New Britain herald., 1930-08-15
Levitt Attacks C. 0. P. Machine
 In Fiery Speech at Newington;
 Hits Ro:,aback and Government

They either think it's good politics to ignore this crank, or these things I'm saying are true. l can cerify, by government reports, every thing I say against the men I fight.
 T have travelled all over the world, but nowhere have I seen as beautiful place as Connecticut with it's hills, mountains and rivers and it's wonderful shore line. The land of Connecticut belongs to the people of Connecticut. No indivd- ual is entitled to take it and use it for himself. But, since 1925, little by little, then much by much, then grab by grab, Rorabacks s company has been taking all the water. When you have to go to the Connecticut Light 6 Power Co. to ask for drink ing water, then you've gone a long way from the days when Connecticut was owned by the people of Connec- ticut.
 Over in Waterbury, the city off, cials built Shepaug reservoir with the money of the taxpayers. Now, Waterbury cannot get a gallon of water from Shepaug without going to the Connecticut Light 6s Power Co. under an agreement which gives the city water-when the lighting con- pany doesn't need it.
 Small Interest On Deposits
 'The money spent in this state, even with the ordinary political to on on the dollar. The chief executive has said we have businesslike gov ernment, and when the board of control recently announced that We had s6,00o,O0o lying in the banks, it sounded businesslike. But suppose we find We cannot get money for dirt roads, or have not enough money to properly provide for our war veterans or for education wouldn't you ask: "Why is this money lying in the banks?'
 T have read the treasurer's re- port, It shows interest on deposits but does not name repositories.
 My investigation disclosed that Hartford banks are the chief deposi- tories. These banks are paying the state of Connecticut 21la or per cent interest. How many of you can get money for less than six per cent? ? And if you get a small loan it will cost you 42 per cent,
 If this IS business government, who's business is it, and who gets n pay-as-you-go government, who is being paid and where are we going ?
 "On the day that I made my ex- animation of the books there was on deposit in MT. Roraback's bank, sSo0,000, It's a little bit of some thing that needs investigation.
 Assault On Mackenzie
 The state of Connecticut has about 5000 employees on the pay roll. Are they all doing an honest days work? About so per cent of them are honest faithful employees who are horribly underpaid. The rest are taking money, about s1,- 250, ,00O, for nothing. It's money II case of all is the state labor com mission where Secretary Harry Mackenzie is deliberately using pub lie funds to back up his own rotten political machine under the equally rotten Roraback machine, And stand ready to meet Mir. Mackenzie on the platform or in the courts on this score,"
 Professor Levitt discussed the re- port of the secretary of agriculture which, he said. devotes 13 of it's 3C pages to a discussion of the uses of electricity on the farm and the many appliances that may be used.
 When J. Henry cracks the whip every official must jump, to be sure, but why make them per-salesmen for the Connecticut Light 6a Power Co.," he asked.
 Quoting from the power com pany's rate cards, he gave figures to show that the Connecticut Light &, Power Co. charges from IS to 273 times the cost Of production for electricity delivered.
 In ansH CT to the charge that his short resideuc in this state makes him an outsider, Levitt said: Re member. a young lawyer came to this state from Massachusetts S5 years ago. became lobbyist for railroad companies, then for power companies, but he isn't considered an outsider How long must you rob the people of Connecticut before you cease being an outsder?"
 Speaker Bone Dry
 After his speech, the meeting was opened for questions. The professor, replying to inquiries, said he is a