The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-01
Do The Democratic Posters Which Tell About MT. Kings Contracts Do Him Any Wrong Or Injustice?

The Democratic party placed upon boards holds heavy city contracts drawn during the administration of fNayor Wilson, the of S7oooo
 Two contemporaries edtoraly Mr. King, and half difficult reason Perhaps their statement does not again to the headshp city
 evidence. If made upon N1r King this would be But unfair Up which they prepared do injustice to the public They
 Should Mr. King, holding heavy do city business be Republican boss and supervise the
 Telegram says that his relation to those con tracts would be the if Mr. Mullins mayor
 When the Post asserts that MT. King same emoluments under mayor, it is wrong.
 When MT Mullins Is mayor Mr. King will have to collect the garbage, precisely he agreed to under his complaints against the garbage collection pile by they have under Mayor Wilson's administration Mr. Kings contract will be annulled
 Mullins is mayor Kings horses wagons and drivers will not be removed from the work of garbage collection to Mr. King two three thousand dollars during of money which ought to to need the work more, and do it better.
 Would contemporaries that government of the city should be administered WRONG KING's CASE
 is another why Kings nfluenoe city with the cty mayor should be reason posters do show which they
 Mr King has derived portion of his inoome from time to time by engaging the business of lobbying hire that small dangerous group men, en- the special interests to defeat delay destroy pop
 belongs that fragment citizenship of the Com monwealth of which "Ed" Robbins ype Robbins who testified that he had $O00Oo of the the stockholders which slfuy got unanimous voteof the General Assembly very bill
 business being lobbyist hire Connecticut illegal business is under the ban of the courts If employer lobbyist hire court would the lobbyist to him. court would Mr. Lobbyist for hre rendered the serv1ce and contract be paid contract public policy outlaw. protection the constitution cannot pad
 In States the business of lobbying for hire has proved the State, that it criminal
 
 solicitation of members of legislative body will be severely punished and mprlsonnent
 Whether lobbying for hire ought to be crime in ConneC subject debate But whatever the opinion of contemporaries pont they must admit against public policy permit such business and they MUST admit that who engaged business should not be permitted hold either public or party office
 respectfully subInit therefore, to the Telegram Post posters injustice to Mr. King
 driven out of political power in Bridge virtual authority his political to take deserving citizens and his lobbyist character that he ought aided the of 1t by the possession pal and party power
 The Full Crew prevented, direct primaries stopped defeated municipal ownership half wornens compensation made aggard on the field by efforts of the lobby for hire
 the arguments of the lobbyists who legislation of them have hundred thou and others of them city bosses who control mayors of the state central committees of the parties o which they belong
 contemporaries further discuss this ask them to reach definite conclusions these questions, follows
 Should a political boss city in city vvhic he bOsS2
 Should legislation for hire be equip office which will increase his danger ous influence and activity?
 clearly of the that the Democratic posters they much of the truth unsad