,
land
Are we presently to have political
cam paigns in which New England
senatorial candidates will go about
demanding election upon the ground
that the West and South and all the
states where women vote, and all
those that have prohibition are the
enemies Of New England Tt seems
as if something of this kind is mex
on the program.
New England wants friends not
enemies? The people Of New Eng
land are progressive The political
junkers who control New England 2 80
not. New England must rid herself
of her reactionary senator's and poll
ticians, or must pay bitter penalty
for permitting herself to be repre-
scented by reactionares
Judge Martin struck a sound note
at the New England conference When
he said that the attitude of Senator
Brandegee is not satisfactory to the
Republicans of Connecticut.
The logical way to meet this con-
dition is for Republican progressives
to enter immedia tely upon a cam
paign in the small towns. aimed at
securing the future nomination Of
candidates for senator. who will make
friends for New England. instead of
an increasing host Of enemies
Bridgeport Times.