The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-12
MONDAY DECEMBER 12, 1921 HONOR 0F R(|lI JESs OR HONOR OF SOIDIER-WHICH?

been necessary execute criminal compact had been fconsummaed.
 guilty has two codes of honor from which he may select
 He may practice the honor of rogues.
 He may practice honor of good citizenship
 The honor of rogues consists in ths that they bne niure society being caught each must continue repent sorry for his offense He must main hardened in the wrong that he dld
 The requires different plan It is late to be because he tried to harm duty amends to tell the truth to help society the wrong
 There of the honor of the rogue cuprit mustn't tell He mustn't "squea as the saying s
 little reflection will show that this line of reasoning wrong consistent with other facts of civilized fe
 For whom a fight and die? For himself for his family for his country? For each when 1t Is right and necessary, but for his country most of all.
 glory the soldier consists in this that he fights and endures for protection fellow citizens The glory as the glory of fighting for protection of all
 criminal is who fights AGAINST society He is one the ordered safeguards of civilization to bene fit selfish ends.
 Which is the more dangerous, hateful the despsed against crime against al?
 Which is most evi and most worthy of severe punish ment who njures the whole community the criminal who inures one, few persons?
 Corruption of bribery is crime against the whole munit perhaps the most serious crime that be against community crime destructive than open riot.
 nation, continuity its institutions, the health and prosperity of the people is absolutely dependent just and fair conduct of the admin sraon law according right and not according to favor Bridgeport things have happened in ten years which imply corruption have been done regarding which bribery has been proved yet out of the of life is felt that they such born of corruption.
 these criminal favoritisms within the municipal the charges have mounted the debt is and there large special which had there been fair and honest during ten would not be sary.
 By the operations of this favoris, the people, who many individuals, been deprived millions of dollars which they could ill Some of them deeper misery because of these extraordinary drains their sources
 was no trivial conspiracy proposed by the use of money corrupy employed control the Board of Aldermen this board after the fashion of its past control wealth profusion for those who ground and pull the strings From the Board of Aldermen in the past proceeded millions of Warrente contracts let without bidding and without the usual projections and with plus features added to costs of the work.
 Herein originated the which implanted the cost plus system began those ordinances million dollar bridge, have been built at not than $230O: here the tiny benefits the power gaso- line tanks in the public streets and here is much other which directed by hred and careful conspratos them personally at the expense all the other people.
 Alderman Hamilton had been part of the old board, he also part of the board which had from the revolutionary action which mined to restore honest an efficient methods
 The the men, Hamilton, they were, day though people had the corruption of the that determined to be rid of it.
 Whoever then undertook to rule by corruption, injustice and bribery must have known that his conduct likely bring him into great danger well the community into serious evil
 Such person apprehended by the con- of society must choose between and honor of the soldier.
 Society may his temptation, may tent to which his the directing will otherwise and may his repentance good society in the punishment of the injury and his determination to make full amends be possible under the circumstances
 unquestionably much sympathy for Alderman Hamion belief that he is the tool
 Leaving out of consideration the special theles true principle that where the crime serious attempted corruption of public bery cuprit found guilty is not entitled mercy his allegiance to his fellow citizens and the law
 If such cuprt has for his ideal the honor of the is Mot to peach pa it remains for society to