Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-10-28
WHERE REWASLILLEY
When Measures Pertaining to
Waterbury We're UP.
NOT VOTING FOR THE CITY.

He Worked and Voted Against Meas
ures That Were Endorsed by the ALI
dermen-He Refused to Let the Peo-
pie of This City Have Say In the
Matter Of Consolidation.
The republican papers are devoting
a good deal of space to pra1sing the
Hon Mr. Lilley, candidate for con-
gresham at large. They assure us
that he was a good man for Water
bury in Hartford and that there iS
every reason to believe that If elected
he will be as true to Waterbury in the
national congress as he was in the
state legislature at Hartford. This
is the kind of rot that prompts people
to say word or two from time to
time about Mr. Lilley who might prob
ably like to let him alone If such a
thing could be done without doing
great injustice to the public. What
did Mr. Lilley do for Waterbury while
he was in Hartford? Nothing, except
to lead the people of the whole state
to believe that it's citizens were an
army of nincompoops who didn't
know their heads from their heels.
consequently he advised that the ques-
ton of consolidation should not be
submitted to them Two or three
representatives from other towns
grossly insulted Waterbury in a public
way and we are not aware that the
Hon Mr. Lilley said a word in defense
Of the town that had so signally hon
ored him. He left that for Mr. Gull
foile to attend to. Two Of the most
important measures ever introduced
into the legislature from Waterbury
came before the house while Mr. Lii
ley was on the floor. One had refer
ence to municipal lighting and the 9th
er to the use Of the public streets for
conduitS. Both had the Endorsement
Of the board of aldermen. republicans
as we'll as democrats. Mayor Kilduff
and City Engineer Cairns were also
very much interested in the measures
and hoped the legislature would act
fayorably upon them. The city att
torney was instructed by the alder
men to appear before the legislative
committee having to do with such
matters and urge favorable action. He
did SO. All Waterbury wanted the
bills passed, but the Connecticut
Railway and Lighting Co and the
Southern New England Telephone Co
were very much opposed to the meas
ures and had their agents in the lobby
at Hartford from the opening of the
session until the Waterbury bills
were killed. What was Mr. LiIIey
doing while the paid attorneys of the
trolley people and the telephone com
Dany were throttling the Waterbury
measures? Did he say a word in de-
fense of these bills, even though the
aldermen had passed a resolution re-
questing himself. and Mr. Guilfoile and
Senator Kennedy to endeavor to Sc
cure their passage? Not a word.
We are told he would serve us as
faithfully at Washington as he did in
Hartford. Granted. but that's not
the kind of service Waterbury wants.
Mr. LilIey hasn't a better personal
friend in Connecticut than the man
who is writing this article, so that he
nor anybody else need look upon il
as an attempt to even things up with
him for some old sore. 1t is all
matter Of public record and is repeat
ed now so that the electors Of Water
bury and the entire state may know
where Mr. Lflley. If elected to con-
gress, will be found in case the peo-
pie of Connecticut and the trusts
should have a tussle such as took
place in Hartford while he was there
between the city of Waterbury and
two big corporationS