The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-23

is high time to resign. Our present incumbent will not be happy with his public or on public occasion any longer.
 About the Future?
 There may be some final profit from this disgrace that has comG upon our city. We can turn this mise fortune to advantage if we are visa This is the time for all the decent honest, self-respecting people oi Waterbury to ask themselves, What can we do to save the city from soma like disaster in the future? What changes can we make in our city government to give us honest, bus. inesslike administration? What Safe- guards can we set up against thS raids of those greedy and unscrupu. lous politicians who, as Charming Pollock says, are "the lowest form of animal life?" We ought to have full and free discussion of con- structive nature during the next few months. q
 Let us remember the part played by the Citizens Good Government Association in coming to the sup- port of MT. Rowland and the neWS@ papers when the story first began ta break. Given the loyal and ungrudga ing support it has earned the asSo- citation will lead the way to charter revision and complete reform of our local government. Indeed, it is my hope that through all the years td come the Citizens Good Government Association will stand on guard to threaten all corrupt politicians with prosecution to the full extent of the law.
 I trust that the anger which has swept over the city following the revelation of the astounding auda. city of the gang in City Hall will serve to strengthen our resolution not simply to "throw the rascals out" but to prevent the return of others of the same like. We ought to stay angry until we are guaranteed new and better form of city government with safeguards on the public treas. ury sufficiently strong to foil the ef~ forts of the most expert thieves.
 As my own personal contribution to any discussion about the future form of our city government and the safeguards to assure an honest and efficient city administration, I want to suggest further study of the city manager plan of Cincinnati and the possibilities of its adoption and adoption in Waterbury. make bold to suggest study of the commis- sion form of government as found in my own home city of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Twenty years ago in Kalamazoo they were sufficiently alarmed about rapidly increasing bonded indebtedness, sufficiently angry about the brazen arrogance of grating politicians to try a new system of government. You can read part of the sequel in the May issue of Reade's Digest. Kalamazoo ap- pears to be the only city in the Uni- ted States over 50,000 population which absolutely free and clear ol debt. Instead of buying brewery stock and oil wells and choice real estate for the politicians the taxpay- CTS money in Kalamazoo goes into playgrounds and golf courses and civic improvement. Kalamazoo has 8 surplus in the city treasury and no politician has as yet discovered any smart method of stealing it.
 I want to end where began. It is time to resign, MT. Hayes! You have boasted in times past of your spy system. If it is still working properly you have been informed that the overwhelming majority of your fellow-citizens of all parties would like nothing better than to see your resignation in writing. It is time to resign! High time