Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-16
NOTICE.

land. We are tending in that direc- ton in this country, but I'm not a pessimist and consequently I have no fear that things will reach that stage with us The American people do a great deal of thinking, and in the language of the small boy of the present day, when they start thinking you can rest assured there is some thing doing.''
 Father Slocum said the business men of the, country could do much toward adverting q condition that led to anarchy and decay. He believed it was q part of their duty to endeav- or to so shape legislation that the rights of all men should be regarded as sacred. He referred to the consti-l tutional convention which was said to have wrapped the mantle of the past around it and adjourned. He paid a glowing. tribute to Governor Mclean and thought it fortunate that we have standard bearer in Connecticut at this time who possessed the indepen- dence to come out and state that the brains of the state and not the COW pastures should govern. l ssWaferbury,'v said Father Slocum. lis Hnot the worst governed place in the world and it is not the best. ; I am proud to be a citizen of it and I never felt more so than during the | late fire. I was in Charleston at the | time and after reading of the great | devastation and then saw that the mayor had said that Waterbury was not passing around the hat, that it would rise from it's own ashes, I was prouder of it than ever before and proud of Mayor Kilduff We have less strikes here than in any other town Of the size in the country. Of course we had one last year, but it did not amount to a great deal We had one this week at the freight de- pot, but I understand it is settled. The business men should keep an eye on the Consolidated road and keep after the management until they give us q train out once in while and chance l to return before we staryes'
 Superintendent Beach was sitting near the speaker and he almost rolled out of his chair while he was talk ing about the road. Continuing. 1 Father Slocum said: sWhen I was boy we used to go chestnutting There was one burly boy in the crowd 1 ySho used to send some of us up the trees and make the rest gather the nuts. Then he would take all he wanted of them himself and order a scramble for what was left This is the way Waterbury is governed by legislative enactments passed at Hart ford. Legislatures should not tres pass upon the rights of municipali- ties. We should have home rule in Waterbury so that if public officials !, do not do what is right we can turn them out and elect others to fill their places. All the good men are not in one party" The speaker dwelt upon the system of government in vogue in this state which renders it practically impossible for the democrats to come into full power. He thought this should be abolished so that one party might be in a position to. chastise the other in case it proved recreant to it's trust.
 Joseph l.. Barbour of Hartford was the last speaker. His address was brimful of humor and good common sense He opened by stating that nc one would take offense at hearing hin
 say that he came here because he was
 an attorney and had an attachment for the Waterbury Business Mems as sociation.
 The banquet adjourned shortly af ter midnight, all joining in the chorus of "Auld Lang Syne''
 There were out of town parties present from New Britain, Danbury Bridgeport Meriden and Hartford
 The banquet committee was com posed of John Blair, Thomas H. Hew lit, Charles D. Nye, 0. A.. ziglatzki
 D. F Fitzgerald; toastmaster, WarreI
 l.. Hall.