Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-21
NAOGATUCk news.
Charters Friends Prepared for
To-Night's Fray.

Will Make "a Big Effort to Garry Pri-
maries This Evening" Dung Nardel-
10 Tried to Escape ON WAY to Re-
form School
The battle for Charters begins
this evening at 5 o'clock. the battle
between cold-blooded, pitiless profess
sional partisanShip OH one side ana
merit alone on the other Some call
it the battle of Money against Merit.
But whatever 1t is, though either name
would about fit, it is the first time i'll
fifteen years when the labor men OF
Etltis, town are given chance to ac-
knowledge their old principles aud
stand under the banner of a labor
democrat. The Charters tickets have
already been distributed and there APP
pears to be the greatest enthusiasm
about its prospects. 1t is indeed a
great pity that the people were not Of
| ficially Informed of Mr. Charters pres
ence in the field before Wednesday
night for then, judging by the enthus-
i9SIn that is everywhere seen now,
there would be little prospect for any
opposition.
There seems to have been some mis-
take about registering. Those who
are not registered, and therefore cam
not vote, can do great deal of work
nevertheless. They can hustle around
the wards and gather in those Charters
men who have registered. And there
are hundreds of Others who will glad
/ ~ vote for Mayor Charters when they
are told the object of his candidacy.
| The town of Naugatuck, above any
other in the county. ought to give
Mayor Charters solid delegation, for
here more than anywhere else in the
whole state were the benefits of or
ganized labor. of the genuine democ-
racy. the real honest-hearted politics
felt and enjoyed. OF course, 1t is
some time since the sensation was felt
and appreciated, but the memory can
not be altogether dead, and where it
fingers 1T must still be pure, sweet,
manly and as upright and honest as
when 1t was in its prime here. One
does not break from his party when
he differs with the leaders at the pri-
maries. Such differences are quite
common, and they give gayety to the
contest and bring forth young men
as leaders WHO were never heard of
before. Opposition is beneficial to
any honestly directed party. without
opposition that brings manliness to
the surface, party is inclined to
fatty degeneration of principles that
tend toward the pockets of the candi-
dates. Mayor Charters has no mon
ey with which to fight this campaign.
but he has better; he has merit and
principle. He has an issue, which is
more than any of the other candidates
have or claim. They are simply in
the fight for the salary. Mayor Char
tiers is there for the interests of his
principles, which are the principles of
every man who earns his livelihood by
the sweat of his brow. If y Messrs
Tomlinson, Strobel or Flahayan are
thrown by to-night'ss primaries here
they suffer only in pocket, which can
be survived, whereas If Mayor Char
tiers is thrown down, not only does he
suffer but the principles of every la
Dor union in the state are rebuked.
The prospect bids fair for him and If
only those who remember the benefits
of organized labor in this town fifteen
years ago will vote for Mayor Char
tiers this evening he will go to the con-
yention with solid delegation from
,Naugatuck.
There was no session of the bor-
ough court this morning.