Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-28
WHERE IS THE BACK ASSESSMENT.
Republican Candidate for Mayor Assaed Former City Oficials-And the Money is Not Yet Paid--The
 Expert Report is Also Held Back.

the measure developed outside Water bury the scheme was abandoned and the company let itself down easy by contenting itself with seeking some lit tie rights along the Mad river, stream over which they already had control. Whats the reason you don't hear any thing about this matter?
 TENURE OF OFFICE BILL.
 And, again, what about all the mis- representation carried on with refer ence to the so-called pension and ten ure of office bill, when prominent men appeared before the board of aldermen and at Hartford and claimed to have documentary evidence to prove that something like 90 per cent of the teachers desired the passage of both measures This was doubted and was later put to fair test in Waterbury, when committee came here from Hartford and gave the teachers an op- portunity to be heard without fear of intimidation. What was the result? The teachers wanted neither measure. Was this the end of 1t? No, the poli- ticians sought to force one of them through the legislature regardless of the wishes of the teachers and without any reference to what the people thought of it. Can 1t be possible that all this is forgotten? Our neighbors tell us that the board of charities saved lot of money during the past two years. This is the easiest thing in the world to do provided a board wants to deny the poor of the city what the taxpayers are willing to give them. Any man can cut down his liv- ing expenses if he cares to let his fam fly go hungry and half clothed, but this sort of economy never was very popular in private or public life. No body wants to encourage pauperism, but everybody is satisfied to see the deserving poor of the community prop erly cared for. This is department where expenses will always vary When business is dull and large num- bers of people out of employment, the demands made upon the department Of charities will be heavier than when able bodied people can find employ ment. This was always So and it never will be any different unless 8 board aims to reduce expenses for political motives, and then 1t can be accomplished only by taking it out of the stomachs and off the backs and feet of those whom fate forces into the ranks of the poor and who have to call at the little window in the office of the board of charities and ask a little bread for themselves and their starving families.
 aminations on the lists to be used at the city election.
 Democrats of the second ward will hold a meeting at headquarters iE Platt's block tonight.
 The Hebrew democratic organization will hold meeting Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at 218 North Main street. William E. Thoms, the democratic candidate for mayor, will speak in Carter's hall, Waterville, tonight. The fOurLn WdrQ RepuDllcan club will hold rally in the g. O. D. head quarters at Commercial block. Bank street, tonight.
 All members and sympathizers of the Socialist party are requested to attend an important meeting of Branch No at headquarters room, No 33 Platt block, Friday evening. All commit tees treating on political matters per talning to the coming election will pre- sent their respective reports for the consideration of this meeting.
 A man with $1,O00 in bis inside pocket to bet on Thoms made a tour of the city to-day but failed to find anybody who would take a hundred of 1t. To Democrat reporter he said that he had another $1,000 to put up on the result in sums not less than Sl00, and requested that anybody who had hundred or over to risk on Blakeslee be directed to him.