The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-15

o educational matters requires a -eaching force which shall be ade- liticaI oppression whatsoever; and I therefore favor, and if am elected shall cultivate every means which shall be adapted to the elevation of and respected plane which it deserves by reason of the great work which it performs in our community.
 I believe that the police depart ment and the fire department, to the courage. integrity and devotion of whose personnel every ci tizen has com mitted the safety and protection of his property and his home and his personal security. should be abso- 1utely and entirely free from political contamination to the last degree, and that every main who is a part Of either of these essential organizations only criterion by which he is to be judged is his devotion ito his duties. unfettered by any political affiliations. I believe that nothing could exert a the efficiency of either of these de partments that the attempts which have been made in the past to use them for political purposes.
 I further believe that the men who, for the public good expose them selves to the dangers of life, health and limb as men of both of these de- partments are compelled to do, should be adequately paid and that 1t is i'm possible to foster and maintain the morale and confidence of either of these departments except upon such a basis. Nor is it possible to obtain for this service men of the proper type and character except on such conditions.
 If I am elected shall dedicate my efforts to the re-introduction of strict honesty in connection with the administration of every department, and to that end shall appoint men to the various commissions whose stand ing in the community shall be a guar anty; that the expenditure of all pub lie moneys shall be made and done upon the same principle of scrutiny that would regulate the conduct of any successful business enterprise; that there necessarily must be a care fully analysed revision of the meth ods under which expenditures are conducted and strict and rigid econ omy enforced in every department. shall endeavor to keep Bridgeport abreast of the times in all necessary improvements compatible with it's f. nancial status Necessity requires that I state at this time that the problems which shall confront the next mayor due to the successive mal- administrations of the past few years. are intricate, vital, and difficult, and I can only give the assurance to the people of Bridgeport that if I am elected by them I shall apply myself to the solution of these problems with all of the conscientiousness and de- termination which I possess. and shall bring to the task the advice and counsel of the best brains that I can obtain.
 must again thank you, my fe1- 1ow-citizens, and fellow Democrats, for the very great honor which you confer upon me in nominating me as the candidate of the Democratic party for mayor, and I can not close with out telling you how unworthy I feel in accepting 1t. It is in a spirit of hu- mility and with an acute conception of the great responsibilities which are attached to this nomination that shall enter into thee ampaign, and if on November Sth when the people of Bridgeport have spoken, it is their will that I be elected next mayor. it will be with an equal comprehension of the exceedingly great difficulties to be faced and the sfngularly poignant responsibilities which accompany them, that I shall enter upon the du- ties which shall follow such an cleo ton.
 Tn as personal a way possible. wish to again say that I cannot too clearly express my deep gratitude for your action tonight.