New Britain herald., 1930-02-24
COMMUNICATED
A Voter Expresses His Disgust

A voter Expresses His Disgust Editor Herald:
 Will you kindly grant me a small corner of your page upon which 10 express my displeasure and disgust toward the more prominent actors in the political farce so recently staged at City Hall-an arena for the maintenance Of which 1 am obliged to pay my proportionate share.
 Though I have been for more 30 years a citizen of and taxpayer in the town and city of New Britain. J have not heretofore publicly criti- cizcd it's officials, nor have I taken personal part in the selection of its personnel Of government beyond at tending such primaries as have been held and casting my insignificant vote there as we'll as at the polls on election day for the candidates who tionable Of those put forward by the so- called political leaders.
 I frankly confess 10 a very limit ed knowledge of the manner in candidates for office in the city gov ernmcnt are selected-there being no such courses in civil government 1 in the schools Of my boyhood days | as in those of the present-and l would. therefore. consider it an act Of benefcence upon your part for which I would be deeply grateful to you if you could see your way clear, through your editorial columns or elsewhere, 10 advise me upon some of the problems that trouble me. ! OPlcase do not think l have the cffrontcry to ask this favor for my self alone I firmly believe that sev- eral thousand others of your readers arc no better posted than I in re- gard 10 these matters: deny it though they probably will.)
 The problems most outstanding in my mind at present are these: CD
 How can an individual tand unin-
 fluentiaD voter most efficiently eX-
 press himself against the election
 now or at any future time-to an
 i'm portant office in the city govern
 mcnt of any candidate whose prime
 qualification seems to be the friend
 ship of some political leader. re-
 gardless of what his other qualified
 tons may be? CD What action car
 be taken by the aforesaid voter
 speedily to bring about the retire.
 ment Of any political leader who al
 lows personal friendship, petty spite
 egotism, political expediency, or, 1T
 short, any consideration other thar
 the welfare of the city to dictate hi!
 policies? (3) In what way can suCl
 voter work most effectively to fore
 stall the retirement-either by DO litical shelving" or open defeat il | the rimaries-of public officia who has served the town and cit.
 well and faithfully for more than 3
 years, is still capable of serving 1
 efficiently. and who, I hope, ma.
 continue to serve it for another 3 s years?
 In case my own political status Ina , any bearing upon your reply-if an, ,, permit me to state that I am : registered republican,; have been S :. since 1S96 and that I have neve , voted a straight ticket" Gin cit , elcctons) in my life and. pleas r God. never will. I would. howcvc, be devoutly thankful to anyone wh
 can tell me of some less fatuou
 method of expressing my belief 1 the unsuitability of candidate tha f merely 10 push bach-howcVcr say . agely-the lever over his name an
 pull down that Of his political op |. ponent.
 , Yours very truly.
 Q ELLSWORTH SH HELDON.