New Britain herald., 1926-10-14
STATE DEMOCRATS
 LAUNCH BROADSIDE
NeH Haven WOman'S Political Club Hears Attack on (. O.P.

New Haven, Oct. 1i.-P-PTo- nlinent democrats from all parts of Connecticut were here last night to attend the ratification dinner given al Hotel Taft under the auspices Of the Women's Democratic club Of New Haven.
 The dinner marks the opening Of the state Democratic campaign. and the leading issues in rne forthcom- ing state election were touches upon by the speakers.
 Leading Candidates
 All of the nominees on the demo- cratic ticket including Rollin |. Ty- Ter, nominee for United States sena- tor, and Charles c. Morris, nominee for governor, were present, and the principal addresses were given by Congre.srnan William H. 0ldheld, chairman of the democratic national committee, and Miss Ann Matthews of New York.
 "Economy" Assailed
 "Flouudering like a rudderless ship, the administration has drifted from ane manufactured issue 10 an- other" Congressman Oldheld said' seeking vainly for a single justiiica- ton on which 10 appeal 10 the elect crate for a vote of confidence. First we were told the issue would be economy When that failed to meet the test, we were told It would be prosperity and when that failed al- so the word was passed along that tn. president himself would be the issue, and so 1t is that in some way they are trying for to bolster the false claim of unusual prosperity.
 Claims Disputed
 AS a matter 0 fact the Coolidge administration has not established a record for economy, nor has such prosperity as the country is enjoying been due 10 the administration s policies. but in spite of them. Ask inc farmer. Ask the cotton spinner and the textile workers of New Eng land and the south. Ask the soft coal operators, or miners.
 "Spokesmen for the president would have you believe that he Is the treasury's watchdog. but for him there would be all orgy of spending. As q matter of fact, congress. at the insi.tence of the Democrats, has ap- propriated less money than the president asked each year he has been in the White House.
 Expenses Higher
 "It is a matter of record that the ordinary expenditures of the govern ment have shown an increase every year NIT. Coolidge has been in the White House, and ii is also true that the appropriation for the White House, the presidents own fund, ha: been increased from sl3T,34l.6S fol the last year of Wilson's occupanc! 10 s4S3.007 for 1926 under NIT. Cool jdge. and this does not include tn appropriation for the presidenil1 yacht which, for the last year. va s3H.599.5o. The economy claim for the administration is as full O holes as q sieve. and the prosperity issue is just as porous.
 Gary's Expression
 T noticed the other day wheT Judge Gary, head Of the steel cor poration. told us how prosperou we are. he expressed the hope tha the Coolidge administration wit it's republican congress, would b continued in power. Indeed. would be surprising If the steel cor poration didn't give it's support | Coolidge and republican congress The republican administration gay the steel trust high tariff dutie which enabled l. to collect million of dollars in profits from the Amer can consumers. and the metal sched ula in the Fordney- McCumber tarii law was largely written by the ste' trpst and the aluminium monopoly owned by Secretary Mellon.
 Tt remains for a federal depart mant of the administration itself t let the water out of the administra tion's prosperity claims, for th latest official figures on employmen and payrols shows that in bot there has been q marked decreas since the last year Of democratI control"
 Mir. Morris in his speech dis cussed what he called the depend cnt" and Independent voter.
 "Dcpcndent Voters
 Tt Is a pleasure to you,' he eal' 70 thinl. that you are free and in dependent. But freedom or bond age ls condition Of existence. nc a mere political slogan. In watch ing what is both your business an my business saw in the papers r. cenuy that the people Of New Have had been denied new armory fc years because the local republica voters would not kowtow to M Roraback's domination. Was nc