Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-18
CHARGES OF
 CORRUPTION
A Pastors Remarks
 Raise Rim.
He Claims He Has Been nisquoted .-Never Said Place on Committees Had to be Bought--The End Not Yet.


 is long time since any remarks have created such d sensation and such q furore throughout the state as have those alleged to have been made by the Rev J. J. Lockwood, pastor of the Methodist church in Naugatuck, at the ninety-seuond session of the New Haven District association of the Methodist church, which was held in have gone broadcast throue bout the state and have been the sub. ect of much unfavorabae criticism. Such a wave of indignation and harsh cen sure greeted the publication of the al- leged remarks that the Rev MT Losk- wood has deemed it necessary to eN plain his position in the matter. He states that he is absolutely positive that he did not make certain state ments credited to hina--in other words that the reporter has misquoued h1m
 The reported remarks which have C. edLed such a sensation are as f.l- lows:
 Il asked for an appointment on the temperance commidtee O. the 2 ne. al assembly, but talled to get it because l suppose l d4d no1 buy the position. With a keeper of a road house as the chairman of the temperance commit tee it is a wonder we got what We feI- lows dld." Mir Lockwood then went on to say. that the members Of the leg islature who could not be bought or influenced by paid agents of brewe-s were ill the minority, but the fear of the minority men getting to the bot tom Of the facts kept many men from .belng poua ht or lnnuenced
 "The agents from the brewers know each member of the house pe fore he is seated. They know whom to approac., and whom not to- he said. 'sThe liquor forces are strong ly intrenched politically Not only do they, exercise control in nomina- tions, but frequently they nullify ex- ecution of the laws that are passed tor the restriction of the traffic" NIT Lockwood. who represented Woodhury@in the last general assem- bly,, denies positively that he made any such statement that places on committees were purchased. He says that he not only has not made such a statement, but he does not even think that there is corruption in committee appointments. He fur thermore denies that he stated that the liquor men control the nomlna- tions to committees. but he did say u at it was wonder that those who favored the cause of temperance got what they did. as the chairman of the temperance committee was the keeper >f n ,-r,u rTbn sirnCI hRnIx'' states that John $. Tyler of East Ha7 ven, farmer. was the house chair man Of the temperance committee There is another John Tylers who has conducted the Elm Tree inn for many years. 1t is possible that MT Lock wood got those two men twisted. When asked today in regard 10 the matter the reverend divine said that his information may have, been 1n' correct. He didn't get it from the state register. but from mar i'll eX- callent position to know whereof he smoke T have written to my in formant and as soon as I receive re- ply I will gladly make the correction if I have made an error
 MT Lockwood reiterates his state ment that certain members of all leg islatures are corrupt. Such members can be found on both sides of thu house-among the democrats as well n~ +r>n rnn,,h'icans. But he denies that he said that majority of the rrora.,c1-s were corrupt. In fact MT Lockwood denied the entire substarca of +1a prrhli ~hed statements. MT Lockwood states that his manusc''ip' is not in proper shape to appear ill print. He also states that the, news paper. man who wrote the articla in ouestion was present at the meeting when the remarks were made. Tn" reporter is sure that he is right and MT Lockwood is positive that he has been wrongly quoted. The public is allowed to take it's choice.