The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-26

'eIf it were not for the fact that a national election is soon due I believe that [ would quit the game of politics entirely and retire. declared John T. King today. MT. King, back from months sojoUrn in the Maine woods, is much tanned and looks more like his former self than when he left Bridgeport several days ago.
 "If I ever turn social reforner some of the men who are now posing as reformers will come off their. ped estals,'' said MT. King. "I intend to stick to the ship and to my friends until the finish. You can say that for me-
 MT King said he just stopped off that he would start with Mrs. King on another rest trip within a day or two. Speaking of the recent vote on commission form of government at the special election last Saturday, MT. King said:
 Bridgeport in the vote for Com1nis- sion Government has taken the second step towards establishing a real busi- ness manage gennent of it's affairs. The first move was made in the system Eatizing of the city's accounts and the creation of a Board of Contract and Supply. The most important action is lnow to be taken in the making of a charter and, if we are successful in both honesty and intelligence in the framing of that document, the citizens can then make Bridgeport the best managed city in the United States. My experience in Bridgeport is dated from the first administration of Mayor NTulvihiu and am drank to say that from that time to the present Bridge port has been one of the best gov -erned cities in the United States, but I have never believed in our present system
 The rule of the despot is the best kind of government if you happen to have a good despot and on this basis I believe in the standardization of au- thordty and the placing of it in as few hands as possible, if the authority Is I would rather see instead of a. recall. or perhaps in addition to. it, the filing l of a heavy bond and the enactment by statute of severe penalties for any body proven dishonest in the handling and nanagemetn of the city's affairs.
 .'The recall alone is not sufficient as we already have instances on record of men elected to office under 1comInis- sion form of government who have made contracts in their own interests and could afford to be recalled. The stigma of a. recall rests lightly on the man who is greedy for profit, but ii 1.-the city is secured by the filing of a bond against loss, and there is provid- ed in addition thereto a severe penalty for dishonesty, you have the advan- tage of protecting the city against i financial loss, and the further advan- tage of a. deterrent against possible dishonesty
 eff we can instilI honesty and intel | Hgence into the makeup of the city | charter we will make remarkable progress as a city and do away witt g. certain amount of waste and ineffi Iciencv which is bound to prevail m
 der the present form. Selfish people l will hope for a charter that will b. 1 lenient with their pocketbooks but un l less they are absolutely frank ant
 candid and intelligent and not hypo 1 critical in the forming of a, charte.
 under which Bridgeport will be man
 aged by commission form of govern nent, the election of last week vii have been in vain and the city will b. plum into absolute disorder. Tn l step is most important, and fraugh
 with possibilities for both good ant