New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-03-26

few whose business policy may be to
pay nothing unless forced, but the
majority have not that feeling. and
the majority have found for low tax
In the two occasions that the city
meeting has been adjourned to the
polls.
Why has it done so? Because il
its pockets? Because it refused to
regard the street in front of it's house
as a part of its property to be taken
care of like the roof on the house?
We do not think so. wherein we differ
from the opinions of many of course.
We believe that the public is we'll
aware of its duties and its privileges,
its needs and it's luxuries. We also
believe that there is enough loyalty
i'm the great body of New Britain
people to wish to bring to the city the
best that is obtainable, prQyiding- that.
the majority is convinced that it is
getting the best for the nioney that II
has laid out
1. Simons and P. S. MeMahon are
not necessarily leaders of men. They
do not attract a large number of fol-
lowers by sheer magnetism. They are
opponents of d feeling of distrust that
is running through the electorate, and
in giving vent to that feeling have
been successful in measure. The
&c 1nv fo
pure and simple, we believe that the
people know better than that, it is a
desire to demonstrate against the
acions of the city governments The
public feels that it has been sighted,
that is what is the matter with it,
deep down underneath. 1t feels that
it is a part owner of corporation in
the management of which it has had
no voice. Consequently it over-exer-
Uses its rights in curbing that man
agement; and, in doing so, has
harmed itself to some extent.
The fundamental trouble that has,
caused our revolution is the failure
of the political leaders of the city to
confidence. They may be capable men,
confidence. They may be apable men.
they probably are, but they have
sailed along their course with never a
deviation to explain to the city
through the channels of the press or
otherwise why they are sailing that
course-and the public wants to
know. The public objects to setting
aside certain sum for buying ad-
ditional police protection, for enlarg-
ing the library, for doing this and
that. All it knows about the mention
there =. There may be plenty Of rea
Sons for it, there may be absolute JUS
tice, in, asking for the. sum, but no
one takes the trouble to explain. It
; is there, that's all. Take it and shut
In the library. for instance. Sup
posing it were driven home that about:
100000 children a year were using
the children's department and that
these children should be given the
best of light and air, more than the
present quarters now afford. Suppos-
ing that it was proven that, at the
cost of 33 cents per child far better
quarters could be given. Do you
suppose that the people would object.
Somehow we do not believe it. The
sum of over 100000 was raised for
the hospital lately. Probably a third
of this came out of the pockets of the
shophand and the laborer. Why was
it obtained? Because the public had
been taken into the confidence OF the
directorate of the hospital, because it
had been instructed in the need OF q
newer, better hospital. And -
the shops, and ID
his pockets and
The ypo