Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-18

in this city at l1.SV o'clock, following delay caused through train connections, \ the party being held up at Putnam for some time, MT. Roosevelt speaking to the people of that city while awaiting the train to carry him to this city. Upon their arrival in Willimantic they were greet fd by E-Mayor Daniel P. Dunn, through Whose efforts Mir Roosevelt was brought tR this city, and a committee comprising prominent democrats Candidate Roose-l Welt was escorted to waiting automo- bile and led by the American band, the procession moved to the Hotel Hooker, where MT. Roosevelt and his party were served a luncheon, after he had had an opportunity to meet many prominent dempcrats of Willimantic and surrounding cities. Among the workers of the party in this state who personally met MT. Roosevelt was Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch of Columbia, the party's candidate for the office of secretary of state.
 At 1920 o'clock ES-Mayor Dunn pro- ceded to Lincoln square where a crowd of some six hundred was waiting the speak CTS. From an automobile he introduced Judge Robert Marx, of the superior court of Cincinnati, a captain in the 90th di- vision, wounded in action the day before the signing of the arSiistiee and officially reported as killed in action, who as a personal friend of Governor James H. ! Cox, the party candidate for the presi- dency, spoke briefly of the progressive measures sponsored by MT. Cox as gov ernor of Ohio during his eight years as | chief executive of that state The work mems compensation law, eight hour day, child labor laws, suffrage laws, and oth- CT measures were spoken of. Judge Marx praising Mir. Cox as the man who saw that these measures were put through in spite of the work of the republicans, who hoped to block any progressive legis- 1ation EleH Harding, he stated, and you will have a government M reaction, fight l ing against progress. Elect Cox and this l country will progress rapidly, as man l who has stood for progress in state gov ernment will continue to fight for the same principles if made president of this great nation.
 Following this address, Mir. Dunn in- troduced Congressman Lonergan as the next senator from Connecticut and after acknowledging the response of the people 1 AIT. Lenergan presented Franklin D. 1 Roosevelt, who said in brief: I feel cer- I tain that on March 4th the party that stands for progressive measures will be returned to congress and those reaction 1 ary candidates whose policies are SC l many years behind the times will be de 1 feated. The democratic party stands fol mas l been blocked for six years past by the 1Tepublican ractionsts of Washington. l whom, he said, he hoped the people would defeat at the polls. among them, the Hon. orable Frank B. Brandegee
 The big issne in this campaign is Pro gress ys. Reaction. Cox has tried pro I gressiye legislation in Ohio, as govern T or, and has made good but Senator Harding has never achieved one progres isiye bit of legislation in all his years O Service. The republican party wants t, l turn back, but remember the leeislafiol I in the four years to come will diffe from that of the four years just passet and people should vote accordingly. I you want the s1 per day wage, the gov ernment controlled by the railroad inter ests, and the loss of worlxnens eompensa tion, vote the republican ticket and vol
 will get them. The democratic tiche brings the opposite. All good legisla tion since 1913 has been by democrats some of the measures being, that labo ,1 should not and never will be considere a mere commodity, workmen's compensa ton, eight hour day, the federal sreserv si act, taking the interests of the cour
 try out of the hands of a selfish few l and rural credits to farmers. that th
 Fepebleans desire to take away. "a assistant secretary the navy, in 1912. few coal operator
 and contract men had special holds Q the department, the speaker said. Ser ator Harding is a man that has stoe
 against progress all his life but the den
 ocratie party plans for construction an l they intend to rid the country of tf
 middle man, thus cutting the cost of Ii,
 ing.
 si No one party won the war; it was tI
 American people in common action tn; A | won the war. The United States went 1 war, first, to win the war, and secon, l ly, to come out of the war and take ste, |. l to make future wars impossible IT 1 democrats sponsor the League of Natiol l and much of the comment heard from u . opposition is nlscenstrued and lied abou 1 The people of Maine perhaps knew I Il better; the republicans in order to d ! feat the league issue there told the ba, l woodsmen, most of whom were unable
 read or write, that Canada had been o
 dered to send troops to Poland, thus ho
 ing to frighten the people into believil
 that this country would be forced to
 the same. These people knew no be
 ter and being uneducated they believ,
 all the bunk handed out. Before Mover
 Der they will learn the truth that t
 league stands for prevention of war, a
 the recognition of 5elf-determination
 
 small nations.
 Senator Harding and his party ta
 about staying out of the league, and wh e does this mean but isolation, being
 comparison with Bolshevik Russia Rev e lutienary Mexico, and Unspeakable TJ
 key? A fine place for this great countr
 The American flag is too great to l
 come partisan talk.
 He closed hoping that the people wot
 elect Governor Cox to office with the I
 tional ticket and that Congressman Le
 ergan, Instead of Senator Frank V BraRdegee, might sit with him in the ' s. senate.
 d Congressman Lenergan spoke brief
 openly challenging Senator Brandegee B debate with him pn the Covenant on a
 platform he may desire. leaving it W s, the people to decide No matter wh
 party is elected, he stated the covens
 would be adopted The constitution
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