Putnam patriot., 1929-10-24
PUTNAM OR POLITICS?


 and selfish politics being used to the derment of the munity in which he dwes.
 All this is by way of a foreword to the flat statement that The Patriot is of the opinion that unless the bulk of the honest citizens Putnam organize themselves protect those who serving them loyalty and we'll they will find the city in ptiabe condition of selfish political dominance and the city government manned by incompetents.
 sad fact that the talk of the street. influences the vo Many who the ballot box carry with them preudees that of their making but the result of listening to the man the corner working for his advance ment without regard for the good of the city state Blind the fact that many political aspirants gain their followers through untruhs through the exploitation of preudices that really have bearing the conduct of city and state government they cast their ignorany and with regard for the known abilities of the candidates before them They do not say themseves "Wl he be the best for the cy good?" They i've heard about that fellow and I'll fix him. So corrupt and inefficient city ments placed in power.
 Just at present in Putnam there are matters street gossip which being spread about from in effort dsodge officers of the present city government which The Patriot feels should be placed directly before the of Putnam that they may know and consider the and the candidates and that they give effort and time the reelection of these particular and the defeat of those less fitted for office who oppose them.
 The topics of opposition gossip we'll be classified follows:
 l. The effort to disodge Archibald Macdonald Jr (Re pubean from the office of collector by the absurd method saying he Macdonas have enough out of Putnam
 ?. The effort to defeat Thomas P Ryan, Democrat for City replace him. after his several of excellent service with appontee who has had little experience the past to fit him for the job.
 8 The effort to displace Frank Dumas (Democrat) highway commissioner when Mr Dumas and given his work such personal attention and economical vision the city has before with all holders of the job.
 4. The unwarranted effort replace Captain William Jarvis Repubcan) of the local police force malicious and completely unjused attempt carried by of the "backstar type Those are really with the problems which Captain Jarvis has handled he has been in office know that the city has had this most difficult local offices worker for the eitys good
 The attempt to the legislature those two ceent citizens Otis Fox and Leon H. Talbot Democrats who because of their party aaon sat through the recent legislature without being able to do thing for the benefit the City Putnam represented the first time Hartford hy prominent citizens and worthy who under the ccum stances of their election purely local preudieed act left the city without any representation at all.
 Considering the situation stands today and the unity the duty honest citizens of Putnam to face the facts and here they
 of al the Tax Collector Macdonald through the that the Macdonalds have gotten enough Putnam Mir Macdonald r happens be of the most active one highly respected of the eys young lawyers He has performed his duties tax wisely and we'll He deserves renomnaon and return office His chief opponent tted for the work and has experience whatever the handling of and monies
 And for the lowdown crack at the Macdonald family will of those who have been making this statement come the question why period of forty years the city relied the straightforward abilities of Archibald Macdonald Sr, to the extent that it elected him constable alderman three times mayor three times representative n the legislature and three times state senator Archibald Macdonald, Sr working as he heart and soul for the benefit and the interests of the city of Putnam?
 Why did his party in Putnam year after year elect Mir Macdonald chairman of the Republican committee unless Mir Macdonald above all others by all best fitted for the job?
 To whom does Putnam the valuable State Trade School the of Putnam fought for at Hart ford by Mir Macdonald?
 To whom does the city owe it's trunk line highways the Pomret line and from Putnam to the Dan lne but MT Macdonald? To whom does the city the Grosvenordale Highway long known to many the Macdonald Highway" but MT. Macdonald? In fact there really be any citizen SO unnowng as not to realize that during his long Mir Macdonald worked necessarily and untringy for the benefit city which he made his home so many years ago?
 The fact of the matter is Archibald Macdonald ST. stands today the very first citizen of Putnam rewarded by the nosmastershp services to his party but to his city Would to Heaven that Putnam today had at Hartford o straight fighter so vigorous personality honest citizen and SO entirely Putnam Rooter!
 Mr nnrnna Ahn aifinn