The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-22

In a campaign DrOauCaSI MoAiuoy
night. Thomas j. Shea, director OF
the Labor Assistance Bureau OF the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee, reviewed the, labor records o.
the two major gubernatorial can
didates and urged the election OF
Robert A. Hurley because no mat
ter how the wind blows, BOD Hur-
lay is for labor"
Shea declared that Hurley APP
proaches labor problems IN the
same spirit as President Roosevelt
and that he recognizes the funoa-
mental fact: that unless Americas
working people prosper, there VIII
be no prosperity for any otner
branch of our society"
Shea said: GAS commissioner OF
public works, Bob Hurley was fair
and Just to all who worked unoer
him. His splendid record as COM
missioner was recognized by Or
ganized labor, when the Connecticut
Federation of Labor, sitting IN con-
yention last month Unanimously
adopted a resolution commencing
Bob Hurley for his 'scrupulous fair
ness to organized labor"
State Board
Commissioner Hurley's recon-
mendation that a State Labor Re-
lations Board be established was
praised by Shea as most import
ant to the aspirations OF organized
labor" He said that on this score
alone many labor men and women
are giving Bob Hurley every assist
ance in his campaign for election.
Comparing the labor records OF
Hurley and Governor Baldwin, Snea
charged the governor with mis-
representing the facts of Connectl-
cut labor progress and wrongly tax
ing credit for labor legislation
passed in 1888 and 1888.
He said:
1--WE laboring people know that
Republican unfriendlinesS to labor
is no fiction. No matter hoy many
factory gates Mr.. Baldwin appears
at. and no matter how many times
he tells the touching story OF now
he worked for two summers IN FAC
tories - we working people know
that his party has fought every de-
cent demand that labor ever made
upon It,"
Regarding the governors claim
that the Republicans were response
BILE for the passage of progressive
labor LEGISLATION in 1888 and 1889,
Shea warned that I'VE should pc
lust a little bit cautious Of his claim,
considering that in the past few
weeks he has even claimed 1un
credit for personally bringing de-
tense contracts to Connecticut.
shea declared that labor was
given a hearing" in 1888 because
aby that year public sentiment ex.
pressed its friendly feeling TOWARD
the evident pro-labor attitude OF
President Roosevelt" and because
Connecticut had Democratic gov
ernor and state senate for the first
time in years. She charged that
"Mr. Baldwin's Republican House
of Representatives was forced 70
approve labor legislation Wnicn
came out of the senate through tne
cooperation of that body with labor. >
Danaher Intercedes
The Republican house of 1899, Shea
added, passed the anti-injunction
bill and conspiracy law only after
ut was necessary for Senator Dan
aher to rush back from washington
and demand that his party, then
represented by Mr.. BaldVin as gov
ernor, live up to its, promises &c
labor"
Continuing, Shea said: LET me
remind you that it has not beer
necessary = and it will not bt
necessary Ito exert pressure o.
any. kind on Bob Hurley when the
Just requests of labor are presented
for consideration. The man vii
| face each labor problem Withou'
hesitation.