The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-26
Additional Tax
 Burdens, Policy
 Without Defense

Since these characteristics have fol- lowed MT Wilson's successive admin fStrationS so consistently, 1t Is not too much to say that we cannot reason ably hope that a new administration under his guidance will be different. Ten years of waste, a long period of acquiescence in such perniciouS sys- tenn as that of letting cost-pluS con- tracts; a consistent co-inciding with the perverting of public funds to the private ends of politicians hanging on the administration, a wanton disre- gard of a public officials obligation to his constituents, all these things persisted in over a long period of years, demand but one thing-their removal
 There is no way to accomplish this except by change of administration.
 As have said in a previous speech, the city of Bridgeport must have carefully supervised system of expen- allure. We must have public officials City as something more than sub ject of evasion. We require that every department of the city's govern ment be carefully supervised to the end that there shall be no waste and no mal-administration. Our taxation funds must be in the hands of men who are capable and whose integrity is a guaranty that everyone who owns property of any kind shall receive square deal, and the moneys which flow into the public treascury must be expended with the same degree of honesty and circumspectiOn as a prl- vate enterprise devotes to it's finances
 To these things I am commik$ed. and if it is your will and the will Of the electorate of Bridgeport that I be elected by the next mayor of this municipality, I shall take office with these objectives set high and firmly before my view.
 Democrats and Republicans. men who had not been to a political rally in years, and an unexpectedly large number of women, damned every corner of the school. For two hours many of them stood densely packed in the back of the room or overflow ing down the aisles, no sign of rest lessness being shown while half a dozen speakers addressed them. Town Chairman Cornell presided
 The meeting was called for o'clock, but it started a little late be- cause the preliminary parade grew to unexpected size. In fact the hall was completely filled before the sound of a band announced that the march, CTS had arrived
 Throughout the audience the sym bolic broom was much in evidence, most of the paraders having carried one
 Old politicians marve1led at the size of the crowd, saying that they had never seen anything like it on similar occasion. The numbers pres ent were especially remarkable be- cause the Fifth district is known as about the f1rmest Republican strong hold in t6e city. Last night. how ever, many men expressed them selves as willing to bet that it would go Democratic this year.
 MT. Atwater vigorously attacked the past ten years of administration of the citys affairs. His speech is given in full below. Former City At torney Thomas M. Cullinan confined himself mostly to refuting the charges made against Atwater by the Republicans.
 Attorney William w. Bent quoted figures from the Lill report to prove his contention about mismanagement and extravaganza.