The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-04
Republican Platform
 Attacked In Address
we Want Jobs" Same Old C. 0. P. Cry-WOuld Re-
 place Experienced Officials With Inexperienced


 naikn haven't any different issues than they had 30 years ago; they are merely using repetition-Ex~ Mayor William E. Thoms made this assertion last night when he spoke over station WATR on be- half of Mayor Frank Hayes and the entire democratic administra- ton. Ex- Mayor Thoms' address was declared to-day to be one Of the best delivered during the past week over WATR in conjunction with the democratic radio campaign.
 Republican leaders are asking the electorate, ex-Mayor Thoms said, to "kick the experienced dcm- ocrats out and take the inexper- fenced republicans in." He pointed out that the present government is being conducted honestly and effi- ciently. It is just question of I've want jobs' on the part of the re- publicans, he asserted. He also de- cried the republican slogan that the democrats should be busted from office because they "have been in too long," This does not make for sound government, he declared. Ex-M Mayor Thoms' address follows:
 "VOice of Experience"
 Fellow Citizens of Waterbury:
 In speaking to you tonight do so as a Democrat who is ask ing you to re-elect the present administration. l speak also as one whom you have honorcd in the past by election to the office of tax collector, and on two oc- casions to the office of Mayor, and twice you have chosen me to represent you in the General Assembly. For fifteen minutes, therefore, I think I am justified < an- calling myself the Voice of Experience. There is little that is new in the tactics or up-to- date in the arguments of the op- ponents of the Democratic tick ct. The same accusations were made against me when I was candidate for Mayor and when l was a candidate for reelection as are now being made against Mayor Hayes. The same argu- nients were advanced why l should not be elected in the first campaign as are advanced against him now. The same ar- guments were repeated against me in the second as are being repeated against Mayor Hayes now. They were used before my time, they have been used in every campaign since, and they will be used in every campaign to come, as long as human na- ture remains the same. It must always be remembered that, in the eyes of certain people, every Tffnocrat who is elected to alice, no matter how good a Epsiness man he is, automatic aIy becomes a crook, waster, and an incompetent. If he seeks reselection and is reelected, he becomes by that very fact a super crook, q more prodigal waster, and grosser incompe- tent. The description of certain actions takes on an entirely diff ferent character when they are performed by Democrats and when they are executed by Re- publicans. For example, any ar rangement between Democrats and their opposition, if the Democrats profit by it. is char acterized as a Deal, and as such receives widespread condemna- ton from the Republican press.
 G. o .P. Coalition
 If Republicans make similar arrangeme G with the opposi- ton, and Republicans profit by it, sthe action is characterized by the Republican press as coali- ton for the improvement of ser vice to the commonwealth. Like wise, when the Democrats in power give jobs, the giving of them is called patronage or the application of the spells system. When Republicans in power give the same jobs to members of the Republican party, the distribu- ton Is called the allocation of administrative offices for the good of the people and the en- listlnent of experts. It makes difference which party is in office and which party workers are rewarded. The accusation has been directed against the Hayes administration that it has used the jobs at its disposal for party purposes. l for one be- lieye that our political system being what it is and, if the qualifications of two applicants for office are equal, there Is nothing unfair or unjust in a { ;5, ,,I i futr oiu ing the job to q Democrat. Ger tainly nothing we have observed in the past would lead us to the impression that Republicans have followed or would follow different policy. I wish to qual- fly that statement. I should have said that when Republi- cans go into office every Demo- crat no matter how qualified goes out and Republican takes his place. Democrats, however. have and often do retain in office experienced public ser wants despite their membership and activity in the Republican party.
 Expert Dope
 Not long ago l read with con siderable amusement state ment in one of the newspapers opposed to Mayor Hayes re- election. It was written by the newspapers political expert and 1t bemoaned the fact that the greatest handicap the Republi- cans had in running for office next Tuesday was that it had nothing in the way of jobs to offer as an inducement to vote the Republican ticket. If that statement emanated from Democratic spokesman, we can imagine the capital that would