The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-18

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 scurvy one at best. Personally I have never accepted the hard boiled journalistic theory that the news" Is all that matters. There arc other considerations of far greater importance which out- weigh what is generally described as newsman,s loyalty to his sheet. A good reporte: does not of necessity have to be a louse. It was a characteristic of MT. Mori- arty,s that he was without venom and that viciousness was foreign to his nature. He did his job and did 1t well. He was an genuinely excellent reporter who was stead fly developing Into a shrewd, ac- curate, dependable, and authorita- tive political commentator. The trait which seemed most prom inent in his makeup to me was an indomitable good humor. On one or two occasions I made some playful reference to him in this department. He took the refer enccs in the spirit in which am glad to remember they were written, plain banter.
 Another Characteristic
 talked to him often during ses- sions of the General Assembly and another characteristic of his impressed me. The business of covering politics Is disillusion- izing one. The clay feet of politi- cal idols never escape the eye of a trained reporter. The knowledge of the human weaknesses, the cheap expediencies of legislative chicancry, and the putrid mean nesses of many representatives of the people Is almost sure to make @ cynic out of the ordinary re- porter with the resultant effect of making him suspicious of public men and sccptical of their sincer- ity of action. If ncwspapermen are no heroes to politicians, poli- ticians are by the same token no heroes to newspapermen. So far as I ever noticed there wasn't a scrap of cynicism or scepticism in Mir. Moriarty's viewpoint or judg- ment. Comment or criticism of legislative big shots in their pulp lie or private capacities never descended to savage bitterness with him. The worst he did was to laugh at them with the same quality of good mature that always seemed to possess him.
 Typical
 It was quite typical of him that he was killed doing an act prompt cd by consideration for the fam fly to which he was devoted. He had attended the annual party thrown by former State Senator Harwood for the Capitol reporters. He had enjoyed the customary fine fish dinner and on his return wanted to bring home witli him a shad such as nc had eaten at the Harwood party. He got out of the motor car to inquire directions and met his death. Thinking of his own was his last act on earth. May the Great Managing Editor re- member that when "Bill" comes to his accounting and give him an eternal assignment which means peace everlasting.
 Another Bill"
 Hard upon tho tidings of MT. Moriarty,s death came the news of another friends passing, that of the Honorable William P. Con- nery, United States representative from the Lynn district of Massa- chusctts, chairman of the labor committee of the lower house In Washington, steadfast loyal member of the White Rats Actors Union of America of which the writer was the international pres- ident, and a fellow alumnuS of Holy Cross.
 A Crusader
 The dctaik of "Bill' Connery's career have been printed 50 ex- tensively fin the newspapers that there is no sense in their rcpcti- ticr he:c. Here. jf ever there was hcartwhole one in the Congress, was 2 crusader. Ee was the son of an old-time variety performer: he had been performer in his youth: he had been soldier in ?
 By Ed Reed