The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-13
ATTACK ON DEAD
 MAN RESENTED
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tinued former Mayor Mulvihill, ito ktell what is back of all this talk. We all know that the primaries are at hand. And many of us know that this talk Is principally for the pur- pose of creating sentiment that will be beneficial to a certain faction of the Democratic party in Bridgeport. Lies and false representations never help any cause.
 Thus, I am accused by these same in the removal of MT. Lavery Of course I wasn't, having always been friendly to him. It's a. sample of the sort of thing these people believe will help them politically"
 'It is said, MT. Mayor, that you are allied with some Purity League. g. said the reporter.
 "I wish to deny positively that l am allied with any league said MT. Mul- vihiH. T know of no such league. There is none such. My only interest in the coming primaries is the norp- ination of Lynn W. Wilson for Con- gress from the Fourth Congressional District.
 If it was question between MT. Hill and MT. Wilson as to who would get the salary for the place, I would take no interest in the Congressional fight" continued he 'sBut there is more at stake than the nsre matter of dollars in this campaign.
 'It amuses me to hear the cry raised now that MT. Wilson is not big enough for the place. He was big enough two years ago, wasn't he? He was big enongh to bring Hills majority down from 13,e00 to a little over 2,000, wasn't he? He was big enough to go out and spend his own time and money in eanvassing the hills of LitchfieId county and the vil- lages of Fairfield county! as well as the cities, in his campaigns, wasn't he?1 What change has come over him not now big enough to go out again as the choice of the Democracy of the Fourth district?
 "It,s not too much to expect that Wilson will be elected to Congress by majority of from 5.eo0 to 5000.
 ssNo man in the district understands better the needs Of the people. This campaign is of vital interest to the ordinary man, and Wilson understands the needs of the ordinary man, who now pays an extraordinary price for the necessafies Of life, better than any man am privileged to know in this district. gss
 q am interested in the can Sdacy of. Wilson not only because I deem
 him the most able man In the district, but because T believe he is also the strongest Democrat in the district.
 For various reasons faction Tn this city is opposed to Wilson's noni- nation. These reasons have inspired such attacks on Wilson and on my self and on others who are believed to have faith in Wilson's candidacy. as have been written by sGangster and others of his ilk
 Knowing Mir. Wilson as do, am iil position to say that when he takes his place in Congress. he will never be out of reach of his consth- uents Committees who want to see him will never be in the position of such bodies as have waited on for ifier Representatives from this dis trict. who have been left outside the office doors with the information that the Congressman is not in, while in truth he was, hiding from the commit tee, for fear of being put on record on some matter of interest to his own constituents. MT. Wilson is the sort of man that can be depended on to open hisz door to any legitimate call er." l.s ' ssy Dwyer is taking orders from you and that M6rrissey is acting for both DwFyers and you in his actions on the Board of Appraisal. How about
 1T have known Mir Dwyer for a number Of years replied Mr. Mulvi- hin. ..and I feel absolutely certain that no man in Bridgeport is big enough to give him. orders. ;sa
 ssI consider Mir. Dwyer' the strongest type of leader, in politics. He is the laader who never accepts a place for himself; he never takes any salaTled position he. works for a living. He is in a position to be, fearlessly inde- pendent, for he has nothing to lose. The only charge that will lie against MT. Dwyer with truth is that he Is a most loyal man. It may be that there are in politics in Bridgeport men who do things for their enemies, but I have yet to find any of them. MT. DWyer is known as a leader who never tires of doing favors for his friends. The weakest man in politics is the man who holds a salaried posi- ton, the man who makes his living in politics. The man who is in poli- tics for the love of 1t. such men as Dwyer, are strong, and the office hold ing politician is the weak man. It lilly becomes the salaried office holder to attack such men as Dwyer for the real strength of the party lies in such men as Michael Dwyer.
 'tNo man is bigger than his party. The business of the office holder is to attend to the duties of his office. He ought to leave the running of the party to the. men of the party, and be thankful that he can draw his salary to the salaried man holding his place: in fact, I would help a deserving man to office, but I do object to the office holders trying to dictate the running of the party. Let them leave that to