The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-14
KEEP THE RESPONSIBILITY WHERE IT IS

 quite disclosures that would follow inquiry the financial of Bridgeport would destroy King machine But the destruction of the King machine would that Bridgeport must become democrac because he scandals would necessarily create state of pubic mind which would those who have been responsible.
 quite simple put pressure upon the upstate politicians. While they wished destroy the Bridgeport chine, they did wish make Bridgeport democratic city especially when called 10 a realization ol le 7 said by leader no less notable than Will N Hays
 the people of Bridgeport? EXtravagance partisan High taxes have no politics. bonded debt president deficit in the budget does not simply democrats There time when he demand for eef5 also nonparSan and clzens o1 all ahades of political opinion join in cry for help
 political standpoint the democrats of Bridgeport ought victory the municipal election this fall Such a victory would useful to the city, perhaps but it highly injurious the local democracy Much bet CT tactics would be present municipal ray responsibility until the crisis passed The election democratic mayor would merely that large orton of the electorate not very well finance would place the blame for what has been done upon him.
 King always known very clearly that organza 4 I I o ,l vist ,,Dcn nafronaon If needs rnuch fo give organization will have command of necessary patronage only when has much to spend Since these may only by vast increases in the grand list grows. The to for dead horses gets larger every year. and it becomes correspondn8y more i'm possible get that must be expended enough votes be influenced by patronage in places contracts and so Things were desperate Board of Apporionment effort was made to raise it to S5OOOOOO Consequently foundation could be laid for the bonds necessary funds by the spending of which the chine hold its for two years to come.
 of list to reach why the bonding falls short of machine needs another the necessity going into debt something like ST. 100000 pay current expenses and maturing debt
 For machines which hold their by having plenty of money spend always approaching the inevitable time when they will be by their methods.
 It is imperative that the tax rate be kept down, for the the criterion by which voters for the being. judge the condition of affairs
 That the tax rate may be kept down 1t s necessary to swell property valuations these valuations become unjust anger of number of voters is in creased.
 That the lax rate may be kept down to- expeden that carries it's destiny. As the eb grows the interest charges payments principle row presently these eat all of the that can be laised
 permanent improvements. It not su for permanent expenses It does not include sary up bonds that mature this year
 To deficit in current expenses and deficit in amount necessary maturing debt other debt of $ 100000 the bill which is pending General Assembly, md which has passed the house.
 The debt will a higher of interest
 thing cannot forever Debt pay debt accumulate in increasing rao In ten years thing issued pay debt would be less than $0O0oO0o in inc aggregate, and might easily be :20U0OO0O
 The democratic candidate for will necessarily condition. He will necessarily to pur sound financial methods After he elected sheer matter of good faith, he must keep his promise.
 immediate effect of returning to sound financial meth would be of six mills in the tax rate That is to ay the first tax rate, which the democratic regime would have lay could not be less than 28 mills and might go beyond 30 mills.
 For this unacceptable consequence past extravaganza the democratic mayor would not be excused All those who regard the only of municipal exravagance economy bindly strike t the administration high virtuous eerminaon to do business sound principles would
 Should not the plunged Bridgeport into it's present difficulties be compelled to reap the harvest they crisis is not far off When it office who cupabe? Many democrats will believe that the party should not become scapegoat did not commit
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