New Britain herald., 1930-10-11

candidate. and if I honestly did not believe that I was fitted to conduct the duties of the office of judge of probate, would not have accepted the nomination"
 Mrs. Duffy Stirs Up Enthusiasm
 Mrs. Ward Duffy expressed sym pathy over the fact that the women in the audience could not hear Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch, and explained why the latter was not present.
 In her speech, Mrs. Duffy traced the failures of the republican party. nationally and in the state, and in a brilliant exposition, brought the women to long outbreaks of ap- plause by her references to the mis- takes of the republican party and her allusion to the late President Woodrow Wilson. She said, in part:
 Tn 1921 we women came in at many ages, 21, 3l, 41, 51 and even older, and we had to choose our po- litical allegiance by studying the parties and what they had done in the past. Usually, now, the young woman of 21, becoming voter for the first time, follows the leadership of her family. l came from long line of republicans, and became quite a black sheep of the family when I resolved to be a democrat back in 1921.
 During the two terms of our Woodrow Wilson, some of the most progressive legislation in the history of the country was passed. He car ried on through the greatest war in history, and there was never scan dal. Look at what the other party has done since. It is shame and a national disgrace.
 ReDublicans and Prosperity
 "The republicans only issue is prosperity We all want prosper ity, and many of our republican sis ters are led astray because they be- lieve there can be no prosperity without the republican party.
 Last night, in East Hartford, Senator Roy Wilcox, republican can- didate for state treasurer, said, We want to build up prosperity, and a vote for the republican party Is a vote for prosperity. Vote republican and build up prosperity
 Now Connecticut has voted for prosperity for years and what have we got? The republican party has brought this national depression upon their heads and we should leave them with their doubtful glory. How did they do it?
 "They do with their tariff the things that prevent prosperity. Tar if is exceedingly close to prosperity. We have produced much more than we can use, and have a great sur plus of goods and labor. How can we sell our surplus goods if we build up a high tariff wall and pre- vent other nations from using our goods?
 President Hoover called congress together, probably to ask them to lower the tariff. but what did they do? They made the tariff even higher, so that the wealthy manu- lecturers could become more wealthy. The republican party is definitely to blame for this slump. Follow them and always have high tariff walls, and prosperity.
 Coming to our state issues, l want to say that we must send men to congress who will protect our goods, but not by an impossible high tariff. We must work for an eco homie balance.
 1 Take Dean Cross. Any man who can drag his opponents, even the great J. Henry, out into a verbal combat must have something. Even the newspapers of other states, not ably the New York Times and New York Tribune, have printed editor- | ials about Dean Cross that you should read. They were marvellous.
 These democratic candidates are free, and that is the biggest issue in this campaign. When you elect such men as have spoken to you to- night you are electing men who are free. They are not controlled. What chance has even a repuO- lican representative, to say nothing of a democrat, to get into office un- less he takes dictation from the one man who runs this state? No chance at all The republican meekly takes his orders, or he is out for all time after that. The democrat must have a majority with him or he is in as bad a fix as the republican. There are 1000 office holders in this state, of which $500 are republican work