“Vote Early and vote often.”
Those words issued from the mind of James Michael Curley, Boston’s legendary mayor, representing the working classes against the rich of Beacon Hill throughout the early half of the 20th Century. He used graft to finance projects such as hospitals, schools, parks, and the public transportation. James Michael Curly also recognized the power of the black vote and fought to vanquish the KKK from the city. My grandfather worked as a 17th Ward boss turing out the vote from the trolley drivers. No friend to the nabobs of Commonwealth Avenue he was twice sentenced to prison. His motto “I did it for a friend.” won him the election while incarcerated at Walpole Prison.
So today I will vote early and vote often.
Fuck the GOP and the Democratic Party sucking up to the rich.