The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-12
WILSON AND DONOVAN ON
 THE ISSUES Rival Congressional Candi- dates Speak at South
 End Rally
CANDIDATE CLIFFORD'S
 PROMISE TO PEOPLE
Enthusiasm Marks Meeting Candidates McMurray and Lavin Cordially Re ceived.

and Lavin Cordially Re l ceived.
 Senator Jeremiah Donovan and Lynn W. Wilson, recently rivals for the Democratic nomination for Congress, spoke from the same platform, last night, to- the Democratic voters of the Second District and a large sprinkling Of Republicans, at Lafayette street and 1 Railroad avenue.
 Senator Donovan paid his respects to the Prosperity League, saying: l Why do these gentlemen, mostly terest in the common people? Is it T because they wan to sell you conn
 nodities under the same conditions which they have been selling them to you for the last 50 years.
 T fnd,'' he said ttthat Bridgeport pays more for water and gas than it members of the Prosperity league are influential If they really loved you, why haven't they long ago made you better off by demanding and secur- l ing for you 75 cent gas, three cent car fares, and water at fair price Senator Donovan said that it is his in Bridgeport, at which, he will dis cuSS in more detail the issues of the campaign.
 His remarks were received with ev- | ON~@~S~O~A' crowd gave every appearance of s1ar- ing his views about the sincerity of | the members of the Prosperity League. Speakers who were heard were the | candidates for alderman in the First and Second districts, Daniel Clifford and James Lavin, respectively. Both gentlemen made common sense re- marks, and announced that they would give adherence to the party platforms.
 Former Alderman John H. McMur- ray, candidate for representative, was greeted with those evidences of affection which always come to him in the Second district. He advised citi- of the opportunity to become voters, before Monday.
 He said he would serve the interests of the people in Hartford as zealously as he had done while member of the Common Council. He advocated di- rect primaries.
 prised that the gentlemen who call themselves the Prosperity League should feel obliged to save the coun- try at this juncture
 feMost of those gentlemen I should think, have no great interest in the matter: They were asked to sign. and man I do know, I know that they have been for every movement to give wealth an unjust advantage in this community, and against every move
 nent to give the plain people justice. One of them was bitterly zealous in keeping the 20 year water contract nXCuTG upon the city. some or them bitterly resented the fight for tax jus tice which I, and Major McMurray, Dennis Mulvihiu and other gentlemen waged for years. MT. Enos, who signs the Prosperity League roll, owes his job virtually to Hill, and may be counted now simply following his job.''
 The speaker continued: s9Mr. Hill is trying to obscure the issue. When he says the Democrats mean free trade, he speaks falsehood. ell at f6r1 10Tlfez f<N f11r ,7cJ< k1ao pie to free trade, because he wants the people to forget his votes for the Payne tariff law. his vote against the income tax amendment, and his vote to permit the loan sharks of Wash ington to charge two per cent a per month.''
 candidate for representative, but I don't care in the least whether you elect me or not If you want some body who knows the public business, and the measures that are needed to help the people, you will be wise to elect me. But I shall try to be good and efficient public servant whether hold office or not.
 tsThe great factor making for poIitf- cal evil in this state,' he said, ''is the New Haven railroad, with it's subsid- iary corporations, aided and assisted by the gas, water and electric light companies.
 to kick the agents of these corpora tions out of places of power in the parties.
 .tNo good can possibly come out of party which has the notorious lobby ist of the New aHven road as it's official head.
 fact, and they have discharged a man from the head of their party. one who has interfered in legislation, the three votes of Bridgeport going to that fortunate result
 The speaker also said that he should advocate a law that will make it a crime for man to hold public, or party office and at the same time at tempt to influence legislation for hire.
 Such a law would take from the great monopolies power to man poli- tical parties with the political agents of railroads and monopoliee
 It was absolutely necessary, the speaker said, to demand obedience to platform pledges from public servants. The platform of a party is a contract with the voters. The candidates of the party chosen to office must be keId to the party pledges, under the pains and penalties of party ostracism and denial of all party rewards, following traitorous conduct.
 Ex-Mayor Buckingham made a ring ing speech in which he declared Dem ocracy would be victorious. Town Chairman Chair, ac w. W +, Bent also spoke work immediately needing to be done to make Democratic victory substan- tiaL
 Mr. IAa1in, a1derman1c candidate for the Second District, was chairman of the meeting. The necessity of giving him the unanimous support of the Dis trict was urged.
 Daniel J. Clifford candidate for alder man in the first dfstrist said: ii
 tI appreciate very much the privi- lege of being here this evening in or der to get acquainted with the people whom I hope to have the pleasure of representing in the next board of AL derman should you by your suffrage place upon my shoulders the respon- sibility Of representing the first dis trict in the board of Aldermen, I can give you my positive assurance that I will at all times represent the people that sent me there and will under no