Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12

greater than many members who made it a point to speak at every possible opportunity, and often for the sole purpose or talking to the newspapers
 The indications are, however, that the democratic chances of success are not as good as two years ago in the state But in New London politics are
 sometimes very peculiar. With Frank
 B. Brandegee as candidate for senator
 of the United States, and with a pos
 sibiIity of Bryan F. Mahan being his
 political opponent. the game of poli-
 it was never played before, and the
 result cannot be foretold with any degree of accuracy. It is understood tt Samuel Prince, an old-time and
 active democrat, is slated as MT. Mays
 running mate. Therefore, whether the , republicans or democrats win, New London is sure of representative rep resentatives.
 There are rumors of changes in
 ment of New London Newspapers. but the rumors will probably end in the equivalent of rumors. But there has | been change in the working forces
 and there are more to follow. These changes have not resulted in gen. | eral improvement of the news service | and if changes are to continue the time will come when there will not be a newsman in the employ of a local
 newspaper. who has any knowledge of the city. it's inhabitants or anything connected herewith. Already there is a decline in the amount of real local l news and the bulk of what is printed abounds in ridiculous errors due to
 the ignorance of local affairs; on the part of the news gatherers and the fellows at the desks. for be 1t known that even New London has risen to the point where big city system is l Iapplied to the country newspapers, so- called It is a case of strangers writ ing upon matters that are strange to them but the essential points of which are quite familiar to the great ma tority. of readers. Local news to be
 of value should be just trifle .accu-
 rate and with just little care on the
 part of the strangers this might be It is seIf-evident that these men
 who are new to the local news field
 forget that they have left their home
 Jaricho, Monticello, and Athens is not local news in New London Almost in every issue of local newspapers
 there is an article here and there in q the local news department that is of no more local application than is the Inews from the European war; but
 would fit in well in the local columns
 of the newspapers in Jericho, Monti- tcello or Athens. the home towns or the
 writers on local news matters. Some of these chaps are permitted to even comment on local affairs and criti- Icise public officers, city departments and even public service companies. Nothing that is done in the city sat isfies these strangers and they at once start out to reform about everything
 that is being done in the city to con-
 form to their ideas of municipal man. agement. It is a wonder that New
 ing of those writers who bear 1ightly egotisticaI ideas sufficient to sustain "a big balloon as substitute for the. gas Tor hot air. + This constant abuse of New Lon- don and all that pertains thereto in
 fi~~-t ~>re-- is ~n+ cr-.1 .1ucive to the . best interests of the city. It Is well 3 ls..I. a.l l4IS wrt1erS LOT New Lon 7 don newspapers are not of the species : herein referred to. and it would be well | if the management scurtailed the priv n ileges of the other class and have them : confine their efforts to news and nei a abuse of everything that goes to make s up a progressive scity,s which are in- !; dulged just for. the sake of appear f ing smart among a small coterie oi i, i acquaintances who suggest the knocks
 Apther fellow to blow through his lit- 9tIe tin pipe. It is a matter of sur . prise how these smart newspaper il alecks ever happened to locate in sucf n a poorly regulated city as is New v London. Like Friend Jones: If 2 < man cannot pull for a town, he should . Dull out of it."