The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-27
Eighth District Alder
man ReSentS News
paper Attack
Opposed Police Ordinance FT0Hl
First ito Last On Prin-
CipIe

In strong and unequivocaI Languages
Alderman Frederick J. Voos, Jr-s Of
the Eighth district replies to an at
tack made upon him IN the Sunday
Herald yesterday. The Herald charged
that Alderman Voos had visited the
mayor for the purpose of barterinE
away his vote on the police ordinance
Alderman Voos denounces the charge
as a wi1fuI falsehood. Alderman Vooa
was one of the seven Democratic aI<
dermen who spoke and voted aEsinse
the scheme. Below will be found a.
sta tement which Alderman Voos made
to The Farmer today:
Alderman Voos said: THE charge
contained in the article in Herald -
a malicious fa1sehood- 1t is a cow
ardly attempt to in5ure me in the eyes
of the public My attitude on the po-
lice ordinance was known from the
time it first made its appearance. Il
was opposed to it from the beginning.
and my opposition to it was we'll
known by members or the Council ana
by my friends and constituents. The
charge that L visited Mayor Vytlqou
and endeavored to dicker in exchange
for a vote favorable to the ordinances
is a lie. And neither the Mayor nor
the writer of the article in the Hsral1
can make such claim without re-
sorting to falsenood.
my brother-in-law has been eudsa-
boring to secure an appointment az a.
fireman on the New Haven road ana
i took him to the railroad yards re-
Gently to secure an application ana
he was told therer that he could not
be made q, firemeA as he was over age
Later I was told that If 1 could Sc
cure a letter from the mayor Of the
city to Roadmaster Bristol the chsnce1
were that the appointment would b
made and I have no hesitation in 9ay-
ing that I did ask the mayor for 1uc1
a letter and he dictated a letter to hls
stenogra apher. This is the only Vl1lt
I have ever made to the mayor and
want to say that after the mayor de
tated the letter I was asked by hinl
how I stood on the police ofdinauco
and told him then and thersa mat Z
'-The mayor knew where stood on
that question just as well as Others
who had questioned me about it.
believed then and believe now that
part of the scheme IS to get nd of
Supt Birmin CHAM If a way can Be
found and I am convinced that the
1o,11Iic IF This citv y.ri1T T1s,,sr Sfa-rd
for interference with him because ft
is conceded that he is above being
handled by politicians,
mo mans Character fs safe against
such vicious and untrue attacks. and
certainly resent this lying attack on
me. Perhaps the ones interested think
they can make the people believe that
[ was willing to trade my vote # my
relative could be made a fireman but
they will never convince those who
know he or who are familiar with my
record.
II have been an Alderman from the
Eighth district for three years and
I invite inspection Of my record
am satisfied that the public lcnovvB
what is back of this police ordinances
and understand how support was OBJ
tanned for it's passage, and I am will
ing to take my chances with my con-
stituents.
what 1 said in the Common Council
regarding the ordinance represented
my attitude all through the psrlod
when the deal was in the works. Ny
vote on the ordinance was not for sale
for an appointment of any relative or
any friend of mine to either the Do-
lice force or any other position -
I cared to barter away my manhood
there is little doubt in my mind bit
that there would have been no such
article published as appeared . in tho
Herald yesterday.
.eI too might have been fncluded ~
the chorus of those VINO voted for th8
scheme and whose praises are being
sung by the little coterie who seem to.
feel that it is a cinch to fool the pub
lie.
eff I mistake not the temper OF thd-
people of this city, the passage Of that
ordinance will prove a boomerang iu
the very circles where it is predictel
it will result in added power
But once more permit me 20 aaE
that my vote on the. police ordinances
was not open to diclker OF barter a.
any time during its consideration