The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-01

honest individual will receive its just due. That is what a square deaP' means, and as Americans. now or in the making. we will have no more or no less.
 Edward T. Buckingham is just this sort of a Democrat. He is Democratic bones every fibre. You all know it. You all know that Eddy has 9 heart that takes in all of the people. have never known him when he was not there instantly with the kind word; the pleasant smile. the glad hand. and the helping one. too. He is sterling through and through. It will be a sad mistake if perchance. the opposi- ton. by hook or crook. secure his de- feat
 If by any chance that extremest of improbabilities should come to pass that Henry Lee should be successful. why tken have no doubt that he will be a much better mayor the next two years than he has been the last two. for we have been educating him how to do 1t right this campaign But this of course is pure speculation. and while Henry Lee personally. to those who are in the inner circle of his good grace. may be an amiable chap. and forscoth well-meaning enough think with a good many others that he has demonstrated so thoroughly his unfit ness for the incumbency that we had better not try any further experiments with him. Make sure and elect Ed ward IT. BuEklnEnam- we KNOW ne can deliver the goods.
 They say the mayor should be buisness man. I'll guarantee the wives of many of you here could run the city better than he has, And believe the city will never be run right until we do get a woman on the job at least to help out
 City, running anyhow is more like keeping house than business It is very much like home. You have got to keep it in repairs. clean and order ly. self-contained. from time to time renovate it inside and out. and divers other things. And you have got to keep your neighbors within rights and your front and back entrances unob- structed. If someone should brazenly camp on the front door step and oc- cupy the yard. and do what they willed, the good housekeeDer would soon put a stop to it. If neighbor downstairs or next door perpetually made nuisances. noises and odors that were offensive. there would be an un- derstanding immediately. And if member of the family persisted in le eaving the kitchen door open so that the odors of the cooking were waited into the parlors. there would be some thing doing quick. And above all if a msmber of the family persistently re- fused to contribute a proper part to- yards the running Of household. more than that. made a habit of run ming up bills at the households ex- pense and at times actually pilfered the treasury-box. there would be all kinds of things done right on the spot
 Yet in our city-our common house hold-there are fragrant examples galore of violations of decency. hon esty, and order of exactly this sort No need to enumerate. You all know The question is. O long suffering popu- lace. how much longer are you going to stand supineIy by2 We have got to get the fighting spirit back into this old town. get our coats off. every shoulder to the wheel. and work like Trojans. if we would make effective headway.
 The Democratic party to-day comes to you with just this platform. but they cannot do very much unless you F all get back of them heart and soul. The question is, are you going to do 1t? The issue is in your hands. citi- zens of Bridgeport, of whatever party race. or creed.