The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-04
Victory For Fusionists Means Defeat For Real COP Leaders

Political parasites have 50 at- tached themselves to the so-called Fusionists' party, declared Judge Edward Mascolo in e radio address yesterday noon over Stations WATR and VERY that representatives of the real Republican party will find it difficult to clean house in the future.
 The one serious error the present Democratic leaders made, he also stated, was the selection of George T. Culhane, F'usionists' candidate tc represent Waterbury in the General Assembly.
 Job-seekers who wish to satisfy personal ambitions are the rank and file of the FusionistS, rllasquer- ading under Republican colors.
 Judge Mascolo urged the reelec- ton of Mayor Frank Hayes and the entire Democratic ticket on the strength of his record for real service and achievements.
 The Judge spoke as follows:
 Last Tuesday night when I talked over this station, I took you on e tour of our fair city, to point out to you the extensive Improvement which have been and now are being made in It's every section, for the better conn fort of all of us who are so for- tunate as to live here. Today, be- ing one of rest, I am not going to ask you to travel, but to sit down with me, for e brief period, and to listen to my views concerning some of the aspects of the pres- ent campaign. I shall waste no time on the unbridled and un- founded charges of waste and ex- travagance which have been hurled ct the present administra- ton by the opposition candidates, because those charges are sub- stantially the same as those made two years ago, during the last local campaign, and during every other local campaign since 1929. Some of the candidates on the present opposition tickets, making these accusations, were candi- dates for ofiice two years ago, and the gist of their vail now, aS 1t was then, is that we citizens of Waterbury, because of the ex- traVagance of the administration, are burdened with an exorbitant tax rate. You voters then, by re- turning Mayor Hayes, Comptroller Leary and the entire ticket to oftice, demonstrated your confl- dence and faith in their great ex- ecutive ability, and by so doing, placed yourselves on record as be- ing fully aware of the fine job that they had done in conducting our civic affairs, despite the grave financial problems and difticulties which have continuously con- fronted them since they first took office in January, 1880. Having thus proved two years ago, and in previous years, that you realized the then prevailing tax rate was not too high, surely, this year, you are not going to be influenced or received by the same old hue and cry about our tax rate, and also our bonded indebtedness.
 If there was no merit to the lamentS of the opposition candi- dates on this subject then, sure- ly in less reason to pay any atten- ton to them now.
 Futile Repetition
 Since you voters yourselves, time and again have shown that you were smart enough not to be hood winked by the various claims of extravaganza and nlismanagement which their political opponents have worn threadbare by futile repetition, why should you now do otherwise than to return to ofiice the faithful stewards who have proven their ability to serve you well and to make our city e mod ern and up and coming commun- ity, in which we are justly proud to live
 Their opponents have not sim gle valid reason for removing them. If they had, they would not be wasting such great stores of energy in harping on the old hackneyed charges of waste, which, in their own minds, they know to be false and of no real value as 6 campaign issue.
 The present situation, boiled down to plain language, is simply this: we find on one side a staff of efficient managers of our city's intricate and extensive bas,ness affairs, asking you to prove your confidence in their ability and to show your appreciation for the services they faithfully have rem dered, by returning them to office so they can continue to carry on the good work they have done and are doing.
 On the other side, we find a roster of job-seekers. who satisfy their own private desires for per- sonal gain, or to vent their spleen, because those who have been re- sponsible for the efficient man. agement of our civic affairs have deemed some of them, who once claimed allegiance to the principles of Democracy. unworthy of being trusted with positions in the city government.
 Party's Mistake
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