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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
Marching to Washington

Three "armies" are said to be organizing now to march on Washington. One of them is composed of Communists, one of northwestern farmers and one of sailors out of work. Perhaps the latter should be called navy. Anyway. all these expect to arrive at the national capital at about the time Congress assemblies. and they may be joined by Heaven knows how many more lines of unfortunate and discontened citi- zens in quest of some form of relief.
 To these and all others. the only friendly thing to say is, stay at home!" No good can come of such expeditions, and much harmf There are easier. wiser, safer, more effective ways of saying anything to the gov ernment that needs to be said. The plight in which the bonus expedition found itself during the last session of Congress should suffice in itself to deter others from repeat ing that experiment.
 Speak or write to your congressman about it. Send word to your senator. Petl- ton the President. if that seems desirable. But stay away from Washington, at least in organized bodies and large numbers. l he city is not adapted to such visitations can not provide accommodations for them. IS imperilled by them hygienically and politic- ally. Armies of any kind. armed or unarmed, demanding anything, have no place in any seat of civil government At its worst, this practice threatens governmental stability and breeds revolution.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
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fund -raisers in the democratic I organizations who were appealing for Roosevelt contributions with | the hint of material reward. These are the type of friends which a
 candidate usually can afford to re-
 pudiate.
 But most of the political leaders
 and organizations which fall in behind candidate cannot very we'll be repudfated because they represent so many votes. The sev- eral pro- Roosevelt senators named -tIie support of some of whom gave Roosevelt reason for pfide were depended on to carry their states for the ticket, Tammany to hold New York and so on. Hoover was surely as dependent on the unsavory clements of the
 republican party as Roosevelt was
 in the democratic party.
 For instance, the notorious Boss
 Bill Ware of Philadelphia. One of
 the reasons Hoover seemed likely
 to lose Pennsylvania was that Ware and his gang didn't seem to
 care whether he won or not. It was even whispered that the
 City of Brotherly Love might give Roosevelt break on election
 day. So Hoover made overtures to Ware and even asked him to in troduce him on the occasion of his
 Philadelphia speech. And Ware did. All over the country you can find persons or groups, whose existence
 is a source of woe to believers in
 decent government, supporting one
 candidate or the other. If a can
 didate were at any time to lose that class of his friends" in it's
 entirety. he probably would face certain defeat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
EXPECTS OF TOBACCO ON HEALTH

How does tobacco affect health? The answer
 to this is mainly expert opinion, though there
 is some scientific evidence to support medlcal
 opinion. The facts give here are my glean-
 ings or conclusions from the works and current
 utterances of many medical authorities.
 So far effects are concerned it makes lit
 tie difference whether tobacco is cheWed,
 smoked in pipe, cigar or cigaret or snuffed!
 Fully developed adults (persons 22 to 24
 years of age) may use tobacc0\ temperately for many years without apparent injury to health. Children (persons yet undeveloped) are in
 variably. injured even by casual indulgence. What constitutes temperate or moderate use There is no consensus about this. but fair limit is total abstinence during the working day, indulgence only after the days job is done, the evening meal is over and the hour or re- taxation or reverie has come The deyotee who gives the greatest enjoyment. The slave of the tobacco habit who musters sufficient strength to recover self control adds his or her testimony to the truth of this. Any tobacco addict who has one or more of the following complaints ought to consider seriously whether continued excess is wise: Irritable, hacking unproductive cough. Dyspepsia with or without heartburn. Ill some cases the symptoms are difficult to dis
 ,inguish from those of duodenal ulcer Constantly furred or coated tongue Abnormally rapid pulSe-physicans call II tachycardia
 High blood pressure without obvious organic cause. Tobacco is a common factor of this. Tremor of the fingers of the extended hand. Vertigo or dizziness. Frequent or daily dull headache with irrita- bty irascibility;
 Insomnia.
 Now for good measure let us toss in some oi the more lugubrious pathological effects of prolonged heavy of tobacco Amblyopia (any impairment of vislon). Flrs'
 there is failing perception of green, later loss of perception of red-tobacco color blindness which probably accounts for many accidents from failure to heed traffic signals. Pseudo Angina Pectoris This condition ot inveterate users of tobacco may be impossible to distinguish from true angina | Progressive deafness with or without tinnitus l (head noses).
 lnfantalism or retarded development in one or more ways, where the tobacco habit is ac- qured in childhood.
 Cancer of lip. tongue or throat in later life is ascribed by good physicians to tobacco ad- ldicton.
 No one knows whether it is the nicotine or other constituents of tobacco, it's juice or its smoke, that accounts for the characteristic ef- fects.
 1t is immateria1 whether a smoker "inhales' or not though of course inhaling the smoke exposes a greater area of mucous membrane and hence the drug is more quickly absorbed and the effects more quickly felt. There is TO appreciable difference in erect between so-called mild and strong tobaccos ot between so-called light and dark. There is nc Unsatisfactory evidence that so-called denicotin- ized tobacco or tobacco having d low nicotine content is lefss injurious to health than ordi- nary tobacco or tobacco with high nicotine content
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
1. Down With The College

