The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-24

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 upon his snioIdering hearers to 90 forth and do battle to the death 50 that tho holy land of American liberty might Do delivered out of the hands of the Democratic heather and restored to Republi- cans who alone are qualified to guard and preserve 1t. The battle cry raised was "Save F'reedomi" At least that was the oftlcial slo- gan reported by almost every newspaper correspondent on the ground. Nevertheless, the dis- patches of Good Old Bill pape to Good old Bill Pape's Republican and American told quite another story and, without actually put- ting it in black and white, sug- geSted that among the Republic Canski delgatski on altogether different war whoop split the heavens. It had nothing to do with crusades or holy wars or any Of that junk. Not . word in it about preserving the shrine of American liberty. Just an Agon- iEed yelp from several quarters, connecticut's delegation in par- ticuiar, Save My Pocket Bookl!" Horror Piled on Horror
 Good old Bill relayed on to his vast circle of readers the horrible tidings of the missing wallet of State Senator Kramer, the shock. ing story of Congressman Htggins' vanished bankroli, the frightful tale of Alternate John Dispersio's hip-pocket raped of two hundred sfnackers, and the incredible atrocity perpetrated upon Q female delegate from Massachusetts whose room was entered and . shower bath taken. These blood- curdling goings.on were disclosed only by Good Old Bill whose pres. tige as Q reporter of actual oc. curences makes it impossible to entertain the thought that he was just spooflng when he included their recital in his daily story of convention proceedings. I, for one, was unwilling to infer that tho assembled Republicans took advantage of the occasion to rife each others pockets under the mistaken notion they had their fingers in Democratic jeans. To me the outrages pulled off under Good Old Bill's nose had no polit. icAi signiflcance whatever, but were in reality the sort of iight- finger exercises which always ac. company the assemblage Of large groups of people. Right now, in view of something which haps pened here in Waterbury this week, I am not so sure that what took place in Cleveland is not be- coming an inevitable # unpleasant feature of Republican gatherings. Tree Raiser
 One of our most esteemed cit. icons, c lover of nature, Q wood expert ct murder trials, . Repub- lican of unquogtioned standing, and Q man Of parts generally is Charles J. DeBisschop. Mir. Dee Bisschop's genius as . tree grower is 90 universally acknowledged that to mention it Is to reach the height of auperfiuity, While his middle name may Dc Jasmine" 1t should be "Arbor Day.. ! am told that 50 magic are CharliOg powers as an arboreallst that ell lle has to do is take . quick look ct Q sand pile and overnight 1t becomes . thicket of pines, frs, tamaracks, and balsaiii6. 4 wave of his hand and Damnarae, podo. cAgpl, ArancAriae, end Dacrydia spring into being. 4 snap of his finger and ell the family of Ul- mus, tho elm, shove their lOafy branches to the skies. And ct two snaps of his finger tho elm tree beetle, (oalefucella Luteola) and its pesly brother the elm tree ny (Cimbex Ainericana), take t on tho wing to the next state. Like oil true lovers of nature, Mir. De- Disschop does not conflne himself Go her iflaniImate parts. Famed d he is for his arboreta he is even
 moro celebrated for his fish ponds and the dweliers therein. As an ichthyol0eist Charlie is in . class by himself. Who else could breed raise and train . troupe of Wire walking Perch like his3 Or cole iect and educate another such 2