The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-06
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1882
To Spend Or To Not Spend

Js fleuky NoISOsSk, SudhiHaH oI tHe "" publican state central committee. is guilty of slip of the tongue if he is being eor- reetly quoted in the state. In the course of recent address at New Fairfield recently he declared that The thing 1 am most in- terestd in at the present time is not to find ways to spend the money of the state. but to find ways to not spend it. While splitting the infinitive is not usually elassed among the seven deadly sins 1t is apt to get the user into an argument There are pur- ists who defend the use of the split infini- tive. Of course. they don't believe in pro- miseuous use of it. but there are times they declare, when its use certainly gives the proper emphasis to the particular phrase that could not be attained by the correct grammatical form.
 In the case illustrated above and credited to Mr Roraback we think the proper grammatical form would have given as much emphasis to the point that he was try. ing to bring out. as well as sounding much better. But regardless of the indiseriminate use of the split infintive the state chairman may find himself forced to defend himself for making the statement he did and right in hik own party. too. It all harks back to the disposition of Fiteh's Home for Soldiers at Noroton. which. to the best of our knowledge. is to be abandoned permanently when new soldiers home is created at Rocky Hill just outside Hartford.
 The disputes over the transfer of the soldiers home from Noroton to Hartford occupied prominent position in state pa- pers this past winter and spring. It may De recalled that the late Chief Justice George ". Wheeler strenuously opposed the selee- ton of the site on which the former Hart ford Retreat stood. He and Attorney Bene- diet M. Holden of Hartford, chairman of the commission named te establish a new soldiers home by the 1891 legislature vaged verbal battle in which charges and counter charges were made by each paf- tieipant. The result was the selection of Rocky Hill for the new home and the grad. cal removal of the veterans from Noroton to Hartford as quarters were made available.
 Colonel Henry J. Seeley past adjutsnt of the c. A. R. and now chairman of the executive committee of the Connecticut De- partnent of the G. A. R.. continues the argument over the establishment of a new home by claiming now that When addi. tional soldiers homes are needed the United States will build them. It is up to the people of Connecticut to curb the Rocky Hill racket. The plan to build new Soldiers Home is clear steal and twin to the barefaeed. crooked work in unload ing onto the state the Rocky Hill site. des. isnated by the late Judge Wheeler as the White Elephant. The Rocky Hill site can De made into state park and christened White Eelephant Park and the balance of the $250.000 already appropriated used to enlarge our present Soldiers Home. It is not full of veterans and never has been and stand ready to prove it. ..."
 ' Bringing Mir Rorabaek's recent remark anent spending of state money into the srsu- nsnt Colonel Seeley said, Now getting back to finances, want to say to Mir Rora- back here is fine chance to put into prae- tice your not spent money theory. This Soldiers Home scheme. if carried out, will cost Connecticut millions of dollars and fifty per cent of this cost will be graft If you care for the respect approval. and sup port of the taxpayers who are also the voters here is chance to save the state lot of money. The veterans of all wars. their allied organizations are watching to ste what you will do and whether you are honest or bluffins. Their decision in No vember will be based on their observa-
 And that should be warning to Mir Rorsbsek to never split an infinitive. There we go. He's got us doing the same thing. All we can say is it was sorry day when he wanted to find ways for the state to naf snpnd money" ;"