The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25

ton. One set of such list for each
voting place shall be delivered to
the election officer In charge Of
such voting place for his use in each
election, as the official list Of re-
gistered voters, and the election Of
ficers shall note thereon each re-
giStered> voter who casts a vote.
Isn't that true, Mr.. White?"
do you know, Mr.. White, that
there is furnished by the city a
complete voting list to be used In
all city elections?"
"I ask. the proponents of the City
Manager Form of Government to
explain the motive in this trouble
some amendment? I ask them If
they intend to discriminate against
certain racial groups? If not, why
should the elderly Mrs. Rommanio,
Mrs. Flaherty, Mrs. Klepotsky or
Mrs. Brown be compelled to sign the
signature cards? Is this the first
step to discriminate and embarrass
our foreign born citizens, or Is 1t a
move to discourage them from ex-
ercising their franchise of voting as
they might become embarrassed?
What is your answer, Mr.. White?
ask them further If they intend
providing the City Manager plan is
adopted, to seek, to have all persons
casting vote two years from now
| to be finger printed? I ask them to
explain this. section and to explain
1t in a straightforward manner,
without clouding the issue in any
respect"
IT know that during the past
three sessions Of the legislature this
movement has been sponsored by
a group of League Of Women Voters
and at each session the measure
was defeated by both Republicans
and Democrats. Isn't that true, Mr..
Winter"
Come out in the open, Mr.. White,
| forget your personal attacks, and
tell the voters Of Waterbury some
thing about the 'jokers' IN your
charter, SO that they may have just
a little knowledge of what 1t con-
tains."
"An Open Letter to Senator Gull
hane and Other Out-spoken City
Manager Charter Opponents:
Gentlemen: e,
1--WE are frequently asked Why
do you bother with Culhane IN your
campaign to give Waterbury a city
manager charter?'
eve do so because he seems te
be most of the opposition. He Is
the spear-head of the drive against
allowing Waterbury to discard it,
old charter. He Is the self-appoint.
ed leader of a group which is trying
to keep for the city the charter un.
der which public officials have CIV
en- Waterbury the highest tax rats
! In the state, and under which thu
treasury was looted to the tune o.
millions of dollars.
His motives in fighting thu
change in government are so trans
parent that we are surprised at thu
lack of sagacity he demonstrates II
so deliberately thrusting hinsel
into the front line. He has one BIZ
interest and that interest is to ad
vance himself politically.
I.Was it that Self-intereSt which
impelled you, Senator Culhane, II
double cross those men with whom
you were supposed to be working OF
amendments to the present charter
or is that rumor without founda
ton? Did you slip one over Of
them when you submitted the char
ter amendment bill to the Senate
According to the rumors, the
thought you were going to put i
the bill you and several others col
Elaborated upon and agreed upor
but you changed it to suit yoursel
then represented 1t in Hartford a
being the agreed upon draft. Tha
is the rumor being circulated Il
Waterbury. viii you deny tina
these reports are the truth?
"Since that time you have freel
written to firemen, policemen an
others, explaining how you be
friended them by taking care q
them on pensions and In other way
You have been making political ca
pital of those pensions.
"You stand up and shout that n
one knows what is in the propose
city manager charter. Are the COP
les of your own amendments gen
orally available in Waterbury? Hay
they ever been published? Wei
they printed in the newspapers
DO you know how much the In
creased pensions, salary raises, an
needless Jobs you favor keeping wi
cost the city?
ION the other hand, the city mar
lager charter has been available
1.-THE public at the library for month
lit has been published In tw0 dAi
newspapers because the sponso
wanted the people to know what
in 1t. 1t was even printed in the Gel
4 eral Assembly because YOU insisted