New Britain herald., 1918-04-04
QUYuLh UBd REPUBLICANS.
a& se5 se .a. < Mayor to Have Potato on His
 Banner Tuesday Night !


 election on Tuesday and commenting upon the attacks of Dr. J. E- Martin and the democratic speakers. Among other things, Senator Klett took Dr. Martin to task for his reported speech of last night in which, the senator said, he was quoted in a morning pa- per as attempting to arraign the masses against the classes" Mayor Quigley defended his administration and said he had no apologies to offer and answered some of the questions propounded by his democratic op- ponent
 Comment OH pr. Martin.
 Senator Klett, in introducing May or Quigley, told the voters that it was up to them to go to the polls, which open at 5:3O 8. m. next Tuesday, and support Mayor Quigley and the entire republican ticket. He called attention to the great amount of criticism heaped upon the republican adminis- tration of the past four years, but significantly added that not one of the demo speakers has seen fit to come out with any constructive cr1ti- cism, bending all their efforts to de- structive criticism, which Is very easy to do. The senator also defended the municipal potato project and said that the mayor and common council saw fit to enter into the business when the national government Sent out an ap- peal for all communities and people to increase the supply of foodstuffs. Not only did the farm produce potatoes, but it also acted as 8 stimulus for ln- dividual gardeners, he said. He also declared that roads cost money, but New Britain has as good streets as any city in the state, and then he averred that, although Dr. J. E. Mar tin himself is a member of the board of finance and taxation, he has never heard him raise his voice in protest of any of the improvements made which have cost money and aided in boosting the tax rate.
 Senator KIett then said he was sur- prised to read that last night pr. Martin said In a speech that the democrats were for the masses and not for the classes. Particularly at this time, when all are pulling to- gether for one purpose, the speaker said he thought it was ill-timed for the democrat to attempt to stir up feeling of "the masses against the classes" and, he added, he did not think that any man who will adopt such methods to further his own campaign interests is a fit man to be mayor. The day of the masses against the classes is now past, Sena- tor Klett shouted, and concluded by saying that In this cos1n opolitan city where all are doing their work to- gether for city, state and government we don't want a man in office who will attempt to array the masses against the classes"
 Quigley Replies to Martin.
 Following the applause which greeted the senator's speech Mayor Quigley arose and announced that he was about to reply to some of the questions propounded by his demo- cratic opponents. He said that Dr. Martin has charged him with being ambitious to go to congress. ''L admit 1t. I want to go to congress and I see no harm in any man being aIn- bitious," the mayor said, but he added that the congressional matter has nothing to do with the present issue and if he is elected mayor he will be the mayor of New Britain and i devote his interest and time to it's ! welfare. Later, If I should be for tunate enough to go to congress, I should try to do my duty at Washing ton in the same way
 In reply to Dr. Martins question of why the city bought potatoes at $1.65 and sold them to the people at l $2.00, Mayor Quigley shouted that not a single bushel of potatoes was
 sold by the city at S2.oo a bushel. pr. Martin also asked the mayor if 1 he thought his advice to the people l early last winter not to buy coal was 1 wise. "Yes, I think it was wise," the
 mayor replied, and then explained l that on the particular Friday in
 question Thomas H. Russell, the state l food administrator, had called him on l the phone and advised him to warn 1 the people against buying coal until ] the following Monday or Tuesday. i On the next day he so advised the people and during the next two days the administration at Washington 1 fixed the price of coal and purchasers 1 were able to save upwards of fifty
 cents per ton when they did buy 1t.
 'I think I did right in taking the ad- l vice of the fuel administration and 1 giving out of their warning" the 1 speaker averred.
 Mayor Quigley again referred to 1 the potato criticism and then shout l ed: And when I have defeated my l democratic opponent next Tuesday l night am going to have a street pa- l rade and at the head of it I am go-
 ing to have a big banner with a pic
 ture of a great. big potato on it''
 This stim ulated both applause and l laughter from the crowd.
 Another statement of the mayor
 was that one of the democratic speak
 CTS had said from the platform that
 the mayors Americanism Is disgust
 ing. "Yes," the mayor said, 'I ad-
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