New Britain herald., 1920-10-04
BiG CROWD ATTENDS
 REPUBLICAN RALLY
EK-GoV. Whitman and Miss Car
 lisle Speak on Issues

|
 women, all interested in the issues of l the presidential campaign, attended
 the big republican rally at the Palace l Theater last night at which ex-Gover- | nor Whitman of New York was the | principal speaker and gave 9 scath- l ing rebuke to the present administra- l tion. That women are taking a keen :, interest in the political game is evi- l denced by the fact that fully one l third of the audience was composed l of the fair sex. Miss Alexandria Car | lisIe, actress. who took such a prom l inent part in the republican national l convention, was the other speaker and | Charles F. Smith presided as chair l man.
 The rally was preceded by big 1 big street parade and more enthusi-
 asm was shown than at any previous I campaign in years. Music was provid l ed by the American band.
 | H F.. Erwin, chairman of the re- | publican town committee first address l ed the gathering, impressing upon his l hearers the fact that it is their duty l to exercise their right of franchise i and vote. Also. he did not neglect to |, give fitting advice as to what sort of voting is necessary to insure a repub- l lican victory, state and national In introducing the speaker of the | evening, MT. Smith touched lightly | upon the political situation well ! and explained that every voter should 1 go to the polls prepared to cast an l intelligent ballot and in order ta do
 this should make a study of the issues | and what each party represents. MT. l Smith said that. according to the re- | publican viewpoint, the first step in l solving the present perplexing prob l lem of government is to turn out the i present administration and elect a re- laQublican government which will, he l predicted manage affairs according | to the written constitution of the 1 United States.
 Women as HousecIeaners That the woman voters of the coun- i try must mother the great Amefi- I can family, was the assertion made by
 Miss Carlisle in appealing for repub-
 liean votes. She declared that in try 1 ing to father it, the men have
 bossed it until today in many respects ! it is not recognizable as a family. She also dwelt upon the unsavory con- ditions that exist in politics and de-
 clared it to be the duty of women to
 purge it of it's rottenness.
 l Dscuss tho League
 Relative to the League of Natons
 
 d league of nations, but we must not
 gamble with what we love best. The
 republican senators who oppose the
 league as the President brought il 1 back may be doing so because they
 are jealous of Americas position
 America must come first just as
 France comes first with a French
 man, and Belgium comes first with | their people. We must be careful,
 she said, and the men who oppose
 this league must not be upbraided if | they do not want to swallow this | magic bottle hook. line and sinkei
 It sounds to good to be true as it is l now" she said. Let us have those | reservations that make us safe, first, | she added.
 Senator Harding and Governor l Coolidge were also eXtolled by the l speaker as men who are progressive
 but not radical, have. ideas of theil
 own but are not fanatics. She termed
 them two splendid men for whom
 the voters should fight, work ant
 vote.
 Tribute to Lake
 Following his enthusiastic recep.
 ton, ex-Governor Whitman paid g l glowing tribute to Everett J. Lake candidate for governor and said he | is deserving of any honor that can be | given him He declared MT. Lake to be a clean, honest, upright man. Fl Launching at once into an arraign- l ment of the democratic administra. tion. the speaker recalled how Wilson l was elected four years ago on the platform that He kept us out oi war He then declared it was the duty of Wilson and his party, since 1 they were in power, to see to it tnai when America did enter the war she entered it prepared. This was no done, he charged. After further re. buke to the party, MT. Whitman voiced the sentiment: Thank God the 1 adm in stration is ending"
 When he too got to discussing the league of nations, Mir. Whitman de cIared that he and all others admit | the necessity of having some sort o world league. He. asserted that. | is the duty of America to unite witt l other nations in an effort to prevent future wars. Then. explaining tha' Wilson's supporters aver this is wha the present league will do, the speak. CT thundered that a study of it vii show that it will not do this. Supports c. o. P. Senators Mir Whitman took up the wei h known articles of the league one b, Fl one and gave his interpretation. Ht said that there is nothing unpatrioti' in the effort of republican senators tt ! block the present league because the, are offsetting Wilson's claim that | 1 moral obligation is the most bindins obligation in the world" That the | senators in the upper house represen