The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-07
Saturday, Reutem
BY JAMES M. MOORE

the means of dissipating it's ugly presence. This would apply to city candidates as well as Congressional and national.
 There are those who Scof at this possibility but it must be recalled that there was no PAC in our pre- vious years of the depression and unemployment, and the New Deal through it's patronage dispensing WPA and PWA and other agencies showed then what could be done to gain power and hold it's through the voters.
 Last Years Election
 It was no true test of what the PAC was capable of doing in last years national election simply be- cause it was a critical war year and the people were inclined to stick to their leader who had guided them so well, through the two previous war years.
 Too, because of the war factor, employment was gainful and plenti- ful last-year and contentment in solar as daily-bread was concerned, was predominant. Pure politics are secondary to the average man who is providing for his family and eat ing well and on schedule. Disrupt this serenity and you automatically acquire a majority made up of rabid diScernful voters.
 Although production cut-backs and slackening have set-in in Wa terbury resulting in proportion ate amount of unemployment here, there has not yet been reached that peak which would have direct bear ing on the local political scene. It is well to remember the depression days and the concern then of the parties as to the voters.
 Congressional Theme
 However, by next year, it is pos sible that discontentment resulting from unemployment, lower wage levels and such will play a promi- nent part in the Fifth Congression- al District election. Last year Con- gressman Joseph E. Talbot was di- rectly opposed by Peter Higgins, Democrat, and sponsored candidate of the CIO-PAC. While Congress. man Talbot was reelected prin- cipally becaue of his vote-getting ability in the smaller towns pre- dominating in the Fifth District, there is the possibility next year of even these towns swaying toward PAC sponsored candidate. Many such townspeople have been inocu- lated with union creeds as result of their employment in the industrial plants of the larger cities and their political interests may prove to be less secular than in years past. This is only a possibility, at best, but it is one of the many factors of the changing American scene and. its impact on politics.
 No National Third Party
 The PAC's national headquarters led by Sidney Hillman has avowed its principle of not forming third party-Such as Labor Party. It is the hope of all who bear the in- terests of America that they will adhere to this principle.
 A third party, such as a Labor Party, would only tend toward the same disruption of national unity which was given birth in the days of Germany prior to Nazism and in Italy and other European countries prior to their being drugged and assaulted by the dictators.
 It would breed the germs of class against-class beliefs which would result in bitterness and hatredS and blind thinking. We would have ca1- didateS who would seek not nation al unity based on striving toward equality for all but favoritism and especial grants for one group. Our Democratic and Republican, parties of today near approach representa- tion of all the classes of people as is possible. To inject a secular class conscious third party into the pie ture would be harmful rather than helpful.
 The PAC conducted along lines professed by its constitution is and can be healthy influence in Amer ican politics. It can well serve as a means of spot-lighting the flaws and camouf1aged props of party platforms and the possible insincer- ities of candidates. It is a part, we believe, of the changing American and world scene and must be and should be accepted should It prove to ke a need. Its sense of respon- sibillty must match the changing scene to he acceptablo. .s...: