Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-20
POLITICS and PATRIOTISM

We ask pardon of the women of Con necticut this week for taking as our sub ject the question of Politics, for the reason that the methods employed to in- sure success in that peculiar line are rather distasteful to them, to say the least. Connecticut politics for the past two years will be an interesting chapter to the future historian. We claim to be living In g different age; but why degenerate be- cause we are app trently secure
 Like the son of an industrious merchant who inherits a prosperous business, he grows slack in it's management, and ruin follows. The commanding position which Washington occupied, the patriotism which inspired a stranger like Lafayette to come to our shores and help the young republic against the strongest power in wisdom of Franklin, the eloquence and nerve of Patrick Henry, is hardly in keep ing with our political tactics to day. The name of our Treasurer has for some weeks been mentioned in connection with one of the high offices of the nation, and as it has become public property, and being n citizen in good standing (havinR paid our taxes), we make no apology for taking a hand in the discussion. We are thank ful to the press and our friends for all the good things that have been said, and we
 
 But some of our friends say that we don't know anything about politics. Perhaps this is true. And the fun of it is that the more we DO KNOW about them the less we think of them. They say that we don't know anything about legislation. We'll, it Is quite problem to solve how to make $50, ,000 year on a 5000 salary. Then again, we want men of "EXPERIENCE." j." But to one who has looked down upon the i1Yrn pf fha in the House of Representatives, he is not very much impressed with their superior g' ltness. We think we have men iu the employ of the Waterbury Furniture com pany who would compare very faSorably with the average member, with all due respect U his royal highness Common sense is said to be very UNCOMMON thing, and men who are distinguished in the commercial world need not be afraid to cop9 with these in the political world. The men who are capable of building up such an institution as the Waterbury Fur niture company are capable of building nation
 WE KNOW how the world was made out of NOTHING. The men in Congress who have been HEARD from can be counted on the ten fingers. But where is the intelligent man, woman or child who has not heard of the lead ing men of the Waterbury Furniture Coz We arc the oracle through wi ich the state papers have become famous. Our words of wisdom fall upon the oar like the toll of tell at midnight Our edu cational work among the ''Four Hundred" is considered miraculous, as we have been partially successful inl teaching them their duty to the extent of spending their money where they made it-among Wa terburys low-priced merchants We are preparing to make a house-to-house visit, as we know these good people want to do right if thy can be only made to see their way. We were the first to bring the great factories of the west in touch with West -rn Connecticut, buying goods in carload lots, thus saving to the consumer the price of freight, and making it profitable to the manufacturer to pay the same, as they prefer to sell to one large house rather than to forty small ones.
 People wonder why the homes of the masses in this section of the country are so inviting; but it is no secret to us. Our efforts have accomplished it. And we are only beginning our work in the interest of the people Their interests is ours.