The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-02
Mayor Makes
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 and though we feel that we have been treated as we should not have been treated, we must not forget that we are members of party that is go- ing to be the party of this country within at least one year. The trend today of this country Is toward Dem ocracy and you and must do our share and take our part of the respon- abilities when they come. If we are polls, if we are to bear these things on election day, we cannot be prepared to accept our responsibilities when the great party of which we are all mem bers calls upon us to do so.
 I believe in the old Democratic maxim that advises after the conven- tion duly called has nominated it's men for office, it is the duty of every good Democrat to support them at the polls on election day.
 l wish to say that sincerely appre- ciate what you have done for me in the past, and for the way you have stood by me on elections days, the days when the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts have always given me large majority. They have been loyal to the party and loyal to the candidates. And now I ask especial ly that the voters of these districts give the same loyalty to the party on Nov. next that you have given to me on so many other occasions. And if you do, to my mind there will be no question about the result, and the banner of Democracy, and the en- tire ticket from top to bottom, with out any exception, will be swept into office and Bridgeport will be safe again for another two years.
 The speakers included Town Clerk YyI> man Garrity, candidate for Tax Coll lector; Alderman P. H. Brady, who presided: Senator Archibald McNeil. Alderman R. G. DeForest, and Repre- sentative Joshua Meltzer.
 The meeting was opened by Alder man Brady, who spoke briefly and 1n- troduced as the first speaker Town reelection. MT. Thomas followed his usual custom of brevity, thanked his auditors for their generous reception, and gave way to Collector Donnelly
 The Mayoral candidate spoke at con- siderable length, inviting his hearers to inspect his entire public career Incidentally he spoke of Candidate Wilson's address to the trolleymen yesterday forenoon. He reminded the audience that he advocated and fought for a bill that was passed through the Senate when he was representing the 22d Senatorial district, by which the trolleymen were provided with vesti- buleS on all cars. Applause greeted this announcement.
 He urged his hearers to pay no heed to stories of bets against the success of the ticket, which he said was an old dodge of the opposition to inspire belief in Republican success
 Then he said that the public doesn't want to hear talk about nothing but &%e< 1yy Yhrrf the men in line for public office have done as public servants. He urged every voter to consider carefully and we'll the records of the men running for office and declared that if they did so they couldn't do otherwise than cast their ballots in the interests of the Democratic ticket.
 Referring to the campaign literature of the Socialists, Candidate Donnelly challenged anyone to show that he , was ever subject to the orders of cor porate interests. He referred to the fight in the Common Council to have filtered water for the city. He said that he believed at present the city water was more purified, though when he was an Alderman it had a bad odor and discoloration. Through his activity in the council the corpora tion cleansed it's reservoirs of mud and leaves and other refuse that had DSen dllOWGQ 50 lOI JOe1h D.
 Then he took up the question of electric lighting. He said that as a member of the council he caused a revolution in the lighting of the city, had effective street lights arranged and hired an expert to test the lamps. "I will never forget as long as I live, said he, ''the meeting I had with one expert who looked at me and said, You'd better go home, my boy; you II never get anybody to go to Bridgeport and give you an honest test of the 1 lights. These experts are all employ | ed from time to time by the electric | lighting corporations throughout the country, and it would be fatal for any one of them to give any testimony against the company I finally hired a man named Disbrow who came here and tested the lights. But I found that he was in collusion with the cleo tric light company and I got the goods on him When he presented bill for $500 to the city I opposed the payment
 of the bill and 1t was never paid. But
 this man Disbrow knew he hadn't
 served the city fairly and he didn't
 dare to press his claim."