The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
DEVON BREAKS
INTO POLITICS
Progressive Citizens Turn Out
To Meet Democratic Town
Officers.
Milford Tax Rate Cut Three
Mills, Surplus in Treasury
and Fine Showing.
Especial to The Farmer.)

Devon, Oct S-The citizens Of this
thriving village the river edge of
Milford burst into the full flower of
political rally last night, in the new
theatre, with a neighborhood meeting,
TO greet the Democratic candidates for
town ofices, and hear the reports ofs
Stewardship that were rendered.
The glad tidings that a surplus that
existed under the previous administra-
ton has disappeared and that there is
q surplus of several thousand in the
treasury was received with applause.
That the town tax will be cut from 16
to Is mills was also a joyful bit of
news 1t was shown also that many
the assessment OF property made equal
and more just Devon got it's share of
the improvements
One of the features of the evening
was a talk by Rep Lynn W. Wilson
+ of Bridgeport, who spoke certain
accomplishments of the Democratic
party, in the state and nation
He referred to the passage of the
workmen's compensation act in this
state. saying that this most humane
measure came with a Democratic sem
ate and governor, and declared it to
be the forerunner of legislation for
sickness, old age and non-em p1oyTnent
insurance, by which nearly everybody
would be benefited and assurance for
the future given to the workers. He
said that in this legislation America
is behind the world and Connecticut
behind America
The Democratic Congress and Pres
ident Wilson, assisted by the Progress
sives. have. said the speaker, under
taken the task of reducing the cost of
living
The tariff bill, he said, was one
measure to this end The tariff has
been lowered TO make competition No
efficient manufac turer will be prevent
ed from a fair profit. but those who
abuse the privileges accorded to them
by the nation may be prevented from
taking unfair profits
An element in the high cost loF 1iv-
ing. he said, Is the item of taxation,
and the tariff bill carries an income
tax by which the very rich viii be re-
quired by a hundred millions to sup
port the national government, remov-
ing this amount from the shoulders of
poorer people
Also he said that, the currency bill.
by taking the savings of the people out
OF Wall street and putting them into
national banks to serve the legitimate
uses of commerce, manufacturers and
agriculture will to a considerable de-
gree hereafter limit the depredations
OF Wall street and ultimately lower
the cost of living
The speaker devoted some time to
discussing the advantages that P-esi-
dent Wilson's forthcoming plan for
farm loans viii be to agriculture, and
explained the means by which the
farmers have paid twice much for
money to develop their farms as they
ought to have paid
Mr. Wilson also discussed the extern
sion OF the parcel post, and predicted
an early increase of the amount that
would be handled to a hundred pounds
He indicated some OF the valuable so
cial benefits that would follow from
This increase
The Chairman of the meeting was
Herbert Peterson, the we'll known
newspaper man. who presided with
force and dignity
Remarks were made by town candi-
dates as follows
Alonzo W. Burns, first se1ectman;
George s Clark second selectman;
Ray $. Boyden. board of relief; James
s PheIan candidate for board of re-
lief: Edward @. Miles. tax collector;
Morton r Tfbbals. candidate for town
treasurer, and Harry c. C. Miles. town
auditor and clerk of the board Of
finance