Show o USE USE B BLACKMAIL TO FORCE THE BOND ISSUE rIcH v do 10 you Oll like to be hla blackmailed into supporting the bond bond issue C Tile The open pe thre threat l. l that it ii bonds are arc not issued the taxes will wil be raised is nothing less than blackmail brand hrand of or the tile most pronounced But BuL the i taxes ire are going to be raised whether the thc bonds carry or 01 not so dont don't dOlt be befooled befooled fooled Tooled into doubling the burden by supporting the bond issue ISSUe It is neither businesslike businesslike business business- like nor necessary t Y If the city administration can create cL te an nIl overdraft of halt half hall a million with ih the revenue Q a nt at it tile the t i maximum m l point do OY you l suppose up that the issuance of bonds hOlds will il relieve the relieve the siua- siua situa situa- 0 A 7 1 Not a hit bit of it it V 1 O The rhe bond Old issue issue is not not designed designe to cover any of f the purposes for fot which the city's U general funds fund have been be beci dissipated i Ilis Itis designed for for special purposes many of which are already I j d assured assured but hut l c t fe p pe penny of it can cal be he turned into use for lot general run ning ning expenses I The Thc taxes will wil ha have to be he Q a still policy of ret retrenchment will wil have to be he hen adopted n ol te More roie r ore revenue is needed J a thriving political machine Party boosters boost boost- ers cis cst cost money particularly ry when r of them thell is employed in the city depart depart- ments J. J i Thc llie ll present revenue w would ul be enough n ugh if it the administration adopted a method of economy in ill employing help in buying supplies s and in iu il letting contracts but under the present rule iule of profligate spendthrifts it is Rot not enough Dont Don't t be lie into lute bonds Tile The threat to raise raise the taxes is a cudgel cudgel cudgel cud cud- gel to beat the opposition to the thc hD ds c c I I I I I |