The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
Charges OF ExtrdDdgance Are NonsensicaL--Ex-Mayor GuiLfoiLe
Present G. o. P. Not BOna- Eide, But Party of Pub-
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Nf9EsoAOAN@4&0AA VI ACsA00A4@AA0 A&AA@@ s$~~~S women to be false. This is an- other reason why the ticket false ly labeled republican should be defeated on Tuesday next. In view of the manner in which that ticket was made up, it cannot be regarded as the free selection of those who make up the rank and file of the republican party. The issues it's candidates attempt to raise are not the issues of the rank and file of the republican party. The discussion of these issues, being made by the candi- dates themselves, is not the dis cussion thought out and expressed by themselves. The very words and the very sentences have been chosen by the one man who chose the mouth-pieces now uttering them.
 Hand Picked Nominees
 The city of Waterbury will well come for the reasons I have given a bona-flde republican party. The democrats of Waterbury will welcome such a party because 1t will furnish a worthy and valu- able stimulus to sound thought on political matters. In the interest of good government, therefore, and for the sake of creating an intelligent and healthful minority in the political life of the city, the defeat of this one-man organization, which calls itself 8 party, is imperative. If there were no democratic ticket in the field at this election, the unqualified defeat of the hand- / picked nominees of one man would become public duty.
 come now to a consideration of another point. It is the so- called independent democratic party. It is subject which should be treated with absolute fairness and I shall treat 1t in accordance, with fairness. shall also treat it with plain honesty.
 There is no such thing as an independent democratic party. It is either 8 democratic party or it is a party in direct opposition to the democratic party. There is no middle ground. There are bound to be differences of opinion in the ranks and among the members of every party. The democratic party system provides 8 means whereby these differences may be adjusted. It is through the party primary. We have had party primaries in the democratic party in Waterbury in the past. Many of them. But once disputed question had been settled in a party primary, the men who were defeated remained in the ranks of the democratic party and voted for the nominees selected by that party as result of the primary. It is the only sensible procedure to be followed. It is regrettable that the sponsors and the leaders of the so-called independent democratic group did not follow the accepted traditional and proper way to express any dis satisfaction they might have with the party as 8 whole.
 Divide Forces
 It is a basic theory not only of military but political science to divide the forces of the enemy whose defeat is desired. That is the reason for the support and endorsement given by the opposi- ton press to the so-called inde- pendent democratic group. If the democratic party can be divided, the chances of republican victory will be increased. leave it to the intelligence of the members of this so-called independent democratic group to settle for themselves why it is that the newspapers which are so enthu- siastic in the cause of independ- ent democracy are so determined to ignore and to condemn the in- dependent movement within the republican party.
 Surely, what is good for the democratic party should be good for the one man political party which calls itself republican.
 Let me ask the leaders and the members of the so-called inde- pendent democratic party to pie ture to themselves what treat ment they would receive from the opposition press if there was only the so-called independent democratic ticket in the field? Would the papers, which are now egging them on to destroy the democratic party, give them any less abuse, any less misrepresen- tation and any fewer falsehoods than are now being given to the regular democratic ticket?
 Faithful to Trust
 I know that many men and women were led by misrepresen- tation to become affiliated with the so-called Independent demo- cratic party. know that they regret such affiliation and will demonstrate their regret at the polls on Tuesday next. I ask every member of this so-called independent group to prove on election day whether they are regular democrats, regular mem- bers of a bona -fide political party or whether they wish to do the work desired of them, which is the defeat of the regular democratic ticket.
 In closing, let me plead with those whose hearts are sincere to return to their allegiance for their own future peace of mind and because 1t is their patriotic duty to continue in office Mayor Hayes, Comptroller Leary and their associates, who all have un- dergone great labor and anxiety in guiding this city through the years of darkest depression. Let us all realize also that through their competence and experience, they are leading our city out of trouble and to a higher plane of ANak