The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-29

course his voting would most as- suredly take in the future should the tragedy of his re-nomination and reelection occur? The latter I do not believe will happen; my concern is with the former.
 It is disheartening and insulting to ones intelligence to observe what is happenig with the Democratic party in Connecticut. Senator Lon- ergan, the old school politician, thought six years ago that when his convention and campaign speech making with the accompanying handshaking were over his salary of $60, 900 as U. s. Senator for the next six years had been earned and his responsibilities to his constituents ended. So we judge by his actions, and how else can a man be judged? What work he did in the Senate was done in the interest of big business, the avowed enemy of the party which sent him to Washing ton. Returning to Connecticut to face another campaign the genial Senator Lonergan was suddenly made aware that his constituents realized the extent to which his activity in Congress had operated against their interests. The mere matter of speech would cover the situation and return him to popular favor, he decided. He accordingly announced q am for and with our great President" Once the people might have. been misled; the favor of voters, however, is no longer SO easily courted by politicians.
 All over the country there is an awareness of political and govern mental activity which was unknown ten years ago. "A growing number of people vote to increase their incomes" according to statement made during a University of Chi cago round table discussion heard over the radio recently. What rea- son is there for the politicians of Connecticut to believe that the people of this state, better educated and in higher bracket of intelli- gence generally than the average voter in the country, will stand by while the politicians foist upon them candidate whose activity has tended and will tend, not to in crease, but to decrease, their in- comes?
 The situation might be considered serious if there were no one in the state qualified to oppose Senator Lonergan, but it is to be noted that there is available for the post the experienced Congressman Herman F. kopplemann, a hard working, loyal advocate of the people, man who keeps faith with his constitu: ents. His opponents refer to him as a rubber stamp" as a man who will support President Roosevelt without thought. For proof of the fact that this is not true we need only to review the Congressman s stand on the Neutrality Act. In this instance as in many others he has opposed the President when in his opinion the interests of his con- stituents would best be served by an opposing vote. His stand as an ardent New Dealer is nevertheless not questioned.
 Such outstanding people within the state as the eniminent histor- ians, Charles A. and Mary R. Beard, Daniel A. Howard, former superin- tendent of schools in Windsor, Stuart Chase, the economist, and a host of others interested in making this country better place in which to live have publicly expressed their approval of the candidacy of Con- gressman Kopplemann. Will the voters of Connecticut have the courage to follow their example and vote to protect their own interests leaving the political leaders to pro- tect their interests as best they can?
 DEMOCRAT.