New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1926, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1926. Robinson, Bingham and Trumbull Usher In State G. 0. P. Campaign Three Headliners Discuss Issues and Current Prob- lems at Third Ward| Club’s Annual Barbecue.! | Three luminaries of the republican party, two of them of national and one of state magnitude, assisted as speaking guests at the officlal open- ing of the Connecticut political cam- paign &t the annual Third Ward | club barbecue held at Lake Com- pounce Saturday. They were Theo- dore Douglas Robinson of New York, assistant secretary of the United States navy; Un#ted S Senator Hiram Bingham and Gos ernor John H. Trumbull. They di cussed the lack of interest in the polls, state finances, the tariff, an alleged combination between the | mid-west and the south against New England and the development of commerce by air. More Than 400 Attend More than 400 men and women | were in attendance, many of them being state dignitaries. Only two members of the republican state | ticket were absent, those present | being Governor Trumbull, Lieu- | tenant Governor J. Edwin Brainard, Secretary of the State Francis A. Pallott{ and Judge DBenjamine W Alling of New Britain, candidate | for attorney-general. Two guests who have been in the public eye dur- | Ing the past two weeks also sat at | the head table. They were John M. | Wadhams, who sat close to Lieuten- | ant Governor Brainard and whose place on the state ticket he sought, | and Sheriff Ldward W. Dewey of Hartford county, whose renomina- | tion was fought by the New Britain | delegation to ths recent country con- | vention. Seated next to Mr. Brain- ard was J. Henry Roraback, chair- man of the republican central | committee. Ex-Senator Andrew J. Sloper, who was one of the prime movers in founding the club, also sat at the guest table. The Third Ward club barbecus has become recognized as the begin- ning of the campaign. Here is the gathering of the clans where swords d for the enemy and where ortations and encouraging addresses are made before the bat- tle. Men high in the councils of the party gather beneath the spread- | ing branches of mighty trees and | fire the shot that is expected to be heard around the state. Here it was that the late President Harding was recognized when, as Senator Warre Gamaliel Harding of Ohio, he d livered one of the most stirring ad- dresses in the history of the club. Others of lesser fame have graced the banquet tables with their pres- ence. | Like His Uncle “T. R.” Many who were present noticed in Theodore Dougles Robinson, nephew of the late President Roosevel isms and cha d his illustrious is Rooseveltian in blunt and informal, impulsive and devoid of artificiality, a man who, to | all appearances, would not lesitate to use a “big stick” if he had occa- sion to use it. Robinson was re- freshingly original in his speech and his manner of delivering it. He wore none of the ‘tags” of the familiar campaign orator and did not make use of any of the sterco- typed tricks which the avera litical speakers ecmploy. S ss the table from him was his mother, Mrs. Douglas Robinson of I"armington whose recent book on | the life of Theodore Roosevelt is considered the finest work of its| kind in print. Ex-Representative Ernest W, Christ of this city was toastmaster, taking the place of Ike Black, presi- dent of the Third Ward ciub, who was unable to attend. With brief ceremony, Mr. Christ introduced New Britain's young mayor, Gard- ner C. Weld, who spoke in a feliciti- ous vein on the incr the club and of power for republl city and the state, “Pay-As-You-Go” Jack ! introducing Governor Trum- bull, Toastmaster Christ ck a note which was well received by | alling him “Pay-As-You-Go” Jack. he cognonien was greeted with ap- | plause. Referring to the nickname, ernor Trumbuil remarked th 1 burden in some respects becaus he had to live up to it and pay his bills promptly. He said that if he owed money to anyone in the audi- ence, it was a good time to collect. | Governor Trumbull paid tribute to the Third Ward club, said it is a power for good in New Britain and that its barbecue usually signallizes | the opening of the campaign in Connecticut. ~ He spoke of the | formation of the club in 1912 by | ex-Senater George W. Klett and ex- Senator Sloper and suggested that as a mark of resject for Mr. Klett, who died since the last club barbecue, the assemblage stand. His sugges- tion was carried out and a minute silence was observed. Plunging into