The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-01

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 He declared that "extravagant claims" by MT. Perriello of credit for city accomplishments have been fully answered by Democratic speakers. The mayor defended the city's handling of claims against bonding companies as result of the conspiracy trial.
 The text of Mayor Scully's ad- dress:
 This campaign Is approaching the end. Tonight I am going to review this campaign.
 am going to start by reading to you from an editorial from the Waterbury American. Mark well that 1t is from the Waterbury, American, because what 1t says may surprise you--I quote
 Voters of Waterbury should have but two interests in the city election next Tuesday-efficient government at low cost and the type of men selected to Adminis- ter the affairs of this city during the next two years. These are the only two issues. Least of all should they pay attention to the Party Politicians appeal for party loyalty. Party loyalty should have nothing to do with city election. There is nothing in common be- tween the policies of the national administration and city affairs. Intelligent voters should realize that. They should vote for good municipal government and the men they believe best qualified to give 1t. There is time enough to take care of national party affi- Nations next year."
 The editorial was printed two years ago on November II, 1889. It was two years ago when emo- tional appeals, and appeals to the party loyalty should have nothing to do with a city election. Not this year.
 have told you that I intend to speak frankly.
 c. o. F. Strategy
 The Republican campaign stra- tegy is no secret. It was outlined by the well informed political ob- server for the Waterbury Repub-, lican at the start of the cam paign on October 18th. He says in his article.
 "The Republican, ticket, because of ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello, is likely to poll at least 90 per cent of the Italian vote. With this as starter the Republicans chief need now is to hold the old-line Re- publican Vote" Tn other words, to put it bluntly, the Republicans hoped to get large racial vote and to succeed in Keeping our lo- cal municipal issues out of the campaign SO that they could claim the support of the so-called reg ular Republican vote on a basis of party loyalty. I suggest that the Republican party will. not deny that this has been their strategy. If they do deny it the evidence will overwhelm them. Every Re- publican speaker, including Mir Perriello, curiously enough, in view of his record, has stressed party loyalty. Mir Upson has said that this is a contest of parties and not of individual candidates. Mir. Pane has said Vote not for or against Scully." There was q mar shalllng of so-called old-line Re- publicans at a special rally to demonstrate party solidarity. AS to racial issue, that issue has been brought forward on every possible pretense. There has been talk about racial prejudice by prac- tically every Republican candidate. Why? Have we made any appeals on racial basisY The Water bury- American following MT. Per- rlello's nof1ination-"To citizens of his own racial derivation in par- ticular, his nomination will be well come" Mir. Perriello in his first speech said, and I quote-"there should be cooperation to eliniin- ate ell talk of racial discrimina- ton. The injection of racial and religious prejudice into the dis- cussion is an abuse to the rights of free speech and is not an is- sue."
 Let me tell you what my asso- ciates and myself think of this is- sue. We think that it should not have been raised or mentioned. It has not been mentioned by us un- til this moment. I believe that our Republican opponents know as well as ' do that if any racial prej- asdlce exists it is encouraged and mot eliminated by frequent discus slon of the subject.
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