The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-09
Is FUSION WISE?

D ENOCRATS WILL do well at this not advised N by newspapers that wish them good They will especially beware attacks upon those lead tho party attacks which evidently intended anonymous slap at Mr. Kirk who the portys last ttar leader through his candidacy for the office mayor and who made good showing ought o have been expected under the circum stances.
 The truth is that tho Democratic party Bridgeport leadership in the that the Republican party has, It has boss nobody the resemblance to Mr. King, in functions powers.
 There number of groups in the Democratic party each with it's leadership and each with ifs following and with ifs conception what ought o be done beat the machine that Mayor Wilson represents and Mr. King commands.
 It might he better for the Democracy Bridgeport it had boss but il hasn't and SO arranencnts will have 10 bel by and meetings minds which is really In inc long the @ and always inc only truly Democratic way.
 Just now there is some talk of fusion system by which the Democracy asked 10 take ifs chief candda" from the Rorobac5 wing of the Republican party. forming thereby double machine in which all scmhance of party solidarity
 It is undanarIo that Inc Democratic party owes ifs pros- ent situation o inc formation of double machine The or ganzotion which Mayor Wilson represents and Nr King com mands is mol Republican organization; it is combination be- tween Republicans and Democrats.
 Bui thcro is serious misunderstanding between inc King organization and Inc regular Republican organization. of N Rorabacl which controls tlc Stale and the County
 Fusion is proposition for thc Democrats who remain loyal to their party join wing Rcpub party subordinate capacity under Inc leadership MT. RoraLoc's very ulIr lieutenant. AIr. Ballard.
 Such arrangement ii would substitute two dou- bc machines in pac of and complete Inc elimination of he Democratic party in Bridgeport independent 
 ssuch an alliance miaht servo Inc temporary purpose of fprocurnC single local victory with different distribution Of local offices but would certainly prove most unfortunate for the Democracy in thc long instance in the State election when Rorahac will desire to elect his State ticket and will desire aid Democrats who have been placed in office by his aid in the Bridgeport elections: not only by his aid, but under his command
 The commercial nature of such alliance is at ap parent any who have elementary knowledge of political methods Indeed fine fusion program already 10 have degeneraed into most unpleasant and immoral snuff fling of the patronage: places having been freely offered assigned in return for fusion support.
 The rank and file of the Bridgeport Democracy. which is st organization of numbers ineg and resPeCta fly do not vote th Democratic ticket to obtain offices. They vote the ticket because they believe in the party and its prn cipe An attempt 10 align tho great body of Democrats der Rorabac leadership would surely satisfy these thou sands of loyal voters who Democrats for principle, neither receiving, expecting 10 receive the spells of office.
 Mr Lavery, the Democratic chairman has that "The Democratic party will nominate is candidates and stick to it's principles"
 He sounds the right noe The present occasion calls for the nomination of preferably business who is accustomed to affairs who will command the confidence the taxpayers and who will political duty only the party which nominated and inc people whose mayor will
 All good citizens of whatever party. who believe that Bridgeport ought have change of will support such candidate much eagerly than will support ddae who the best only represent struggle for poll tica power, and a deal for offices.
 The Democratic party is still enough, strong enough and enough to B candidates travel its path and work out its salvation.