The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-13

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long as they served the interest
Of all the people and did not re-,
sort to the Blackjack he had no
objection to them. But once they
took ON the George F. Baer posi-
ticn and pCrs1ed his methods he
was their invetsrnte enemy. In the
puiplt, Though the press, and
over the air he carried on the
fight without quarter. He never
pulled a punch nor complained
when he got one. The rate battle
he waged against q privately
owned company which supplies
water to Wilkes-Barre and sur
rounding cities Is still in the
courts after eight years litiga-
ton.
But
Another Of his diversions was
the drink evil. He was O mill
tant advocate Of temperance. In
this connection there Is an inter-
esting story. He had delivered q
blast against the local water COM
pany over the radio one night and
had exercised his most extensive
ano Dlisterms vocaDuiaiS ,i ne
next morning Two OF nus oioesS
Pensioners met on the street.
"Did ye hear Himself last
night ON tn arr" questioned
one.
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feace!
To say that q man Of such fear
less outspokeness and such i'm
dornitable convictions failed to
collect bitter enemies would be
stretching the truth, He had en-
emies In plenty but they never
scared him of the track he be-
lieved was right. Last Spring one
of the TRAGIC fe,ds which break
out sporadically among the min
ers' unions erupted and the erst-
while breaker boy took sides as he
Some Of his oldest friends were
Kiileo py oynam,'e ser. SEM V tnst,,ra
cne Inalls. AZ 70 . on 49, ya avS
OF insioe quarrels aln1 9. 4. ,,.a w,
vania miners Una. s .U ,aie ~, % ,,res-
petmeen .ol" M. st that mo thsr
emu enenny. lag .,a .ao. .,, ..,%v ~ diS-
Cur.aa "n 49, L "a o,,rosad ~ tho
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s Une " , espouI Sa , puU rI;s rsr.
..sU VI io1 $500, W "a '. Is,,t r,hs,, rance
Sory was " a. n,u,o -, D" AZ. NJ one
oa,e, a a. ...a.a ' !, .art;iv ~, for-
welcoineu ~ ILL., e% Wy thsr Aha
gave mVre 9. c N@n l,,,s \, h;s ling
pssVvE " . ~. w. a. a a. - tho IN.
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uerpriV , ~" e .,t,, r,haro he
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.aDol go. :" .,asaS . ~ the moor Hc
WE i,eVs. Isos.~ w. ve,,ent yaj.
s ciea - 49,. nc Desa anr.s, .vIthcut a
.anr s ~. $40 p.a". An his
penny " n'S h''Ae' '"' "
as"cs'
100 bau
Thinking about Father Curran
stirs another reflection into ex-
preston, In the jubilation which
the election brought to this de-
partment there Is a sense Of re-
greet. I am sincerely sorry that
Father Couphiin Is entering what
might he called the twilight Of
the one-tinne gods. Up to the
noint in his piiblic life when It
Seemed Ia ,,,e he cot Of the rails,
"a In sneak was an adnirer of
his 90 long as he confined him-
sen To the consideration of So
ciai and Industrial abuses. so
long as he devoted his unuues-
tionabiv great powers 10 calling
attention 10 nerIected Conditions
IN orr national life and 40 long
as he raised his voice against
them he received NV sincere sup.
nort Once he became An active
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