New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-16
MRS, MOSBEY HITS
At GOV. 1RUMbULL
Exhibits Grass Stupidity Or
Wlid Misrepresentation

Coolidge prosperity" 'Trumbull
prosperity" republican catch words,
and Tammany were discussed last
night by Mrs Nicholas Moseley of
New Haven at a bridge party at the
Walnut Hill school. which was at
tended by 200 women.
Conditions OF unemployment In
various sections of the country were
pointed out in answer to the claim
that the Coolidge administration has
been a prosperous one for the coun-
try; statistics were used, showing
the per capita cost of New York
government to be just one-half that
OF the Connecticut administration OF
Governor Trumbull. and the results
In the Empire state were claimed to
be far greater than in Connecticut;
the operations of the modern Tam
many were commended, and plea
was made for wholehearted support
for Smith.
Mrs. Moseley is the daughter Of ex-
President Arthur Twining Hadley,
OF Yale university. She spoke as fol-
lows: -..
"snappy Little Phrases
" should like to take up with you
tonight the republican catchwords of
this campaign. the snappy little
phrases that sound so pretty and
mean nothing. The republicans are
depending heavily on them in the
campaign for this reason: they don't
dare to talk about issues. An issue is
something that has two sizes to it.
and II you adopt one side, you are
likely to ALLEVIATE the votes of the
people on the other side. Four years
ago. the republicans had the ma
5ority OF the votes, and they are
anxious not to ALLEVIATE any of them.
The democrats. headed by Governor
Smith. are out to win votes, and are
discussing issues frankly and fear
lessly. But the republicans are step
ping delicately. balancing water on
both shoulders-or rather, water on
one and liquor on the other-and
using pretty, little catch phrases.
1.-THE one they use most is 'Repub-
lican Prosperity There is cartoon
entitled The Only Tune That He
Could Play showing Hoover as
piper playing The Full Dinner Pail
March, and a very disgruntled voter
wishing for change of tune. When
they say Republican Prosperity the
republicans hope you will think
three things-first. that we have
prosperity: second, that the repub-
Ncans are responsible for it: third.
that the democrats are work
ing heart and soul to bring about the
day when we shall have no pros
perity.
well, to what degree are we pros
porous today? Governor Smith in his
acceptance speech spoke of the four
million unemployed, with families
dependent on them; does that look
like unalloyed prosperity? The re-
publican platform speaks Of general
depression in agriculture; ask the
farmers Of the west and OF Connecti-
cut IL general depression is their
idea of prosperity Mr.. Hoover laud-
ed republican prosperity just the
other day In a speech in Elizabeth
ton, Tennessee. In the rayon plants
of that town there are three thou
san women and girls working ten
hours or more a day some Of them at
the scarcely magnificent salary of
eight dollars week. Do they jump
for Joy to hear Of their prosperity?
And now the republican national
committee has announced to the
textile mills and shoe factories of
Massachusetts that Mr.. Hoover
realizes that they have been suffer-
Ing from depression. and the COM
mittee IL sending him to Boston to
talk to them tonight and offer them
. higher tariff 10 that they may
have their share Of prosperity. It
begins to look a. though depression
were about ~ widespread as pros
perity. Look at the map-New Eng
land, the West, Tennessee: East side,
west side. all around the country. the
people will be voting for Smith