Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-04
THE AFTERMATH.
Picked Up Here and There Since the
 Landslide.

Ficheu Up nere and There Since the Landslide.
 1t is rather early to talk about com missionerships, superintendents, fore manships and other places which will be in the gift of the democratic party after January l, but just the same people are turning over these things in their minds and already several have reminded people supposed to be near the appointive power that some thing in this line would be accept able. The best positions in sight are the two superintendents, one of the streets and the other of the water de- pertinent. Two years ago the work was running so smoothly in these de partments and the men at the helm giving such excellent satisfaction it was hinted that the business admin istration would not disturb them on account of politics, but this was a mistake. They Topped off their heads in most unceremonious manner and didn't even treat them to the cour- tesy of vote of thanks. The pres ent incumbents of these offices, MT Hotchkiss and MT Johnson, are also very good men, and when the time comes to consider these questions it is hoped that they will not be thrust out in manner which would lead one to believe that they had done some thing wrong. In the natural order of things there will be changes but they can be made without doing it in John l.. Sullivan style. It doesn't pay to get too uppish simply because the people have clothed you with author ity for time, because after year or two, DO matter how well you per form the work assigned to you, the public. acting within its lines and ln accordance with the spirit of this country which never was intended to maintain kings, may decide to give somebody else show and in any case it is much pleasanter to be able to say when you retire that while you did your duty to the best of your ability, you didn't perform it in an arbitrary manner.
 There is a good position for some competent man at the disposal of the school board. At the outset the pres ent school inspector created a good tltdl Ul bIJCllOll, ulLtI I tllllt hC became mre diplomatic and realized that in order to get the best results from human beings it is necessary to command their respect. Good work men don't like the idea of being con stantly driven and found fault with at every move. In this respect man is something like the horse. He gives better results without too liberal an application of the whip. The people want the worth of their money from every person whose name appears on the city payroll and when anybody shows disposition to shirk his work there is way of getting rid of him without making too much commotion about 1t.
 The mayor, the board of education and the aldermen have learned enough during the past two years to know that there are more people in Water bury interested in the welfare of the whole community than in the eleva- ton of any particular man or party. They want square deal for every man. rich and poor, and any party, no matter what the character of its officials in other respects, that loses sight of this fact, will not remain long at the helm. The wise heads may speculate as much as they please on the cause of the overthrow of the present administration, but when all have had their say 1t will be seen that the real source of disapproyal was due to the presence of too much politics in some of the boards and partiality which bordered upon down. right robbery on the part of the heads of some of the departments. Re publicans don't want this any more than democrats do, and the best forces in both parties said so in no uncertain terms at, the polls last Mon- day. In private life and with what belongs to himself man has right to be as generous as he pleases with his friends, but 1t Is quite different with a public official. All men should look alike to him. He has right to his likes and his dislikes while acting in a public position, but when he lets them carry him beyond certain limi- tations the public is bound to call a halt sooner or later. The charter clearly defines the powers vested in everybody who acts in an official ca pacity for the city, and anybody who gets outside these lines should be brought up with a short turn. Mir Thoms said if elected he would he mayor over all Waterbury. The public will be curious to see how much of this Mir Thoms will put Into practice.
 The democrats are talking of keep ing permanent quarters right along,