The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-12

With the recall election only two short weeks away. the town IS Wlt messing an increasing warmth m Ine campaign of the Peoples General Committee against the present men in control of the towns affairs
 The committee which includes Frank Sammis. H. Leroy Lewis dao Attorney John Smith and others has sent out a bulletin to the citizens oI the town in which charges of a rather strong nature are being made.
 The bulletin is lengthy one ana reads:
 "Our government has not had a fair trial, because of deter mined et- forts of the political element to cause
 ''The politicians knew. from the first, that council-nanager govern ment. not interfered with, would place Stratford's affairs on a sound busl- progress in a manner that has not been possible heretofore under po- litical management.
 Had the politicians honestly feH coun cil-manager government to be without real merit, they would have kept their hands off and allowed 1t to fall of its own imperfectlons' Be ing fully aware of its virtue, they reasoned that the people must not be permitted to learn just how deslrao!e council-manage government Geally
 why do the politicians oppose council manager form of government! Beca use this form of government com pletely divorces politics from town affairs.
 "A political machine cannot exist unless it is in a position to:
 Create jobs.
 "Control placing of contracts for
 Dictate where town supplies shall be purchased. ..ossn+s
 ssHv those and other means the political boss builds his organization of vote controllers, and without same, he and his kind are shorn of power. This is the reason why Stratford has experienced continual strife since adopting its new government.
 "The politicians have hoped that, by continuing the struggle, they disgusted with the situation and that they (the po1iticians) could then easily regain their lost control of
 '.The very fact that the politicians strive so hard for control, makes it evident that they have lost something beside the honor of serving the peo- plei
 '.If control of stratford's govern ment is of such great value to the politicians. then it is doubly valua- ble as an asset of the p's pie ana
 ''Stratford should not require eXor- bitant taxes of it's people, providing it's business is managed efficiently, as any corporate business should be-
 By saving the waste always pres ent in political government, the town will prosper, and be in a position to improve it's physical condition, with out the taxpayers being overburden- ed.
 '--s to be expected that the poll ticians will conduct IaSt-mlnute campaign before the date set for cleo tion, in an attempt to mislead the reOnlR-
 "Reports have already been circu- lated that changes will be made in the peoples candidates for council men These reports are false!
 The people are cautioned not to credit any reports they may receive or hear, unless they know them to be official reports of the Peoples Genef- al Committee.
 "The candidates chosen by the peo- pie in the various districts, for cleo ton to the council, are named be- low All broad-minded, intelligent men who will faithfully fulfill their obli ligatict to the people:
 District. Peopie-s Canduate. TThtrd Harold F. DeLacour Fourth Emanuel Hendrickson Sixth Col. Louis J. Hermann Seventh. ....... Harry W1lcoXson Eighth. .-.-.. William w. Wakelee Ninth. .AlperI Sou!le.
 "The General Committee urges that every voter cast his vote on July 25th
 this election by an overwhelming ma