New Britain herald., 1922-03-18

, become known. lntil he made it. lis prospects were not bright even though it was generally believed that he would run His announcement aervcs to unify whatever opposition there Is to Mir. Quglcy-aNd Il cannot be truthiully denied that opposition does exist Whether ii will be sufficient 10 defeat the aspirations Of the Second Warder is only question which the primaries will settle, II has been said that Mir, Curtis stock Is rising stead i fly. but old campaigners accept such remarks with reservation because tlley realize that it is too early to know with any degree Of certainty which candidate is the stronger with the ] people.
 ( The decision of Sheriff Marsh and
 Mir. Dehm of the First Ward not to enter the race against Quigley and Curtis was dictated by wisdom, IL is doubtful whether either would have a very good chance of approaching within a stones throw of the nomina- ton and their presence could serve [ only to bccloud the real issue.
 A decisive test between Me essrs { Curtis and Quigiey is what most re- ! pubIicans want--a test that vii, de- | termine which is the stronger. If Mr | GuiGiey wins at the primary he can chuck the entire republican machine overheard and set up a little dynasty ! Of his own because his victory will prove that he is more powerful than ! the organization whose authority he nas challenged For this special req son, it is believed, every effort vii, be made to force Mir. Quigley to take a seat on the tailboard when the band wagon starts in the direction of the ] not afford to go down to defeat on this occasion unless it is willing to re- sign it's control of the local political 1 situation. In other campaigns it was whispered that MT. Quigley and the C.. Q. r. town committee were not friendly. There is no need of whis- | pering about it this year-there is enough evidence at hand to substan- tiate any such story.
 
 in speech, Evcryman's Bible class, conducted by the Rev. John l.. Davis of Trinity Methodist church, is per forming a mission the need of which has been long felt. In the choice of words with which to express joy, sur prise, anger, atc., the average man is sadly lacking. His vocabulary in this respect is almost totally arid Re course to violent language is usually the easiest way, and the way which is generally accepted.
 Already practical results have been reported. It is said that the move ment is becoming organized to such an extent that many men who work together have entered upon an agree ment to avoid so far as it is possible for them to control their tongues, lan- guage that is indecent.
 An alarming increase in the disre- spect shown the Almighty through needless repetition of His name has been detected in America within re- cent years. A boy immediately grad uates to mans estate in the eyes of his fellows when he learns to swear with proficiency that might well have shocked such man as Captain Kidd. Sometimes he merely repeats explosives which he has heard in his own home. It is more often the case, however, that he acquires his iluency through contact with companions whose breeding leaves much to be de- sired.
 The use of such language soon be- comes a fixed habit and we find the boy grown to youth whose every third of fourth word drips with vugarity, condition of which he may be en- tirely unconscious because the habit has fixed itself upon him gradually. Swearing and the use of vulgar words now comprise what amounts to vice in America.
 Not only has the male fallen vic- tim to the evil, but it is asserting it. self through the modern fapper whose vocabulary seems to be limited to few inane words and some stronger ones which she utters wi.n an abandon that reveals her stan dards. Women now use undesirable description terms with a freedom that