Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
JAMES N. LYNCH.

Fornerly d printer by occupa-
 tio1. NIT Lynch is now a lawyer
 by procession. He's a young man
 Of Character and energy, but IS
 yJ0liticalIy identified with the most
 radical elements of the con111lA'lln-
 ity. Party lines aren't drawn
 very tatt iii local elections 1n Wa
 terbtry, and many conservative
 democrats will not vote for MT
 Lynch. On election day they
 will either have a previous en7
 gagetnetit fn the tall timber or else
 they will vote the republican tick
 ct. Democratic factiohalism in
 Waterbury ought to prove to pc
 tie opportunity of republt
 The present talk is that the re-
 pt1biieans propose to nominate
 Jofn P. Elton for ma yor. He's just
 the man for the place < Hes sec
 retary of the American Brass com
 pany, IS d graduate of Trinity col
 iege and ali who kfow ht1n are
 his friends.
 The above is from the Hartford Post of Saturday, evening. Editor Wells, the man who undoubtedly pen1ed it, formerly lived in Wafeerbury, but as he is more than thirty miles away the democrats of this city will hardly take their politics from him. If we are hot mistaken he has enough to do at home Notwithstanding that Hart ford occasionally elects a republican mayor, the Economic leaguers won a grand victory there d year or two ago, in spite of the ypheavais of tie Post to prevent it. Mayor Sullivan has been doing business at the old stand ever since He was inaug gurated, not- wfithstanding the Posts efforts to hamper and humiliate him 365 days in the year The Post has enough to do at home; Waterbury will give d good account Of itself next Monday. Of ths two candidates referred fo ih the Posts article there isn't a doubt but that MT Lynch is the more capa- bIe for the position. MT Elton may have more money, but the man With the greatest pile isn't always the best business man. Mfr Elton's money came to him, that is t6 say, hs was born ih the lap Of luxury, While on the other hand 8fr Lynch was born poor. MT Elton has had everything that money could give him iii the way of educa- ton. Nff Lynch was sch6oled in a printing office Mr Elton went to col lege, while Mr Lynch took his college course in front of the case and while burning the midnight oil. Mr Elton is at the head of a large naanufactur- ing concern, and Mfr Eyiich is at the head Of lis trade, as high as 1t was possible to go. Along with this Mr Lynch made the most of his opportun- ities and fitted ilirnself for the bar. And it might be Said here that hs not only held his own with college gradu- ates, but lie outstripped several of them, getting much higher marking. Thus 1t will be seen that both Mr Lynch and sir Elton made the mast of their opportunities. and MT Lynch is probably the redeserving of the two, for under adverse circumstances he struggled manfuiiy uptii he has reach ed a position to command the respect of his fellowrnen. He is the candi- date of the democratic party, not of any wing 6r part of it. The Whole party is back Of him, and it Will, we are confident, place him in the mayor atty chair. This attempt to work up | feeling against NIT Lynch because he has been and is a workingnafl will not cut much ice, nor should it. The effort to cast odiutn on him because he is connected with labor organizations will act as a boomerang The people of Waterbury are intelligent, and this is Sd Of the men who work at the bench and belong to labor unions as well as of those whose money is interested in these same factories Our morning contemporary has already taken it's cue fr6fn Editor wells and has begun to talk of radicalism and other things It is just as we'll to meet tiie issues squarely Without any siibteffuges. 1t is the same old contest, the democrats against the republicans, and if any of the former allow themselves to be fooled into vdting for republican ean- didates they are 1iot worthy to Be called democrats in the future.