New Britain herald., 1922-06-24
THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

| H'ou5 NoVc, HoWeNcT, SettleS TOT tnt
 time being at least the queNion as te
 whether his enemies. have sufficient
 strength to put him out.
 | There is something familiar about
 the ruckus in the democratic ranks
 something reminiscent of by-gone
 days. It is characteristic of demo.
 crats that they must light among
 themselves, particularly after win.
 hing a victory In defeat they are
 united against a common enemy | But let them win an election and the
 air almost immediately is filled with
 verbal brickbats. A clever republican,
 in one Connecticut city, realizing that democratic sentiment was becoming
 stronger and stronger each year and that the party was threatening to take | permanent possession of all the good | offices, suggested to his colleagues | that they allow the democrats to win
 the next election. They were amazed
 and practically accused him of selling
 out the party. After he had stilled
 the tumut which ragged around him,
 he said: Here is the situation: The democrats are gradually becoming stronger. Unless the tide turns it is almost certain that within short time they will own this town. They are gradually building up a perma- nent foundation for possession of all the good offices. It is a well known fact that democrats like to fight among themselves. Now l would like to suggest that we let them win the
 next election and then sit back and watch the show. I'll bet anyone here a box of good cigars that in less than six months after election they will be fighting like cats and dogs. The re- suit will be that they will wreck their organization and it will be years be- fore they can recover enough strength to give us battle" The speakers suggestion was carried out and his strategy worked admirably. The democratic organization in the town referred to is hardly recognizable as such and the republicans enjoy sole proprietorship of all public plums.
 No one can deny that the democrats do like an old fashioned free for all
 fight. When they sit down to table after long abstinence from food they start throwing the plates and silver ware at each other, much to the an noyance of the public and to their own disadvantage. Will New Britain democrats be able to avoid an inter necine feud which will spoil their chances of having a voice in the city government for the next few years?
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 Selection of Congressman Purnell to deliver the principal address at the republican outing at Momauguin today occasioned no little comment when taken in connection with the announcement that he is very friendly with and a great admirer of ex- Senator Beveridge of Indiana. Con- temporary political records show that administered a stinging de- feat to Senator New in the recent pri mary in the Hoosier State, News re- lection by the voters being interpreted in some quarters as rebuke to the reactionary, standpat type of republi- can who is popularly supposed to be in the saddle at Washington. New is a warm personal friend of President and while his defeat may have been brought about partly by local issues, it has been acclaimed by as a hint to the president that his policies are not meeting with approval.
 The surprise at the choice of Con- gressman Purnell for the speaker at todays outing is not entirely without New Britain republican ism has always been of the conser- vative type, so conservative that it al- most tips backward when it walks. It smacks its lips and rubs it's hands when the tariff is mentioned. It is a great respecter of persons and per ,onalities Traditions are sacred, in ts opinion. It almost believes in the iivine right of the c. Q P. In the | circumstances, therefor no little t wonder was caused when L friend of 3everdge, the progressive the up- | setter of order and precedent, was selected to soar on wings of oratory lbove the heads of his fellow repub- jeans at Momauguin. It was almost [ IS startling as if the republican town committee had proposed three cheers or Wilson.
 Perhaps republicanism is changing Il New Britain. The infusion, of i lew blood may be having salutary | ,fect. During the past few years he party has attracted many young nen to it's standard. They have | ,een recruited from all strata of society so that perhaps the leaven has begun to work and it would be unfair