Putnam patriot., 1926-07-30
THE CASE OF MIR. FREEMAN

4H7E reprint oH this page Patriot editorial which " peared in Wedneys issue of The Times under he caption Cunning Freeman" The editorial largely summary O. article which appeared n last weeks Patriot anayzng the deporaby incompetent career during the six terms of Congressional service Of Congressman Richard Free lnan of District The article the representatives Of Connecticut Congress written by The Patriots Washington correspondent Bulkey Griffin
 Two inferences contained in The Times editorial demand
 reply The Patriot The of these the innuaton that there behind the article the desire of the Editor of The Patriot e be Mr Freeman at Washington This the Editor of The Patriot aatlg The Editor The Patriot will be and has desire whatever be AIr Feeman Fms statement made o eliminate definitely further reference the de inferred The Times
 However is second conjecture, The Times quite right The purpose of the article The Times puts ito lay foundation of dissatisfaction with the kind of Freeman gives the dst5t There other motive in the article and there a ba other motive ans comment AIf Freeman bs The Patrat possible. fine Times may real zze Tor newspaper to undertake opposition incompetent 9hicehadef without aus other public party good
 | has long been known 5g familiar 2tH #be activities et CaHaee representatives a asHQoH tha Mir frecnaus office H Inc House of Representatives filled for these many sessions with about much animate ity finds rubber stamp He nothing fer he district for the for the yet been apatheaiF returned o office times by his draw his salary and his living questions have involved some of the most the sof the nation.
 claimed abilities he cannot but have smiled She ridiculous of his Representative of geoqa- phealy almost hal ei of the influential Union h. has seldom fl been questioned by enc as to his activities Certainly he has take Of informing them of the roudueJ of his office
 some tae ago. after careful investigation of Mr Free aan at Washington the E.f The eaaiel approached prominent local Republican and asked true Chat Nr Freeman WIS known o the azesf Congress The r'flg Eas that Ar Freeman zaWazs soIea the fai @H
 IheEe lies therrlz ot tte whole situation NJ Freeman 1as been returned office b the because they willing accept whatever representatives Republican Chairman Rofabae them hr Rera- 4aal I.af ali competency n office long Mr Freeman voted 5r ora back wished him
 Such condition is enough o make every thinking Re publican in eastern Connecticut hang his head Wh shame Nothing could demonstrate clearly the easy almost laugh able hold which Ar Roraback holds the organization Of which he brains Such revelation of boss the Freeman shows obedience to M Rorabac organization to be very Ses hing matter O voting whose incompetence for otce IS all too evident A fer the organization itself n plain h'u Il is composed solely Mr Rorabaeks hands rewardsd by the crumbs emolumen and prominence which IL peases Republican chairman to thro" to ms henemeh ana followers.
 The Patriot in requesting Mr Griffin Co write hs serles e articles o Connecticut a Washington asked ohy le' a srnk slz of the careers and the themselves Il d'a
 l fr sxnosIre ar xi6eaon. The Patriot has nc dfsfe
 p5ulge in either But The Patriot hrmy heheVeS ua' '' ~ wa, to arouse Republican voter m ths section
 from the apueuess which makes him the tool ei me
 r,,aulatinn inform its readers Of the work ana
 ft o inc men whom Mir. Rorabaek chooses those othe ~ who are the supposed representatives of the epuol'A
 C Connerticu This the sole purpose ot the ar'eeS - ;, last weeks issue of The Patriot, The Patriot naS
 motive in treating frankly in it's columns of eNSloE
 .i m Conpeeticut politics and legislation. Such policy of candid has every present and to'ure R '