New Britain herald., 1930-10-27
DEMOCRATS BEGIN
 SHOP GATE DRIVE
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wards prohibition and decried their failure to provide adequate hospi- tals for tuberculosis sufferers. He and former Senator E. r. Hall went to Ernest W. Rogers, republican gubernatorial nominee, when he was state treasurer, and attempted to obtain state aid even to the extent Of one-half the cost of maintaining 5l sanatorium in New Britain. but tho answer was ''Wc have no money" That was a good excuse, but Governor Trumbull and his party were able to find $10,00o to pay their expenses to Washington to attend the Hoover reception" Paonessa declared.
 Panic Or Depression
 There is no need for the business depression. he said, and facetiously observed that when there is a panic in democratic times it is a panic but when it happens under republican rule it is a depression. There is sufficient wealth in the United States to render impossible such conditions as are confronting the people and particularly affecting the working class. In the last campaign, he recalled. the republicans had speakers around at the factory gates telling about the full dinner pail and the prosperity of the country under republican regime. but they are not around this year because they know they have not kept their promises.
 The principal reason he did not seek reelection as mayor in the spring was that he did not have the heart" to sit by unable to do something for the poor people of the city, Paonessa said. { Mayor Quigley, speaking at the Third Ward republican club outing several weeks ago, confined his remarks to plea that the government of Connecticut act to relieve the suffering of tuber- culosis victims who are unable to obtain proper care in time to save their lives and since then there has been such insistent demand that ac- ton be taken the republican speak CTS have swerved from their defense Of the nay -as-you-go" policy and are promising to view conditions from a humanitarian standpoint.
 Paonessa Raps Seymour
 The worst feature of prohibition, Paonessa said, was that it has taught young boys and girls to drink hard liquor. He hated to see such conditions, not to mention the ''grafters" who have become rich through the liquor traffic. Col. Sey- mour. who is running for congress, has promised to find out what is tho best thing to do about it, while the democratic party and it's candi- dates have come out definitely and said that they will do all in their power to have the Sth amendment repealed. The report of the commit tee appointed by President Hoover to investigate the situation as it re- lates to prohibition will not be re- leased until after election, Paonessa said, because in all probability its contents would help the democratic party.
 Another important measure for which the democratic party will work, Paonessa said, is the changing O. the law which requires taxpay- CTS to meet an interest charge of l ? | per cent on unpaid taxes after the first year. He tried to have i. changed when he was mayor and it should be changed for the benefit O. the taXpaying public.
 Sablotsky Explains Size Of Crowd
 Councilman Sablotsky. who open cd the rally, remarked that the crowd was the smallest he had ever addressed at a factory gate since he started campaigning several years ago, and the reason was that the men who formerly worked In the industrial plants are now walkin.; the streets of the city. The publi! on November will have an oppor- tunity to vote for candidates on the democratic ticket who stand for the repeal of the prohibition laws an J enactment of the old age pension bill he said, and as he presente ] Attorney Hagearty he assured his , audience that if the voters see fit to send him 10 the senate they will b, i assured that he will fight for the interests Of the people of the state just as he has always fought lu