New Britain herald., 1930-04-01
0UIGLEY TASTEFUL,
 DEMOCRATIC BOMB.
McDonougb Charges Rival With
 EItraYaganCe While Mayor

Attorney r. F. McDopough, denl- ocratic nominee for mayor, polnt- ed his campaign guns directly at his opponent, George A. Quigley, last night, and fired a charge that Qul9- ley was the most eXtravagant and wasteful mayor in the history Of New Britain, that he had doubled the costs of government in six years and retired from office leaving "the city grooming under the debts and obligations he had imposed
 Candidate McDonough spoke to a gathering of more than 300, mostly women, at democratic headquarters in the Erwin hotel on Main street.
 Makes Extravaganza Charge
 After q preliminary discussion on organization work, and an express sion of appreciation for the turn out, Attorney McDonough said; And now 6 little about the cam- paign:
 Be sure to watch the newspapers during this campaign, it's going to he amusing. For example, my op- ponent at a rally today at one of tho factories, gave his reasons why he should be elected to the office of mayor. He was elected in 1914 and continued in office until 1920.
 "He said to the voters today: If you elect me, I'll reduce taxes He ~... {o ooa e>roup and wbieners I'll do 1t this way and to another group, I'll do 1t this way but never cut loud. Hes all things to all peo- pies.
 The fact is--and it is fact, and intend to hold him to facts through out the mpaign-that while he was mayor we had the most eX' travagant and wasteful governmen in the history of the City of New Britain. This is matter of record and I intend to impeach him witt the facts.
 That "To Let Sign
 "He talks of tax reduction ant economy. He had six years in office and through wasteful and extrava gant methods of government the, will be long remembered. He jump ed the budget, doubled it! He's pretty good fellow, but he say things he doesn't mean. That othe night, at a rally, I read from tn New Britain Herald a statement b Quigley that he would take drasti steps to cut taxes, that he woul hang out the to let sign on city ha offices If necessary. I refer to tn Herald of March 21. I though I bring back to his mind one of tn statements he had made. Today h kind Of stepped it; now he going to rent the vacant offices l city hall Philip Drunk is becomin Philip Sober again!
 T intend to keep in mind the ques ton of taxation, which is one 0 interest to all. Nobody wants | pay high taxes, and a man wh would go out and speak for high ia would be foolish. But believe tn mayor, with the cooperation an help of the common council and tn board of finance and taxation. ca bring down taxes. M
 T believe that, on my record, am entitled to try at it, as ag9ins my opponent on his record.
 Study of Assessments
 Tt Is my purpose, if elected, { consider inequalities in assessmen We have a system here where, we say, you start at East Main stree and go about 1000 feet, about | Myrtle street, and fix basic rate 0 the value of land per front foo Just as long as we apply this basi rate to all land within that zone N play no favorites. But, of course, a times goes on and values change, Is necessary to readjust and reaS sess.
 Nobody has at heart the interest of the small owner more than have. I know the struggle that gor on to hold the little home. How ca my opponent preach economy an argue tax reduction when he has V plated those rules? When he cam into office, in 1914, he was given budget of $714,OQ0 10 run the go' ernment: when he left office s years later. the budget was sl,440 000-and he left the city groanin under the debts and obligations I had imposed. These are facts, nc to let signs!
 Political campaigns are nece sarily more or less dry. But I mu keep a man like my opponent down to the facts. l intend to sa no unkind word about him, and I one speaking in my behalf is to sf unkind things about him. The can paign, as have said before, is to l clean but hard hitting. But I'm 2, ing to produce Quigley's recor which is a fair and square thing do.
 Rivals Now Friends
 ITO my mind. the most amusir thing in the whole campaign is