Republican farmer., 1919-05-02

| for them. There are good news papers but unfortunately we have not | had them in Bridgeport in recent ] years. Men who are mentally incom- l petent and morally degenerate are on the newspapers, Some men nave not even had the advantages of grade | school education. There is someth1hg
 more important than defeat and | am not bothered to any great extent ! by any one who assai1s me through | the press. I confne myself to the 1 city of Bridgeport, to what l have l done and what will do-
 Ten years ago the city was allow | ed to run down to its lowest levels. | Through the administration of the | Republicans we have proposed to 1 carry out plans whereby to better
 the city. If we have made mistakes
 it shows that we are only human. 1 We believe that Steeplechase Is- 1 land be purchased and a bridge built | across to Seaside park for the vel fare of the residents of the East | Side. We are undertaking the larg- | est sewer development in the East | Bridgeport harbor will be made just as pure as the water in the middle l of the ocean,
 The wage scale of the teachers was
 a disgrace ten years ago and we in | creased the wage scale. We decided
 that they had jus- enough to live on land nothing for a rainy day. Police
 men got 33 1-3 per cent. less than | the average wage scale. We con-
 slider one of the great evils is under | payment of public officials. The dig | ni1ed important position on the
 bench was given by lawyers because 'of the low pay. It is a serious blum | der not to pay good salaries to public 1 officials
 The street pavement was made to | be the best in the Eastern part of the l United States: The health depart
 ment-no other town has such fa- 1 cilities as we have in the health de- | partment. What we have done and | we will and can do in the future will | be to bring the city up to date dill I cost money. The tax list will be ad- | justed on a scientific basis. | Gu, administration has been clean and best for the interest in the phy- | sical and moral development of the ] country. We have demonstrated by
 virtue that no man has been sent
 down by God to be the president of 1 the United States
 1 With respect to the Democratic | 1 Wilson has departed from the Demo-
 cratic party and has become an in- 1 ternationaI socialist. With respect
 to the presidency of the United States | that type of mental process of Will | son Is nothing different than the Ger | man philosophy-that state is first l and family second. The leader of your country has become an inter
 national socialist.
 Walter B. Lashar, "the only Dem l ocrat at the guests table," spoke as folIows:-
 i 'I appreciate the very unusual compliment paid n1e-putting a lone
 democrat at the guests table. I can
 prove by his Honor that I am 6 dem-
 ocrat-would he not hold himself | liable for impeachment if he held
 otherwise, having appointed me to l membership on a board requiring the
 selection of a democrat.
 | "I thought I would be lonesome -one democrat in a party of 2,499 | republicans. I speak advisedIy as to
 the total number, referring you to the prepared press notices for which
 I understand the local republican sta
 tistician is responsible, and for once
 I would say a republican has not eX-
 aggerated, for not being accustome ed
 to public speaking ere appears tc
 be before me 10000 critics.
 'I feel more at home than I ex- pected and rightfully as after cleo tion day there are no republicans l and no democrats, just an honest en-
 deavor on the part, of everyone to dc
 his part and as full reward for ef- fort to earn the confidence and re. spect of his fellow citizens-al the
 reward any right thinking mar
 should ask.
 "YoC may be interested to know
 how I came to be here. Alex. Rob-
 inson said we are going to give 6
 dinner to John T. King, and as a per, sonal friend although a democrat
 will you sit at the guests table.
 said you cant keep me away and the
 next I knew a party had been ar.
 ranged of national character, but
 did not balk and here I am, gla6
 first to pay my respects to John. no
 as a head political boss. but as z Republican of National prominence
 Bridgeport owes a. lot to John T
 King-he could not be other than z
 constructive citizen to have been the
 leader of the Republican party during
 a period when we have passed from a condition of having growing pain. until we are now the leading city o.
 the state with our house wei; in or der
 There is rumcrs that Johns inter
 ests elsewhere will before long fint
 him laying aside the mantle of lead
 ership- When such a condition come:
 to pass we will then fully appreciate , he has been a 100 per cent, plus con
 etructive citizen.
 When John drops his mantle
 know you will agree that further Re
 publican success will depend upoI you rallying around a man who car { fit to this jingle
 "A noble thing is prudence ant they are useful friends.
 Who never make beginnings unti they see the ends:
 But give me now and then a man and l will make him King.
 Just to take the consequences, anC ! just to do the thing.
 T am glad to have an opportunit! to publicly thank John K. King fo, his helpfulness in the past, az exam pie he was directly responsible fo , giving me an opportunity to get bacl of the scenes as it were to learn iron Col. Roosevelt personally the formul; for putting a soul into a corporation It was privilege between John ant 3 Col. Roosevelt to see them work t brine 1ho11f 1aoiSla+icn which 1xoI1i,