Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-28
GU|LFOILE |S OUTSPOKEN.
Says New Constitution Should
 Be Consigned to Oblivion.

Asked For-The Small Towns Dele
 gates Ignored the Requests of Labor
 Men and the People Generallye
 The people of the state will ill less than d month be called upon to pass upon the amendments to tine consfltu- ton as proposed by the late constltu- tional convention and it is necessary that every voter should be fully in formed upon this matter as it is the most important that he will be ever called upon to decide for himself Dir ferent views are naturally held upon the proposed amendments. Republi- cans generally agree that the amend ments are the best that could have been suggested; democrats in general say they are the worst that could be thought. Representative F. F. Guil- foile, who represented this city in the convention says he will not vote for the amendments and he advises every elector, irrespective of party to vote against them, because in his opinion, a vote for the amendments means a surrender of the right to ever again call for constitutional convention.
 .'There is nothing in the amendments as framed and which the people will be called to vote upon in short time, ," said Delegate GUilfoile to-day There is not particle of anything that the people asked for embraced in the Bis sell amendment. The large cities are as much at the mercy of the small towns as ever. The large cities were given sop by the small towns and with that they expect us to be satisfied.
 Under the proposed amendments Waterbury is given two senators i'll a senate of forty-five members. Under the amendment passed by the general assembly last fall Waterbury was given two senators in a senate of thirty six. Would it not be far better for Waterbury to have two senators in a senate of thirty six than the same rep resentatiOn in senate of forty-five? That is too apparent to reason out Therefore Waterbury did not profit one bit by this convention, in fact it is pro- posed that Waterbury shall lose by it and it will undoubtedly lose if the amendments are accepted by the peo- pie. The convention profted no com munity in the state only the small towns. And this will ever remain the state of things throughout the entire commonwealth while representation in the general assembly remains as it is.
 The convention increased the senate from twentysfour to forty-five. and cut down the representation in the house by just one vote. The represen- tation of all the small towns was in- creased just the same as the represen- tatien of this city, so that there was no material change made whatsoever. except in fact to reduce the representa- ton Waterbury would have in the sen ate under the amendment proposed by the general assembly last winter. for anyone will see that a representation of two in senate of thirty-six is bet ter than the same number in a senate of forty-fve. That is precisely the po- tion of Waterbury.
 But there are more reasons than this why l shall not vote for the amend ments made by MT Bissell. As I have said while ago, the people got absolutely nothing from this conven- ton. They asked for trial by jury and the small towns said have we not regulated the salaries of the judges of the high courts for you? What does the regulation of these salaries of the superior court judges amount to? I do not recall anyone recommending the regulating of the salaries of the super- ior court judges.
 The people asked that the county commissioners be elected by the people and the small towns replied what do you want anyway; the county commits sioners are all right. The way they are selected satisfied us and that ought to satisfy you. The labor people asked for a shorter workday and hardly a word was said about it in the conyen- tion. The small towns were the whole convention. The representatives of the majority of the people were not given the slightest show; they were complete ly at the mercy of the small towns and it was utterly impossible to get a fair representation of the ills of the people at large, the municipal com plaints of the big cities and the large towns while the constitution is allowed to remain as it stands Nor will the Bissell amendment effect a cure. On the contrary that measure will not ef- feet the slightest change
 There is no reason why this proposed amendment should be accepted by the people. They should be thoroughly enlightened on it and when they are they will assuredly vote against it.