New Britain herald., 1916-04-03
CITY HALL CALLED
 KOTBED OF POLITICS
Curtis Says Quigley's Appointees
 Are Working Tooth and Nail POLICEMAN INTIMIDATED |?
Candidate for G. o. P. NIayoraIty Nomination Says Bluecoat Was Put in Fear-Curtis Favors Liberal h. depreciation of Sunday Laws.

terprctation of Sunday Laws.
 Another factory campaign talk by Councilman o. F. Curtis was de- livered at. Russell & Erwin factory today and the we'll delivered address was listened to attentively by a large gathering. At the outset of the talk, Councilman Curtis said that he had been accused by his political oppon- ents as being opposed to a liberal Sunday. This he branded as a false hood, telling his audience that he was always of the belief that a park where a German could bring his fam fly on Sunday and have a glass of beer was not harmful. He also said isthat he also felt that Hebrew store keepers should. have the right to conduct their places on the Sabbath as long as they did not go too far beyond the Jurisdiction of the law. = Mayort tDucking Again.
 Tn touching on the tax question MT: Curtis said that his opponent had pie tured out the improvements during administration, but they cost more than any similar work under pre- ceding mayors, and all the credit claimed by the administration was not due it. He also touched on the ] Hartford avenue pavement episode i. where, he said. despite. his assertions that the work has never been approv- ] ed by the common council, Mayor FQuigley has not shown him he was wrong.
 1 Councilman Curtis said that he had been accused of being the ma 1 chine candidate. This he denied, and ] pointed out the fact that the hardest { at work in the interests of his op- ponent, were the building inspector, one of the board of assessors, a con- l stable, and a man who is telling the public that he is to be the inspector i of the slaughter house.. This is 1 thought to be Howard M. Steele. ! Others who were pointed out by the ! councilman as henchmen of the | mayor are office-holders and those who aspire to hold down berths if 1 their man is chosen.
 The speaker said that he believed 1 much of the money expended within the past two years had been wasted i and if he was chosen mayor he could reduce the tax rate. He believed that this could be done by eliminating | some of the unnecessary office holG- CTS now in possession of paid berths at the expense of the property own CTS.
 Mayor Quiglcy Accused.
 The councilman from the third i in speaking on the claims of tho mayor that he had kept politics out of nd nF csto ,,J that he had been informed by a former member of the board that he had been approached a short time after he had been appointed, and told by Mayor Quigley to appoint a certain man a member of the force When the motor patrol was put in com mission a member of the force, an expert was brought here to try and teach him, and when the commission CT informed the mayor that the man was incompetent he was fired off the l board.
 1 MT. Curtis Speech.
 MT. Curtis Spoke as Follows:
 This will probably be my last fac tory speech and there are a few more : matters which 1 wish to go into beside i subjects that I have already touched l upon. There are statements going
 around on the quiet that if l am for
 tunate or unfortunate enough to be
 elected mayor, that I would try to
 cyrtail the liberty now enjoyed by the l people in the matters of Sunday enter ! tainments, or the matter of some of
 our friends having stores open in a
 quiet way selling provisions and other l things that people have forgotten or
 been unable to secure the Saturday I ich fn f9 as I am concerned that l always have been and am now in favor of allow ing different classes of people and na- ! tionalities a right to act and spend the | Sabbath day in any manner they see 1 proper to enjoy it if it does not ln- l fringe on the rights of other people to ! exercise the same privileges, or IL It is not violation of any law that pup lie sentiment should now consider it
 right to enforce I am aware that there are some laws on our statute books which I think are dead letters and ought to be repealed. I believe to certain extent that each one should have the right to decide for himself what is morally right or wrong.
 Another matter, my friends that l 1 wish to bring, up is the claim that cer- ] tain persons are the working man l friends I claim the person who does 1 the most in improving the conditions of: the community with the least cN- ! uense for working men to meet IS 1 their best friend. l believe that ac- tions will speak louder than Wor"S, | 1 ask for an opportunity {" Fh"" What I can do for the wording man.
 sill Challenges QuiSlcS.
 .1n Saturday, papers I repues ttd l b;, honor to present some proot 'hdb ! had mi*represented him or maoo