The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-10-21
REAT SPEECHES AT BIG RALLY

posaI to allow the various possessions of England to having a vote In the league and stated that if this power would come to England far be 1t rom L1oyd-George to oppose It, ne further stated that regardless or now many votes any country had the vote Of the council would have to be unanimous and the one vote of the United States government would veto any acIon that did not meet with her approval.
 MT. Lonergan here stated that a reduction of the armaments of the
 country was provided for thus re-
 ducing the possibility of war and to1d
 his audience that if every dollar or revenue collected by the government
 92 cents of it went to pay war deots
 In response to a question rom man
 in the audience as to the Irish ques-
 tion he stated that lreland'S only
 hope was in the league of nations and
 asserted that Governor Cox had stated
 he would take the matter up in the
 league and MT. Harding had stated
 it was purely a domestic question Of
 England. He further stated that ne felt absolutely sure that the question
 if brought before the council would
 he decided in favor of Ireland. MT I,onergan played the Republicans for what he turned as playing to racial factions and stated that it was simply for a flood of votes on November 7 and after that the deluge, Congress [ man Lonergan attacked the record of his opponent Senator Brandegee not from a personal standpoint but from official StdnOpOlnI dI1u Sldlcd IlioI l in the 15 years in which he has been a member of Congress he had never i voted for a progressive piece Of leg1s- l lation He voted against the people having the right to direct vote for U. 1 s. senator, against the child labor act voted for 16 hour day and against an hour day for railroad i employees and opposed every one or 1 inc 30 measures introduced for the 1 benefit of labor, and he further stated l it was not necessary to mention h1s stand on the suffrage question ana the 1 league of nations question He stated l that he had challenged MT. Brandegee 1 to meet him and discuss his record, | but this he had refused to do lie i closed by stating that on NoVenpeI the voters of the country "ould render their verdict and it renamed i to be seen whether they favored the ! principp1es of class as represented ny the Republican party or the party ol l the people the Democratic party.
 i Following is the invocation by Rev Father Komara of St. Johns slave 1 R. c. church at the Cox rally ln the Casino last night:
 | co God, eternal and almighty
 Father. in whom we live and move and from whom all public authority is derived by whose will the obl1ga- tions of obedience to human laws are securely established on motives or
 conscience, and judgments are de-
 creed in justice,-look with favor on this gathering tonight, enHghten our
 intellect that we may see what IS TOT
 Thy honor and for the welfare ana
 prosperity of the. American people.
 Strengthen, Lord, our will that we may follow tha tjudgment, settins aside all prejudice and seeking only
 our country's welfare Guide us: O Lord to that higher level of thought founded on Thy justice and
 charity towards all. Teach us that
 love of liberty and virtue is better security than power of arms. Lead
 ne in inc Datf of peace which alone can bring prosperity to our land. Fin , ally, grant, O Lord, that through these exercises we may realize more F trv which Thou hast blest beyond ure-ourterestria1 home - the
 limited States of America"