The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-08-28
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him. In an article in a Philadelphia
paper he says that the platform and
the candidates of the Democratic
party are all right. but that he is go
ing to vote the Republican ticket.
Il feel sorry for man whose in
telligence tells him one thing and his
prejudice another and he follows his
nrejudices."
Governor Cox received an ovation
when he was introduced and as he
made his stand clear on the league
of Nations, and the establishments
that have arisen out of the late war
and especially when he declared for
fairness in industrial relations between
capital and labor the applause was
deafening.
Governor Cox said that in his three
terms as Governor OF Ohio he had not
FOUND 1t necessary once to call the
militia nor had he found it necessary
TO use a soldier during a strike
He said that during the strike on
the Cincinnati trolley road he was
lmplored by the railroad officials to
call out the militia but that he knew
what that meant and that he refused
to call, but told the trolley road to
put all the cars into the barn for 48
/ hours and when the people of the city
had walked for that length of time
p eiicy "Oulu take the matter INTO their
own hands and settle the strike In
less than "a hours. said Governor
/ Cox, the leaders of the railroad and
the men called on him and the strike
was adjusted satisfactorily
The following speech was delivered
at Savin Rock yesterday afternoon
and with amplifica tions last night at
the Hyperion theatre:
Mr. Chairman and members and
guests of the State Central Commit
tee of Connecticut:
Il hope you will pardon me for
standing on the table, but I want to
be so situated that 1 can see YOU.
and you can see me, and / pledge
that officially, / will always demean
myself so that you can keep your eyes
on ME and what / am doing at Wash
ington-
Il have never seen an army more
militant nor more enthusiastic than
the hosts of Democracy in Connect
, cut 1t Is a very great privilege and
very great happiness to me to come
here and meet you; to meet in the
first instance the Little Napoleon who
is to be the head of the great battle
Tor progressive Democracy and hu-
, manity this year, Mayor Fitzgerald
to meet my old friend Congressman
Reilly. whom I knew most pleasantly
and delightfully."- in Congress and to
meet the distinguished son of Con-
necticut, a man whose philosophy and
whose eloQuence stirred the San
Francisco convention and the Dem
ocracy of the nation into an enthu-
siasm That has not yet lost its mo-
meutum-I congratulate Connecticut
upon producing Homer Cummings,
and I congratulate Homer Cummings
upon what seems to be the certain
bestowal of honors upon him by the
commonwealth of Connecticut.
I'VE are here at the beginning of
a great campaign. A presidential
campaign in sense is but a great
university. There is great inspira-
ton to be derived by the people in
following the issues of these contests
There is awakened patriotism and
n revitalized devotion to the institu-
tons of our government as the re-
suit of our citizenship giving intensive
interest and attention to the condi-
lions in which we find ourselves and
to the problems that must be met.
bring to you from the niiddlewest-
/ have not yet penetrated the far west
but I bring to you from the mid
dlewest which is made up of many
pivotal sta<es-pivotal in other days
the assurance that the hosts of
Democracy are marching forward to
a certain Victory IHlS Idli-
81 recognize that this in the main
is n Democratic gathering. I recog-
nize how militant you have been in
the past-a state which throughout
the years ordinarily has given Re-
publican majority-and yet the prin-
ciple of Democracy has been so deep
rooted in so many stalwart sons In
this state that you have held together
this magnificent organization.
1fvn
ton in the maintenance of political
parties, and l recognize the import
ance of political parties IN a democ-
racy in government, and yet 1 want
to assure you that in this campaign
so far as my concept of the situation
goes. the issues are not political. The
issues involve the prosperity of our
people-the people OF America and
the peace of the entire world as well.
I have asked all audiences-it would
be unnecessary for me to make that
appeal to you. but I speak of my ap-
proach to other audiences in order
that you may gain some understand
ing of my analysis of the conditions
making up the situation this year
i asked them to forget that l am the
candidate of any political party.
asked them to lose sight of our poll
teal credible creed to which they
have been devoted IN the past anu 10
bring to the consideration of the is
sues this year, a sound patriotic inter-
est. First of all, the Democracy of
the nation intends to keep the faith.
The Democracy of the nation has
adopted its platform which clearly
impresses it's policies, and the ring
ing note of it all is this, that we are
mindful of the service-we are mind
full of the sacrifice that has been
~, Of md
we intend in our administration of
governmental affairs not to forget the
soldier boys who slept overseas, and
we intend in their behalf and in be-
half of the nation as well, to keep the
faith with the service men wherever
they may be. Some three or four or
five months ago, the Republican lead
ers, and when 1 speak of Republi-
cans, 1 speak only of the leaders of
that organization-I am not inveigh-
ing against the rank and file of the
Republican party-my fight is against
oIi