Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-19
CHAMPIONS GUILFOILE.
A Writer Who Thinks Him Fully Dual
 flied to Go as Delegate.

democratic town and city delegates is at hand among whose duties is to nominate delegates to the constitution al convention, few words concerning the situation will not be amiss. Wa terbury should send a delegate to the convention who is a staunch democrat, for the city is democratic, although suffering from republican legerdemaln. and if the town convention is judicious in their selection, victory is theirs. A delegate, since the position is of hon. or, should be nominated who is pop ular. a vote getter. man of action as well as of words. and above all man with clean political record. In enumerating possible democratic nom- inees who have been mentioned there can De found no candidate who so com pletely fills all the requirements of the situation as does Francis P. Guilfoile. He is gentleman. most scholarly, and most of all thoroughly practical. He is most intimately acquainted with the duties that should be expected of a delegate to the constitutional conyen- tion as he was one of the strongest ad- vocateS of such q meeting. During his brief term in the state legislature he surprised even those who knew his capability by the >adroitness and acu- men which he displayed in debate up on the bills which he introduced or advocated. He is a fighter, believing in the principle, s'First be sure you are right and then go ahead" no matter what seemingly overwhelming odds are against the measure.
 The people side of any question has always found in MT Guilfoile most strenuous and tenacious advocate, as his work at Hartford clearly proves. He has fought hard, using as a boom erang to the opposite party the former slogan of the republicans, "A govern ment by the people" which the repub- licans of the state have repudiated by their shameless gerrymandering" methods both in local and state affairs.
 MT Guilfoile's record is still fresh in the minds of the public so that a slight mention of some of the important work he accomplished will suffice to recall a full recollection. He most vigorously attacked the Law and Order league, that glaring misnomer. a system of private police power that is destroying the foundation of society, which is con- fdence, by making the people distrust one another, and trying to hold the rightful guardians of the law up to public contempt. When the question of the eight hour law came up it found no stauncher supporter than Mir Gui1- foile, although by so doing he aroused the animosity of many influential man. ufacturers. What showed MT Guil- foile at his best was his masterly plea and most magnificent fight for the right of the citizens of Waterbury to vote upon their own affairs regarding consolidation, together with his loyal and furious defence of Waterbury s honor. when even his colleague, the republican representative. had tilted Waterbury and joined the jeering crowd of mud-slingers. This is a page of local political history which the peo- pie have not forgotten. The fight he made against the Southern New Eng land Telephone company, striving to break the backbone of the monopoly in order that man of moderate means might enjoy the advantages of a tele phone, and all this in the face of the legislature most notoriously in favor of corporations. all these show MT Guilfoile is not only of the people but for the people, that he is a man of deeds, and that his heart is in the right place. He is also a man of words that illustrate the intellectual ity and astuteTess that is their in- spiration, words that command respect and carry conviction. weight and in- fuence.
 As a vote getter Mir Guilfoile is in the right class, ranking in his party with such men as Lowe and Thoms. This was substantiated by Guilfoile's victory in the presidential election year when the sympathies of the people were mainly with the republican party and this above all when he was the most unknown of factors ill local poli- tice. That he can do even better now is too absurd to be even controverted.
 When Guilfoile entered the political arena his only crime was his youth. He has lived this down by his most brilliant record, so that the people all over the state, knowing his success wnne yet unacquainted with him per sonally. picture to themselves a bent Solon. sere and white with the flow CTS of the tomb" gracefully resting up-
 
 uable labor for his party in local af- fairs, the position of representative has little or no reward ill the shape of monetary emolument. The position as delegate of the constitutional con vention will call for little in recom- pense beyond actual expenses, but MT Guilfoile has shown that he is not mercenary or sordid in motive but that he is in politics to better the honor and glory of his party. As repre- sentative of the democratic party he has built up such a record that he should now be rewarded. The only gift left in the hands of his party is that as delegate to the convention. He should by all rights have it. He has fought the good fight; he, moreover, by his honest, straightforward dealing has made scores of friends and sup porters in the republican party who will not at all fear to place in him the utmost confidence. Let him now, therefore, be rendered by a grateful party this token of their appreciation of his labor and loyalty. If his nom- ination is secured. his election can be safely assured.
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