New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
PA0NESSA BERATES
 REPUBLICAN RIVALS
High Standard Of Living Claim Attacked in Speech
ASKS ABOUT DEPRESSION
People Losing Confidence in Presf- dent, EN-Mayor Says At Rally - GooScI, Hagcarty and Smith Also Speak at Factories.

In a spirited speech before the employees of the r. 6 F. Corbin factory this noon, former Mayor Angelo M Paonessa termed recent statements made by Ernest E. Rogers and Clarence w. Seymour that a republican vote stood for a higher standard of living and wages as ridiculous and hayed the admin lstrations of President Hoover and Governor Trumbull He also at tackled the Roraback machine.
 Paonessa stated that the demo- crats were not afraid to come out before the voters and tell what their platform stood for. He accused Hoover and Trumbull of failing to help in any way in the present busi- ness depression and stated that the people have no confidence in the Hoover regime or the republican machine. He classed the panic in 1907 as a financial depression and the 1921 panic as a condition caused by ovcrproduction due to the war
 
 explanation of the present deprcs- sion.
 Criticizes Penalty Tax Law
 He also fayed the present law of the state that calls for a 12 per cent penalty on unpaid taxes and stated that the democratic party believes that this system is unfair to the people of the state. He quoted it was a good law and should re- main on the books. He challenged any taxpayer in the audience to go to City Tax Collector Loomis and obtain the 3 year extension without interest which Roraback claims will be given. See what Loomis will say cried Paonessa.
 Talks of Dry Law
 Paonessa told of the poll he made during his last administration when he sent letters to every mayor, police chief and selectman in the state, asking their opinion on the 18th amendment. He said that he also sent registered letters to the governor, state senator and con- gressmen but received no answer The governors secretary, according to Paonessa, finally sent him a let ter in which he stated that the know how to answer the query. Paonessa became aroused at this point and stated that every man who holds public office should take a definite stand on all matters, eith- CT one way or the other, saying that otherwise he was nothing but a po- litical clown.
 Speaking of tuberculosis work Paonessa stated that the governor told him he was unable to help out conditions in New Britain because Of the lack of money, vet the state appropriated s10,0O0 so that the governor and his party could attend the inaugural ceremonies at Wash ington. "They had a H. of a good time with our money" cried the former mayor.
 Paonessa also took up the other measures on the democratic ticket especially the issues concerning bet torment of state prison conditions etc He was loudly applauded when he concluded.
 Poorer Take Place of Poor
 Attorney Samuel Googel said that if he wanted 10 be like his republi- can opponents he would adopt the old saying, people should be seen but not heard" He said that this has been the policy of the republi- can representatives in the past few years.
 Googel spoke of the prediction made by Hoover in which he stat cd that the poor man is fast dis appearing from the country. Googel answered this by saying that a poorer man is taking his place and he has gained more comfort through
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