The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-15
COME OUT IN THE OPEN, FAIR PLAY, CRIES MALIGNED WRITER
 Waterbury, Conn,
Waterbury, Conn.
 August 15, 1885.

August 1oS Aooos
 Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
 I happened to be informed that got a terrible roasting In letter published in the Waterbury Amer ican from a person unknown, but who styles himself. Fair-Play and l presume has not the common de- cency to come out in the open without adopting a nom-de-plume, which to my mind is not very ap- propriate. He has made insinua- tions and allegations against my character which intend to make him substantiate or if not will make him amenable for damages, but I imagine from his utterances that he is not in a position to bear the expense of litigation of this
 kind.
 This writer claims that should we adopt a union under the aus pices of the National Union for So- cial Justice that I would not be allowed to be a member; that there was no room for me or as much to say that would not qualify to be a member but in order to refresh this fellows mind would wish to remind him that am already a registered member with a card of membership and I hope when that organization will be established 1t will stand for truth, honesty, and uprightness and not be used as screen for hoodlums and upstarts who want to poison the minds of honest and conscientious God-fear- ing men whose only object in life is to live and let live.
 There are many insinuations and aspersions cast against my charac- ter which say now definitely have no Justification and which can only be refuted by an impartial in- quiry and for which I am willing to take my stand. was never used as a stool-pigeon and I expect never to stoop so low to resort to such mean practices. My idea always will be to stand for truth which I consider to be the paramount ideal in fife.
 Now for this gentleman's infor- nation, I beg to state that I have worked for this administration dur ing the past six years not as straw boss or a sucker, but got only what I was justly entitled to. l think if I wanted to submit names that they would be willing to come and attest to what say is true. Fur thermore, I defy any and all in- dividuals that I ever carried a story or told a lie. This fellow who styles himself Fair-Play
 claims that I fled my native coun- try in 1919 and in order to refresh his memory I have to state that l did not turn. my back on my country in the hour of need. Fur thermore, deny the right of any individual to make this assertion. want this to be understood that my actions in the old country and this country, the country of my adoption, will bear testimony and I have sufficient proof thereof. As far as MT. Pape is concerned as a journalist, took him to task for the lying utterances which appeared in the editorial columns of his paper relating to the orgy of bloodshed and crime perpetrated by Orange hoodlums at the insti- gation of the "johnny-bulls" whose
 only object is to deceive the
 weddings who canont see between
 the lines and who deserves nothing
 but contempt.
 This fellow, styling himself
 Fair-Play, refers to my education
 as not being complete and in or- der to satisfy his curiosity I will
 state that my education is very meagre as I only received a pri-
 mary education, therefore I don't presume to be possessed of any remarkable talents, but at the
 same time we expect from those
 more highly educated to use such commensurate with their less for
 tunate brethern's ideas and to en- tighten them for the best. This
 fellow who has styled himself
 Fair-Play, has, I understand, put
 himself to considerable incon- venience to pry into my private life which he has the audacity to
 assert would not bear scrutiny. l
 want to bring this subject mat
 ter to a close without any further comment. At the same time l
 demand an apology through the
 medium of the press for the in-
 situations and allegations pre- ferred against my character by c
 faker styling himself Fair-Play. l want this gentleman out in the oNen and not be hiding behind a
 smoke screen. do not want to
 resort to such mean and con- A m-.