New Britain herald., 1930-04-02
ID PROVE
 QUIGLEY A FAILURE
McDonough Brings Charge of Ineffciency Against Opponent

To the charges of extravaganza and waste, made by Attorney P. F.. McDonough, democratic candidate for mayor, against his republican opponent, George A. Quigley, a third was added last night: h. efficiency.
 Candidate McDonough spoke to a large gathering of fourth ward women at his headquarters on Main street He repeated his declaration that he will prove Quigley failure as mayor on his own record, and emphasized the statement that to impeach a man on his own record is not personal attack.
 Anticipates Assessment Expose A statement that Quiglcy was holding back for later use the charge that McDonough has real estate in this city which is under assessed. was made and it's accuracy admitted. Continuing, he declared: q had foresight enough to buy some property on the open market l on which the assessment was not al great as it should have been, and the value of this realty has in creased. MT. Quigley had the same opportunity. and if he was so eff cient and able, why didn't he SC out and buy it? But,.I want tc tell you right now that if I am elected mayor. in the re-assessment which I will start, my property will be the first rc-assessed. Now isn't that fair?"
 ''He put us in the potato business the City of New Britain. but we found what was everybody's business was nobody's business. About half a crop was raised, some 5000 bushels and a couple of carloads of potatoes were bought to come up to the market, but they were bought on 2 high market and had to be sold or a low market.
 But I'll be able 10 tell you moro about that later. Remember tho ! discussions in the council about tho price at which potatoes should bt sold? They fill whole pages in tho old council records. But my op ponent wanted to run for congress and the farmers around here st scared him that he stored the pota toes away. some in schoolhousc eel lars, some in other bins and some il his own cellar even. The pric, gradually dropped and there was n. market.
 Likcns Rival 10 Mother Hubbard
 You know, those farmers ar, smart. They have to make their liv ing by their wits. They sold thei potatoes and while my opponen was waiting for better prices. some thing happened: You know tha old nursery rhyme about Old Mothe Hubbard, who went to the cupboard etc. Well, when Qugley got there the potatoes, too, were gone. Any one who know anything about DO tatoes knows you must maintain even temperatures. But with my op ponents potatoes, those not rotte, by the heat were frozen by the cold and man by the name of McGuir was engaged to haul them to tn dumping ground.
 "So you see, my opponent is no only eNtravagant and wasteful, bu inefficient as well.
 My opponent preceded me in talk in hall on Sexton street, Sun day night. He said he would produc his record and asked that I be re quired to do likewise. But I hay waited for him to begin to show tha record, and since he has not done SC I am going to do it for him. An I'm going to continue to do so da !, after day through this campaign.
 Reviews Quiglcy's Record
 "Whcn I say his were the mos Wastcful and cXtragagant admins trations in the history of the city that l intend as an attack only 0 his record as mayor. My opponen scrceches that he favors lower taxc! said he would close City Hall, an promises tax reduction. when a mayor he imposed on men, womc and children in this city the hcavies burden in the history of the cit, ; When he left office after six year he had jumped the budget fror $714,0O0 to S1,44O,OO0. If he ha continued in office, at the same rat of expenditure. the budget would b S5.70O,000 or so.
 "He talks about his eXperenc 1,ic oh N,-tD