Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-22
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Republican Machine Would Have
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 Law-Their Representatives and
 Friends Carried it Through-And
 Now One of Their Number is Not
 Allowed to Take Peep at the Of
 flee Will the Labor Easions Remenl-
 Der This Next Election Day.
 In the making of the office of deputy labor commissioner a political job the oft repeated statement that it would be good if more rich men entered the field of politics is contradicted To the efforts of the labor unions through out the state is due the creation of the office; to the good work and influence of Senator Kennedy of Naugatuck is due the merit of having one Of the dep- uties agencies located in this city. 1t cannot fail to surprise every man who casts Il vote in this community, as well as every person who is employed here that this city, the greatest manufactur.- ing center 1n the state, would have been
 
 portune discovery of Senator Kennedy, New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and the little place of Norwich even were all recognized, but nothing was said about this city, where the whole Nau- gatuck Valley 1ocks when the labor market is dull, to find employment. The power that be in the bureau of labor statistic had appeared to have an idea that such a place as Waterbury re nowned throughout the world as the home of the once. famous Waterbury watch and the recognized residence place of the brightest mechanics i'll the country existed somewhere but in what direction he evidently was not aware l'he legislature had passed the bill pfoviding for the establish ing of deputy labor bureau and it was with the commissioner of labor, Harry A Back, to use his discretion of selecting the city or communities wherein to establish the branch offices. And he would have never selected Wa terbury, where the lamps that light his office were made, the handles on his office door were spun, the brackets that holds his window shades were cast, the very cuspidor that is q target for the expectorations of every man that en- ters his office was dipped, stamped, buffed, polished and sent off to the market, this commissioner of labor sta- tistfcs would have ignored the queen city of the Naugatuck Valley but for the alertness of Senator Kennedy.
 The appropriations had been made for the maintenance of the branch offices and everything was ready to set the red tape running off the reel when the senator from the fifth district hap- pened into the office of MT Back and remarked to him the necessity of open ing q branch in Waterbury. MT Back did not see the necessity of opening . branch office here. Various excuses were formed and finally he fell back on the appropriation claiming it would not stand the strain for an additional office. Senator Kennedy claimed that it he overlooked Waterbury it would appear nothing less than the most fia- grant indifference to the object for which the office was said to be estab- lished. Waterbury the center of every manufacturing industry ill the. state.
 MT Back and tine senator went before the committe that had this matter in hand. The committee appeared to be as abdurate as Mir Back. Of course be- ing of the same political color that was not strange; moreover, they had the same object in view; a berth for fel- low partisan out of q job. The result was that the committe, in view of the statement by the senator from the fifth district, could not afford to overlook Waterbury and it's 55OOO inhabitants. not to speak of the surrounding dis tricts that look to Waterbury for main tainence.
 Then came the question of selecting men for the office.
 Senator Kennedy represented the labor unions of the city in their selec- tion of Peter O'Connell for the place. The office was created at the instigation of the labor unions throughout Ine state and it was generally conceded that q labor man would be appointed to each branch. But the powerA that be took different view of it. Nh Fly Ter, chairman of the republican State central committee, who is the actual bestower of all political offices under the rule of his party decided that it should be made q political office and republican should therefore be appoint ed. Senator Kennedy objected to this. Of what value to the object the office was created for would it be if it were turned into means of keeping a poli- tical party in power. Was politics to be injected into the yitals of the un- fortunate out of job? Was it com ing to pass that partisanship should rule all? and the applicant for work at branch offices of the labor bureau should first learn the difference be- tween the tN.o parties before his appeal for work would be listened to- Mir Fly Ter had given out his edict, under coy- CT as usual and each of the five ap- pointments was given to an old line re- publican. Efficiency, worth, honesty, character and reputation were cast aside; all that was necessary was to be- long to the powers that be.
 Where was the rich man in politics at the time, Representative George l.. Lilley?. Around the dead walls in the city there are fragments of the poster that stared every voter in the face last election morning: "A vote for Lilley is