New Britain herald., 1930-11-18
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 193O

notes q dictatorship in the hands ot Mr. Roraback. He is in control of the state. In each county there is a subordinate dictator And in each town there is ub-subordinate minor dictator. Each dictator die tates to htose in his bailiwick and is dictated to by the dictator above him. Even MT, Roraback who gives his orders in Connecticut, re- ceives his orders from Pennsylvania. And the unforgivable sin in Rora- baCkism is disobedience to the or ders of the dictator. The true re- publican is he who hears his mas ter's voice and obeys without qucs- ton. It was this spirit of dictator ship which permitted Harry Macken- zie to announce last January the names of the principal officc-seekers whom We, the republican voters of Fairfield county, my home county, were to nominate in October. 1t was the same spirit which led Mir. Roraback to indicate in February with great confidence those persons whom the republican convention was 10 nominate in September. And three weeks ago MT Roraback an fallibility that the republican candi- dates would win by majority of at least 65,O00. But dictators through out history have a way of forgetting that q dictatorship rests upon un- questioning obedience. This obedi- cnco IS founded on either fear or respect.
 Uprising in Fairfield County
 Mir Roraback's dictatorship was doomed IS months ago when a group of independent republicans publicly announced that they did not respect Mr. Rorabacli and were not afraid Of him. They also indl- catcd that they thoroughly despised nis local henchmen. In Fairfield county we went one step farther. When Harry Mackenzie announced the candidates for whom We were to vote. it was openly stated in no un- certain terms that those candidates would be defeated. And We went quietly 10 work 10 carry out our purpose. That was why schuyler Merritt was not reelected to con- gress His campaign manager was Harry MackonzIe. He himself came out 10 the defense of Rorabacklsm. Mir. Salmon the comptroller was given the most decisive defeat of his entire career. His betrayal of the people's interests in his home town of Westport was 100 well known in Fairfield county 10 give him any chance whatever.
 He ran far behind tho rest of the state republican ticket H" was elected. in my opinion. only because his official and political record was not known 10 the rest Of the state. Mir Peasc, our sheriff. whose personal machine was deemed 10 be imperyious 10 assault was wiped off the political map. And 1 confident ly look forward to the elimination of Harry Mackenzie from republican politics in the very near future. The independent republicans Of Fairfield county refused to obey dictatorial orders any longer and for the first time in IS years Fairfield county went democratic.
 Political IndecenCy
 The fourth clement of Eorabdck ism is political indecency. The Rora- back machine lacks intelligence. It |. of the electorate. Its only weapons are ridiCule, vituperation and islander. These weapons are impotent against logic, clear thinking and unassail- able facts. The use of them arOuses the disgust Of all self-respecting and thoughtful voters. For years the devotees Of Rorabackism have been E.Orship D- &t mysterious shrine WIG, Gs.elt a political god who was strong, wise, silent, But the assault made by the independent republic cans shattered the shrine. The god was revealed as having feet Of clay. Then came the democratic cam paien. The god hitherto omniscicnt in silence was made 10 speak. His words betrayed him. H. was neither strong nor wise. He was just inde- cent ungentlemanly tenth-rate poi- tician. Forced into the open his true political character was revealed. h. dependent republican voters through out the state were completely dis ilIusioned. There was no apathy on