New Britain herald., 1930-09-11

ana 1TOHl OHlVeIBuy Ot 0OUtH SdIo- Iina, Michigan and Columbia. His re- search in literature brought him many honors. He has the French Legion of Honor decoration.
 Prof. Cross is a widower. His wife was Miss Helen Avery. He has two sons, Wilbur and Avery. /
 No .'Lcadership'' Hope
 The present republican national end state administrations carry no hope of progressive or inspiring leadership" MT. Cummings asserted in his Keynote address.
 The Stamford lawyer. who made the Keynote" speech before the San Francisco national convention just a decade ago. delivered a scathing indictment of republican policies as they concern nation and state.
 After dealing with national ques- tions under such topics as corrup- ton. farm relief. water poweR the tariff, republican promises and the panic, Cummings swung his attack to J. Henry Rorabaek and his all legged control of government and public utilities in Connecticut.
 Excerpts from the s,oo0-word ad- dress follow:
 Excessive campaign expenditures in connection with the recent strug- gle for the senatorial nomination in Pennsylvania and the lavish dis bursements by Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick in her quest for political office in Illinois constitute fresh challenge to all thoughtful citizens. If the time has come when only the very rich, or those backsd by political organization which is able to amass enormous campaign funds have an yreasonable chance of election, d condition A1s been cre- ated which Is rightfully of solemn 1 concern to all who love liberty and have regard for the integrity of our i institutions"
 !, Hoover Abandons Liberalism
 President Hoover, far from re- sisting the forces of'reaction. has un- mistakably abandoned the liberalism which characterized his utterances of decade or more ago, and has, in an unqualified manner taken an ultra conservative, standpat position all along the line" ..-i
 'It is exasperating to listen to the reply of bad economies whenever anyone proposes anything tangible to relieve the agricultural situation. We have bad economics now when the men who toll uponN the farms and put bread upon our tables are unhappy and unsuccessful"
 "The unhappy condition of the farmer was accentuated by the drought Thereupon, MT. Hoover, proceeding in characteristic fash ion, appointed another cofhmission While the members of this latest group were en route to Washington, the drought was broken and rain came. All things considered, the re. cent rainstorm is the outstanding achievement of the Hoover admins tration." .....
 ITO most persons outside of Con- ! necticut it will seem incredible tha, any state not sunk in political serf' dom would tolerate dual centro
 of water power and politics in onf and the same leadership. '. The
 problem has become national ir
 scope. The water power trust ha'
 invaded our public sc.sools witt
 propaganda and has sought tt buy seats in the United States sen ate"
 "The opportunity to revise thu tariff was hailed with obscene jo!
 by the special interests of the lanc Our own distinguished bu
 somewhat peculiar senator, Hiram
 Bingham. labored diligently in thi
 rich vineyard; and his exploit In in ~ troducing a representative of tn.
 Connecticut Manufacturers associa
 ton into the secret sessions Of th' finance committee was stroke 0 . statesmanship which has rarel. been excelled, but which. curiousl! enough, was not relished by his col
 leagues" Hurts Purchasing Power
 ". .. It (the tariff) has impalre' < the purchasing power of the farm , CT; it has dealt industry stagger < ing blow when it could least endur , it; and it has produced omlnou , reverberations in every country wltl which we had built up friendl relationship and a favorable trad 5 balance"
 , ". Congressman John Q. Til , son, in commenting on MT. Hoover l activities in this crisis (the stocl :, exchange slump. took occasion t < remark that Mir. Hoover 'cushione'
 the collapse. . Perhaps he woul . have us infer that Mir. Hoover stoo' : under the collapse and let it fall ol : him. MT. Hoover would have save' 3 himself much trouble if, like tn f shrewd MT. Coolidge, he had said l I do not choose to run and con . soled himself by writing tabloid ar , ticles for the Tribune at dollar