The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-17
FEBRUARY 17, 1882
A Democratic Tinge

W0lIe tDeIH "dou biN"I
 about republican success in Connecticut at the annual Mckinley Day dinner in New Haven Monday night the principal speakers Senator Hiram A. Bingham and Congress woman Mrs Florence Kahn of California Inserted definite democratic tnge to some .Df their remarks disguise them as they 4ried or course, the urbane Mir Bingham has been displaying an independent frame oi mind for some months now. His carly at tempts at legisating in the Senate were sgathcr futile He met with so many re- buffs and failed 10 live up to advance Expectations So often that be became the .'bad boy of the select circle
 G But. he has been making come back, and hitching his star to such popular issues as Equalization of beer that Senator Bingham has gradually won back much Of the respect that she lost in the framing of the moot-Hawley tariff bill of l93l. The only trouble IS Ahat he may go from one extreme to the aother Perhaps that IS why we read m Some of his remarks the attitude of d typical Uemocratic legislator. However, we know shat he is not expecting to desert his party Perhaps he is anticipating a close election 1ace next fall when he must campaign more -ytrenuously for the office he now holds than 1or any elective job that he ever held
 Fortune has smiled upon Senator Blng- ham from the time that he joined the Rora- back regime back in 1922. That was just acn years ago. Senator Bingham was elected Lieutenant governor that year From there -he progressed to the governorshlp, but he .tarried there but one day, viewing the sen ste as more to his liking than the executive rh;ir in Connecticut. That IS past history now. but it always makes good reading Through these periods the senator moved with dignity that was always his despite The innuendoes of lesser envlous republican Officials and critical democrats. He must .stsnd for reelection this fall. though, on his Jcw, merits The state republican machine is sadly bent, if not actually broken. The outcome is in doubt.
 ! In such a round about fashion do we seek to show that perhaps such an independent viewpoint upon the part of Senator bing- ham IS but campaign fuel to be ignited when the opportunity provides. But Mrs Kahn 1went even farther than the senator in her remarks to the assembled republicans in New Haven. Onc nlt Nrd'SDt IJOHl LIE o'ouiusi at the growing spread of bureaucratic gov 'ernment She pleaded for return to the states and local communities of powers now rentered at Washington If Governor AL bert C. Ritchie ever hears of this he may Sonsdcr charging Mrs Kahn with violation .of the copyright laws. To date it has been sonly Ritchie who fought 10 prevent th's Concentration of power at Washington.
 For instance. she says here should be no further surrender of the rights of the in- divdual or of the states. no further encroach- ment upon the part of the federal govern ment The government should be brought back to the people. .. We agree heartily with that But how can it be done when Congress deliberately denies the people the right to decide for itself what il wants 10 do or not 10 do The prohibition laws are perfect example of federal encroachment upon local domain. President Hoover will go down in history as the greatest commls- sion president in history. Everything IS de- cided by bis boards and then their advice is dsregarded after time and money has been spent ruthcssly, Mrs Kahn is right We democrats have been trying to preach local government for good many years, but republicans seem to be opposed.