Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-31

the proverb old and it's maxim vast, The mill will never grind with the wa ter that is past
 stSo much for the past, and what of the future? If we have rendered ser
 vice in the past, then that service rip ened with advancing years, and exper- fences can be multiplied in years to come.
 "I would like to see these three boards consolidated into an ex-alder- mems club, with dues sufficient to es-
 tablish a missionary work of some de- gree to help others less fortunate than ourselves along lifes thorny path; we'll devised plans of ways and means may be perpetuated, appealing to fu- ture boards as they become ex-mem-
 bers to join with us.
 Who dare belittie the good that an organization thus established shall do, starting at the present time, with the twentieth century.
 l'.New occasions new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth, They must upward still and onward Who would keep abreast of truth. l To. before us gleam her campfires, We ourselves must pilgrims be,
 Launch our Mayfower and steer boldly
 Through the desperate winter sea, Nor attempt the futures portals With the past's blood rusty key" Mayor Kilduff was the next speak CT. He dwelt principally upon the wonderful growth of Waterbury and wondered if it would continue to devel- op in the future as it has in the past T have often wondered,' he said. ''how place like this. with few natur- al advantages, could have had such unbounded prosperity. I am of the opinion that it is due to the fact that most of our manufacturers belong in Waterbury and spend their money here. 1 wonder how will we fare under combinations of capital and centralization of management? Will foreign capital reap q harvest here and
 leave none of the profits behind them? I hope our young men who are now identified with the manufacturing in- terests of Waterbury will show the same interest in the development of the town as their fathers
 He paid a handsome compliment to the several boards of aldermen and other officials with whom he has come ill contact.
 Judge Cowell talked at some length along the same lines as Mayor INilduff. He regretted the meagre railroad fa- cifities in Waterbury and hoped the. public would unite ill bringing about changes that would enable people to get into and out of Waterbury after dark. He referred to Waterbury as he knew it when q boy. when it had q popu- lation of only 2,500 souls. He had no fear for the future of Waterbury. The business sagacity that made it what it is will continue to assert itself in the future as in the past, regardless of ob- stacle.
 c. F. Chapin spoke upon the func- tions of the press and it's relation to public officials. He said he could do so last night with much better grace than a few weeks ago. This pro- voked laugh in which all joined, Judge Cowell and Mayor kilduff in- cluded Mir Chapin thought people paid too much attention to what dis pleased them and not enough to the things papers might say if they want ed to. They know what appears in the press, but they have no knowledge of the efforts made to crowd out mat ters that many might consider good reading matter. In Illustrating how men are handled by the press he re- ferred to the way he had fared him. self q short time ago, when, for the first time ii his life, his name hap pened to be mentioned i'll connection with public office. MT Chapin cited many instances where people seek redress through the papers for both real and imaginary grievances. Everybody, he said. knows how to put out q fire better than Chief Snagg and we have many citizens who feel that they could manage the police depart ment more wisely than Chief Egan. People are critical rather than compli- mentary. and all turn to the press as the vehicle through which they desire to give expression to their ideas. News paper men, like others, are human, and while exercising their best judg- ment they sometimes err, but when thinking of these matters people should not dwell altogether on what displeased them. If they would put the good and bad together they might be able to view the press in a more favorable light. MT Chapin made one noted convert and for this all the re- porters owe him much. It was Chief Egan. who, when called upon. frankly admitted that Mir Chapin had given him q clearer conception of the busi- ness than he had ever before enter tained.
 Postmaster Guernsey told fish story that beats anything Baker Kelly ever dreamed of and then talked upon the need of better railroad accommoda- tions for Waterbury. He said Presi- dent Clark had assured him that it is coming.
 Henry F. Sanford spoke for the board of aldermen of '96. He said he had learned much during his five years connection with the city government and was pleased to meet those with whom he had been associated in the board of aldermen of '96.
 Patrick Holohan was heard for the board of '9S. He referred to MT Hall as the highest type of good citizen ship and concluded in this fashion:
 But what's the use of me talking here in presence of men so well versed in municipal affairs, mayors, ex-may- ors and would-be mayors"
 This was the hit of the evening and no one appeared to appreciate it better l. than Judge Cowell.
 Representative Lilley was introduced | as a future governor of Connecticut. | He made a clever speech and told a | good story.