Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-05
DEMOCRATS! WATCH OUT.
Republicans Are Playing Their Cards
 for All They Are Worth.

political circles today, so much so that ill certain sections of the city one would almost think that the contend ing forces had come together and the first round fought and declared draw. ILe republicans are working clever game. They are pretending that they believe the democrats have walkoyer and yet they are in shape to put ilp the biggest fight the party ever made at q local election. Republicans who have not taken any interest i'll politics for some years past have stepped into the breach and offered their services, nor altogether on account of the men on the ticket. but ill the interest of the party. They will receive such assist aIce as q class of so-called democrats Who have always been with the party at the primaries and invariably against it on election day, so that it behoovrs every democrat as we'll as others who fay or the reelection of Edward G. Kill duff and the other candidates on the ticket to do all he can for the ticket next Monday. People who might feal incliIed to oppose some candidate for personal reasons should remember that tlis would not be doing the right thing by the party that probably has used him handsomely in the past. A man who does not consider his party worthy of h,s support unless he or some of his personal friends are on the ticket will find il difficult to convince his neigh bors, no matter which party they De- long to. that he ever was entitled to recognition from it. A short time ago it was a question of men. The pri- naries settled that. and now it is Up to tLe democrats of Waterbury to de- eide whether the affairs of the city shall be entrusted to the democrats for two years more or turned over to the republicans.
 It is but natural that republican of flee seekers should desire chance, but there is no reason why democrats and others who want nothing from an administration but an honest, clean, bGsiness-like management of public if fsirs, should seek to remove from otiic,a men whose executive ability and -judgn,en in all that pertains to tha public good stands unquestioned. No one, republican or democrat, unless some disappointed office seeker, has a word to say against the present ad- ministration. It is conceded on all sides that it has been one of the best in the history of the city, and this ad- mitted, the duty of all citizens ought to be plain when they go to the polls uoAI MOuudy.
 Tn the scramble that will be on next Monday over the mayOralty contest, the electors should bear in mind that the loss of one man on the school ticket means the turning over of the manage ment of the school system to the op- position for two years.
 The democrats of the fourth and fifth wards met last evening and talk
 ed over plans for Mondays electiS
 Tonight at s o'clock there will be | meeting of all the democratic officers in the town and city, and the several candidates to be voted for on the par tvs ticket at the coming election. There will be a general meeting of all the democrats of the town and city tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the city hall. It is important that this meeting should be largely attended.
 After all there may not be much in this talk about knifing among demo- crats next Monday, though, of course, it would be the part of wisdom to keep sharp lookout for alleged deserters so that the party may know how to place them in the future There are always lots of threats just prior to election, but when the time to act ar riyes most of the dissatisfied parties wheel into line and do their duty like men. Whatever way the battle goes, some of Us will refuse to believe any thing mean of our old-time democrats until we see the proof of it.
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 The election promises to be costly one. In almost every office in the Odd Fellows building in which a candi- date has friend there is a staff Of workers, all young ladies taking their first lesson ill the intricate operations oT fhe political machine. And they all enjoy the excitement. Of course these
 far assistants will have 10 be paid, and as such workers are paid hand Sofnely or not at all. someone will have to pay large bill. The roads and streets are crowded with livery teams. private teams and emissaries of the candidates. Occasionally rivals meet in the most unexpected places, and though severe opposition burns within
 them they pass with the glad smile. MT Brool1er's friends are the bic
 guns of the republican party. These
 are also friendly to MT Lilley, but Mr
 BroOker has first claim upon them: they could not afford to back Lilley against Brooker; financial resfsons
 would not tolerate such a course. Therefore, if MT Brooker insists upon getting the nomination. it will be ten l dered to him in diamond studded stray. Mir Lilley will then claim the | nomination for senator, and in order that Judge Cowell's ambition should not run contrary to his, the nomina- 1 tion for mayor was given him. If he | is defeated. for this he will be shelved and with that black mark against him 1 he cannot consistently enter the field | against Mir Lilley.
 Some of the reasons advanced as to | why Mayor Kilduff should not be re-
 elected are so silly that it is wonaer
 anyone takes stock in them. He is l charged as being false to his party be- cause he failed to remove Chief Snagg. i Chief Egan and City 4lnglneer Cairns l and give their berths to democrats. l This is all bosh. The whole city gov l ernment is not competent to remove 1 any of these men. A legislative enact ment places them in office until remOv- 1 ed for cause This law was made at l the instigation of the republicans oi 1 Waterbury, and it is amusing to sec
 a man who had hand ill putting il 1 through egging democrats on against Kilduf because he didn't oust them .-1I IIs-