New Britain herald., 1922-10-10
BINGHAM SPEAKS AT
 REPUBLICAN RALLY
Urges People to Take Interest in
 Politics Before Election

Speaking to an audience of about ho republicans at the Elks' club last night Colonel Hiram Bingham of New Haven. candidate for lieutenant gov ernor on the republican ticket, said that interest In the coming election should be shown now and not after 1t is over as is usually the case in many families
 The attendance at the first rally of the season for the republican party was meagre when the speech making started but the seats In the hall were fairly well filled when Col. Bingham began his address. Harry c. Jackson presided and called upon several re- publicans for short. talks.
 Greeted With Applause
 Colonel Bingham was greeted with applause when he stepped on the stage to start his talk. In starting, Colonel Bingham said that this Is season in which the people get the habit of sitting back and watching the gladiators in the political arena cut each others threats.
 
 the foreigners claim that we take an interest in politics the morning after election and then, if our candidate is , defeated, we are sore" and wonder i how 1t happened"
 The candidate for lieutenant gover- nor then stated that there probably would not be so many sore" voters | if more of them would be active be- fore election. He urged the women present to get their husbands out to the primaries and the polls and asked 1 the men to do the same with their wives.
 The speaker then called the atten, | tion of his audience to the fact that | it is taught in the schools throughout 1 the country that this country was founded on the principal of "of, for and by the people" and if we do not do our part in keeping it so the gov ernment will be smashed
 Attend the Primaries Republicans last evening were urged to attend the primaries and to get as many of their friends as possible tc attend with them. Colonel Bingham told them not to neglect the pri- maries or the election and to take part in all things of the government Do Lot of Talking The New Haven candidate said that the people have got to do more than wishing for a good government. They have got to talk, he asserted, and they have got to do lots of talking. He told the people not to be afraid to talk and boost the republican party and it's principles.
 Power to Local Government
 The speaker stated that if the peo- pie of New Britain and other Con- necticut cities and towns do not pay more attention to their local and state government all the more power will be given to the federal govern ment and this would only man that the local residents would not have as much freedom as they desire. He al- so asserted that those not interested in politics are the ones who do the most talking against the government
 Three Strong Points.
 In closing his speech, the speaker said that there were three strong points he wanted to impress upon the minds of those present. The first was that New Britain is a city depending on Yankee ingenuity and needs pro- lection against cheap labor in other The second was that the people should support the republican administration because 1t is in favor of the tariff bill and third that the people should be satisfied with the re- publican state administration as it has always proven to be good business 
 Fred Chamberlain Talks
 In few words Fred Chamberlain | urged those present to elect the re- publican ticket as nominated. He also Asserted that elections are not won by people sitting back quietly | and doing nothing and for that reason he wants the republicans of New Brit ain to get out and push
 Gilpatric Issues Warning.
 Raymond Gilpatric when called upon said that he would put up a danger signal as he believes that the have got fight on their hands at the coming election. Frank