Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-29
POLITICAL POINTERS
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at work for the past few days in va rious places around town, that are supposed to be run by democrats. Some influence has been at work and many democrats have been approach cd with the request to vote for Lilley because he Is Waterbury man and 1t would be an honor to the city to have governor here. Some of those Lilley shouters have even learned that there is such a thing as "civic duty" and they are making much of that expression. They say we will have better and more liberal liquor laws If Lilley Is elected. But 1t should be remembered that the gov ernor has little to say when the legislature gets busy and some of those democrats will live to remember that fact. Then more of them be- come eloquent right away and talk of corporation candidates and railroads, etc. They forget that the poor man does not do much riding but he does like to eat once in a while. He can- not eat freight cars nor railroad stocks but he could eat meat, If the beef trust has not raised 1t beyond his means. Now as to the civic duty of the democrats of this city, just go back a few years and recall what happened right here in this city, too. Edward c. Kilduff was running for secretary of state on the democratic ticket. Was there any talk of "civtc pride or civic duty" from the republi- can side of the house then? Not much. No man ever got the abuse that MT Kildun did from the republi- can organ and yet now that the shoe is on the other foot. there comes the whine about ''civic pride" Bah, you democrats who are being whipped into the idea that Lilley Is fit man to be governor, because he lives in Waterbury, should remember what the republicans do to you when your man Is up for election. If 1t Is Lilley or republican money that is at work among the democrats then those who are in the deal should be ashamed of themselves and quit 1t at once. A good idea for the democrat managers would be to get the names of few of those democratic" Lilley workers and post them at headquarters, with a warning to all good democrats to shun them. There Is no "civic pride or duty" in this election. It Is demo- crat against republican. Does any democrat in this city believe that If William E. fhoms had been nominat- ed for governor at the state demo- cratic convention and MT Lake or Governor Woodruff had been nomi- hated by the republicans in place of Mr Lilley. that the republican organ or any republican, Lilley included, would be out preaching for William E. Thoms, because of "civic pride or duty?" This is all rot, this "civic pride" bluff. You are either demo- crat or republican. If you pretend to be a democrat and are out work ing in the interest of Lilley, then you can only blame yourself If you fall under certain suspicious.
 A report was in circulation yester- day that Lilley's managers have be- come, so disgruntled with Taft and the national platform of the party on account of the way he was used or sighted by Taft on his visit to New Haven Monday that they were trying to arrange deal by which democrats should vote for Lilley and republi- cans vote for Bryan. By this arrange ment 1t was hoped 5000 votes could be got for Lilley and with that num- Der with his admirers vote all over the state he would win easily. This was one of the most sensational ru- mors in the campaign, and at the same time the most interesting, too. It shows how badly of the republican managers believe themselves to be. It should be said that very few believe there is any more than mere rumor in the report.
 Attorney Thomas F. Devine, can date for representative on the demo- cratic ticket, is quite stump speak CT. He spoke in several places at democratic rallies and tonight will deliver the principal address at ral- Iy Tn BranfOrQ.
 Judge Cannon of Iowa, who spoke at the democratic rally in the Audi torium Tuesday evening. is singer as we'll as speaker, and at his room in The Elton that night he rattled of a verse or two from "Killarney's Lakes and Fells." Forty years ago he came to this country from Dublin, Ireland, and he Is now judge of the United States district court in Iowa. He has a beautiful, deep voice as those who heard him deliver his speech at the rally know. He is full of the wit and humor and the music of his na- tive land and that accounts for his democracy, he says.
 The republicans will hold a rally at Polls theater tonight. Judge Cowell will preside and the speakers will be Lieutenant Governor Lake of Hartford, Attorney General King of Willimantic, and Senator Frank But terworth of New Haven.
 Charles T. Reach and Mrs Ella Reeve Bloor will address a gathering of socialists in City hall tonight.
 There will be a Hebrew democratic raly at 202 North Main street Sunday afternoon
 One of the biggest insurance men of this city was in Hartford during