The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-20

people while still a United States SEN
ator, and how Warren G. Harding had
said it was "the proudest moment of
his life" when he nominated Senator
Foraker.
He told of how Cox had battled for
laws to promote social justice and
how he had been influential in Ohio.
having a. new and modern conStitu-
the war. Then he said. What did
Harding do during the war? What
did he do to win the war? What was
his record? There is no answer, for
no one knows
Judge Marks then outlined Mr.
Roosevelt's work in the navy and gave
him a large share of the credit for
| bringing the navy from 200 ships at
the beginning of the war up to 1000
| at close, and for creating with his
| great talent for organization, -
morale and personnel among the force
which grew from $4,000 men in 1917
| to 100000 men in 1918. Then he
said, mot content with his great
work in Washington, Franklin d.
| Roosevelt crossed to the other side on
| away up into the North Sea to inspect
| the great mine barrier which his
| genius had created and although few
| knew it he was shoulder to shoulder
with the American troops when they
made the great drive at Chateau
! Thierry.'
Following Judge Marks. Attorney
| w: w. Bent referred to Mr.. Roose-
| velts visit here some two years ago
and the good impression which he
| made at that time and also spoke of
! the parallel between the record of
| Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D.
| Roosevelt. Both born in New York
| State, both graduated from Harvard.
! both entered the New York Assem-
/ bly, when in their twenties, both AS
! sistant Secretary of the Navy and
! both nominated by their party to be
! vice presiC emit Adding that he wish
! ed the similarity might continue fur
| Their he introduced Mr.. Roosevelt.
As the latter stepped to the from;
| of the platform the bann struck VI
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, and
as he waitet Tor the music to stop
! he looked out upon a crowd on which
/ the sunlight of a perfect September
! afternoon made a varigated pattern
| of light and shade as it found its
| way through the leaves of the beau
i tiful trees of Seaside Park.
| After the music stopped Mr.. Roose-
welt said in art: 1T is little more
| than two years ago since I was last in
| Bridgeport. To be exact L think il
was in May, 1918. L think it is in
| teresting to think back and contrast
| our minds and thoughts today and
! then. Then we found ourselves fac
| ing a great emergency and we faced
| it shoulder to shoulder, Republicans
and Democrats alike. All We're in
terested in one thing the nations
| good. Bridgeport ought to know
how we faced it for there is no city
| in the United States which had sc
| much to do with winning the war as
| Bridgeport, Conn.,
/ IT some times wish we could &C
| back and be nationally minded again
| and have the same high purpose we
| had then. What have. people
been saying? Why have we beer
| stopping to partizanship? Why
| should people be saying things they
did not mean?
"a young man in Maine the other
| day was claiming credit to the Re-
pubIicans for winning the war. Dc
you think when he gets to be old
man he will feel proud of that? That
young man needs to get some sense
of proportion.
DO you think when we are old
| err we will be trying TO settle who
won the war? 1t was not the Re.
| pub1icans; it was not the Democrats;
| it was the united effort of everyone
! and we were good Americans all We
We're very much in that same frame
! of mind when we ended the war.
I'VE went into that war for some