The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-01
Great Demonstration For
 Democratic Candidates At
 Splendid Meeting At Lyric
Rally Of Unprecedented Proportions Brings Unexpected Manifestations Of Strength Of The Democratic Candidates
 Great Welcome For Fred
 erick 6. Mullins

-have never heard a word derogatory | to his conduct of the office of town clerk. Personally, he is pal of ] yours and pal of us all and a prince 1 among good fellows He is my near | by day through many sources I hear 1 words of conmendation for him | While he is bashfuI and tinid and
 modest in a place like this, his motto
 is efficiency with great big 'E,' and 1 fortunate Indeed is the ticket that
 carries on it the name of Billy Thom- ! as"
 l He spoke of MT. schempp as a very I near neighbor in the West End and
 paid a high tribute to his ability
 and said he would occupy the place formerly so capably filled by John M. Donnelly, now Loyalty supporting him, with an equal measure of success. He said that F. W. Hall had filled the
 position of treasurer so long that his
 name had come to be linked with the office.
 Let me say that these principal 1 candidates are our standard bearers 1 inu this campaign,'' said Judge Hal len Mullins, Thomas and Hall have
 already had the acid test of pre- Vious service and experience The l other two, Coughlin and Schempp. are l receiving their first reward in the way l of public office, but by their fidelity l and ability they have demonstrated their fitness and capacity" He pre- dicted the election of the whole tick. ct Senator McNeiI introduced Hon. Ho-
 mer S. Cummings, of Stamford, as
 the original Wilson man of Connec- ticut,' and the next United States Senator from this state"
 MT. Cummings expressed his nleas- ufe at being able to appear at such me gathering of Democrats and citi- zens generally and to say a good word for the Democratic candidates on on 53en.e Denocratic principles He said ne didn't know why he should par f1c1pate in a local campaign that
 many people might think it presump-
 tIous to come from another townssto 5 suggest what course the citizens of Bridgeport ought to take
 1T dfsclaim, in the beginning any knowledge of sufficient depth to be
 able to advise the good people of this city as to what is best for them have no word of suggestion to offer ua1 citizen should take with respect
 to any matter which he thinks vitalIy
 interests the city in which he 1ives''
 He went into the matter of the re- cent primary contest and said there i, could be no question in the minds of
 any good Democrat as to what is his
 duty to the party after the nomina- tions have been made in a fair and open field.
 Again speaking of his presence here
 during the campaign, MT Cummings i said It had been suggested that it
 might be tpadvisab1e, as bearing on his own political future for him to speak There are lot of people in this states'' he said, swho are worry 1 ing a alarmed sight more about my po- I 1iticaI future than I am. There Is
 no office so honored that I would seek it, if the Dem mocratic party might be
 harmed at all by my aspirations T have been fighting for the Demo cratic party in this state for IT years.
 There sits man, Fred Mullins, who has been fighting the same fight and when he or his friends ask me to
 come here and say a good word for 1 him I'd be ashamed not to come. I want you to remember what men like Donnelly are doing-men who go out i in such a splendid way to support I the ticket. The great heart of the 1 Democracy and you must not do any
 thing here, that will discourage the cause of Democracy. Don't let the
 word go out that the reason the Dem ocratic party failed in Bridgeport was that it was not able to settle it's own | differences and was not able to go l to the polls loyal to the doctrine of
 fair play and majority rule.''
 Frederick c. Mullins was. received
 with prolonged cheers when he was happily introduced by the chairman.
 MT. Mullins said in part:
 i This campaign is drawing to a
 close . A few days only remain. until
 the vote will be cast and the result determined. confidently expect to be
 the next mayor Of Bridgeport have l this confidence because I have faith
 in the intelligence and judgment of
 my fellow citizens. There is every req
 son why the present Republican ad-
 ministration should not be continued l in office The choice of the municipal government to administer the affairs fof our city is a question of great con cern to every citizen, whether he pays
 taxes directly as a property owner or indirectly as a, tenant. This city is
 his home in the larger sense and he.
 ought to be as interested in it's proper management as he is in the regulation and conduct of his own individual. home We all want our homes main tained in as generous and comfortable a condition as we can, consistent with our financial means. But the man with modest income, who seeks to pattern his standard of living on that of his wealthy neighbor and spend ac-
 cordingly, is sure to meet with fnan- cia1 disaster This is a demonstrated fact and in experience so often ob-
 served that it goes without saying. The same principle applies to the gov ernment of city, We desire all the departments maintained and developed as thoroughly and as efficiently as they can be, in a manner proportional to the financial resources of the city.
 First Of all, we desire our school buildings to be numerous and large enough to accommodate aN the school children of the city and our school
 system to be kept on as high a plane
 as we can afford to keep it. We desire our streets kept in good condition and
 our police and fire departments sup
 ported and made as efficient as the
 city's means permit We desire sim
 liar results in all the other divisions
 of our municipal government, but in
 aiming for these material needs we
 must always keep in mind our (finan-
 ciaI resources and regulate our ex- penditures accordingly. We must not