New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
Robinson, Bingham and TrumbuIl
 Usher In State C. 0. P. Campaign

lleye IL, he said warmly. New England isn't slipping and Connecti- cut is ahead of the cosntry. Someone once remarked that figures don't lie but liars can figure The figures I have given you are the truth and can be proved by the records. Just think of it, we could liquidate all our debts and still have a cash bal ance in the state treasury. There is nothing remarkable, nothing amaz- ing about it. We simply use business methods"
 GoVernor Trumbull expressed qualification at the presence on the republican ticket of Judge filling, candidate for attorney general. "I have every confidence in Ben AL ling's ability to fill the position" he declared.
 Apathy at Polls Greatest Menace
 Governor Trumbull called apathy at the polls the greatest menace to the United States" He spoke of the old horse and buggy days when citi- zens travelled over country roads to cast their ballots. He alluded 10 an article recently published in the press in which the automobile was blamed for lack of interest at the polls. The automobile ought to make 1t easier for everyone to vote" he said. We have every modern convenience to take us to the polls and still the result Is disappointing. There is something wrong." At this point the speaker quoted statis- tics showing that in 1880 eighty per cent of eligible electors cast their ballots and in 1920 only fifty per cent responded on election day. The situation improved in Connecticut last election day when sixty-three per cent voted, he said. T wish the women of the country would re- spond more than they do," he con- tinued. T don't ask any of them 10 take advantage of their privilege but to do their duty. The political stacker is just as much a menace as the war stacker. We can take measures to care for the man who won't fight for his country but we have no remedy for the political slacker."
 Governor Trumbull also spoke briefly of states rights, saying: Give the states good, vigorous gov ernment and Washington will not be able to meddle. Connecticut has shown it's eagerness and ability to run it's own affairs and we need no help from Washington"
 Ovation for Senator Bingham
 When Senator Bingham rose to deliver his address, the audience rose with him and extended a warm reception. In his opening remarks, he paid tribute to President Cool idge, Governor Trumbull and to the late Senator klett. Speaking of the president, he said he is not the cold, sphinX-like person the public gen. erally considers him, but a human being such as was described by Bruce Barton in a recent interview for the Associated Press. The speak CT also spoke of his pleasure at knowing that Judge filling was on the state ticket, describing Judge filling as a sturdy citizen, an un- selfish patriot"
 Senator Bingham stressed the need of a protective tariff for Con- necticut industries. especially for those located in New Britain. He said that there Is a conspiracy, bas- ed on sectional selfishness, among the democrats of the south and the insurgent republicans of the mid west which will work 10 the disad- vantage of New England if their plans are allowed to bear fruit. He that the southern demo- crats are trying 10 lure the mid western insurgents into a scheme to replace the present tariff statues with tariff for revenue only and are holding out to the people as program the promise that the cost of living will be reduced by S4,- 900, ,000. He pictured the evil which. he said. would result, ex- blaming that the reduction of the cost of living by that amount would simply result in a similar cut in wage and dividend distribution.
 Naming Senator Robinson of leader of the democrats | in the senate, as the arch conspira- tor behind the movement to hurt | New England, Senator Bingham | said: Senator Robinson made it | very evident that he appreciated the | act that Connecticut could not af- | ford to be without a protective l ariff and that it was to be expected 1 hat Connecticut would be in favor | of a republican tariff. He pointed | put that this was because Connecti- | ut had so much to gain from a protective tariff while the demo- | cratic states and the wheat grow ng states had. according to his | ,laim, nothing 10 gain and every thing to lose from this kind of ,ariff.
 "Of course Senator Robinson neglected to state that when one l part of the country suffers all must suffer and when one part of the is prosperous all in greater or less degree enjoy some share of hat prosperity. Senator Robinson ailed to point out that if the tariff vas lowered as he proposes and a ;aving of billions of dollars made in he price paid for articles by the consumers that this would mean uSt so many billions of dollars less coing into the pockets of the pro- Iucers, who in turn become the con- tuners of the food stuffs grown in he west and the cotton grown in he south. It Is a very short-sight- d policy which the democrats arc triving to introduce. namely, that f benefiting themselves at the eX- 'ense of their neighbors in the east vho are actually the best customers which they haves"
 Opposes Generalization of Power
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