New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-04-09

lost interest, that it will soon ceas
10 attract attention at all? Pat,jo,
view with alarm, so they saw. III
apathy OF the American public Ia
ward elections which is reflected i
the comparatively small percentag
OF voters who respond to the ALARM
| TO save the country from the othe
fellow. They stutter over statistic
ana HI pages OF copy with tabulat
ca rows CT figures to show that vot
| ing Is becoming a lost art. The,
| blame automobiles, illiteracy ant
I disregard Of civic rights for the sit
ua>ion. They wave the America,
Tag and shout themselves hoarse il
protest against this so-calied apathy
In the final analysis the politl
! clans themselves are at fault. Cam
palgn speeches are so redolent Will
the fragrance of bunk that the aver.
age voter smells it right away. Hi:
nose knows. as the tobacco adIer.
usement used to say. This applies
particularly to state and nationa
/ campaigns. The other extreme is
frequently reached in city elections
Candidates for office act as If the,
We're handcuffed and gagged. The,
neither gestlculate nor crate. They
gather in smoke filled room with
the managers of the party and iug-
gle figures until their ewes become
nleary. But as for campaigning, that
is out OF the question.
Within a few daya-next Tuesday
to be eXact-New Britain will have
an election for the purpose OF
choosing candidates for the common
council. But the average man hard
'Iv realizes it because the candidates
for office have been hiding in cy-
clone cellars. Not a single issue has
been brought up. So far as the pub
lie is concerned it is not aware Of
enc reason why candidates for eth
er party should be elected other
than the fact that they want to be
elected.
This is an unhealthy condition
which last minute rallies cannot
wa ~. - 4edNcS tle voter IN
-iaze. "hen ne goes to the polls
l ussuay ne VIII not know how to
vote or why he is voting. He has
been told that So-and-So is a good
enc" ana acts accordingly. That
- one OF the troubles OF American
i'oi','os. a cahdldate runs Tor office
9ole1y on the strength or being
SOU iel'o". what should be told
Is "hether ne is a good business
NAN with foresl$ht and the ability
W 81 eohuocl hlhiSell that ne can
- ,i'ner real service 10 the people.
l iAei are 100 'liahy sood fellows
II pubic Office once lhey are IN
ivy N'ualis i.aHaSe 70 cllls 10
'isA' positlosls because belhS sood
0'i""a' they make laFofahle I'M
- o>'io'' VI people WIN "nohl 'hey
ONE IA CONTACT IL IS not argued
nat Oh ICES shou'a De lllleo WIN
-. - 't''Ne '"s ."er. s.io"la pe d nlool-
0'''ion "a oood le'lo"sh1p' busl-
.e'' acu'i'en ana souha judgment
'''u"4N " isqoH GU
- l'','" NJ We !aa inahhe's out II
ouiI 'o 'siieiic'a' IL voters. on
ia''iea' "ouli put point |
~ t''i'ui''Oes me question.
" ''''t ~ w." hi'o" ABOUT running
,'S wy my ieSuie "o'''d proh-
N'S "0 'o!'i "s'o'l pul II "ouiu rep
eie0. me u'chs OIL 1hese sooa
''t otiie' 'n"i lheir pieas'hs per-
o.oilItS'
''' " se' pac" 10 'he oflsli'a'
''pJe'' u"uei aiScussloh. why 90
o.'''ca' palties He'a! 'helr cam
"'sis "il''i eilc last minute Is IL
oao'oie lo' cl''Heils 10 aosorh inc
~ any We'll \ lloay h!shl
u" '''0 'o''o" i',s "eeNas ~
''el ,''sii' ei'ou'o &c se'lo pusi-
esS' Ample opportunity ahoo'd De
~, ueo every el'1Hei. 10 size up 'he
i''o'"aees ana 10 learn "herhcr
''ey nave awning uhuer 1heir
aus 'Acep. iia'r'
nat mas become OF those oia
isnioi.eo cai'oaiehS "l'ieh s'arleh
'echs before electloh DAY ana "hlch
tc"5ea the Panilt 10 'ne hesds OF
ie eoi'i'aulil'S what nus pecon's
,'e req ''oooca caho'oa'"s "i'o
sea 10 lead 'hs evening paraa's
'ld DARK nellahce at thelr enemies
siehiy 'h'hs ca''ed DISCRIMINATION
as taken 'ho'r place. me e'h"l-
"a 'Ae l'aci''ne p"'s III 'io"-
'''' to'sl'1'ollo calls ~ 'oAcis ''sh''s
le'r support. a more pollshed pro
'o''fe Yes. More dlsl'''eo: Yes
Ut tame nat oeh!arAleo. Away
TN II. wed IKE TO see 'he return !
the tunes When cllizens became
icited over the men VINO were run
ng TOR office. the times "heh
1rbstone arguments ended up IN {
ack eyes and bloody noses, ire
mes when candidates were asked
questions and loud i
,os followed their Inability TO !
ink up answers quick enough.
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