The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-05
Hull Declares
 Republicans
 Have Failed
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GeOTSe M. COuSnIn, uIISClOI Ot Public Works of Bridgeport carried with him the long heralded and much predicted boom for Mayor Fred At water as Lieutenant Governor. This was the Mayors first appearance at state meeting since his great vic tory last November. His impression Twas decidely favorab able, being greet ed everywhere as the proper man to ct.
 'rWhy not New York;" was Mayor .FitzGerald's only comment, when ask ed, relative to his candidacy He Is not discouraging the move to make him the banner bearer, but is not declaring himself openly. He was told that two states were being form ed, a New Haven and Hartford. This inference brought forth the Mayors answer, why not New to mean his opposition or at least intended opposition to Spellacy's nomination
 MT. Spellacy is associated in law practice with former Alien Property Custodian Francis P. Garvan, of New York. William R. Palmer, formerly U. $. Marshal is openly a candidate for United States Senator although the announcement has not made a decided impression with party chiefs it is declared through the confer ence.
 The attorney nomina-
 
 Haddam.
 A great outburst of applause greet ed Mayor FitzGerald's opening re- marks when he stated with emphasis that the recent victories by the Demo- crats were forerunnerS of what IS to be sure to happen next fall, and to continue until the nation destln1es are once more guided by Democrat ic president, Senate and House.
 ''It is an indication of the fact, ne declared, that the American people have been awakened to what is right true and just. By trickery, unfalth- fuIness, and chicanery, and devices which are familiar to all of you, the great cause which we set as our stan dard two years ago was defeated. But now there has come the great aWak- enins of men who betrayed the cause of Democracy and now realize more fully than ever, the great mistake;
 Chairman Huu's speech was as IoI- lows:
 .aThat the Republican leadership in control of all departments of the gov ernment has failed to function at all efficiently or satisfactorily is fact now notorious throughout the coun-
 ''The American people were prom ised and expected results from thls administration which would be la vorably reflected in the business cIass-of the farmer, the laborer' and the business man. They have been treated instead to bitterly dls- appointed hopes and expectations every month since the present ad- ministration assumed control. Direct ly contrary to all Republican 1ntlma- tionS prior to the election or 19zo' the country has been f1ounderlnS through the worst industrial panic In its history. entailing unexpected losses of more than $40,000, 100000.
 Why has such general failure at tended this Republican adminlstra- &I, rol1 hn rN11 G. publican battle cries such as the full dinner pail Republican administra. tion and prosperity, the party or great moral ideas the only party Why it is that instead Republican leaders, for more than a year, have substituted the slogans that the worst is over,' better times are just ahead 7
 Republican NegatiOn.
 'fThe complete answer is now re- vealing itself to the popular mind everywhere. That answer is that dur ing 1919-20 Republican leaders adopted and proclaimed a sWeeplng policy of mere negation-of opposi- ton to virtually all the domestic and foreign policies of the Democratic administration-in the face of the fact that they were wise and sound, with the result that since coming into power Republicans have felt obliged to pursue either opposite and unsound policies or none at all.
 ''The Republican leaders adopted this short-sighted course in the first place for narrow selfish political ad- vantage and since coming into power they are unable through ignorance or lack of candor or both to eNtr1cate themselves from an imp OSSible situa- ton, with the result that vast idle ness, bankruptcy, and business de- m ora1ization have spread unhindered throughout the nation. The nearest approach made by the present ad- ministration to a, constructive act has been when a Democratic policy was borrowed and swallowed whole. The administration has no foreign policies to which it is not ashamed to point save some of those of it's Democratic predecessor which it has feebly in1l- tated.
 This exhibition of helpless incom- potency becomes all the more amaz- ing when we recall the fact that both Houses of Congress have been over wh helmingly Republican for more than the National Repubh can leadership have had all these years in which to conceive, formulate and adopt wise and constructive meas guard and aid all our business, social and economic interests
 No Real Policies.
 ''The Republican administration at this late stage has no foreign, political, or trade, or credit. or exchange policies of it's own In the meantime, the Mexican situation remains Just as the Demo ratio administration left it. Vast American commercial interests and trade rights have been violated and gobbled Up in the near East, in the oil fields of Russia and seriously in those of Mesop otamia-
 Japan is gradually proceeding with her policy of economic penetra- ton in the far East, which course will ultimately result in the exclusion of American commercial interests from that great trading part of the world inhabited by 40O,000,000 peo- pie The last chance to collect from Germany S241,000,0O0 for the ex- penses of our armies on the Rhine was almost lost, and certainly indefn- itely delayed, because our National administration was asleep at the switch
 Injury to America.
 'HThe commercial nations to Europe chiefly our late afies-are through the reparations and other commits sions, through the Cannes, the Genoa and other assemblages. is a total stranger, are systematically appro-