New Britain herald., 1930-04-04
NOW LISTEN. GEORGE

One Of our candidate. for Mayor, as most everyone knows by this time, is George Quigley, thrice Mayor be- fore. Another is P. F. McDonoush, who i. also probably pretty sener- ally recognized about the city. Nc Donough has never been Mayor be- fore and he wants to be. What kind Of . Mayor he will make, if elect ed, we are unwilling to forecast.
 But as for MT. Quigley. That busy and ordinarily loauacious individual is having 3 wonderful time pointing to his record in previous admnistra- tions as the prime reason for cleo ton. Of course he has also promis- ed to reduce taxes, but they all make that promise. But to return 10 the record. Mir. Quisley had the good luck to be Mayor of New Britain during some war years and we are somewhat surprised that he hasn't made that popular claim of nations and branches Of the military service, . claim that gave rise to the familiar question, Who won the War"
 we had the flu here in town. they had it elsewhere, but we are concerned with New Britain. And now George is pointing 10 the cpl sodes connected with the event with pride. New Britain certainly did it. self proud in caring for it's sick. Women ran themselves to the drop ping point caring for such cases as they could; doctors, nurses, citizens in an admirably efficient organiza- ton gave what relief they could, un- ouestionably saved many lives and essed the situations of the families whose breadwinners or memakers were i'll with the disease It is to the women of New Britain, primarily. that the credit belongs. Quigley was Mayor, but he is no more entitled to a Croix de Guerre for fighting the epidemic than he is to blame fot the appearance of the disease in the first place.
 31n H f,n , the rest Of the ballyhoo, we are satisfied to let the candidates fight out between themselves. They do not appeal to us in the same light as matters of patriotic moment such as the epidemic and the draft.
 But while we are at it we can- not help recalling the famous Welcome Home Week. given fo. tho "buddies back from the trenches. No one has yet pointed to that with pride or disdain, not even Mir. Quigley. Remember it, George" :" On. of the high spots of the week
 
 wasa a arnival--one Of those littl , traveling aggresations with the fat lady, the merry -eo-round and all the rest. It was given the use O Walnut Hill park, given Inc boost ing Of prominent local people, given invaluable free advertising which it could not even purchase anywhere else. The profits, or q percentage o' tho receipts, we have forgotten the exact details, were to so to some charity or other, or the soldiers the carnival was accustomed to go about the country paying for many things which it got free here, and presumably making money, thcr5 was nothing forthcoming from thu show in this city, and the park Was q mess which it cost money to re- pair. Remember that George"
 When one or another candidate starts waving the flag we feel tha the time has come 10 call halt Everyone has a right 10 patriotic pride, no one right to capitalize it But if Mr. Quisley insists upor wrapping the bunting about him wt feel called upon 10 ask that he us, all ot the colors on the wall, no just the ones that fit.