New Britain herald., 1914-04-09
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from party interests and before all. strive for the welfare of the com munity. We find excellent and com potent men in all parties and we also find political adventurers of small calibre As rule, the more eagerly & person seeks a political office, the less suitable he Is for it.. This does net mean that a candidate should neglect honorable and proper means to attain his goal.
 It is quite generally acknowledged, and very properly, that the present mayor, J. M. Halloran, has performed the duties of his office in very difficult in campaign, to find fault with an off1ce-holder when others wish to obtain his place. But whatever the aspirants to this position have had to bring forth, they have not been able to say an uncomplimentary word concerning Mayor Halloran. In the duties of his office, he has shown much sound Judgment and constant uprightness so that, now after hold ing office for four years he has the respect and confidence of all right thinking citizens. His personal char acter is such that absolutely no reason can be found for finding fault. He llns n ot sought to be reelected, on the contrary, he has waited in silence for other candidates to appear from his party or to be brought into the field But as this has not happened, and his friends in various parties actually have requested him to serve another term as mayor, he has now declared himself willing to do so. Undoubtedly, the democratic party will also nomi- nate him as it's candidate and we think that he will be reelected by greater majority than hitherto.
 It now appears to be time for us to have a Swede in the city government in some respectable office. Last year 8 serious attempt was made to per- suade the present city clerk to appoint as deputy clerk one of our most re- spected Swedish-Americans who was fully able to fill this position. But he and his counsellors, who had con- trol of the appointment, considered even the position of an assistant as too fmuch for a Swede! And so an- other person was given this appoint ment. The republican party has always looked upon itself as having a sort of monopoly of all the Swedish
 
 willing to give a' position of any i'm pcrtance to a Swede if it has not been found compulsory to do so. It would do no harm if one and all would wake up to these conditions and make known our wishes at the polls This would have a wholesome effect on those who think they possess all power and are the only Americans the democratic party will probably nominate for city clerk Edward B. filling (a member of the firm of Neu mann & Alling)-a man respectable ir all things and who would fill the position very well.
 For my own part, have never sought any political oflce-that each and every one should understand what ever I have written in my little pape. concerning political questions, has not bccn prompted by selfish motives hSit I have always wished to see the Swedes obtain deserved recognition in the community--even those who differ with me. I have never hesi- tated to serve my countrymen; when I hove been able to do so, even when 1t has caused me various kinds of fn- Conveniences. have never sought to dictate how others should vote. but