the subject of state finances, Governor Trumbull a “I am not a politiclan. It I have had any success as governor it Is' because I have applied to the bus ness of government those principles which experience has shown are best for private business. I was born | and raised in the state of Connecti- | cut. Iam proud of my state. Natur- ally, I am intensely interested in seeing it in a sound financial condi- tion." Connecticut Considered a Model Referring to the recent confer- ence of governors at Che Wyoming, Governor Trumbull said that many state executives question ed him concerr Connecticut's methods of keeping out of financt morasses. He said he told them that thrifty Yankee methods were applied by balancing the budget and lopping off expenses so that the outgo does not excced the income. He quoted statistics to show that Connecticut is as sound financially as. any state | in the union and sounder than most of them, offering as corroborative evidence the high standing of Con- necticut bonds on the market. Tn Gov- | land lieve it,” | can be proved by the records | blamed | being such | Bruce Barto: | er also | knowing that Judge | the state | Arkan | or less degree | ed policy whic | question of pre | tion | the bills presented before con “You hear it said that New Eng- is slipping but don't you be. he sald warmly. “New England isn't slipping and Connecti- cut is ahead of the co#ntry. Someone | once remarked that ‘figures don’t lie | but llars can figure.’ The figures I en you are the truth and Just have gi think of it, we could liqui our debts and still have a cast the state tr remarkable, ing about it. We simply use b methods." Governor Trumbull gratification at the presence on the republican ticke candidate for attor ral. have every confidence in Ben Al- s ability to fill the position,” he declared. Apathy at Polls Greatest Menace Governor Trumbull called apath at the polls t the United § old horse Ile spoke of the Yy da en citi- led over country roads to r ballots. tly published in hich the automobil for lack of interest at the polls. “The automobile ought to make it easier for everyone to vote," he said. “We have every modern convenience to taks us to the polls and still the result is disappointing. There fs something wrons.” this point the speaker quoted s tics showing that in 1880 eigh cent of eligible ballots and in 19 cent responded on e situation improved in election day when per cent voted, he said. “I wish the women of the country would re- spond more than they do," he con- tinued. “I don’t ask any of them to take advantage of their ‘privilege’ but to do their ‘duty’. The political cker is just as much a menace as war slacker. We can take ures to care for the man who won't fight for his country but we have no remedy for the political slacker. Governor T briefiy of st the as sixt mbull also spoke 's rights, ing: “Give the states good, vigorous gov- ernment and Washington will not able to meddle. Connecticut has own its ea ness and ability ts own affairs and we need no help from Washington.” Ovation for Senator Bingham When Senator Bingham to deliver his addre the audience ! rose with him and extended a warm | reception. In his opening remarks, he paid tribute to President Cool- Governor Trumbull and to the late Senator Klett. Speaking of the president, he said he is not the cold, sphinx-like person the public gen- erally considers him, but a human as was described by in a recent ifterview for the Associated Press. The speak- spoke of his pleasure at Alling was on idge, ticket Alling as a selfish patriot Senator Bingham urdy citiz an un- stressed the necticut ind f those located in He said that there is a conspiracy, bas- ed on sectional se among the democrats of the south and the insurgent republicans of the mid- west which will work to the disa vantage of New plans are alloy charged that demo- crats are trying to lure i western insurgents {nto a scheme to replace the present tarrif with a tariff for revenue only and are holding out to the people the endorsement of 1 the promise that the ng will be reduced by 10,000,000, e pictured the chich, he said. would result, ex- plaining that the reduction of the cost of living by that amount would simply result in a similar cut in ze dividend distribution. aming Senator Robinson of leader of the democrats senate, as the arch conspira- the movement to hurt New Senator Bingham id: ¢ Robinson made very evident that he appreciated the fact that Connecticut could not af- ford to be without a protective tariff and that it