Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-25
THIRD LETTER
FROM MAYOR THAYER
Writes This Time TO Daniel cronin of
New London. Candidate for State
Senator.

Mayor Charles F. Thayer of this city
gave out Saturday the following open
letter to Daniel NJ. Cronin of New
London:
Dear Cronin:
"I wrote you an open letter last
night. but is is lost strayed or stolen.
and I cannot wait for it to turn up, I
so want to congratulate you on your
candidacy for state senator, as an
nounced in the Waterbury Herald:
You see it is this way AS state
for United States senator. That is me,
democratically speaking. My pro-
gramme is to get the bearings of ev-
cry candidate for the legislature on the
senatorial question, just is the Busf-
the candidates on the subject of a
public utilities bill. Why should not
the people know where candidates
stand on matters of supreme import
ance so that they may the better de-
eide which of the candidates to vote
for?
1.-The theory is that we are a gov
eminent of by and for the people, and
if this theory is to be put into practice
the people ought to know of a candi-
date more than his name and address.
"They are entitled to know whether
he goes to the legislature in their in
terest or as the representative of the
special interests, and whether he will
1
favors the special interests rather than
the common good.
Now when the business men ask
you where you stand on public utilities
dodge but take my advice and say
I'm wild ye,' and say no more, and
when asked as to the senatorial ques-
ton answer I'm for Thayer. Just
stick to that platform and win. But
hear you say, Why should I stand
for n he Tool h sol
as he demands of others?'
This you have the right to say.
You should be a Missourian and de-
mand to be shown. This is putting my
programme to the test.
LAS I write to the coming candi-
dates for the legislature | shall from
time to time state my position. And
l now, not to make this letter too long,
will say generally that I want to be
an insurgent, and with the insurgents
stand, for an insuFgent is a real dem
ocrat and patriot, regardless of his
inherited tendency to part, and should
I go to the senate, I shall be found
voting for the insurgents for a real
revision downward of the tariff.
Il shall go. not as the representa-
tive of the three express companies,
but rather to extend the public ser
vice and give the people the benefit of
the parcels post This will be run
ming parallel with my municipal own
hership habby. to which / notice with
satisfaction the Hartford Courant has
become a convert. And again, when
| it comes to ranking sack after sack
of garden Seeds consular reports and
punk speeches which were never
spoken, I would not be so very par
ticular to send them out just at the
time when the railroad companies are
weighing the mails as a basis for
new contracts with the government.
Then there is the statement of
Aidrich that he could save 100000 J.
900 a year if permitted to manage
your Uncle Sans business. If sent to
| the senate would spend lots and
| lots of time to discover the secret of
| this great waste. and, darn me, if !
wouldn't make an effort to save a part
| of the $500. 100000. Instead of vast
| ing this vast 'sGm annually why not
| devote it to old age pensions?
! Speaking \ of Aldrich reminds me
| of Bristow and Rubber. If in the
J senate, who knows but that the writer
might get the job of investigating the
| Bristow charges against sAldrich.
| BY the way, Daniel have you seen
anything of the dignifed gentleman
| from Illinois named Lorimer
! (Signe1 CHARLES 4. TEAYER"