The Newtown bee., 1892-03-11
BRIDGEPORT.
THE SPRING ELECTIONS.

The work of the churches has already commenced to make stir among polite ians and the question of license will be voted upon. Of course, the saloon ele- ment will raise the great cry that, with out the money received from licenses, the city would be bankrupt; but, in regard to that, it might better become bankrupt from the loss of blood money received from licenses, than to have it become so by it's present management, for, at the present rate, it would soon become so. The old boards should be remodeled by wedding out many of the members and the work of the city given to good, clean, upright men. Only those who have no particular ax to grind should be left in office. Every incumbent of whatever of- flee, who has proved to the taxpayers that he is benefit to the city, and there are some of these men in each board, should not be allowed to go, in order that some one who has had no experi- ence, but has political influence, may be- come city official.
 During the muddle of the past year, we have had chance to know the manner in which every officeholder has served the interest of taxpayers and the city's vel fare entrusted to his care. There should be no reason why those who have abused the office they held should be again giv- en the chance to further abuse it.
 The time must soon come when the better element of both parties must join together and pick out only taxpayers who will pledge themselves to work for the interest of the city, no matter how it affects either party and, when caucuses are held, nominations should be made during the meeting, to stop the present method of having the slate all made up in some saloon and the caucus packed in order to have the slate nominees nomi- mated. The better elements of both par ties are in hopes that, if the churches will work against the saloons until elect ion day, no man who has any respect for his children will put his vote into the ballot box until he has carefully scratch ed off the name of any candidate who is either running saloon or in any way in- terested in one.
 Talk about the saloons all running full blast on Sundays. Why, in Bridgeport, rumor says, they do great business and cigar and candy stores are open. Why is it necessary for these to be open? Can man not buy his cigars or tobacco, ev- cry Saturday night, for over Sunday, the same as he does his groceries? Is it nec- essary for the candy stores to be open to tempt Sunday school children to spend the pennies given them by their parents to help carry on the Sunday school work Such is the case. Can any reader say it is d necessity? 1 think not. We do not want any unnecessary old blue laws, but we do not want Sunday desecrated. With fearless men in office, willing to do their duty and not afraid of losing office, the church would not have to take up the immortality of the city.
 It is an old saying that when a man gets into political office, he loses self re. spect. The past years muddle seems tC be sufficient proof in many cases. Al the Spring elections, every voter should go to the polls with the determination that he will do his part toward putting only such men in office, who are able tC withstand political trickery and wipe out forever a repetition of the past years do ings.