was to be expected that Connecticyt would be in favor of a republican tariff. He pointed t this was because Connecti- cut had so much to gain from a rotective tariff while the demo- atic states and the wheat gro ing states had, according to his m, nothing to gain and every- thing to lose from this kind of tariff. “Of course £ neglected to state rt of the country suffers all must suffer and when one part of the country is prosperous all in greater joy some sl of sinson the southern the cost 84, in the tor behind or Robinson that when one that prosperity. failed to point out was lowered as he proposes saving of billions of dollars made in the price paid for articles by the consumers that this would mean just so many billions of dollars less zoing into the pockets of the pro- ducers, who in turn become the con- umers of the food stuffs grown in he west and the colton grown in the south, It is a very short-sight- the democrats are striving to introduce, namely, that of benefiting themsclves at the ex- pense of their neighbors in the east who are actually the best customers which they haver” Opposes Centralization of Power nator Bingham also took up the ent day tendencles in government a importance of striving tow centralization opposed great tendency towards central which is seen in so many s de- as to the of In this connection he safd: “What kind of freedom do we most desire. Do we really desire to be free from all care and responsibility? Do we desire freedom from the duties of life? Freedom from the duties of citizenship? Freedom from all worry s to the future? If so, we ought to strive to live under a p&isrnalistic form of government that will iook after us as a father looks after his cnildren, seeing to it that they do e “greatest menace to | He alluded to an | | t | [e to | describing Judge | f a protective ta - | * | plenty of tin 1 | comes from evil | it | 1 pointed out the | not go hungry, that they are mot cold in the winter time, that they have no worries or cares or re- sponsibility, that all they must do is come in when it rains and put on the clothes which he buys for them and eat the food which he secures for them and have a good time ard joy plenty of gait lea This is the idea is this what we desire | ment? Do we, the citiz | be considered as little to have Washington like a pow parent look after us and take all care and responsibility from us? | This is the attitude which is taken by many reformers. This is the posi- tion which is taken by congress who urge th welfare of the peop! we should make all sorts of laws, rules and regulations as well as many appropriations to keep the people from suffering and to pre- vent them from T i v worrie ther words that we must e children going to ure. But in govarn- quires t ] 100 fter them as lit citizenship op? is rather frecdom striction that we de from too many rules i Freedo! to we wis to think an our actions in the w | right, provided it does | with the liberty and neighbors. We 4 eech, freedom of re the press, even though dom cause n dev from re- lom of our dom of cedom of e ever- cise of this fr | fort an others who do not We belfeve that it is | h things as freed freedom of speech, and freedom of ven though th 1t meet with the approval of our neighbors ant it fere with their own rights to ex cise similar freedom and Freedom of Self Reliance igion iberty. “Furthermore we | anxious to have fr: reliance, freedom to jown character, ou |dom to carve out the way in which h to do, fr: strength of h is denied to |are dependent and who |lives of ease and lux | others to do all har | we the joy of independ |rather than the comfort of depend- |ence. We look forward to enjoving |the satisfaction of f her than the case. We w of | leading our lives as mature judgment directs u he right way |to lead them. ¥ {ernment. control, dom from respon: foliow the truth w us even though lana aiffi [1ead an easy life, | work and struggle | “Of course those who care { for ease and a good time than |do for the development of ¢ |and the enjoyment of resp | will not agree with the doc te sover ity. They will pr central government bri into the | burcau in Washington wise men and | experts who will tell us all what to {do, who will see that we do it and | who will keep us from getting wet, | keep us from getting hungry keep us from being sick and look | as though we were pampered dren. Those who prefer | excitement to the durabl, 5 | satistaction of life will want to have o for this gaicty, plenty of opportunities for excitement and will be