The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-07

may deem advisable for the best
 Interests of his district.
 T have repeatedly stated, during
 this campaign, that the time for
 action was many months ago. when
 the congress was in session at i Washington, and that it is hardly probable that such promises for fu- ture action will carry any great weight in these closing days of the
 campaign. Surely the unemployed of the fifth congressional district and their families will smile grimly when Congressman Goss talks to them of prosperity and of his sym
 district. Farming, once a thriv-
 ing industry in our district, like everything else Is in a deplorable state.
 "On the question of prohibition.
 the congressman's stated position
 Is that he is for repeal, but the sight of the fact that on this very Important issue, second, in my
 mind only to unemployment relief
 measurers, he must, as a regular republican. subordinate his wishes
 to the will of his party. No one
 short of g modern Solomon can interpret the wet and dry plank in the republican platform. How ever, we do know that for years, the party has been bone-dry, its main pillar of support being the Ariti-Sa1oon league and other kindred organizations.
 "The republican party's change of front on this question, if 1t has changed, and many believe 1t has not changed it's position one iota, is clearly a move in last desper- ate effort to capture votes. The republican president of this coun- try has had inl his possession for almost two years. the famous Wickersham commission report, and he could have followed out the device given by this commits sion to change the dry law, but in- stead. he w fit to delay, as he has done on every other important. question necessitating immediate action until too late. .E "It is to be noted that Congress- man Goss, as well as President Hoover is now making desperate efforts to regain the confidence of
 the ex-service men of this country, but frankly, l believe that they
 have waited entirely too long. The
 ex-service men of this district
 know very well how stubbornly
 Congressman Goss stood his ground
 in backing up the. actions of
 President Hoover in the eviction
 of the so-called Bonus Army from Washington on the memorable day of July 28, 1882. The ex-service A~k down as the day on which the the honorable history of our na- tion. Fortunately, we have been free of many such episodes as oc- cured in Washington on the day and night of July 28th, 1882. We all know that the attitude of President Hoover and all of the Resistant presidents" finally cul- minated in the ignoble, brutal and disgraceful eviction of these veter- ans from the capital of the na- ton.
 "I am quite sure that no ex- service man will be untrue to
 the principles that prompted him to defend his country in 1917 and 1918 and to vote to retain in office
 any of the group of men respon-
 sible for this frightful piece of
 work. Their comrades may have
 been cripinals and tramps in the
 eyes of the republican administra-
 tfon, but when compared to a for
 mer republican cabinet. 1t does
 not seem to me that they are the
 worst kind of criminals ever
 brought to thes attention of an
 amazed nation. Regardless of
 what they may be termed by the
 republican administration, they
 will always be remembered as the
 heroes of Woodrow Wilson.
 "In conclusion, let me state that
 if the unemployed, the ex-service
 men, the farmers, the merchants,
 the laborers. the tradesmen, and.
 yes, the manufacturers of the
 country wish to bring peace, hap
 piness, industry and prosperity out of the chaotic conditions in which we now find ourselves; if we wish to take the road that leads out of the wilderness of despair and dis couragement, then I say that the one way out is the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt and every other candidate running on the democratic ticket"