Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-18
A DEMOCRATIC CITY
Waterbury Does Not Belong in
 Republican Column.

an of the republican party that l law few days ago that the city ot Waterbury is normally republican. mall blame to the organ of the -1- ublican party for making such a tatement, but still, in its capacity S, vendor of public information pr which the owners of the paper emand honest payment would 1t be Do much to expect of them an hon st criticism on passing events.
 The editor of paper may write
 fake piece of news, nevertheless If
 present a fake bill in payment of ny subscription presume he would ick like a steer.
 Anyway as he claims Waterbury a republican city under normal onditions'' let's see what there is to lis assertion.
 Let's take trip. back in history or forty years or so and see what ,arty was the favored one of the pub lc of Waterbury during that period. Not caring to take an advantage Of he editors of the republican paper l hall go back no further than 1864,
 date which most of us can recall n that year John Kendrick, father if Greene Kendrick, once a well Enown and honorable citizen of Wa erbury and now burgess Of the own of West Haven, succeeded In he mayoralty a democrat as good as lmself Hon Sanford Davies.
 For the sake of abreviation and tonciseness the political genealogy If the city, taken from the last city register, just issued, 1t is seen there hat the following successions took blace thus:
 Hon. l.. Sanford Davies Dem, 1863 ko 1864; Hon John Kendrick, Dem, 1864 to 1866; Hon Philo G. Rock Tell, Rep, 1866 to 1867; Hon Jo- eph B. Spencer, Dem., 1867 to 1868 Hon John Kendrick, Dem., 1868 to
 S69; Hon Charles B. Merriman, Rep., 1869 to 1870; Hon Isaac New on, Dem., 1870 to 1871; Hon George B. Thomas, Dem, 1871 to 1876; Ion Archibald E. Rice, Dem., 1876 To 1878; Hon Henry I. Boughton, bem., 1878 to 1880; Hon Guernsey 5. Parsons, Dem., 1880 to 1882; Hon Greene Kendrick, Dem., 1882 to 1884 Hon Henry !. Matthews, Dem., 1884 o 1886; Hon Henry I. Boughton, Dem, 1886 to 1890; Hon Charles R. Baldwin, Dem, 1890 to 1892; Hon Daniel F. Webster, Rep, 1892 to 1884; Hon Edward c. Kilduff, Dem, lS94 to 1898; Hon Thomas D. Bar low, Rep, 1898 to 1900; Hon Ed ward G. Kilduff, Dem., 19u0 to 1904; Hon John P. Elton, Rep, 1904 to l906; Hon w. E. Thoms, Dem., 1906 To 1908.
 This table, officially prepared by 4 The city authorities shows that in the Epast forty years the people of Wa Eerbury elected eighteen democrats S}nd five republicans to the mayoral- dy, and during the period while not Pne republican succeeded himself Ma Tor George B. Thomas was reelected Hive terms, Mayor Henry I. Boughtor, two terms, Mayor E.. G. Kilduff t|o |terms, and succeeding Mayor Jar low in 1898 was reelected fc two kerms more. .H
 In the face of this shoy ing how |tan anybody claim Water ,ury to be h republican city, under ( thormal con- 1itions.
 Taking the argument further, han state without fear of successful Contradiction that during the past fifteen or twenty years, there was hever republican elected mayor bu; The conditions were abnormal or in kensely extraordinary. The history of the election of Attorney Webster bver Mayor Baldwin is so recent il would be waste of time to go ovef 1t now, though I must admit it might be news to the editors of the repub' Iican organ. We all know, also, how Mir Barlow got his slim majority oi Eeventeen votes over Mayor Kilduf bnd how John P. Elton defeated his opponent Attorney James NJ. Lynch hn the true sense of the politics oi that campaign MT Lynch could not be reckoned the candidate of the democratic party.
 It does not follow that because may be seen coming out of or enter. ing the office of the Fulton Music stompany, that I am MT Fulton oI |bven a stock holder in the concern |br that because I have been to d |fhurch belong to its faith. And SC |If there is any satisfaction to the ed |ltors of the republican organ in the |b boye clipping from the city register They are entirely welcome to 1t. But |t hope it will give them a true idel |bf what Waterbury is, thoroughly |hemocratic city, and city that vii |telect Mir Thoms.
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