New Britain herald., 1918-03-21

to be a politician, but I have had a little experience with this so- called good government. I established the White Oak Crushed Stone company out on the Plainville trolley line and after We got running was invited to figure on the city's requirements for stone. The city had been paying previously a big price for stone. When the bids were opened I was found to be the lowest bidder about one- half the price they had paid the year before. In fact, my bid was, after being averaged up, 3-4c per ton less than my competitors. My con- tract was accepted by the Board of Public Works and Council but the Mayor vetoed this contract without giving any explanation. That is Ger man Imperial Diplomacy. I got the Councilmen together and showed them some of the mayors good gov ernment and they passed it over his head and three other members still voted with the Mayor and one ot those men was Alderman Jester. His reason was that he wanted to stand by the mayor. That is political in trigue Now it makes me blush with shame when l hear some of these politicians talk about good govern ment. When they talk about it it reminds me of something we buy ill the Five and Ten Cent Store. Why, 1 good government is in the individual: It is nothing he or I can give you.
 Every man that abides by our 1 laws is for good government. Good l government has rocked in the cradle 1 of liberty since July 4, 1776, and has l only been disturbed when some poli- l tician tries to take it out in a leaky boat What we want, gentlemen, is l better government but it is a big | question how to get it. In fact, what l I want is to let the government alone and look after the details.
 l "A vote for Quigley means a vote 1 for good government his notices say. Does that insinuate that such men as David Camp, Robert J. Vance, George w. Corbtn were not for good govern ment, while they were mayors of the l city of New Britain? Why man alive, 1 these men forgot more about good l government than George Quigley or l will ever know. Some of you have lived in the city longer than l, did l you notice any particular change in { the city government except being l more expensive under Mayor Quig- lev's administration? I have lived here 24 years and brought up @ faIn- iIv of four boys. One of them is in ] France. One is a wireless operator on Fire Island, both volunteers and serving Uncle Sam. I don't see as the boys are much different than the | boys of '62. No particular change in boys being brought up while Quigley was mayor, same as all boys under our government which was estab- Hshed long before the mayor was born.
 Knocks Quiglcy's Platform.
 Now you know of that wonder full document the mayor sprung four years ago:
 "Lower taxes, gone from 16 3-4 mills to 20 1-2.
 'Lower fire insurance, gone up from 15 to 26 per cent.
 Lower telephones, only when the receiver falls from the hook.
 And potatoes at 75c per bushel.
 He calls my platform old fashioned. I suppose the reason for that is that it is one We can all un- dcrstand. I never did understand his and I don't believe he understands it himself after experimenting with it four years at our expense.
 ''I want to ask you where William 1 Jennings Bryans platform of 6 to l has gone?
 You know what was on every bill
 board two years ago, We Saved You 4 and Yours but look at the sacrifice. |