Alfred E. Smith in the current issue ot New Outlook" of which he is the editor. finds himself not at all satisfied with the workings of our far-famed electoral college which actually elects the president and vice. president of the United tSates and not you and you, Mir and Mrs Voter. as you may fondly believe Although many thousands of American voters may cast their ballots in the hope of having them influence the course of our national government in the ensuing four years oftentimes those ballots are wasted on the desert air. They amount to actually nothing.
 The 1928 election gave President Herbert Hoover an astounding total in the electoral coHege; but he only secured 58 per cent of the popular votes cast throughout the na- ton. His electoral vote really was 83 per cent of the total which is rather large and more than enough to win as any and all of us scan quite plainly observe, In the eyes of the editor of New Outlook this is ob- viously unfair to the beaten candidate, who, in this particular instance. happened to be himself We don't think that Mir Smith is trying to smooth over his 1928 defeat TOT make excuses for his showing It was good so far as popular votes are concerned.
 Editor Smith thinks that abolition of the electoral college is in order. Others are of inc same opinion. Recently in these eol- umns appeared some observations of mem bers of Congress in this direction. A con gressman from California has before the House now measure that would enttle each presidential candidate to proportion ate share of votes in the electoral college as his popular vote in the state earned him A majority of electoral votes, would win. Tn his article Mir Smith said nothing of this arrangement, but he did conclude his re- marks in this fashion, Personally 1 favor the direct population election of the Presl- dent and Viee-President.
 It does seem as if popular vote should count in the election of the president and vice president as much as in that of a U. S. Senator, representative state official etc. As it stands today one mans vote for president in Connecticut hasn't the weight of another mans in Arkansas. When the electoral college was established there were few people in this country who had many definite ideas on the way it should be governed. That's why they didn't mind having the leaders go down to Washington and elect president and vice-president. Blu as time passed the people didn't elect lead CTS to do this important duty. but selected electors who had to vote for the candidate of the party for whom they themselves stood.
 Where once the electoral college was an actual working political body. it now is nothing but piece of machinery Its vote is ordained before the actual electors are chosen. We know that the democratic cleo tors represent so many votes for the demo- cratic candidate if he is successful in one sfate, and viee-versa on the republican side Even under the suggestion from California
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

Washington.-A political candi- | date isn't to blame for his rela- tives, but his enemies hold him
 responsible for his friends. Presidential candidates suffer most of all from their friends friends unwanted or otherwise
 but they seldom lost any impor- tant number of votes on that issue
 because each major party candi- date is always bound to be encum- bered by admirers and supporters with whom it would never occur to him to be associated if he were enjoying the privileges of private life.
 President Hoover desired to
 avoid associating himself with the Republican Len Small ticket in Illinois when he went to speak much question whether the Small ticket wasn't a liability to Hoover rather than an asset. If Small had been more popular than Hoover in Illinois, the president needn't have
 worried about appearing arm in
 arm with his party's gubernato-
 rial candidate.
 Gov Roosevelt took the most
 knocks on account of his friends during the campaign. The demo-
 crats probably wuold have retali- ated more in kind, pointing to some of Hoover's notoriously smelly supporters had they not been counting so heavily on many nor
 mally republican votes and so
 feared to discourage anybodys' af-
 fections.
 At the outset the republicans were scornfully pointing to Senators Huey Long of Louisiana, i Burton Wheeler of Montana, and Clarence Dill of Washington. who
 had been conspicuous in Roose- velt's support at the Chicago con
 vention, although not enormously I influential.
 Afterward President Hoover un- l dertook to frighten the east by pointing out that such other "dan- gerous radicals as Senator Norris
 of Nebraska, Senator Cutting of New Mexico and Senator LaFol- | lette of Wisconsin were supporting Roosevelt. Of course the naming of such distinguished progressive
 leaders seemed slightly amusing at | the time, but Hoover doubtless was we'll advised in believing that he | could damage Roosevelt in some quarters by citing them as the
 governors friends.
 w. G. McAdoo and w. R. Hearst,
 also Roosevelt supporters, were friequently used by the republicans Ito antagonize some voters. And it 1 was easy to. persuade others that they should vote for Hoover sim ply because John Garner was Roosevelts' running mate. Nor would Roosevelt have repu- l diated Tammany hall. which is
 anathema in many areas or similar corrupt, democratic machines in other large American cities. The worst type of campaign
 friends were exposed by the re- Epublicans in the form of certain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
Here, There And EDerys0here

