New Britain herald., 1928-11-05
LAST G. RALLIES
At Factory GATES
R 5. Brown AsCrib& National
Business Confidence to Hoover

The fact that there has not been
the usual prediction slackening OF
business this year must be attribute
I'd to confidence that Herbert Hoov
Or will be elected, Robert S. Brown,
secretary Of the New Britain Ma
chine Co.. told a gathering of more
than 100 employees of that concern
at republican rally held this noon
In the factory yard. The New Brit
ain Machine Co. has been in bust
ness during the last 10 presidential
elections, he said, and uncertainty
as to the outcome has always les
sened business. but this year there
has been no let-up. and Mr.. Brown
laid this to confidence that the re-
publican party would be continued
in power. He then introduced Col.
H. Russell Wood of Hartford. who.
Mr.. Brown said. would tell the as
sembled engineers about a great ell
gineer. Herbert Hoover.
The rally was one Of the most en-
thusiastic of the noon series held by
the republicans. Colonel Wood re-
ceiving loud applause at the end of
his talk. There was also complete
absence of the cheers for "Al Smith"
which have wound up numerous re-
publican factory rallies.
Colonel Wood quoted Abraham
Lincoln as follows: IF my wife buys
4 coat for 800 in Europe, she has
the coat cheaper than she could get
it here but Europe has the $l00. If
she bought it in this country for
5000 the 5000 would remain in
America" lie then launched into
a discussion of protective tariff,
saying it kept out foreign goods and
produced the business for the New
Britain Machine Co. which gave his
hearers their Jobs.
The republican party has brought
this country from a small, borrow
ing nation in 1860 to a position as
the leading nation in the world. the
center of the Doney market and d
nation which lends TO all others on
the earth" He said American
manufactures and farm produce
have increased in that period to the
largest in the world and laid this to
republican administration.
During the Wilson regime, Col
,Onel Wood said. the Underwood tar
III was put into effect. and It's free
trade provisions threw five million
,men out OF work by 1920. In that
year the voters put the republicans
!, bAck into power and within IS
months there had been a turnover
and business was etter than at any
time since the World War. he claim
good, he asserted, so they were vot-
ed out and new directors" put in
power who would make good.
1T II not question of Mr.. How
,er or Governor Smith" Colonel
Wood said. but of the policies of
the two parties" He again attack
ed the democratic nominees New
Britain statement in favor Of pro-
lection. saying he believed Smith
was sincere in his declaration. but
that he was helpless before a domi-
nant solid south" which was inter-
ested only in cotton production
which need no protection and would
never consent to protective tariff.
Simmons Takes On Tariff
Benefits which he said would ac-
crue to Connecticut and especially
to the manufacturing city OF New
Britain from q protective tariff set
up by the republican party were
stressed by Albert Simmons of Hart
ford in a short rally at the Fafnir
Bearing Co. gate on Booth street this
noon. Mr. Simmons was introduced
by James Havlick. superintendent Of
the plant.
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