New Britain herald., 1922-10-25
HARTFORD HEARS
 PARTY SPEAKERS
Senator Mclean and YiCe-Presi.
 dent Coolidge Speak at Gathering

Hartford republicans were given an opportunity last evening to hear United States Senator George F. Nc Lean in a campaign speech as well as Vice President Calvin Coolidge, both delivering addresses before q large gathering at Foot Guard hall.
 In his address the vice president said of Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Templeton, T have, myself. a fcl- low feeling for those who are en- gagged in contest for governor. have had an experience of that kind once or twice myself and my heart goes out to them, and yet, when you have a man as distinguished as your present candidate for governor on the republican ticket, he need not worry very much about receiving the appro- bation of his fellow citizens"
 Tells of Senate Work.
 Mir. Coolidge in his talk told of the work which has been accomplished in the senate during the past session. According to the vice. president the senate has passed, since the eleventh day of April of 1921, in the nineteen
 
 bills and resolutions, besides 10 to Is treaties.
 In continuing his talk he said, Tn the first place we undertook to re- duce taxation and the expenditures of government for the purpose of re- ducing the cost of living.
 An era of prosperity has come to America and you can find it if you examine the records of the railroads where carloading is almost as large as at the peak times of 1920. You can find it if you will examine the mercantile reports, the reports of manufacturers, their great consump- ton of raw materials, of iron, of cop per, of cotton and wool that have reached almost the peak at which they stood two years ago.
 Senator Mclean is Heard.
 Last night was Senator McLean's s first public appearance before q Con- necticut audience since his renomina- tion by the republican state conven- ton in September. He has been at the bedside of Mrs. Mclean at Hot Springs, Va, and returned to Sims bury on Monday night.
 The senator in his opening speech of the campaign replied to the state ment of Thomas J. Spellacy, his dem ocratic opponent, that McLean's as sumption" that national platforms of the democratic party denounced the protective tariff as unconstitutional and fraudulent, was incorrect.
 Interest Shown in Talk.
 Senator McLean's talk centered mostly about his opponent for office on the democratic ticket and in part follows:
 Early in the campaign my op- ponent published what I denominated his political creed" and in it, among other things, he said that every in dustry that needed protection should have it; and he went on to say what he meant by that. that every rate should equalize the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad.
 That is faultless; that has been republican doctrine of protection ever since the birth of the party It was a wise thing, I think, for MT. Spel- lacy to say, because he knows that his own party has conceded that the tariff is the paramount issue, and my colleagues in the senate who opposed every rate in the bill conceded with out exception that protection had been of enormous benefit to the State Of Connecticut
 Roth Senator Mclean and Vice. President Calvin Coolidge were greet cd with much applause as they stepped upon the stage of Foot Guard hail which was filled with about 2.soo members of the republican party