Connecticut western news., 1880-01-21
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ton of state expensess Will they answer If the treasure of the state was excessively expended then, it is now, and if they want retrenchment of expenses in the affairs of the state, why are they silent at this time.
 Where are all the champions of Reform, of three years ago? What have they accom-. plished? Simply reducing certain salaries for short time, then voting larger ones leaving only the poor witness that trudges along afoot, to testify in court in aid of the security of the State, to deduct 10 per cent of his fees, while the executive draws a larg. CT salary owing to the equities of Reform, as accomplished by these bowling dervishes of polAtlcs. To the credit of the intelligent del egates of our senatorial convention in the last election, they passed resolution favor ing reduction of the salaries of the mem. bers of the legislature and with the doings of that convention, was ordered published. The dolngs of that convention were given by the committee on resolutions, to party paper in Hartford, and in the publication ofthat senato- rial conventon's doings, the resolution adopt. ed, favoring the reduction was left out, and in spite of the request of member of that I committee, that paper has a,euer published that resolution, fearing injury to the party popularity it advocates. That paper advocat- ed Reform, and favored annual sessions.
 We only state what can be proven, and shall call names if that paper denies it.
 We said in this paper, Evidently there seems to be feeling on the part of many when they get into office, that there is righ, given them to get all they can, and return as little as possible for the pay," and we shall fee this is true until some member of the present legislature has the courage to introduce bill to reduce the pay to reasonable sum, anG perform the work of the state as diligently as his own business is cared for.
 That paper is only one of the many party papers of the state, and the fact is apparent to the honest voters of the state, that the, are at the mercy of politicians of both parties and only care for the interests they represent It has never been felt by them that a publ
 officer was trustee of an express trust ant should be faithful in discharge of his duties
 If the honest voters of the state, the farmer that occupy lands and pay taxes on every dol lar they are worth, desire reform and a re duction of taxes, let them send farmers to tn legislature, that will find courage enough t labor for the interest of the people of tn state, and not willingly sit by and let the at torney that some corporation assists or re ! tains in it's own interest lead thnnn in tb legislation of only such acts as are desired b them, to the neglect of the protection of tn peoples welfare. Let us see the faith tn
 press of the state professed, put forth, if the
 were honest in their cry for retrenchment Let the members of this legislature have chance to do what the last one had not tn moral courage to do: Reduce the salary C
 it's members have short session, and ad journ with the look of honest purpose, an
 they will receive the credit of the honest ls 1 bor of the state. LABoR.