The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-03
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ON e1SVNA EA0G
 Waterbury. Conn.
 Oct. 3, 1895. Editor of The Democrat:
 wonder If the Leavenyorth street twins Republican and Am erican) had to be coaxed to put the picture of the Russian cottage at Settlers Village on the front page last night?
 After a seconds thought I'll gamble they didn't. The con- tr versy involving the flag in front of the cottage gave the Leaven- worth street twins an opportunity to print something against Con- necticut's chief tercentenary fea- ture and they hoped to 1t.
 What was ELEVENTH PAGE nevs for the Democrat on TUES DAZ was front page news with a three column picture for readers of the American on WEDNESDAY.
 Here was another glaring ex- ample of the bclittling attitude shown by the Leavenworth street tw..is ever since they were denied the privilege of running at least part of the most outsta pding. ex- position Connecticut ever had.
 According to the article in the American the display of the pres ent flag at the village lis an in- suit to the United States of Soviet Russia" Thank God The Democrat still believes this is the UNITED STA TIES OF AMERICA. And next Tuesday the voters of this city will ha.e an opportunity to make sure that our city government, at least. d snt fall into the hands of those who might think otherwise.
 As understand 1t, the buildings on display at Settlers Village are replicas of the type of dwellings abandoned by em.grants bent oii coming to the Land of the Free. Then why not the old imperialistic double eagle flag which these emil grants knew 50 well? They're in America now and are not subjects of soviet Russia. And they should not be compelled to obey agents of the present Russian govern ment.
 How sympathetic the Leaven- worth street twins are these days! How interested they have become all of & sudden in Russian affairs! Hoy important a mere controversy involving the display of foreign flag is to them!
 They weren't as interested the past few months when all the ma jor nationalities of the city were working night and day to create a tercentenar- feature that all the world is proud of today. The ac- tivities connected with Settlers Village those days weren't given front page publicity with pictures.
 purely the people of our fair city cah see clear enough to figure this unpleasant situation out them selves. And maybe they can find time to give a little thought to an- other matter that can't resist calling to their attention.
 Let them sit back and realize how the Republican party, direct ed 7 the Leavenworth street twins, put up weak tickets during the de- pression when 1t was no easy mat ter to operate 6 city government. and how bitter a fight the 6. o. p. is waging at present to seize con trol of the government now that the hard times are about over. If they will just give this fact honest cL. sideration they'll have no alter native but to rush to the polls next Tuesday and pull the top lever with oil their might to make sure their vote Is registered.
 If they pass up this opportunity. they'll live in a city governed by q dictator and reformers for the next two years. And they can't say they haven't been warned!
 It would be much better living under the present governnlent If 1t was ten times as bad as the Lenvenworth street twins say 1t Is than to be ruled by flock of blue- noses.
 .:yen though we are denied he D .vilcge of a hearty laugh at a burl. sque show we can still have a little fun that the reformers don't thoroughly approve of.
 In closing I wish to say to each an every resident of Waterbury don't let your city government fall into the hands of those who would turn off the very sun. Keep your city for yourselves. Don't turn 1t over to some dictator, mon- arch. autocrat. csar, three-tailed bashaw or nsaharaJah. Don't be-. co nc slaves. puppets, helots. Pros tsct your rights nowl