Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-26
PUT THE BEST MEN FORWARL

U AnI DLS1 IoAS W <AANDs
 Six weeks from to-day the people of Waterbury will vote for town, city and school officers. Already, in the activity shown by local politicians, indications begin to appear of an interest, at least on their part, as to the men who shall be chosen to fill the various places on the different tickets. The masses of the people, however, have not yet begun to show any particular concern in the premises, though it is high time they should begin to busy themselves with matter which so much concerns their own interest and the interest of the town and city in which they eyty live ewno nave at heart the highest welfare of the com munity the DEMOCRAT is particularly sOlicitous that the democratic party put none but the best men forward for the suffrages of the people. This is by right democratic city and democratic town, and in the natural order of things we have right to expect that the nom- inees of the democratic party will be chosen to the various offices for which they are named. The experience of the past, however, is proof that party ties it lightly in municipal elections, and that to insure success none but those who have the entire conti- dence and respect of the people should find places on the ticket. The democratic party in Waterbury is rich h men whom the people at large would delight to honor. but it is the misfortune of many of these that they are not ac- ceptable to the working politicians and cannot therefore expect to make great showing in the nominating conventions. This might be very easily remedied if the rank and file of the party would show more interest ill the preliminary oaucuses and at the primaries, if they would indicate to the ''bosses'' that their wishes and the interests of the city must be consulted, if they would, in a word, take hand in the selection of the men who are to have places on the var iOus tickets. Voters who refuse to at tend the caucuses and primaries have nobody but themselves to blame if the nominating conventions are allowed to ular confidence and who are not likely to poll the full party strength. If they have preferences for certain men they should indicate those preferences at the oaucuses and primaries, and then they would have less reason to bolt at the polls men who have been put in nomina- tion by conventions of the party. We believe the full strength of the party should be represented at the primaries and let whatever differences may exist in regard to candidates be fought out and settled there. Then the party will show united front when the time comes for balloting for candidates at the polls.
 The DEMOCRAT has absolutely no cau- didate for any office, either city, town or school; it has no preference for any man save such as can best command the confidence of the party and the peo- pie, and such men it expects and hopes the nominating conventions next month will supply. Any other we believe the party will not Loyalty support on cleo tion day. In the conduct of the various city and town offices now filled by dem ocrats the party has right to take cred it to itself; it should see to it that they are not less worthily filled next year. And the offices now filled by republicans should he won for good, sound, progress sive, loyal democrats. By wise nomina-