New Britain herald., 1926-04-06
PAONESSA WARNS
 OF i. O. CONTROL
Says People Would Not Have
 Voice in Government
INTERESTS" IN SADDLE
Repeats Charge Republican State Organization sent S50,O0O Into this City-Dcclarcs He is Fight Ing Fight of the People"

Mayor A. M. Paonessa at a noon- day rally today at the Stanley Rule & Level Co. gate condemned political interference in government, declar- ing the republican voters had at i tempted on two occasions to tie his hands so they could put J. Willie 1 Mills back as personal tax collector and pass out other political plums.
 He warned his audience that re- publican success at the polls next 1 Tuesday will lead to political re- gimc in which the corporate inter ests, not the man elected, will run the city government. Reciting the history of Bridgeport's ripper bill, an act passed by the legislature au' thorizing the governor to name as scssors for Bridgeport because of the wholesale abatements of politicians taxes, the mayor predicted a ripper bill for New Britain if certain poll ticians are put in power.
 Repeats "Slush Fund" Charge
 The mayor reiterated his deClara ton of yesterday noon that the stat' republican organization has sen $50,O00 into New Britain to defea George A. Quigley for the republican nomination and then defeat Paones sa at the polls. This information comes to him direct from republl can interests. he said.
 During his remarks on the recen coal crisis the mayor intimated tha correspondence which passed be tween his office and a certain coa dealer, whose name was not men toned, will be introduced later in tn campaign. The letter followed Pa onessas invitation to coal dealers t come to his office to discuss cos
 prices after il drop of approximatel
 S2 per ton which, it was claimed was not passed on to the consumer It placed the dealer on record refusing to attend 6 conference for discussion of prices. At the concll ,. sion of his talk on coal, the mayo
 asked: "Who is Mir. Weld?' Tn he followed with an assertion What we need in our government , men who will cooperate,'
 f Points to Low Tax Rate I The mayor pointed to his succes ful effort to maintain the tax ra
 without an increase. This, he sai
 was done without cutting approprii
 tions to a point that would be dal
 gcrous. He replied to a report tn
 the present tax rate will allow K no street improvement, by statll
 S57000 has been appropriated I
 patching work alone, this amou s being considerably more than h
 been laid out in any year with fe
 exceptions. He also pointed to 1
 creased appropriations for the fil
 police and school departments.
 Mayor Paonessa said he W II seeking reelection because he talk o pleasure in fighting the fight V the people," He asked if 1t is re =. sonable to suppose that a m '' backed by public utility intere'
 can, as mayor of the city, go to { d state capitol at Hartford and fig '- incMased rates ordered by these 'a terests.
 l. Rally This Evening 'o The mayor and several others W 7 talk tonight at rally in Skritusk
 hall on Broad street. James Id Murphy and Lucian Macora, can D. dates for the common coun' n Councilman Frank Zapatka and st ty eral others will explain the den )e cratic platform.
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