New Britain herald., 1924-09-23


 ganlzation subject to all the penal ties such an organization can inflict.
 The republican theory and prae- tice of meddling in business of all sorts Is necessarily injurious to the mass Of consumers. Among these the farm population has perhaps been as severely hit as any, When those in power play fayorites, wheth- CT In school, in business or in poli- ties they must necessarily harm those they do not favor In almost exact proportion as they benefit those they do favor. The injury may not show at first or 1t may be spread so widely that the victims cannot trace It's source; but 1t Is just as sure as Is the benefit which Is granted to the favorite. The protective tariff and other forms of republican fa- voritism have proved a snare to the farmers and to the other consumers all over the country. The farmers cooperative movement has, on the other hand been Of inestimable yalut in bettering market conditions. speak not of the occasional attempt of hit or miss group of farmers to carry on some business for which they are not fitted.
 That attempt has had a long record of disastrous failure; but many recent instances of co-opera- tion in carrying on businesses with which they are familiar have proven economically sound and advanta- geous to the farmers. A farmer is a manufacturer converting the raw products of the soil into food and other materials. many of which are in turn the foundation of immense industries. Other kinds of manu- lecturers have often found 1t desir- able to devote thetr energies to manufacturing and to leave the sell ing of their products to jobbing houses who did nothing else. More over such jobbing houses frequently represent many manufacturers and as such pay be in practice a CO., operative marketing agency for them. It Is only logical that farm CTS should do the same thing.
 Glad of Our Efforts.
 T am glad to have played a lead ing part in establishing the Con- necticut Milk Dealers association. Before it was established I fre- quently urged producers to get to- gether. When 1t was formed did all in my power to help the asso- citation market its product scientifi- cally instead of in the old, wasteful, slovenly and individually harmful way. I sincerely believe in CO., operation for mutual assistance whether 1t be by farmers, co-opera- tives, labor unions or political groups, which are organized for the purpose of legitimately bettering the condition of their members, and which recognize that human rights and all other rights absolutely equal to their own belong to every person who disagrees with them. Mans first progress from the animal state came from the family group which was held together for mutual aid and mutual protection. Next came the tribe, loosely organized for the same purpose, then the more closely knit units of government which were invented; and developed, first into states and later into nations, such as our own United States, Switzer- land and Germany. It is as logical and as nearly inevitable as anything in human progress can be that some day the nations of the world will be comparatively united in a league of nations which shall do for them all that the league of states known as the United States of America has done for its separate parts, and the vision of our great president, Woodrow Wilson, shall be accomplished. Meanwhile every cooperative movement should be a step away from warfare and step toward peace, good will and mutual understanding and public better ment.
 AS a democrat who believes in the fundamental democratic princi- pies, the son of a democrat who be- lieved in those principles, and a man who knows no limitations of race or creed in his trust that the principles of the demo- cratic party are the best guarantees of good government and American freedom. accept with sincere thanks your call to serve our party and our state as God gave me power and strength to do."