unwilling to pay the price of freedom. But we In Conneeticut nt that durable satisfaction which comes from a knowledge of wo {well done, of hard things ca mpleted, the satisfaction that creative ¢ from d by hard work and of much ingenuity, inventions, the satisfaction hich comes from the ability to de- clop physical strength and intellec- L growth, the satistaction which | comes from h home and a good family, who prefer t bles to the deep draft of on below the surface do > for the responsibilities of cf cnship. They forget that a citizen onsibilities becomes a forget t although life of the subject is réatively a of rase and one free 1d care, it eventuall pains of despotism : | eventually Ie leffect of havi yihing decided |for one and the becoming of a mere automaton, a mere child in the hands of a powerful master has given dom to de | velop tha m | body, whi 10 only £ on work for them. liv elyi liance, | ere the road be hard her than liberty to free from all hard more they racter ort, ving produ 15 exercise new e froth and satis- not | | subject. {th om wor leads to t tyranny, it deadening Hits At “International Body"” “Those reformers who like to see |eve g running smoothly, those | who do not like to trust the individ- jual to make his own decision, but prefer to regulate his conduct, those who believe that man Is so wicked that he cannot be trusted to carry |on commerce and industry accordir l"o the dictates of his conscience, but |that commerce and industry must be |regulated, look forward to the da when the commerce and industry of L |the world will be regulated by an interr al body. Those same peo- t sinc commerce and |industry in the United States do not |take account of state lieve that state boundaries should not exist for commerce and indus- try, that all the rules affccting them should be made by the congress. But | commerce and industry do not take laccount either of international |boundaries. Commerce sceks i {markets in all parts of tho world. Industry s competing with industry {in all parts of world. So it is not surprising to find these writers saying that “the tendency to e |lish governmental action on a as broad as the field of the a seems to be in line with sound pol |tical principle.” To my mind this is a very dangerous doctrine. Tt leads to the breaking down of na- |tional pride and of patriotism. Tt has led and is leading to the break- ing down of sovercignty and state responsibility. It leads to the [loss of responsibility by the citizens |and tends to the weakening of chs |acter and eventually will tend to |their loss of pride in being Ameri- cans and in being citizens of the state of Connecticut and eventually to loss of self-respect “The doctrine of some writers would seem to Imply that we are so devoted to the dollar, that we are ) boundaries, be- the state | com- ving built up a good | o devoted to efficlent that there is nothing else which really matters. They are like those reformers who are so devoted to having an efficient municipal gov- | ernment that they wish for a bene- | volent despot telling everyone what to do and seeing that they do it. At de of the platter would be clean and attractive. They neg ect that development of character which after all is the most import- ant thing in the citizens of a strong country. They want the federal gov- ernment to look after us. In con- sequence we are coming to be ruled not by the president and the execu- tive departments and the congress, but by a great number of depart- | mental and bureau chiefs, to whose personal desires and beliefs the | hts of the American citizens are practically subject.” In conclusion, § sald da that contro |and which threaten our pi are first those whic envious foreign natfons, ous of our power and prosperity us as a debtor, deeply in de loves to the man to whom commerce X he | en ates of the union, |, country, who who envy ous s our thrift rosperity and are ound financial posi lined to abuse the system of al interfere state respo alous of our |y on. They are [ federal aid, to h state |1 abuse and up th Our defens d in a de ment building try ination to on Hiard to Find Lake Compounce Assi: Seer describ ad to make to keep engagement. “Fourteen itation to icut’ ant | Con- speak ‘some- on September I wrote to him ask- | r partic Last Tu in from ay I was | 1y all kinds of ct At last one of sulted anything—locat Then I was stuc know how to a man Lake Compor in I didn’t plane carrier ships ready. ia | ed for re “By t pion nator Bingham |, retary said th owes money coming down