New Britain herald., 1926-11-24
HAML|N CONDEMNS COMMON COUNCIL
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one councilman or alderman should reflect the sentiment of his district but I fail to find any attempt, after election, to determine anything the constituency may desire. Judging by the scene enacted last week in the council chamber, I cannot quite see just how a councilman might de- liver message from the voters, even if he had one. If the people of a councilman's district do not acquaint him with their desires. fl may be because Of q lack of leadership, rather than because of a lack of in tcrest.
 When I listen to the tales of preservation of the Court of Honor were ignored. and they themselves, snobbed by officials protesting to act for the public good when l hear that 1t was common talk among the members of the city meeting board. that that board would be abolished as soon as legislative action could be had and that the monument question would be again revived: when l hear the story of one who at tended council meeting about two years ago where, it was said. there was great assurance that 'he vote would be almost solidly against the monument. and it turned out other wise. after a recess had been de- clared. during which time the men were shown how their names would look upon the monument. as shown upon models: when I hear how ex-Mayor Paonessa, after business man had talked for about a half hour, in favor Of the monument, jumped to his feet and said. All those in favor of the new monu- ment when I hear how. at this point man arose and asked if the opposition was not 10 be heard, and tfe ex-mayor's reply that he did not know Of any opposition: when I hear the story of how the heforemen- '''il'i buoIil'SN ilittH lOl'l Il woman who was voicing her sentiments that since she was not herself a mother of boy whose life had been given to the country. she was not eligible 10 say anything; when I get these stories, as I do, on every side, by faith in the council. elected by the people. for the people. is not much stimulated. Under such conditions it may not be difficult 10 sec why the American public has learned 10 love 10 sign petitions.
 Now, MT. Weld. in all sincerity, do you believe that politics, guiding voters against a particular form of monument, In the meeting board, Is more sinful and heinous than when guiding voters in favor of another form Of monument, in the common council?Gou seem to make much of the fact that we have waited so long to come forward in opposition. Many letters have been written, some of thcm published and some not. The burden Of all of those letters was request that the people be heard in this momcntous question. One letter. entitled. 'To Hell With the Public was forwarded to you and ihn committee. All, or nearly all of ''oac letters were sent before .ho fH,l action of which you write. One rr'n assured me in q letter that Inc knew positively that nothing final would be done in.the matter without submitting the question to inc yot- CTS. We have waited to no purpose With the people Of New Britain aGi'ating and patitioning and writ ing letters for the past three years it i5 almost unbelievable that your committee could have been ignorant or what the people expected. + does not seem probable, under all the rumblings that have been warning Of the eruption to come. that council of the people, for the people, could have tried very hard, to loarn what the voters in their districts wanted
 "G note th9t you take exception 10 t''' r"e of tho word. demand, ard yor "dd that wn have not tho right to demand specific things. Do you N