est critics of the governor have been such republican office-holders as Senator Reed and Congressman Beck of Pennsylvania. The presi dents suspicion that the gover- nor's slip indicates a black con spiracy to take the supreme court over if he is elected, Is obvious hyperbole.
 It Is notable, indeed, that the president himself sufficiently quail flies what he says about the dis. interested ness of the court by dating his remarks from the Civil War. For 1t is true, of course. that his own party was born more or less in direct opposition to one of the courts most famous de- cisions. We refer to the Dred Scott decision in 1856 which almost abandoned the matter at issue to strike a gratuitous blow at the doctrine stated in the Missouri compromise that the congress had territories. The new republican party under the leadership of Fremont and Lincoln was built largely about the contrary prin- ciple; the whole republican lead. ership at once set up a clamor of accusation and the country rocked with their charge that the whole decision was democratic plot.
 Abraham Lincoln was naturally one of the leaders in the hue and cry. He was, indeed more moder- ate than most when he warned the people, .'Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and, you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of others. you have lost genius of your own independ- Z ence and become the fit subjects of the first cunning tyrant who arises among you. And let me tell you, that all these things are pre- pared for you by the teachings of history, if the elections shall promise that the next Dred Scott decision and all future decisions will be quietly acuiesced in by the people,"
 How familiar the tone if not the coufauff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
MAYNARD ISLANDS
(New, york Heraid-Tribune)

(New York Herald-Trlpune)
 According to recent hydrogra- phic reports, some of the islands in the Pacific have been up to strange pranks of late. Much to the disappointment of astronomers. the tiny island of Sarah Ann has dis appeared from her accustomed place on the face of the sea. Tc all ap- pearances she would seem to have sunk beneath the surface of the ocean, probably overcome by lone- Iiness and a sense of futility. Un- like the famous isle of Tap, she was never to cut a figure in inter- national politics, for nobody wanted to hitch a cable to her or put coal bin on her shores for passing ships. -
 Now, just as a use has been found for her at last, word comes that she has vanished entirely. In fact. she has not been seen or heard from for fifteen years and she has ben stricken off the charts Where ali good islands are entered. Her passing is a great loss to science. For astronomers have calculated that she was the only dry spot where a solar eclipse scheduled for 1887 would be total ana where temporary observatory might be set up to study the darkened sun.
 Meanwhile, another island that would not stay where 1t belonged has ben sighted by an American freighter somewhere to the south west of San Diego. Whereas Sarah Ann's movement was vertical, this new island appears to be moving horizontally and to be headed to- ward the California coast, As Sarah Ann is the only island in fine Pacific whose absence has been noted, it may be that she and the itinerant island are one and the same and that she has been ram- bling about the ocean all this time. looking for companionship and employment. If so, and since she Ia covered with a good growth of trees. the Hollywood people might tow her in and tie her up as "lo- cation for their future South Sea pictures. She would have a home and q job. and Art would gain what Science has lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

Regardless of the outcome today this state must shortly take hrmer stand on the subject of public utilities laws than it has of recent years. If the democratic regime of Governor Cross did nothing else but call attention to the need of revision of the laws it would be enough to earn it place in history. Of course the efforts of AlberI Levitt. the ndependent-republican candidate for governor in todays contest, cant be overlooked in this respect. The Bedding man has displayed an immense amount of cour- age and perseverance in his campaign against the electric power interests which have held Connecticut politics pretty much under their thumb of recent years. However, it cant be said that when democratic governor was chosen he preferred to ignore the claims that Mir Levitt made He had few opinions on the subject and few ideas of dealing with it. He was naturally limited in his intentions towards disrupting the present system under which public utilities are controlled by a hostile group of legislators. It required some little effort to procure information of the public utilities commission. With per- fectly good body in existence it seems shame to hedge it around with restrictions which practically make it worthless in many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Doris Is a Sensible Girl

I agree with you about "cri" and the harm Iessness of exposure to everyday cold. Often put on stockings just washed and not yet dry; get soaked in sudden showers, stand and almost freeze on corners waiting IOr cars; sit in drafts. i am not afraid of night afr or dampness. ! wear thc same amount of clothing summer am: wintcr-just three pieces. seldom have any crI Im glad to have a good doctor to back me. (D.J R.)
 Answer-You bet I'll back you. I'm puzzled about the three pjeces-wonder if 1t can be two stockings and whatchacallit. ANYWAY the only thing you need consider in deciding what to wear is your own comfort. Likewise in de- ciding what not to wear
 Copyright, John F. Dilie Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
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DRIVES CONTINUE

