Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-23
TIMELY WARNING.

THE New Haven Register, the leading democratic organ in the state, reads timely lesson to the Hartford Times, which is throwing tub to Ananias Troup's sinking whale, under the suggestive words Hands Off!" The Register says
 We are surprised to detect on the part of the Hartford Times disposition to take hand in the contest in this congressional district between the engineers of the federal machinery and the opposing wing of the democratic party. We are surprised because the Times cannot, without grossly violating the proprieties which are attached to local contests of this character, so en- gage itself, unless it considers duty to it's party as comprehending it's duty to the ma chine This interference is not only to be stoutly resisted and resented, but the at tention of our contemporary should be drawn to the mischief it's participation in the contest may work to the party at large. The people of the second district, which ever way the battle turns, will not easily forgive and forget what at the present writing looks like an organized effort of the official representatives of the admins tration, in violation of President Cleve- lands famous order anent ''pernicious ac- tivity," to suppress the right of the masses to be heard. If the impression that it is the purpose of the favored few to rule at all hazards, even if their policy leads to ruin, once takes definite shape, no amount of cuddling will bring them back into line. The democrats of the Second congressional district, who furnish the democratic ma iorities for the state, are fully capable of settling their own quarrels without out side interference. We regard, therefore, the uncalled for interest taken by the Times in this purely local contest as not only unkind, but as dangerous to the best interests of the party. The friends of MT Pigott, who have not a word to say against the responsibility and capability of MT Wilcox of Saybrook, are not working to rule the party ill Connecticut. They hope to redeem it..
 People who visited the primaries in this city last evening saw for themselves how much regard our federal servants entertain for Pres ident Cleveland's civil service ideas. The machinery of the postoffice was early and actively at work in opposition to MT Pigott, and was very powerful element in encompassing his defeat. Such conduct will hardly be conducive to harmony on election day, and it's influence is bad clear through. The presence in Waterbury Mon dayevening ofthe internal revenue collector, who has shown in his conduct recently the contempt which he expresses in private fo1 President Cleveland and his civil service notions, furnished an illustrious inspir- ation for those postoffice subordinates who were disposed to be timid in theil display of ''offensive partisanship." His reinsurance that "pernicious activity 1T the defeat of Pigott would be to their ad vantage was effective i; let us hope that ii will be equally effective on election day with the disgusted democrats who have some sense of official propriety, and whose memory is somewhat retentive.
 The warning words which the Register speaks to the Hartford Times are timely and appropriate, and others beside th' Times might, to their own advantage ano the benefit of the democratic party, keel their "hands off" There are some pretty shaky democrats in Connecticut these days, and the methods that are being uset to down MT Pigott are not liable to dispe the difidence they feel for MT Cleveland success.