Putnam patriot., 1924-12-12
LETTERS TO
 THE EDITOR

Dear Editor :-l want to commend the righteous indignation which you show in your editorial against the mean and unjust attacks of the Hart ford Courant on Hamilton Holt. The Courant must be very hard up to md anything against him, 10 invent such islanders as t does. It is an it. lustration of the conScieneeless and arrogant domination of the political machine that rules this state.
 But l was greatly disappointed at the close of your editorial when you said that in spite of these things Re puhlieans will vote for Bingham be- cause it is absolutely necessary to send Republican senator to Wash lngton. Why absolutely necessary! Is it so that the Republican politici- ans may have the spoils of office and carry every measure that will be for selfish party advsntage7 If so this IS utterly unworthy of you. This seems to be the underlying motive of the 1 Courant but l cannot believe that you consider politics a game between the l parties for what each can get out of II l for themselves, Or rather do you think a Republican senator should be elected to support President Coolidge and his polieies7 If that is what you want you have the best man by far in Hamilton Holt Read his statement in regard to the Presidents message to Congress in which he Is in sub. stantial agreement with all of 1t but would go farther than the President
 aa n One of the most painful things to the good citizens of Connecticut in the last session of Congress was the way in which Senator Brandegee and other Republicans opposed Coolidge and voted against him in most important measures and especially opposed him in the world court issue. Now t is evident that our Republican state machine not only was in agreement with Brandegee but wants to elect senator now that will carry on his policies as against those of Coolidge. ! The machine would not allow reso- lution in favor of the World Court to 20 through the last legislature. And now they have Senator Moses cf New Hampshire, another irreconeil- able of the Rrandegee type, cam paigning in this state for the election of Bingham. Bingham has always shown himself a docile puppet of the machine and there is little doubt that he will follow it's dietation if elected 1 senator
 On the other hand this state has a wonderful opportunity to elect in Holt man who Is extraordinarily fitted l for the important work of |. s. sena- tor and it would bring great honor and prestige to Connecticut to send him there
 He is man of too noble character 1 to stoop to any petty party adyantag- | es but will support every measure for public good and the welfare of hu l manity regardless of party. Wind l ham county and the town of Wood 1 stock particularly should be glad and proud te help elect such man from their midst who will worthily repre- ! sent the best people of the state m the senate What is marrow partisan advantage compared with thisg
 At the same time the election of Holt would give a deserved rebukc and chastisement to the arrogant Rorahack machine which has become so insolent and dominating that there is a wide spread revolt going on among the best citizens of the state. Men like ex-Governor Lake. Horace Taft. Col. Osborne. editor Of the New Haven Journal-Gourier, Rev. i Rockwell Harmon Potter and null titude of others are saying that the election of Holt would be the very best thing that we can do for the Re publican party itself because if would rid it of selfish boss domination and tend to bring it back to the high ideals of public service which 1t once had.