Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
THOMs AND DECENCY
Independent Voter Has a Good
 Word For Administration.
Waterbury, Oct ?, 1907.

Waterbury, Oct ?, 1907.
 Editor of Evening Democrat,
 Sir:-Democrat who have never before interested themselves in poli- tics are out for Thoms and decency in this election. The malice associated with insincere and venemous attacks on the character of officials against whom nothing has been. proved is enough to make conservative voters ill the republican party vote for Thoms. The charge of Tammany Hall politicians is brought. What kind of politics was it that placed olr streets in a terrible condition under the Barlow administration? What kind of politics was it that threw out policemen and tried to make the school superintendents position q life tenure? What kind of politics are being resorted to now to gain derlo- crat votes Mud singing, deliberate falsehood, malicious untrue state ments and personal islander are, being thrust upon the voters of Waterbury to make them republicans. It is to be noticed that the democrats are not making a lot of noise over the fact that John Sewell has been corpora tion man most of his life and offers us good roads, school and tax pay CTS administration, just what we have had in the past, He does not say that he will make the trolley com pany pay what it justly owes the city and that he will endeavor to make his former masters care for the Thomaston road, build the Town Plot line and not let that corporation di- rect his energies.
 It looks as if Roland F. Andrews woke up little too late to affect the political atmosphere. He has been one of the minority on the board of public safety and has writhed all year because of it. If such deplorable things were going on in the depart. ment he was chosen to serve, why did he not make a public protest ot it long ago. That is the kind of pro- test that talks, not one at the last moment when it will not be wortt the time or trouble to disprove. O1 course it is well known that the re publican policeman who was dis charged has no trial pending against the city for unjust treatment. Bu a former democrat policeman has { case pending against the city claim
 ing that republican board acted unfairly to him, so it seems that botl parties have had try at the same | post. Republican administrations in tht past have not been as judicial al democratic ones and for that reason voters of different political faiths Eav, tried to keep the democrats in office Mir Sewell has proved valuable off cer for a trolley corporation and i seems strange that they did not holt him some way, but allowed him t, sever his connection with them. H, would be new to his office and woul; not be as capable man for a publi position as was John P. Elton.
 Why take chances on results whel you are getting them now? lWh, trust in promises when you are. get ting what is promised? Why follow a mud thrower or help out a part which believes that the voters of Wa terbury will elect man whose cam paign has been fOstered with improve accusations and political lies. Th bitterness of those who desire to rlak liar out of a man who treats ther with silent contempt should make yo vote the democratic ticket.
 INDEPENDENT.