New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918, >hall we put Penrose and La Follette back into the saddle? G YGOU realize that a Republican victory in Con- gress this fall would mean tying the hands of the President by surrounding him with standpatter bosses ? James R. Mann would become majority leader as speaker of the House. He has voted against three Revenue bills to finance the war, the Shipping Bill and the Espionage Act. His opposition to President Wilson’s foreign policy was criticised even by Republican newspapers in 1917. Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania would take his choice as head of Finance, Post Office or Naval Affairs Committee. And La Follette? Robert M. La Follette would head the Manufacturers’ Committee. Are the manufacturers of Connecticut willing to face that outlook ? Up and down the line, with Republican leadership, you could expect nothing but the names of those who have tried to block every step of our successful war legislation. Look up the record of their votes. See what the country would get from Cooper of Wisconsin, Hayes of California, Warren of Wyoming, Smoot of Utah, Haugen of Iowa and Campbell of Kansas. If you value your own peace of mind and business pros- perity, if you wish to see President Wilson’s prestige increased rather than less- ened, while he continues his world diplomacy as the spokesmanofthe Allies,vote the Democratic ticket this year and keep the Penrose- La Follette crowd in the minority. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES For Governor THOMAS ]J. SPELLACY For Lieutenant-Governor CHARLES D. LOCKWOOD For Secretary HARRY L. BROOKS For Treasurer CHARLES S. AVERY For Controller CHARLES B. PINNEY For Attorney-General HARRISON HEWITT For Representatives in Congress First District AUGUSTINE LONERGAN Second District . FRANK P. FENTON Third District . ARTHUR B. O'KEEFE Fourth District LESTER O. PECK Fifth District . . EDWARD L. SEERY Men who have voted the Republican ticket all their lives tell us they will vote for PresidentWilson’s party this year as a war measure, as an act of common sense and foresight, as a patriotic duty! For Sheriffs Hartford County . GEORGE H. GABB New Haven County THOMAS L. REILLY New London County ERROLL C. LILLIBRIDGE Fairfield County . WILLIAM VOLIMER Windham County JOHN 0. FOX Litchfield County DENNIS HAYES Middlesex County FREDERICK H. DUNHAM Tolland Count: ERNEST W. AVERY DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE W T, J. SPELLACY ON - A LIBERAL SUNI]AYi Insists Workingman Should Be | f Allowed Reasonable Recreation (Special to the Herald.) United St u»,t Spellacy, the Hartford. Nov Attorney Thomas J democratic vominee for governor, wde public the following cor- ondence: October 30, 1918 ional Church, astonbury. Connecticut. Reverend and Dear Sir:— Your letter to the democratic state eentral committee has been referred to me for reply. Your letler is as { follows: “Dear Sir “Will vou please ise me to what exteni the democratic nomince for governor ix misrepresented in the en- closed letter?” The enclosure referred to circular letter sent to the cler of Connecticut by the republican sta central committee, us follows: | was made in the Con- | necticut 1 wture in 1817 to pass a | bill commercializing the sabbath. | “Governor Holcomb vetoed this bill, | and in doing so said: | Many, and I believe the majority | of the citizens of Connecticut, still believe in a Christian Sabbath, and o them o wide open Sabbath would be an offense It would be a de- moralizing object lesson to the youth of our state and a baneful legacy to posterity. Such lezislation would belie our reputation of being the land of steady habits. | *‘I do not believe that a majority of ! the people of this state are in favor | of o commercialized Sabbath, and I | hope one will not be legalized.” cight years the law of the has permitted free concerts and amateur athletic sports to he | in on Sunday afternoons so s no admission fee was charged. have information to the ef- fect that those interested in the pro- fit to be obtained from commercializ- ing Sunday along the lines of the | bill vetoed by Govern:= Holcomb in 1917 are engaged in .rganizing and | ralsing money to be = us toward | electing the democratic nomsinee for governor, who is well known to be in favor of a wide-open Sunday. “We feel that those men in the state who want to see the commercial spirit kept up on the Sabbath should be advised of the situation, and to | that end we are giving you our in- | formation on the subject.” The republican committec is in error when it intimates that my cam- | paign expenses are being financed by | any group intercsted in a commercial- ized Sunday. The best evidence of { who is financing the republican and | democratic campaigns would be the | | public: . prior to election, of the | complete and amounts of i i dividual contributions. The treasurer of the democratic committee is Mr. Ired . Holt, president of the City | Bank & Trust company of Hartford Mr. Holt assures me he will be glad 10 malke public the names of those who have contributed to the demo- cratic fund, if J. Henry Roraback, the republican treasurer, will publish simultaneously his list of contribu- tors. Publication promptly will re- fute the republican charge, Not one penny been contri- buted to the democratic committee, or has been sent to the committee through me, that carries with it a single prom expressed or implied. When elected governor, my adminis- tration will be unencumbered by | promises, except such as 1 have made in my public ouncements and such as are contained in the platform i | | | | | | | = - If it be impossible of enforcement, | an influence baneful to the no make are sold here, its immediate alteration is demanded by the highest dictates of good