The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-17

act is the best solution of the tas problem but Is unlikely, he said.
 He referred to President Hoover as "now nearing the end of hli first and only term"
 Turning to Connecticut, he said the democrats of the country looked to this state to elect dem. socratic United States senator. He hoped tho state would give itf democratic governor, n majority In tho state senate and as large '' representation in the house as ls possible "under the antiquateJ system that afficts you in this state"
 His speech follows:
 We come together tonight thrill cd by the faircst prospect that the democratic party has faced In twenty years. Wherever ] have traveled l have heard the same ex- pressions of democratic confidence and republican dismay.
 We are again q united party with a will to win. our adversaries are riftod and disorganized as is Illus trated by their putatlve majority In IUG OHttGQ f5thtt6 otbhttp VI" third of their representation is standardization and some of the leaders of ths disaffccted group are frankly intending to vote against and work against their party's destined nominee and even the regulars arc entering into n camralgn sullcnly and reluctantly supporting the unwclcome candi- date who is forced on them by political expedicncy
 Victory In Sight
 Truly the sun h shining for us. Mir Hoover came in thnt year with q majority In the house of repre- sentatives Of ovor one hundred' with a senate majority of sixteen. Today we have the house, by n slim ma-gin t is true, but an actual ma jority, and republican senate pre-. ponderance iB down to single member. Moreover the recent TO. furnS in registration reports ana primary elections show a stupen' dous gain in democratic voting strength everywhere and decline in most states of the republican vote. You know what happened in New England. Tho rest of tho countrv shows the same trend. For example, in North Dakota where the democrats never boiled more than 13,000 primary votes there were cast in the recent primaries sO,000, In Illinois the primary hg. ures showed M democratic gain or half 0 million over any previous registrntion by the party. while inc republican vote dropped 30O,0O0 In oregon the democratic figures are up 13,000 and the republica ns down 5000, while in the preh- dents own state of California tht democratic registration shows aI incresise Of 388,000 over tho 1o3o figures, while the republicans Tel off in the same period 237.00O.
 This is, of course, most cncour' aging but after 6li what it tnsurei is merely q democratic opportun fly. only if we take full advantag' of that opportunity is the victory certainly ours. .. .,
 Oyerconfidence is the most seri ous menace that our party faces IL would be m sad mistake to as sumo that the battle is alrchd! won, itli always difficult to uDsc m administration. We need n' better example in this regard thhi 10 refer to the spnrse number 0 occaHions in our political histor. when a president has failed to gall a second term regardless whether or not he hns shown him self competent during his frs period in the White House
 Hoover Inadequate
 Ges It may be urged that in the pres nut situntIon Mir Hoover has showl tYj Himself Inadequate 10 the rcsponS' Utilities of his office and therefor Eft js unlikely that he VIII D sf sIected again. in q time whc a lead ership, definite Judgment an clear thinking have been called 70 imperntiyeiy he hns proved himsel fimid, hcsitant and vacilIntint with tho natural result that hi conRresses, left to their own dc vices. have been swayed by gusts Q conflicting views with no sucl steadyinR hand as q more potcn leader in the White House coui have supplied to hold them 10
 definite and effective course. Un der these conditions it is the plni desire of the country that we hay n change; that the adminlstratlo 60 largely re1ponsi ble for the fhlI are to check our business deprcs sion and for years long delay T effecting economies in the govern ment--the obvious necessity 10 which was apparent from the flrs day of the panic--sbOuld not D tTisAed 10 muddie through the en suing period Of restoration and re mobilization. This, of course. is hl in6Itemept 10 the democratic part 10 anticipate that the electoral will take the only course posslbl tInder our system of government | bring about C change. v We must not, however, lose sIRh of the circumstance that poIitica Inertia has always been a gren factor fin our politics. The arm of those reluctant to abandon tbei Inherited political faith is yer iarre. Moreover they are beln sstsdtto take on trust a democrnfi swbsfjtute for the Hoover regime rho minority party has no coils.i futed authority to lay down prV gram of policies except what VI be presented in the platform tha will De adopted at the convention two months hence. We are no abje to tell fhe people at the pres ent lime whom we VIII oner 70 op walt M s,nifi the convention has acte' fo ogKanlze for the battle with tn kuow1edRe that for months pas fhs repubIIcans have been cophoD dating their position and are seek ffax ifI every way fo counteracf ih' sgraaeDk revuIsl0n against the exist