New Britain herald., 1926-04-05
FROST GUHY M BETHEL
 ARSON CASE, { TO3 YEARS
PAONESSA SAYS i. O.P. HAS LARGE WAR CHEST
Charges State Organiza- tion Has Sent S5O,OOO
 Into City

can political organization sent s50.-
 900 to this city last Tuesday for the
 purpose Of first defeating George A,
 Quigley for the G. 0. P. nomination
 for mayor, and then to defeat the
 present mayor, at the polls, Mayor
 Angelo M. Paonessa speaking at a
 monday rally at the P. & F. Corbin
 gates today, shouted
 U. Henry Roraback cant buy votes in the city of New Britain"
 The mayors attack on the repub- lican powers opened with a declar- ation that he is independent because
 he does not rely upon the strength Of certain corporate interests whose aim, he said. is to bring New Britain back into the republican column.
 An inkling Of what will probably form a part of the mayors campaign for election over his opponent, Gard her C. Weld. was given when he recited at length his efforts to secure more and cheaper coal during the crisis of last winter. He declared the governor refused to give him power to take steps he felt would have been beneficial and he then called two conferences to which he invited coal dealers. Many of dealers indicated no interest in a confer cnce for price discussion and so, he said, he was unable to accomplish what might otherwise have greatly benefited the city. Paonessa's s op- ponent, Weld, is a coal merchant, but his name was not mentioned,
 Tells of Improvements
 Tho mayor told of park, street and school improvements during his ad- ministration and praised the tax system now in TbsQo here.
 The mayor said in part:
 Running a city government diff 5ers in bome details from the run ming of this big corporation in whose factory you work, but after Ill the same principles rule--thero must be economy. there must be Efficiency and there must be cxperi- 2nc"d hands to guide the way.
 "Government is business. T. must not be given over to politi- ,ians for political manhandling or ,or experiments that may prove costly. If it is the taxpayine pub ic are the ones who must pay the pill.
 Many of you are the owners of your own homes. Those Of you who are not come Co this factory laily to earn wages, a part of which g being laid aside so that some day you will he a property owner. It S Of vital importance that govern mcnt be administered today so that he future of the city in which you Ire making your investment shall Je safcguaried. Through lack of experience, ineffiCiency and failure o economize, even though the ac- ions be based on the most praise worthy motives, if is possible for he mayor to institute q financial system that will in effect bankrupt he city. If the city's funds are aid out lavishly, there will be tied o future generations the necessity of paying great sums in interest and n payments on principal.
 "The city can spread the burden ,f costly improvements over per cd Of years. But there is also the langer of the unwise use of this privilege. Improvements must b" made if the city is to progress and : cry often they are costly. However, l with comparatively small boost in he city debt we have in the past our years added nearly two million . ollars worth of assets to the city's gcalth.
 These improvements have not . >een made at the expense of munich . ,a depart ments. Your streets are in 1 he best condition they have been in cars for this time of the year; your are no longer crowded into and unsanitary portable chools; there are parks for the and health of you and our families; two platoon system in he fire department and an increased ,olice department assures you ot protection while you sleep. Twenty our hours day the wheels Of gov rnment move on in endless motion, nd they move on economically and nicienely because experienced iands guide them. In my b years with New Britain's gov rnment l have devoted time to the tudy of every detail Of government. ;ot only that, I have taken counsel with leaders in civic affairs. Because
 am not tied 10 any political group r machine, I have been privileged O take my counsel from every group O that the best interests O. all may @ served. have not been tied down O a political machine whose own interests come first, and l do not m he future intend 10 accept the die ltes of any group.
 "Whether you be the owners of be those whose rents ay taxes indirectly, you are Vitally Interested in taxes. Our tax rale Is ow. True our grand lis; has grown, ut you must remember that this IS
 growing city and each year there an immense amount Of building. 'elcrai government reports give