The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-04
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1921
ATWATER, THE FIGHTING MAN

quarrels been brought light within the days.
 The taxing power authority of a single in dvidua became club in the hands politicians instead of instrument for the public good.
 authority to property sup port the city administration rewarded it's friends pun ished and might be against it's policies.
 The methods employed were many The usual method add list furnished the increase, which, certainly bringing the threatened by action before the tax enabled that be adopted which seemed best adapted to the political necessities of the moment
 Certain significant facts will appear to those who have followed the evidence with some degree of care.
 The largest deductions made by the tax commissioner, by certificate of to be always in favor of interested either part of warmly partisan to- ward the administration
 The British American Manufacturing has been duced in it's tax list by much $iO0OOO Police Comms sioner Stanley president of this company.
 The Bryant Electric company has been favored in remis large $55O Mr. Cornell publicly that Waldo Bryant of this has been consistent and ardent supporter of Mr. Wilson and his regime
 Sometimes the lists to be increased to punish or taxpayers who have opposed the administration of its policies.
 Sometimes, doubt taxpayers have cringed and mitted rather than fight through the courts and have granted their privilege of political freedom in turn for tax exemptions
 Occasionally somebody gone to the commissioners office fighting mad In such the retreat of the taxing authority has usually been coward the unjust attack which it had made.
 It must be immense qualification to the public 10 know the men who refused P submit who took the light right up to Mir Gonnor and made him back gnominousy down three arate times.
 There is doubt about what happened. The public has the story from two It told by Town Chairman Rob- inson who has charge of Mayor Wilson's campaign is told by Fred Atvater, who was the intended victim.
 This is Robnsons story, which begins with 1918 The Columbia Nut and Bolt filed it's list COnnor raised to $62OOO Awater, president of the company, with the best advice he could employ Connor reduced the list the original figure admitted bunder der, and filed an illegal certificate of error.
 In 1919, the thing happened The company fled the Ftax commissioner raised the list Atwater Icours the commissioner admitted s1lss to the original figures MT. Atwatef begins bit earlier fpany didn't begin in 19lS It was started in 1917. The Warrenite contracts well underway then, mil ons in contracts let without bidding Aar would not stand flor it. He says:
 my in respect the Columbia Nut and Bolt company of which treasurer has with sters of taxation"
 Atwaer story They handed it to him in 19f7 and welched They failed him in 1918 and quit cold They prepared oggng for him in i09 he fogged them n sstead
 is indignant indictment of those become s to drive office the good the community
 change of administration will accomplish nothing else han rid City Hall of such officials these who nd principle integrity to the prostitution of the functions offices which they have administer s1ic good, then by all means let have that change,
 It easy to know when they tried lre assault committed upon the property of many men, More than ooo certificates of error issued from time to time.
 Sometimes the victim submitted upon chine that had whipped him.
 Sometimes the victim in fighting,
 When they tried to punish Fred Atwater he fighting 1ng.
 There any that Robinson says nAtwaer his lawyer with him, every time Atwaer every time.
 Now he fighting rights of every person in Bridgeport For one who wants honest and who isn't beneficiary of corrupt government
 Bridgeport needs fighting mayor, wtle will make the places sragh who will recover
 municipal and fer the people, just government 1y and economically administered.
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