The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-07
Water System Develop nlent, Stressed By For.
 nler Mayor on WATR

yne &uulAka16tkMG1ou OA A1&yU @1~A-A Hayes were termed 'nonsensicap by ex-AGayor Francis P. Guilfciie in an address over WATR Saturday afternoon. Declaring that the req son for the reelection of the demo- cratic party has peen established by the record of the past six years achievements, ex-Mayor Guilfoile stated that the electorate should go to the polls tomorrow convinced that Mayor Hayes and his admin istration are the best bet for the next two years.
 Waterbury's water system, alone, would pay all the municipality owes, ex-Mayor Guilfoil pointed out. He called the attention of his radio audience to the large tax rate re- duction and the completion of the huge Shepaug project. He also praised the excellent reorganization of the city's finances and the build ing LID of the city'S standing among the financial institutions of the country.
 No two men could match the work accomplished by Mayor Hayes and Controller Daniel J. Leary. ex-May- or Guilfoile asserted. He added that nobody objects to a bona-fide party opposing the democratic par ty. However, he said, the present republican party, so-called, is not a bona-fide one but one dictatd to by Publisher William J. Pape. He called 1a~ 0 n n0ndfnQL9H hand-picked ones. His address fol- lows:
 Last Thursday night, Judge Thoms, 8 former mayor Of Wa terbury for two terms, spoke to you on the only issue the candi- dates opposing the democratic ticket have been able to raise. He summarized 1t perfectly when he told you that stripped of all the words surrounding 1t, 1t con- sisted of one sentence, We want the jobs"
 Mayor Hayes, who has been the chief executive of the city for three terms and whom you will elect to fourth by your votes on Tuesday, smashed beyond re- building other alleged issues created for the sake of making campaign.
 Last night, Comptroller Leary demolished completely the non- sensical accusations of extrava- gance, waste and ineficiency made by the opposi.ion's nominees and the press which supports them.
 The reasons for the reelection of the democratic administration hsye been so clearly and so un- arsgVerably given that little re- mains for me to discuss. However, there are several points to which I think attention must be di- rected.
 Tax Criticism
 There has been much criticism of the tax rate and unfavorable comparisons with that of other cities have been made by the va rious opposing candidates, who have received all their informa- ton from their unreliable news papers. I have been acquainted with the tactics of the latter dur ing the last fifteen years and they are the same today, although successfully met in the general as- sembly and at home.
 Perhaps those who attended the hearing before the finance committee of that body in the last year of my administration recall how I fully explained our local financial situation and refuted the claims of our adversaries un- til their chief finally took his seat unable to contend further.
 The statements made and fig ures adduced in this campaign, whether in these newspapers or in the speeches prepared by their ghost writers, are strikingly sim liar. In fact, they remind me of a set of puppets grown old and worn out through overwork. Not one opposition candidate, from MT. Burrall down, has produced anything original. Their material all comes from the same old rub bish pile.
 For the information of the voters, however, let me. explain the reason for the high tax rate of fl mills in 1880. The memories of many will be awakened and they will be apt to ask why MT. , Burrall and his associates con- ceal the facts if they have infor- nation of the situation in 1929.
 Shepaug Project
 Recall the extremely severe storms and floods which swept away Freight street bridge and badly damaged others, and the numerous streets and public im- provements destroyed, requiring a special tax. Recall the claim {, concerning certain taxes. such as state, county. military taxes and other charges were, although pay able at the end of a fiscal year, appropriated for and paid out Of the next years appropriation but at the very beginning of the new year. The debt fell due at the end o: the year and was paid immedi- ately in January following. Re- call how loudly this was pro- claimed 8 deficit. These items amounted to several hundred thousand dollars and it had been always the city's practice to pay in this way. Above all, recall the great program of Improvements. Waterbury was standing in 1921 at the threshold of 8 new era. Her industrial future and the prosperity of her people required sacrifices in order that these im- provements be made. Then came the great Shepaug project com- pleted under Mayor Hayes ad- ministration. It cost several mil- lion dollars, but 1t is the salva- ton of Waterbury and most of the Naugatuck valley industriallYs and otherwise. The finance com- mittee of the general assembly, the chairman of which was