New Britain herald., 1930-04-04
OUIGLEY WONDERS
 IF RIVAL IS LOCO'
Hall Says at Same Rally Taxes
 Cannot Be Reduced

Attorney P. F. McDonoush, deIn- ocratic nominee for mayor, was roundly denounced by his republi- can opponent, George A. Quieley and a large group of speakers at , rally held at Norden bungalow last night.
 Among those who spoke on behalf Of the republican candidate were his opponent at the primary, Donald l.. Bartlett, Prosecuting Attorney Jo- seph G. Woods, Attorney Michael Sexton, Chairman Harry Ginsburg of the republican town committee, Attorney David L. Nair, George V. Hamlin, Harry Witkin, Councilman r. William Huber and William H. Day.
 Quigley said he had hoped the campaign would be clean and clear ly defined, that there would be no mud singing, but he has found it has not been so. He said Bartlett and himself had conducted a clean primary fight.
 He lauded the defeated candidate with the statement that whether Bartlett considers himself a good sport he was one. Quigley said he has never seen the good will of the party back of the candidate as it is back of him. He said the republi- can party will win on April s.
 1t was Quigley's opinion that the ~utp at ~it,,., which has been in power since he left office.
 Speaks of Debt Increase
 Tt took 50 years until 1920 to gain an indebtedness of S3.000, 900 and nine years since that time the debt has increased s4.000,0OO. He talks about my administrations be- ing the most extravagant in the his tory of the city but they were no. one-tenth as eXtravagant as the stories he is telling"
 He said he knew McDonough was 8. man who had been successful in a financial way and that he expect ed something different from the type of campaign McDonough is con- ducting. Continuing he said:
 Its astounding and amazing. When I pick up the papers and read his speeches I ask, Has this man gone loco?' He said my successor in office spent one-half million in appropriations to cover indebtedness incurred during by tenure of office, 1tlooked in all the records I could find and I cannot discover where this is printed.
 Maybe after an exhausting day ot handshaking he goes home that night, has nightmare and dreams these things"
 MT. QuiEley asked why it was that McDonough does not say what he has done, will do or hopes to do,
 Mac thinks am on the. witness stand and he is prosecuting attorney. l don't regard him as a prescott iaS attorney nor myself as a crim- inal. He must wage a sane. honest fight Or New Britain will have nonc Of him. The boys call it hokum and the democratic campaign has been H2WHole lol or nokum.
 Cannot Reduce Tax Rate
 20 r. c. of Taxes Paid in Wages tF1nance Board Chairman Edward F Hall assured the gathering that reduction in the amount of income necessary to run the city was impos. sfbie unless the personnel of the DO, lice, fire and school faculties is re. dnced or their wages cut.
 "Mr. Hall said 20 per cent of the total income is/paid for wages.
 He said he was anxious to get the evening paper so that he will learr what Mac said about "Quig" anG what "Quig' said about Mac. ree gardless of whether Quigley or. Me Donough is elected he will find tha he will have an addition of five ol slx hundred children in the city an nlally. There will be need of { school building in year. Tn, amount will increase as long as tn, population increases, Hall said. Tn, population of the town is spreadin, to Plainville, Newington and Berlil border lines, in the opinion of Mir Nall, who said these increases vii mako necessary additional roads sswers, water works and additiona police and fire protection. Thes. must be met.
 It was the speakers contention that McDonough could not hol Quigley responsible for the six yea dministration expenditures vhic