The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-16
In Today's Mail
GOD HELP THIS COUNTRY IF THERE IS ONLY ONE MAN
 ABLE TO RUN IT.

Waterbury. Conn. Oct. IA, 1940 Editor of The Democrat:
 After well known newspapers an- nounce the why of Doroty Thomson Calamity Jeane) and a lot of col- lege professors to vote for Roosevelt, I like to give you the reasons of a working man, who will vote for Will kie.
 I voted for Roosevelt twice and admit to be under certain obliga- tions to him for the social security and other laws for the protection and safe garding of the working classes. All to his credit. On the debit side. I first disagreed witt, him regarding changes in the Unit- ed States Supreme Court, to top this with his first appointment to this supreme body by nominating a little backward judge who never handled case of any importance and was an old time member of the K. K. K. This selection was an in- suit to the class of men representing the court and made our president look rather small.
 The way he and his cohorts hand led the gold question, today we have about 75 to 80 per cent of all the gold in the world and not one man in the U. s. A. knows what to do with it. Good for wedding rings and gold teeth.
 Getting all or a great part of the silver Mexico produces at nearly double price and let Mexico confis- cate most of the property owned by Americans. I also resent his re- nomination in Chicago. Common sense and respect to those who dis agree was trown by the wayside. If anything smelled like a sespool of cheap politics it was put over in that gangster town. No better city could have been selected, and I com- pliment the actors who played the K part. To fill up the hall from the skum of the town, and with the smell of cheap liquor and the shout of we want Roosevelt they overran all opposition. This convention in my opinion was a disgrace to the Democratic party. This way of drop ping all those who some time or oth- CT disagree with him smells like a Hitler or Mussolini.
 Also do I resent his remarks about MT. Farley not being qualified to run, him being a Catholic. Acci- dently belong to that same church and claim to have the same rights than any other American. Religion is a private affair and should not be mixed with politics. The trouble is that any time one of us resents to be put on the shelve and demands the rights put down in our Constitu- tion the oposition looks skyward, folds their hands in reference, and shouts out of order. I personally refused to be bulldosed or buffaloed.
 l take a chance with Willkie also on account of fairplay and sports manship. No candidate accepted paper baskets, rotten tomatoes and apples with more grace and dignity. Even Mrs. Willkle has to share in this kind of abuse
 May be the president could change me and q lot Of other Demo- crets if he would consent in an open debate with Willkle. It seems to me he is afraid or it may be too risky tor the Democratic party at large 10 have the laundry cleaned in pubs lic.
 What did 90 for Lincoln and Douglas also gees with Hlo what Wlllkie and Roosevelt is concerned,
 ! think one term for Wlllkie won't do tho country any harm. Two terms lg enough for any man. God help ihh country if among one hundred and thirty million people only one run this country. I voie fDf Wllls kle,
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