The sun., 1889-04-28
great question now is. How can the obnnro ha

great question now is How can the change be
SneGGtedf cneGte there l. no more discussion among
Just here the leaders ssy Soa
sacred instrument, will not allowit. ii requires
:, q ma1orty vote Of both Houses tho first
sion to amend the Constitution. Under exist
ing circumstances this is impossible. The
at9shnS minority % rms alone has
islatures when but u majority was required to
pass pas II It. The Gepnblicans hayc absolute con:
ny dcfying public sentimcnt. The Constitu-
ton has no provision other than the one al
from the reach OF the people Of Connecticut as
Is ihe constitution OF Japan, II says that all
fuses them all opportunity TO exercise the right
in republican form Of government could de-
edlct of the Car oil Russia.
The, Constitution of the. State OF New York
at least, every twenty years the electors must
decide the question: II u majority sees ft to
vide for one, and this convention can revise
the Constitution and amend tho same" II tho
o Tors e h%S oy any I%e m r
They have not. however. and arc conipel led to
live under ono made in the seventeenth CON
tury. when the power which controlled all po-
litical and social influences was the Congrega-
tional Church. 1t is. Just as reasonable to cx:
Win the conaions % Of idt3 as it is i'isp to Keep
them content under laws made in subseryi-
sssS ssSns men inoFS sSn'sS1 srapFh t5 YS fS
only the past. In New HAMPSHIRE, it is the duty
of tho General Court to take tho " sense of tho
peore" every seven years and. II majority
SO vote Constitutional Convention shall be
Legislature founded upon principles of equal
ity. Other States might be cited to the Same
the people M are % not mock ed as % they are rel in Con-
necticut. Rhode Island was for time the
laughing stock OF the Union, npd tho condiuons
conditions are reversed now. and Connceti-
Khody had tho @ good ivse grace to dcsert @ 1t TOOK
n rebellion in that State In 1912. TO remove
Connecticut is now com planning Of. The ruling
po%ers denod q,eG Gnt the .nn pSTpIe IL BECAME mm
f tGo bow nSs % rebeon W ensued sued and % poItica II cana
itv was the result. Quite recently. rs the result
cdnn OF %sp9aa boa, hSr other w r"' Of
Connecticut, Is living untcr colonial charterl.
tho property qualification has been oblteruted.
other evil in 1912, and Rhode Island now has n
Constitution IN sonspnanes VIII It the times, md ;
and retain his selt-respect.
But now Conneeticqt is the laughing Gh,i.n stock
Of the it alone ,t ties wilt sef s to ,se
States on the assumption that the people
are 1T to rule ;o It. has set tsSf qP as an
laws are famous. but they W III soon lie eclinscd
by it. Constitution. Tho blue laws could ba
amended. but the Republican pnrty says the
Constitution must not DO touched. AS time ad
vanced the blue laws have become but us u
as the conditions make it more and more u
relic Of centuries ago.
A Constitutional Convention might he called
by the Legislature. but the party in power re-
fuses to it. Their denial is peremptory. aud
their manner insolont They arc bringing
sure to DO sweeping. Tho conflict is near at
hand, and the contest cannot loAE be delayed.
The young blood and the liberal men of Con-
necticut are In open revolt. Already the lines Of
the coming battle are drawn and the relative
positions of tho opposing factions unalyzod.
The artillery is securing the advantageous
positions. and the infantry is massed to
charge where the guns of logic can protect It.
On one side is arrayed the people. those who
take Off their hats to facts, but will not bow
to legal sophistry. They 60 into the con-
test as did the men at Lexinct and Concord.
determined to overthrow nluStice. They have
written on their banners Equality before the
can idea OF popular sovereignty shall not TO
ignored In Connecticut. There is no money in
their Golfers, their uniform is inGy. their hands
are labor soiled, but they are lighting for a
principle. and the Dannerwil never come down
until tho principle is recognized. The great
hills. The dynamite ,prolectiles OF explosive
forco are waiting. The Calling battery. with
its cndless rounds Of arEumcntative repetition.
Is cntrenched. Tho troops are watching any
iousy for the battle to begin. They ure clutch
Ing their rites and listening for the first sig ignal
OF political equality in Connecticut and above
the asses and above the hanncrs iloats tho
maXim that " all political power is inherent
in the people,