The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-23
THE PEOPLES ONLY DAY

N CONNECTICUT the people lack tools of de- \ nocracy many other States. There is no referendum recall and the initiative is not in the people, They elect representatives office and these representatives, during the term for which they chosen are little kings They do as they please
 It Is not go with those who chosen to wealthy or powerful individual He may discharge unsasac- tory agent it right to do He review the acts of his agent and may agent what acts per form.
 Under the people of Bridgeport ought to good deal of thinking when election day is rolling round The municipal election day but once in two years the only day in 30 days in which they have any real say about the government of their city.
 the times the authority is in the hands of the the Cliffs the Johns and the Bills who will do whatever the Aces, the Cliffs the Johns and the Bills prefer to do
 Is property Bridgeport honestly valued it valued higher than ought to be, that bonds be raised?
 Are in Bridgeport low they ought to be, they increased to gray the nordnae greed of politicians contractors and paceholders?
 and millions of dollars have been raised in Bridgeport during the past eight years millions the city raised expended in equal length of millions been wisely spent and honestly spent have they been expended eravagany, waefuly scandalousy and dishonesly?
 There the Warrenite contracts millions spent for payements which are good pavements of the kind but too costly by almost double these contracts favored bidders dishonest to do so?
 Why is it that many of the persons connected with the city administration during these few years have taken the appearance of those with plenty of money pend and of them the appearance of great wealth?
 There is the Grand street bridge, which contracted for at which about $6Ooooo has already been paid and which will cost the city million dollars before it has safe approach upon the West Side.
 provided by taxpayers or secured from borrowing being expended in payments to favored contractors, who employed cost plus basis after fashion which gives guarantee to the city that will economy the public work but makes it that all pub lie work will be costly than it ought to be- How hundreds of thousands of dollars being wasted upon Vored contractors, and cost plus contracts?
 The municipal system is system of plunder and tyran " It is combination of cost plus contractors office hold and plum seekers, against everybody else.
 The police and fire departments which by law qured keep partisan politics. caiole and to browbeat others Are the people satisfied with this abuse of public power?
 The system is headed by so-calIed mayor head of the city, than Coal Oil Johnnie the head of the Standard Oil Company.
 mayor the city pleasant chap onis shake hands, he will shout greeting street. he misses any social meeting He all things, to all upon all occasions
 These traits individual is all right shake hands, to love everybody to kiss everybody but is thing for city have mayor does these things to the neglect of the business of the city.
 There two classes of that popuarly cred tied with making business of hand shaking Bridgeport Jimmie McNaly, who lived here many years ago. ablest green goods the world He also the worlds greatest hand shaker
 Politicians good shaking hands There something that makes people like hand shaking hand shaking getting a costly sport Bridgeport
 this election day, their days ought to ask themse if they afford the luxury the next two years of so many hand shakers
 They should ask themselves it will not be better to have
 mayor who will really be the mayor; somebody who will make the citys dollar bring full value somebody like Allen Vincent who will throw the grafers out.
 too high in Bridgeport, rents too high and trolley fares too high They living too high in city ha There is too much hand shaking the hall crowd It too much to keep them in cost plus contracts in linn ousne in gambling in lady friends and in other lux uries which plain men cannot afford
 Election day the peoples only day The people ought to hard thinking about what they will make of that