The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-26
Good Government-Hail!

4OO0 AOVCA
 Any public announcement as reason able and constructive as the outlined program of the Good Government Asso- citation of Waterbury deserves the mature consideration of every citizen. It is sign of progress when group of citizens bands together, no matter the means of such organization, and adopts an uncontro- versial stand in affairs such as presently involve the Republican party, it's mouth pieces and chief agitator, and the new controller.
 It is a sign of progress which, superfi- cially at least, eventually must mean more adherents to the party of the people, the Democratic party For never could the citizens of Waterbury, acting as citi- zens in the interest of government, fail to observe what futility would be their course should they commit themselves to the tenets of the Republicans, an organ ization designed for the few, not for the people as whole.
 No association such as that currently forming for the purpose of good govern ment" can afford to overlook the basic matters which must be prime conSidera- tion of any organization designed to serve the people in terms of government. Intolerance and malice must be dis carded This, the Good Government As sociation of Waterbury supports in it's announcement.
 Politics must be forgotten and non- partisan plan and action must be the policy. This, the Good Government Asso- ciation of Waterbury implies will be the case.
 Neither Tory nor special interest shall find part in the pattern, is the plan. In ok1, fln Ar- sociation of Waterbury by it's statement publicized yesterday on the front page of The Democrat declines the parentage of a special interest group which was present at it's inception. This is to be commended. Now the people can give wholehearted support to an impartial organization which will see what it will see, act as it must act in order to remain non-partiSan.
 It is time, perhaps, that some such organization took over the affairs of Con- troller Sherwood L. Rowland, exercising enough of popular power to prevent further partisan persecution of promi- nent persons projected by phoney partic- ulars into plot of papion presumption. (Note: The word, 'papion' according to the dictionary, means, Originally, a leopard-like beast used in hunting; now any Of several babOOnS.)
 We would not call MT Rowland a "papion" In the first place, Controller Rowland has not the spots of the leopard, nor, we hope, the hunting urge attributed to this jungle creature. Secondly, there is no question in controversy currently curdling in the comment of our citizenry Of Controller RoWland's similarity to baboon. Certainly not!
 R1lt uyn ara pOnnnrr1pd with Tho Eopyoiru of any civic enterprise on the level to which it commits itself publicly and, thus, would wish that the Good Govern ment Association of Waterbury steer clear of ''papion-ism" as we understand the term. Should the association expect to thrive, to perpetrate in the name of good government those intentions to which it now is committed, The Democrat feels that any semblance of "papion- ism" must be avoided as the plague
 Once in blue moon, perhaps, not quite so often, there arises some sturdy band of crusaders with purpose pure, organi- zation clean skirts immune to possible Splotching by the nasty slime of political commercialism. Many an illegitimate en- terprise has been purified by immersion in the boiling pot of public opinion.
 It is just possible that the Good Gov ernment Association of Waterbury can become that which it's name would imply should be the fact. Let the first move be the associations, fulfillment of it's pronouncement, "non-partisan" in effect and deed. Then is obsolution obtained and public interest served. Dead is the possibility of citizenry acknowledging another flash in the pan of partisanry with opinions, Ave, atque, vale"
 Hail The civic spirit of impartial birth Salute The progression which sees the voter aroused to interest of non-partisan intent. Farewell! The crossroads where "papion-ism" and non-partisanship might meet and conjure schemes for good hunting.