states- manship. I do not bhelicve any special class should have the open opportunity for Sunday recreation while similar in- dulgence is denied to other classes. The accident of circumstance, by which one citizen is fortunate enough to afford an automobile, and is permitted to operate it on Sunday for pleasure, makes it unfair and undemocratic that his lass affluent neighbor should be depri ed of such innocent amusement, as are within his reach. Why not give him the legal license to attend a motion pic- ture show, or a baseball or other clean, harmless game, provided al- of course, that no religious service in the community is inter- fered with or distributed. Recreation is healthful, spiritually, mentally and physically. In the busy rush of our complex, modern its beneficent and healing e needed sorely. To the mas people it is possible only on tne of the party, I will be the governor of all the people of the state. and no boss or | :rlmnv or private interest will regu- | | late my conduct. My freedom f om | | promiss and private entanglements | | §s substantiated by my recc as | | United States Attorney. To those | personally acquainted with me, no | substantiation is nece ! | A word concerning my attitude on | the so-called Sunday question may not Every worker | be amiss at this time. | is entitled to and should ceive one | {day of rest in every seven. All however, cannot have Sunday as their | rest « Our railroads, trolle; and lighting plants must be run. We | should be were our | drug sto entirely on the Sabbath Our | mitkman are as velcome on Sunday mornin 18 on other days. The bill the governor vetoed did not provide spaper and our for wideopen Sunday’ [ know { of no one who is in favor of a “wide- | open Sunday.” T do, however know { of thousands of earnest religionists | who belicve that the opportunity for | ressonable Sunday recreation should | be provided legally. Today in th state we tolerate the opening of our motion picture theaters in some localities, and we | permit Sunday professional baseball { to be played, all without the sanction { of law, The governor is the chief | executive of the state, charged with the sacred obligation of enforcing the laws, Has he discharged his re- sponsibility In this regard? You will, 1 fcel sure, assent to the proposition that Sunday entertainments, legally conducted, will be far less demoraliz- ing and far less disgraceful than brazen and unpenalized persistence In Lroadcast violation of law. Nothing | conceivable Is hetter calculated to | deseorate society, to ouirage govern- ! ment, to dilute public respect for all law, than the silent condonement by the governing power, of flagrant de- fiance of a public statute. The law should bhe cither enforced or repealed. Sabbath day. We have poured mil- lions of dollar. the Y. M. C. / Jewish Relief and the Salvation army, for the sole and avowed pur- pose of giving pleasurc and enter- tainment to our soldiers and sailors We have donc Iy. In the st of war, with the - tion in the throes of a nerve-rack- ing strain, with men and women pouring their very souls into the task of victory, is it wise, is it patrotic, is it religious, to say there shall be no amusements on the Sabbath day Man is a social animal. By the deep- cst and God-given instincts of his nature, he ks the company of his | tellow men. Is it not the part of cood statesmanship to have Sunday | entortainments frankly conducted under the sanction and control of law rather than fo have illegalized ple: ures sought and found in contraven- tion of law When 1 was in ihe senate, T intro duced a bill providing for a system | of local option on the question of | Sunday recreations. That statute, if enacted, would allow h community to determine for its first, the character of Sunday amusements, and, secondly, the conditions under which they could be held. Would that profane the Sabbath? Would that be Unusually low price on Overcoats, colors blue, brown and grey $5.50. s into the treasuries of | the K. of C., the | which you refer. CLOTHING HOUSE istablished 1886 Copyright 1918 Hart Schaffner & Marx: When you need Clothes, HART, SCHAFFNER and MARX makes are the kind to buy. They cost lesg because they wear longer and you buy less often| Suits and Overcoats $25.00 and higher. Exceptional values in Underwear, Shirts, Draw: ers and Union Suits, 85¢ up. Madewell and Winsted children’s Chinchillag aspirations of a Christian career my notion, it would be immer sane and more in keeping with spirit of the Lord’s day than is existing regime of contemptuous dain of law on the part of both d zens and government, Among those voting for the mea over the governor’s veto wee Mes Bowers, Bailey and Dillon. T! three men are now the nominees the republican party, in their spective districts, for the state sen Does the republican state ce committee repudiate those nomin of its own party? The circulars s to the clergymen of the state by republican committee were inten: for private consumption. I empl cally am in favor of the public § cussion of all public questions, and therefore take the liberty of m4 ing public this reply to your letter! Allow me to suggest again simultaneous publication of both ! democratic and republican campaj contributions as the most expediti and conclusive process, by which sift the falsity of the charges m: against me by the republican s central committee in the circular| I thank vou for having sought truth Respectfully, ned) THOMAS J. SPELLA! War time menus, food saving s gestions, beauty recipes in the hoj and family page of next Sundd New York American.—advt. Delightful Flavor INSTANT POSTUM None of coffee’s harm It you want Baking Apples that reguire no sugar, get Falla- waters, While they last at $5.00 a bbl. Baldwins, too. Come with your car, or Telephone 662-1. Conn, Sage Farm, Berlin,