New Britain herald., 1930-02-18

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 Editor.
 New Britain Herald, City,
 Dear Sir
 To begin with, allow me to thank you for publishing my communicA- tion concerning the city audit in which, l believe, the sentiments oi many of our taxpayers were eX- pressed.
 trust you will not feel that I am making an Cffort to crowd your however, the letter or statements of Mir. P. r. King. referring 10 the mayor as q menace to the welfare of the city" as printed in %onr paper Saturday, moves me to aSa!n solicit the columns of the "Hcrald' for the purpose of expressing my views.
 The thought that the president nf the board of education has commit ted such as offense is a subject Of common discussion throughout tue city today
 From very humble surroundings. Mayor PaonesSa rose 10 offices ot prominence and trust in our ely. His character and ability was recoE- nized by his election to the common council several times and finally 10 the position of mayor He is nov serving his third term as the head of our city. and due to the fact that ,I,:t hliran fl' and the mayor being a dcmocr,L-, pcrsuadcs mo to feel that many good l American citizens. including men and women in political parties oth 1T than his, have reason to rise i'll in- dignation at such remarks. To my knowledge. Mayor Paoo- cssa has been serving as an ofCicill Of this city for more than 1 , years. Every move of a man in public of- flee is watched closely by his po)i.l- cal enemies, and yet, after all these years. no one has been able to point their finger at him and accuse him Of any wrong doing. It is, therefore, sad to think that q man who has given so much of his time, an1 done so much for our city govern- ment. has to suffer the humiliation of being the target for such worus, If it is within the mayors power, he should request the resignation pi Mr. King as a member of the school board. I feel certain that. in view ot his statements made public Si.- urday it would meet with the ap- proval of the entire city. and serve to enlighten others that such liber- i ties will not be tolerated in our community.
 do not believe l have missed T half dozen editions of the ''Hcrall' il. a great many years. l have d. ways read the cditorial page, an therefore, realize that you have h11 d difference of opinion with the mayor on matters pertaining to tn" city government. However. Wh"n you were at opposite ends with thr mayor, and when there was an eN- change of opinions printed in your paper. the controversy proved to h- or much interest and at times cdl' cational. Not once. was there a1N 1 attempt to enter into a discussion or personalities. This may not seem 10 have any bearing on the matter in volved. but the point I wish to em phasize is. that in view Of yoIr many differences, several weeks ago you published an editorial hcadol l Our Mayor is Sympathetic In thlS article you expressed your personal feeling toward the mayor. It was a great tribute, not only to the mayor. ! but to you. MT. Editor. whose duty it is, in my opinion. 10 express the true voice of your paper. It WA9 al, example of broad-mindednees and fair play that should serve as a lesson to all None of us arc ih- fallible: we could spend the rest Li our days in learning; even the preai- dent ot the board Of education.
 Thanking you for past courtesy. |