New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-07-07

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ceeding (and there are scores who
have vigorously protested) the women
of the state will not soon forget this
Gagrant injustice to the welfare of our
factory women and children, and will
do all In their power at the polls and
by educational warfare to support the
| Connecticut Civil Service reform asso-
citation and every agency which OPP
poses such reprehensible procedure"
The civil service association has also
taken cognizance Of the situation and
| it's president, Henry w. Farnum,
commenting on Mackenzie's high
handed act, writes:
This episode throws a new light
upon the history of the past 1t must
be evident to all now why the civil
service law was emasculated In 1915
and repealed in 1921. If 1t had still
been on the statute books such whole
sale dismissals as we have recorded
would have been impossible, for the
commissioner would have been oblig-
ed in every case to give his reasons.
We also see how empty was the boast
made last winter that the state of
Connecticut had too perfect and i'm
partial a government to require i'm
proyements.
Sooner or later, civil service will be-
come the paramount issue in a polite
al campaign in Connecticut. The
democratic party has always favored
civil service in principle while the
majority of it's foes are found among
republicans. This is matter of
record, not conjecture. If the demo-
cratic party can draft the right men
to run on its ticket and they can con-
vince the voters that a sincere effort
will be made to drive politics out of
government through the operation of
civil service laws they may have an
opportunity to gain the ascendency in
politics in Connecticut. To keep that
ascendency. they must keep their
promise. Government in Connecticut
must be purified If the people. rather
than few select individuals, are to
hold the reins.
An interesting question has been
brought to the fore by the use to
which policemen have put their re-
volvers during the past few weeks re-
sulting in two men being sent to the
hospital suffering from bullet wounds.
A short time ago a man was seen
running out of yard at an early
morning hour. A policeman called to
him to halt. The order was dis
obeyed. The man continued to run
and the policeman dropped him in his
tracks with his revolver. 1t developed
that the man had been robbfng I.
ri ~ he c1t l,4 1,k1 e. !
he had been guilty of such thefts be-
fore.
The second shooting occurred last |
week when state and local policemen |
four men who, they claim, |
were unloading alcohol from two au- |
tomobiles in yard near the Plain |
vile town line. When the men saw |
the police. they ran. One of the po-
licemen drew his gun and fired at one |
of the fugitives, bringing him to earth. |
Defenders of the policemen claim |
that there was justification for using |
the guns in both cases. II a patrol |
man sees stranger running when all |
respectable people are supposed to be |
IN bed, he assumes that a crime has |
been committed. He has no way of |
determining whether the crime is of |
L minor or serious nature. The one |
way toslearn is to capture the fugitive
md he uses his revolver to bring this
about. In the second case, that in
which rum running was suspected, II
s argued that the policemen have no |
means of knowing that the other fell
oW' isn't armed and cannot afford to
AXE chances. Rum running being as.
ISOLATED with desperate characters.
he police assume that the men thew
are trying to arrest will put up a
oattie. therefore they shoot first and
ask questions later.
Critics of the policemen claim that
hey are given guns for self protec-
ion and not for the purpose of shoot
ng every man who runs at their an
oroach. They say that revolvers
should not be drawn until the police
nave reason to believe their use is
necessary for their own defense or the
iefense of some other person, or in
Eases where they hav positiv infor
nation that the person at whom thew
moot Is a desperate character.
|
ook trolley to Hartford and with
lis wife and another guest took lunch
/ Elizabeth Park, that city's famous
'eauty spot. But admiration of the
'atural beauty of the park, and its
'lorlous flowers, pond lilies and other
overs, was somewhat marred by the
litter left behind by thought
ess picnickers.
IL Is favorite sport and consider
Die FUN to eat lunch alongside the
'ond and feed crumbs to the fishes.
urtles and ducks In the water. and
he squirrels and birds on the lawn.
ut most of the joy is taken away
'hen one glances over a beautiful
rassy spot to see empty bags. banana
eeis' paper boxes, egg shells, bread
rusts and paper cups scattered about.
he same situation is noted to some
Xtent at Walnut Hill park. New Brit
in.
euch thoughtlessness on the part of
eople is inexcusable. Lovers of ma
ure VIII not mar the landscape, Low
rs OF cleanliness will not leave a lawn
pom which they picnic Uttered with
cruise when they leave. Those who
isregard the rights of their neigh
ors should be deprived of the priyi-
eges they abuse.
The observer" has no intention of
lggesting that the pavements in the
lty are not very bad indeed, nor that
hey do not need repair. But the very
istressing holes in the pavements,