The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1922-06-21
Calls Decision
Fitting Rebuke
To COuncilmen
Stratford Citizens Issue
Bulletin in Praise Of
Supreme Court Order.

A bulletin, which comments on the
decision rendered last week by the
Supreme Court which sustains the
right of the people to demand a recall
election against the Stratford council
men, has been issued by the citizens
committee that backed r. H. Hunter
during his controversy with the mem
bers of the Stratford town council
who sought, and eventually succeeded,
in ousting him from office.
The bulletin was framed by Attor-
ney John Smith, r. Leroy Lewis and
other members of the committee. The
bulletin is worded as follows:
THE Supreme court decision hand
ed down in less than one week, is d
record for this state, and is a most
fitting rebuke to the offending coun-
cilmen and their supporters.
THE Peoples General Committee
preme court decision, as published by
the newspapers, in order to under
stand the f1imsy technical nature of
the defense employed by the council
men and Town Attorney Nicholson.
There is no argument left, where
by the councilmen can justify their
wiIful attempt to dominate the people.
By so doing, they have expended a
large amount of town funds, and
have forced the people to individual
right.
mo action the council has taken
will interfere with the recall election
"They may resign, if they choose,
after setting the date, and may ap-
point their successors, but, their sue
ceSSorS automatically retire from Of
fee on the date of the recall election.
THE matter of expense which the
councilmen seek to employ an is
sue, even limiting at an extra tax, is
just one more scheme to create dis
sension. The council had their oppor-
tunity months ago, and to save town
funds, and save the people expense
from the private funds. They had
merely to grant the people their right
Had they done SO, extra legal expense
would have been unnecessary.
This utterly foolish waste of funds
by a deliberate attempt TO discredit
the charter, is an injustice to the
electors whose confid ence the coun-
cilmen have abused.
Their condemnation by the Su-
preme court is fitting and complete.
1.-The loss of respect from then
fellow citizens, which the cossncilmen
complain of. is wholly deserved.
THE greatest misfortune that can
come to any man, is the lost esteem
and confidence of his townspeople.
THAT the councilmen have not be-
come penitent, is evidenced by their
continuing to offer misleading state
ments through the press. This brands
them unworthy of sympathy or con
sideration.
THE time is not far distant when
the people may properly voice their
sentiment at the polls.
preliminary to the opportunity of
voting, the people will bear in mind
that the political element will now
endeavor to control the recall cleo
ton. Attempt Wi be made 10 set
up competitive candidates in the var
ious districts with a view OF splitting
the peoples voting strength, to again
in electing councilmen who
will be susceptible to political inf1u-
ence.
Having had one disgusting eX-
perience, the people will exercise due
care They will increase their activ-
ity' in district civic associa tions, and
prevent same being dominated by the
politician.
"To eliminate the politician, the
people of each district will select and
cOur Gilman