The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
HOW LEE HELPED LOCO COMPANY
 GET L0WLANDS
Boucher Relates Inside History of Legislation of 1905 and Repeal of 1907 Buckingham Cheered Again and Again at Great Rally in Eagles Hall


 The most enthusiastic rally of the campaign was held at Eagles hall last night, when the crowd which filled. all of the chairs on the main floor and in the gallery, cheered the candidates to the echo. Edward T. Buckingham, candidate for Mayor, had to wait sew eral minutes before he was allowed to proceed with his remarks. When he flayed the present administration members of the Republican party rose in the audience and joined the cheer ing. MT. Buckinghams speech was confined last night wholly to the mal-. administration of affairs by the cor poration servers who first captured the Republican party and then turned the city over to the New Haven roaa: 7 All of the candidates were Aat their best. stephen F. Boucher. swho IS running on his record, made speecH' that was the best he ever del1vereo. Boucher is going ahead at great strloes and if the campaign was week ioiis CT he would alone place enough eVl- dence in the hands of the people to warrant them in seeing to 1t that every man who goes to the General Assem- bly, stands upon a platform and aploes by that platform.
 Alderman John M. Griffin was The chairman of the meeting.
 William Thomas, candidate for town clerk, received a wonderful ovation: The din of the applause was second only to the cheering for the head or the ticket. It was refutat1on of the insinuations that have been made be- cause of the fact that the candidate has only one leg. Men wore pictures. of the popular Alderman from the Eighth in their hats. Harry F. For ter who was one of the speakers, sald that even if William Thomas had oniy one leg that he had more than the Hresent administration had to stand on in advocating it's being retained Tn, power.
 Among the many things said by MT. Boucher in his address last night were:
 of a young man wants to accom- plish anything in assistance in the government of his, city, State or coun- try he must be with one Of the DIE parties He must fight for what is clean in that party and then work TOT the success of the party on eiectlon day.
 T am a Democrat because it is the party that recognizes merit among the people who work for a living and be- cause every man, no matter how much or how little money he has got has an equal say in the Democratic party. It is the party that endeavors to build from the bottom with it's foundation among the masses, and 1t is because of these fundamental principles of true citizenship laid down by the Demo cratic party that am in the ranks or the party.
 When at Hartford, representing this city, my guide in performing my du- ties were the principles of the Demo cratic platform. I challenge openly an investigation of my every action while in the Legislature. If they were not in conformity with the platform of the party I will stand convicted on my own. challenge.
 ssThe sconvention which nominated the opposing ticket was allowed to nominate only men standing for cor porate interests. They would not al- low any man of liberal tendencies to be recognized. There were men in the last Republican convention who want ed te' nominate either Arnold or Nor ris, but they worked the unit rule on them and they were bound to the cor porate interests.
 taThose in control of the situation on the other side won't give the delegates of thepeople in their ow nparty the right now behooves all of the people of this city to take stand to see that they get government by the people and for the people.
 Mayor Lee made an issue of tax equalization He was going to raise 
 all values would compare favorably. He was going to put the burden of taxation where it belonged and bring down the tax rate. But what has he done? He has not only raised the rate but he has raised the valuation. The taxation against the realty of the small home owner has always been full, but by the tax equalization of Mayor Lee they have been raised still more until they bear five-eighths of the tax burden about the city. Why has not the valuation of the property of the corporations also been raised in order that they should pay a fair share of the cost of running the city?
 The city government of Bridgeport, from an executive standpoint, is in the most chaotic state it has been during it's history.
 ''There was personal attack on me in the Standard last night. It said had a little humor along with it to the effect that I helped Wash 'ngton cross the Delaware. We all appreciated the joke but, getting down to business, let us ask, When was Seaside Park in danger? I will tell you. In 1905 when Allan w Paige was the chief nogul of ihe General Assembly and when Marcus L. Reynolds and his substitute Henry. Lee, were in the Legislature the Locomobile Company, which owns a. plant adjoining Seaside Park, was given a grant of 65 acres of lowlands off Seaside Park which they could fill in and so spoil the beauty of Seaside Park for all time. No one paid any