The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06

Republican National Chairman
John d. M. Hamilton, addressing n
dinner Of the italian Republican
League at The Elton last night,
charged political intrigue and
chicanery are hiding behind tho
cloak Of q program OF national dc.
fense," attacked the Roosevelt nd.
nnifiBtratlon and sco!fed az SuggeB.
lions that the Republican party al
low the president 10 DO elected for
q third term without opposition. De.
parting from his prepared text, Mr..
Hamilton asserted that "the Demo-
Gratis Just don't know how TO Ad-
minister the affairs OF the United
States OF America" and promised
that "the Republican party Will
bring moro decency 10 government,
moro honesty, II you please, and
more prosperity"
War Hysterla
Don't worry about this war stu.
ation," said the national chairman,
describing the present American
mood as "hysteria. He claimed that
the New Deal has spent billions OF
dollars for ornaments In the past
seven years, yet the nation 10 not
yet prepared,
Mi. Hamilton came from WASH
ington by plane with National Com
mittecman Samuel Pryor, Jr, land.
iHg at Bethany airport. Ho was met
BY o reception committee represent
Ing the Italian Republican League.
william j. Papo served Oh toast
master. Brief talks were given by
Frederick w. Palomba. general
chairman; Mr.. Pryor. Colonel Roy
Rice, J. Warren Epson and Town
Chairman Vernon Hall. Mr.. Ham!l.
ton was given several gifts, includ.
Ing o clock and q portrait OF HIM
self, painted by Professor 0eneros0
Ruggicro.
Following Mr.. Hamilton's speech,
new 0fiicers Of the Italian Rcpubli.
can League, headed by President
Anthony Petrillo, were installed.
Seated ut tho head table were 70.
publican leaders from oil parts OF
the state, including State Chairman
Benjamin Harwood, Paul Cornell,
National Cognmitteewoman Rather.
Inc Byrnc, Secretary OF State Sara
d. Crawford, State Treasurer joe
Beph Talbot, Controller Fred Heller,
Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr,, and
former Congressman Charles w,
Blackwell.
Praises Leadership
Mr.. Papo, In introducing the ma.
tional chairman, praised him for his
success In recognizing tho Repub-
lican party after the overwhelming
defeat OF 1895.
Mr.. Hamilton's address was
broadcast from The Elton over q
national hook.up OF the Mutual
Broadcastirg System.
Mr., HamiltonS speech follows In
part:
Tonight I ray TO you advisedly
that Oh we take inventory we can
no more afford 10 overlook tho
situation at home than abroad.
II Is OF that OH which ! desire 10
speak.
Shortly after the middle OF Sep
TENDER returned from Europe.
Since the declaration OF war I
had heard little news from this
country. Landing ut New York,
was gufprisd 10 have reporters
ask mo II the Republican Party
would continue a. ~ instrument
Of politics - whether ! thought II
might DO passible that the Repub.
iicafi Party would support Mr..
Roosevelt as q candidate for the
third term, and finally what did
I think Of the proposals for Q
l coalition.
said that believed tho two
party system was necessary 10 our
form OF government. stated that
this system was o. firmly ground
ed In our conception Of govern
ment as though II was written In
10 the Constitution itself.
Many OF those who would do
away with our normal political
activities because OF the present
emergency seemingly desire 10 use
this cessation Of politics by con.
tinuing Mr.. Roosevelt In the Of.
flee Of the presidency.
Changing Horses
They blandly refer 10 the old
adage that one should not change
horses IN mid-gtream. But this
emergency or stream TO which they
refer arises primarily from the