New Britain herald., 1928-10-26
kIMBALL STRONGLY
 BACKS UP HOOVER
Bat Deai6 Wolkas n \. H. C.
 Plants Are Coaced

tue pIOlcSIINC soihh' NSot 6S A' ~N . ball, president of the AmeIican Hardware Corp, told more than GOO enthusiastic listeners who filled the Central Junior High school last night at the most successful repub- lican rally held in this city during the present campaign. Denying that this republican form of tariff was ''cold- blooded hold up as he said the democrats charge, Mir. kmbail produced figures to show that the wealth and welfare Of New Britain have increased tremendously during the past seven and one-half years of republican rule. His audience was feverishly enthusiastic and con- stantly interrupted him with loud and prolonged bursts of applause.
 Mir. kimball also denied that em- ployeS of the American Hardware Corp. have been coerced into sup porting Hoover and said that no workman had been or would be "discriminated against because of political opinion or religious creed"
 MT. Kimballs address took the form of a personal statement. After claiming that person who had grown up in New Britain industry and put all his work into it. so that all his future hopes depended upon it. should be qualified to form a serious opinion of this matter. Mir. Kimball added that if he should 'fail to make known that opinion and some reasons for, his conclu- sions. he has failed in the full per- formance of his duty toward the employees. stockholders. management and sale of the products of that concern" He then continued as fol- lows:
 Denies Discrimination
 "On November 6 those interested in this industry will go to the polls. with the facts that have been placed before them in mind. with their convictions as to what is best for themselves for their city. their state and their country: they will 70 behind the curtains of the vot- ing machines, and alone with their consciences and with their respon- sibilities, they will vote. and no one will ever know how or for whom each ono has voted.
 Even if we should happen to know the opinions of those in any way connected with our business, ! mako this statement without any reservation whatever: So far as l know. no employe of the American Hardware corporation has ever been discriminated against because of his religious belief or party af- hliation: no employe of the Ameri- can Hardware corporation. so long a the present management is in control. will ever be discriminated against because of his political opin- ion CT religious creed. If my com man9 Of the English language could make this any stronger or plainse I would do 70.
 T believe it to be to the best in- terest of our industry and all con- nected with 1t that the present gov ernmental policies should be co,.- tinued. By that I mean the policy of the maintenance of . protective tariG. l believe that the mainte- nancs of that policy can best be en- trusted to the party that has alwayu believed in and sustained . protec- two .tari6 rather than the party that has Aerstofors opposed 1t and now comes before uQ admitting thal 1t has always been wrong and il now converted. and which asks ua to believe that leopard can change tts spots and the tiger his stripes.
 Both parties are committed to [ tari6 revision. The republican par ty has promised that additional pro- tection will be given where needed; the democratic party to such changes as will allow effective com. petition. This last can only mean competition of American labor and busisess. at the going rate of wages with tho European and Asiatic h. bor at thetr going rates of wages.
 Unsnploymcnt in Europe
 With ever half a million wholly unemployed in Germany; with ovel 100000 registered unemployed ir Grea4 Britain, what chance car thero be in an increase in the ratea abrded! There are seven lock -mak. ing concerns near Birmingham ir England; thes) are more than twen. ty lock-makers in and about Vel bert in the Rhineland. If our tar iff barrier were broken down in tho slightest degree. ask what chanc. would the Connecticut lock indus try have against the low cost o European labor? What chanc. would we have of marketing oul product. and the product of you efforts. without disaster? The lock making industry in Connection alone pays out in taxes each veal approximately a million and a hal of dollars. There is no foreigr equivalent of this charge. Wher, can we get the money to pay ou taxes and our payrolls if foreigt goods are admitted in effective com petition with our own?
 There Is some small amount o unemployment in New Britain Why? Tn the drafting of the fines piece of tariff legislation ever pass ed. some items were insufficentl protected It is impossible 10 ge any tariff bill perfect. The republi can party stands pledged to correc these omissions. If we had made reasonable percentage Of the doc cheeks that have been imported, ou door check partments. instead O working with slightly curtaile hours. would harn worked with
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