The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-14
THE ABUSE OF MAKING CAMPAIGN
 ASSESSMENTS AGAINST CITY EMPLOYES

During years that the Republican machine was Tn power Brgeport The Times steadily denounced the system of raising political by the called assessment o office holders.
 Now that office holders in power, The Times honest newspaper must continue to denounce the same evil when it shows it's head
 These assessments always forced" They de politicians with the threat in the backgrouno "you will lose your job if you don't pay
 Such assessments office holders in fact violation usually corrupt practices act They not intended by They against good morals and they mitigate against sound government.
 Since those n politics usually not distinguished for their studies ethics of good government be well recount of the reasons why the political assess mens of office holders bad, and have evil results
 Policemen fremen school teachers, visiting nurses doc clerks secretaries and so the moment they take public money the servants of all the people,
 They employed to earn helr money 1hey are o sVe service they get They not expected to take the all the people them to Influence the voting In 1aV- of a few political persons.
 Most of employees retained long they do good work should be- No spectacle is more pitt fully humatng than that of the faithful workers o the comparatively humble places being discharged be- the election way rather than another way
 One thing pitful, the picture of city empoye ing up money legtimately earned because he that the job will be taken away Ii the con-
 To compel contributions city employees destructive discipline.
 he has bought ob bereare taken in the degree of the size of the contribution.
 The people of Bridgeport had tough years. In years good things done But in the main they years which office holders received large emoments and large contributions for party purposes
 present administration in seeking ofice made the direct promise that it would terminate abuses
 which to be terminated was abuse that the city being operated by office holders office holders.
 group public operated for the but there of city employees, who bought jobs of politicians higher and having bought felt at liberty to leave discipline behind
 Democrats keep their pledges the people, They cannot live by perpeuang the abuses they have promised to stop.
 competition to create political machine through the operation campaign pledges the Democracy hasn't shadow There but road for the Atwaer adminsra lion to travel. This is the honest road of service.
 administration succeeded in assessing the poyes then succeeded in getting good work out of those employees
 No fatal to good to future political could be adopted than that which the Democratic politicians distinguished from the Democratic leaders have embarked.
 The Atater administration exists to the people, by giving and efficient at moderate cost It accomplish this if perpeuates the grave and often abuse known the assessment of office holders"
 campaign pledge cannot be concealed except at criminal risk The report must show who and how much impossible the operation of these be made The honest road the only road for Atxater administration.