On Nov 8, 1918, the American
 army drove German troops out of the last dominating position east of the Mouse. French troops continued their drive, capturing Mezieres, as the German envoys discussed possible peace terms with allied representatives.
 Prince Maximilian of Baden re- signed as chancellor of Germany, but his resignation was not accept ed. Fine Bavarian republic was established as revolutionary groups seized Hamburg. Bremen. Eremer- haven, cuxhaven and schwsrin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
THAT SUPREME COURT 'sLUR.'

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 one of the more furious allusions in the presidents Indianapolis ad-: dress was that to Governor Roose- velt's recent 'slur" upon the su- preme court of the United~States. The statement that the supreme court was controlled" by republi- cans as made by the democratic candidate at Baltimore wa s of course unfortunate, though ob- viously no more than that; most people will agree with that staunch republican newspaper, The Hart ford Courant; "the remark does not seem to warrant real perturba- tion on the part of the nation" !" The presidents show of fury is not surprising in this last stage of D campaign so desperate: nor is 1t alfogether surprising that the hot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
So They Say

The first thing to remember is that even nut has a vote. They mean well, and l am always per- fectly polite.
 John r. Killeen, who guards the
 Democratic National Committee
 against cranks.
 I won't say anything about sal- aries. Let your conscience be your guide.
 Mrs Lucille Zimmer, taxpayer,
 asking New York. City's Board
 of Estimates to reduce expenses.
 My way of going is lovely. -Elizabeth M. Trivett, in note she wrote before leaping to death from the George Washington Bridge
 over the Hudson river.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

The horse may be making comeback in the world, but up in Canada at the an- nual horse fair in Quebec one animal was bought for 35 cents last week.'Another was traded for pair of mittens, while still an- other went for watch. The average ask ing price was $20 with only s being offered. Notwithstanding this we think the horse still remains the noblest, of the do- mestic animals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

we rilI find the electoral college merely pnosher automatic voting machine. Of course. it makes it more dependent upon the popular vote. but as Mir Smith says we might as we'll eliminate the electoral college entirely. SO far as its direct usefulness is con- eerned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
A Stable Dollar

Currency becomes live issue again. There is vast volume of argument about ,dollars-dollars that are dear and dollars that are cheap, dollars that ring true and odlars tht presumably would sound like lead when Tipped onto the marble slab at the tellers window. And to the mind of the average citizen it is very confusing. A by stander may be pardoned for stepping out side of the present arguments that fill polit- %cal speeches and financial columns. and ask ing. What is sound money? What is hon. est money!"
 There are still. here and there, people who hold that really honest dollar would be dollar which. as nearly as possible, al- ways bought the same quality of commod- ities and services, the same practical satisfac- tions of life, regardless of economic changes. Such a dollar would mean as much to 2 lender or borrower when it was paid back as it did when it was borrowed. Ihus there would be no robbery of either creditor or debtor class by violent fluctuations in the value of the dollar. Neither would modity and real estate values as there are with the present system in which the pur- chasing power of the monetary unit IS all ways varying.
 There is an old name for such theoret- ical dollar Economists have referred to 1t as an absolute standard of value We have absolute standards of linear measure ment weight, etc. they say; why not of eco homie value9 The ideal may be unattain- ah1o out tI,at ic oOt r,r0vpd If is curious thing that in time when monetary stabil- ity is SO greatly needed. there is no discus sion at all of this question of stable dollar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
Personal Health SerUice
 (By William Brady, M. D.l

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygicne, not disease diagnosis or
 treatment, will be answered by pr Brady.
 Address him, care of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
4N ms RIGHT MIND

DOCTOR Cat lunatic asylun) {: Mrs sharp was here today and wanted her husband sent home and placed under her care.
 SUPERINTENDENT: Did you let him go?
 No. he said he would rather stay .here.''
 'H-m-m! The man must be sane.'-Tit- Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08
MUCH roo BARE

'How do you like my new dress, Jack? I bought it on the install ment plan"
 Better take 1t back and get a few more instalments. We're got ing to a respectable party."-Tit- Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

respects. We trust lha, 1893 viii s,e rt- vision in the laws governing public utilities and their issuance of securities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

DAUGHTER: No, Jack Is not rich; in fact, he can hardly raise the money to keep going. MERCENARY MOTHER: Then I'd tell him not to keep coming. erit- Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-08

Anybody can write play, says a great theatrical producer. All right but when it's written, will anybody produce it?