The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-24

Naugatuck, John H. Crary. chair man of the democratic town com rnittee. and Attorney Joseph Hackett. Mrs Henry Hayden, chairman of the local women's democratic club, presided and in- troduced the speakers. At the con- clusion of the rally Mrs Edward n Mcdonald, in the name of the club. presented to Mrs Norton pair of brass candle-sticks as souvenir of Waterbury, which city as Mrs Harris pointed out In her remarks, has something on every body" Mrs Hayden also intro duced Senator Joseph Lawlor, and Representatives Daniel Mahaney and John D. Thoms. who were present.
 Among her many positions of importance as congresswoman on arious committees and boards, Mrs Norton was appointed only Hast Saturday to the chairmanship s of the state central committee III New Jersey. Congresswoman Nor On talked for over an hour last light at The Elton, reviewing the sast twelve years. in the country History during which years she has
 
 line people of Waterbury to vote next month for a change. As 1928 came to be known to many as the year of the great mistake, 1932 is,,culd be known after November. she said, as the year Of atone ment." Unemployment is the DIE issue of the campaign" she said.
 Tn very concise terms the con- prerswoman explained the working ofpany big business, and i'll paral- n stated that the government was ! business also, the peoples busl = hcss. she said. in which they should lave an active part. She called on the women to learn more about their own government and us %orkin-s. "In 1928," Mrs Norton Remarked, "the democrats had all 1he enthusiasm, and the republ- cnns all the yotes.' This year she bereyed and hoped this order Of things would be reversed.
 !, One of the high spots of the Honorable Mary Nortons address Sxas. of course, her earnest urging 6f inc repeal of the 18th amend inent. She read figures in this 1n- stance which showed the enormous rxpenditure of money, seventy SniIIion dollars alone. just to en- 3brce the measure, not to mention 4ha many billions in loss of revenue fo the country, for "an experi, ment." 'The habits and morals o1 n people cannot be contro!ied pS 1sv.r she also stated in this re- spect. Other points on this issue stressed by the speaker were tnt decrease in morality, the prlsoI population increase. and what pro hibition has cost the taxpayer.
 Mrs Norton told how she, per sonally wrote a letter to the heat Of every prison in the country 1ol figures between the years l9Zo ant 19s0. In every case she receivee .a ffswers which showed mat th' number of persons in prisons dur inE those years had increased ehor ,nously, in practicaliy every m stance the number was doupleo e.d very often quadrupled as t fiye number confned in prison Il 1920 against the number in 1oSO Al34o the prisoners averaged ages between IS years and twenty i've years. both men and women \ fxrther investigations showing Una hev were sentenced for breakini fne prohibition law in one way O q
 another. :.
 An speaking of the present ad ,,dnistration Mrs Norton deplore' inc many commissions appointed by the president; any question tha came LID, she stated, brought aDou 4he appointment of a commission .-ith very few of them ever sub ,,ittinc reports, or at least, tn came not made public, one big ex . eptiou being the Wickersham re port. No salary, the speaker ex ,,lained. was attached to these com r,.iaeious. but what was used 10 ..rxpcnse money" for the runnin q, same, amounted to much nor 1han an actual salary. In regar. f, the Wickersham report. whicl y f..s Norton said was an honest an uabiascd one. Tt was filed ava and forgotten"
 z "The republicans have no clear <sut platform" Mrs Norton stated At least. she said. she. and man Diners associated with her max nothing definite Of 1t. The plat \ form Of tho democratic party o fbe other hand, is concise. tn plntform on prohibition. cempose Nmlth, stating the matter brief And conc.sely, als0 reasonably ffhls will be the same as thn rdoptod by Frnnklln D. Roosevelt <f.,ose ideas eolDeided with thos Of his predecessor as governor o %ew York state. Alfred E. smith. Mrs Norton termed the oft.re 0anfod phrase that the democrati' 0umy wns not fIt to govern n }ldiouloDs iB the face of the man. {nAgm of aovernmeBt when prac }laalIs nothing has been aeoem,
 ahen. Nha referred te ihe lnsl Hn11DaiHlie. FslIe uHdef inc ihfs <t'Df AfoN IFen. against whom