The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-15

They were the ones giving the off, stage directions and they are the ones who now hope to continue their remote control by giving you a streamline government in the form of city managership. Don't be fooled. It's the same crowd. They are pulling the strings for their puppets to dance, just as they always did. Look over the Good Government association. Who are they? The storm troopers Of the Waterbury Manufacturers associa- tion. There they are; their Char lie McCarthy's writing the copy for the advertisements and stories be- ing presented to you daily, and their other faithful front men talk ing it up for good government as if they were disinterested parties. Don't be fooled by their propaganda and get everyone of your friends to vote "No!" on October 3rd.
 Rule the ROost
 Well, do you want these same manufacturers to rule the roost again? I think we have had enough of them. John H. Goss and Major Judge sat on the board of finance all these years and did they raise their voices? No.
 Well, these super-landlords of the city of Waterbury recently thought their goose was cooked. But then someone had a bright thought city managership with it's fair ban- ners and oratorical brilliants from the hinterland. What cover for their hands! What a presentation of a New Deal for the Ok. Deal group! What false face for the manufacturers to hide behind! Can't you hear the snickers? I re- peat again, don't be fooled.
 You are told that the city man. agership is simplicity itself. You elect only IS people-seven mem- bers of the city council seven mem bers of the board of education and two registrars of voters. Of course you elect them by proportional rep resentation which is so complicated that even a member of the board of finance cannot figure it all out in several days. Well, after four or five days of counting ballots the 16 are chosen. Then comes a city manager-a hard boiled individual from the Middle West who has no more interest in Waterburians than he has in the Eskimoes. He's here for pay-for dollars on the line. Heaven help the poor widow who fails to meet her taxbill on the set date if that failure gets in the way of the personal success of the city manager.
 Heaven help the school teachers if 1t is to his personal advantage to urge cuts in salaries so that he can make good showing to get better job at more pay in some other city. There will be no permanent tenure of office for them such as is now in force owing to my efforts in Hart ford.
 Well, supposing they are in there. making you mark time as they call the numbers-and you don't like it. what are you going to do about it? Go to the legislature and get the whole thing thrown out, you say. Not so fast, my friends-once these boys are in there, their first ef- forts will be to make their jobs se- cure. There is no provisions for its repeal except by an act of the legis- lature. They will do the same thing that they did in New London-they will see that legislation removes all hope sfor getting them out of office. So there you will be for the rest of your lives, stepping lively while the cowboys from the west snap the whip.
 Religious Issue
 As indication of the bitterness with which the Good Government Association is waging this campaign, I call to your attention that they