the street. | con us our |, e tax power, 0 |qay g ito ars but re-| Each will arry 72 airplanes ready for immed= ate service and parts for assembli 2 more. progress is retary Robinson c Hartford on its ard fleld. He sald th ded real men wer ve him and to serv- “Down in New York appoint a state police- d guard if we leave a a field overnight he : “Oh, they're very much airplanes in Nes e to Gene T th eight boxing champion. , the navy has a cham remarked. “I sig w heavy ed | D: | Hickey, Stamfor W. Dewey, Har K. Taylor, I Committeeman A Norwich and Repre: W. Sisson, New London. POQUONGC'S LAST jon as a first lleu- | States marines statement ap- his 1 with a salve of Air Fleet ect of th issistan > are 800 pla any day Germany's Big quest of 1 sec- every nt the air in 1any iz not 3 the its comm 1 ) tion in The army 1 to aid commereial I clal flying d p to the nited § some rm Assistant W need en- att politics, 1son said York rom ing is has bee Polica Commission ew Haven; ‘ jent Rober Senator F' ; Robert L gle, of the state pol v grossing Clerk F Scott; t Charle i Himanti 1 up my friend, Mr. | anue Collector 1 he told m reached. So I flew Washington ¥ 1 at your aviat Hartfo e up | 1 jay and | | on feld course I didn’t know what to so they sent a copy epeech by Senator M »r me straight on the to discuss. 1 found that one thing 1 was not to| ohibitio Th bec in my York, that's abo about. You n't run for any office from dog catcher thout being tagged t' or| foreh: B we ing te: the fori York e next | take it talk about of an old Lean to st nts T w er ak was abo! struck me home st all talks funny e New a in at t to question politic rnor Trumbu cch I intended to make. He delivered it by than T | conld—but it was a terrible loss just the same. “I want to speak about the apathy of voters. They'ra not apathetic every place, I'll admit. Take Penn- | svlvania, for example. Now if I lived in Pennsylvania I would prob- | ably have made the price my ticket to the Tunncy-Dempsey bout. Blames Dircet Primary For Apathy “Please understand that I am not for or as a part of the ad- This is a talk by a lican to fellow republicans. T ps the blame 'for apathy |among voters ‘s that they get too much po! I was at one time an vocate of the direct primar rm advocate. now I am ¢ cd that st part of prot ter speak ministration. | ir great path come lots. contribu among voter: out twice a ye Under the old ¢; liked to come out rub shoulders ns while t 'hey have to to cast by s system nd pac with their they hall | tellow citi (nalific \didate ha Complaint old caucu But th llot boxe days. Return to the | believe, would change {and the voters would « | terest in the nominations. | “The direct primary system has in- | creased the cost of ctions. I am I not astonished at the cost of conduct- ling primaries in Pennsy and | | Tltinois. T am not convinced that the | men who were nominated were cor- | {rupt—it was simply the cost of g voters out to do their duty i em is developing rule by organized minori In my trict at the last primary an intel- |ligent voter had to make 52 crosses {on his ballot—that is not an intelli- zent method of naming candid “For some time I have been onut of touch with politics. T have learn- ed that every worki given to the job when you're in the navy. Bureau chie fauls but I think Sen will agree that a secr | partment has plenty of work on his hands, £330.000,000 a Year For Navy ou take your navy too much for nted. You pay $330,000,000 a | year for it—and we spend it all. T/ believe it is well spent. But remem- ber, the boss on my left (Senator | ingham) and his associates make | the rules for spending it. Navy offi- cers work for less and do more for | their money than any other outfit T | have ever run across, except army | officers, | “The navy s doing something every day. The state department ar- ranges a new war for us every week t present the war is in Nicar- | and China. Perhaps by next an under-secrctary will fix up la new war for u “No man deserves more credit |tn hator Bingham for the con- | tinued advancement of the air arm of the na Senator, hay m. now we want » air arm has made sreates ress in the last two years. e made unwie Pty on old sy primary | em, T/ wation | tor Bin tary of a de- Just agua in | ¢ | Averill, how this spot | Senator Huntington P. Meech, Congressman cenn and his ary, J onroy; Representative Er anford; Hot artford; secr e Clerk Al of WAR VETERAN DIES \dofm DeBou's Death Takes Lastj | of Town's G. A, R. 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