The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-26

Temlno one OI me spun pOllClCal quackery'. The president of the group goes Up into the attic and brings down all the old hackneyed phrases, which like a bunch of dead cats are no longer good. He uses the words Laissez-fairisln'. Who was guilty of that? His old friend Hoover, whom President Roosevelt showed under" at the polls.
 To make 8 statement is one thing, to prove 1t, is quite another. So will Mir. Cambigue please say: "What are the forces who are working against our best inter- ests?" Will he please prove this with facts, names, places, figures?
 Again he says further on: T am certain that the ravage caused by the people mentioned above, is not generally known or appreciated" what is this havoc he Is referring to? One would think that he was speaking of an earth- quake. Once more this phrase de- nnands elucidation and facts are called for to substantiate 1t.
 Later on he maintains: "rhey are clever and resourceful busy bodies" will he have the courage to name them.
 Further we read: "The individ- uals who so grossly misrepresent our race do more harm than ac- tually appears on the surface" Misrepresent in Webster's Diction- ary means: ITO represent falsely, improperly. This is @ broad state- ment indeed. Again no facts, names, dates, events are given.
 In the same paragraph we see: "1n official politics, the French people are judged through them and vice-versa; thus creating an impossible situation which tends to keep the French people away from active politics altogether" Not a shred of evidence is adduc- cd to bolster up this contention. Again, where are the facts?
 The old proverb still holds true: "What is freely asserted is by the same token freely denied". When 8 statement is made and does not at the same time quote facts, to show the truth and veracity of the statement, 1t lacks Q solid founda- ton and crumbles to pieces. It is like a house built on c sandpile, and when the wind of inquiry blows on 1t, since 1t is devoid of any solid foundation, 1t topples over. This describes the entire statement of the president of the newly so-called non.partisan group. ,'.., "
 No, "The French people are not fools". Like sensible and intelli- gent people they desire facts and not catch-phrases. fool be- lieves in wild statements not backed up with proofs.-They want data and again facts. They will not be deceived with some hysterical bunk. 'inunibo- jumbo politics and high-sounding clap trap. They will not fall for the. me-on-in-line of fifteen ghosts whom they do not know.
 The burden of proof lies with the man who made this statement. He made these assertions, let him now prove them.
 Again, we repeat, to call such c group, 'non.partisan' Is a fragrant misnomer. How can any organi- zation call itself by such e name, when 1t Is headed by c partisan man, Q town committeeman no less and when the genuine non -parti- sanship of the other members of the group is not known since they are still wearing "the hood of se- crecy% To judge whether c man is sincerely non -partlsanship, you have to know him: his character, background, disinterestedness are all weighed by his fellow citizens.
 The name 'non-partisan' as ap. piled to this group ir c cunning piece of camoufiage. Needless to add that the activities of this or- ganiEatiol1 will take on the hue and color of the leader, like 'poli- tical chameleons'. ,., s4.t..
 We ask these ghosts to have the 'guts' to pull down their masks. If they have the courage of their convictions, if they have hardihook enough to stand by their assertions in the open, if they have the facts and data to prove the contentious of their leader in his abatement to the press, let them come forth, and be recognized. ol i
 Unless they do 60, they will stand convicted at the bar of pub. llc opinion. of having tried to per. petrate Q specious piece of trick. cry on their fellow citizens.
 ! .o WILLIAM c. DoUCETE,
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